What Rigterink logistics group does

Rigterink Logistikgruppe is a privately held, family-owned German contract logistics group headquartered in Nordhorn, Lower Saxony, founded in 1949. The group operates through four wholly-owned subsidiaries (Rigterink Logistik GmbH & Co KG, HR Rigterink Distribution & Logistik GmbH, BR Rigterink Logistik GmbH & Co KG, and SLL System Lager Logistik GmbH) and runs a network of nine branch locations across Germany with a combined 88,000 m² of warehouse capacity and up to 1,000 employees.

The company's offering spans the full food-grade logistics value chain: supply chain management, transport and distribution, warehouse management, hub operations, and value-added services including co-packing (Abfüllung), order picking (Kommissionierung), display construction (Displaybau), and shipment tracking (Sendungsverfolgung). Its underlying technical capability is a fully networked IT layer that enables real-time information sharing across all nine locations. The fleet is engineered around environmental performance - Euro 6 Mercedes-Benz Actros, Atego Ad Blue Hybrid vehicles, Fuso Canter E-Cell and other electric trucks for Frankfurt-area operations, and Lang-LKW (25-meter long trucks) piloted in Thuringia - supported by emissions-data integrations with Shippeo and Elain.

Rigterink sells exclusively B2B via direct enterprise sales relationships, primarily serving well-known brand manufacturers in the German food and consumer-goods sectors (Mars Germany is a named customer) and secondarily supporting startups building distribution structures. Pricing is negotiated per customer based on service scope, volume, and contract terms and is not publicly disclosed. Revenue derives from professional logistics services and managed warehouse operations; the company is privately held under family ownership with no external investors, public listing, or disclosed revenue figures.

Name

Rigterink logistics group

Legal name

Rigterink Logistik GmbH & Co. KG

Website

https://rigterink.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1949

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Rigterink Logistikgruppe is a German family-owned food logistics group operating nine warehouse and distribution sites totaling 88,000 m² nationwide, providing supply chain management, transport, warehousing, co-packing, and emission-tracked logistics to enterprise brand manufacturers in the food sector.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Food Logistics Services

NAICS

Specialized Freight Trucking (4842), General Freight Trucking (4841)

SIC

Arrangement Of Transportation Of Freight & Cargo (4731), Trucking (No Local) (4213)

akta.pro primary industry

Food & Beverage (Non-Pharma Cold/Chilled/Frozen) (TLAIALAI)

Keywords

• Food logistics services
• Warehouse management
• Transport and distribution
• Co-packing fulfillment
• Parcel shipping logistics

Headquarters

HQ city

Nordhorn

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Logistics and Transportation Services: Core revenue from providing comprehensive logistics services including transport, distribution, warehousing, fulfillment (co-packing), and shipment tracking. Services are provided to well-known brand manufacturers primarily in the food sector, as well as startups building distribution structures.
2. Warehouse Management Services: Storage, picking, commissioning, and display building services. Revenue generated from warehouse operations with total storage capacity across locations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Rigterink Logistikgruppe is a German food logistics provider that handles warehousing, picking (Kommissionierung), co-packing, parcel shipping, and transportation for nationally known brand manufacturers, primarily in the food industry, as well as for startups building distribution structures. The group operates from a Nordhorn headquarters plus eight additional German sites with ~88,000 m² of warehouse capacity, networking all branches for real-time information sharing. Green logistics (Euro 6, hybrid, electric, Lang-LKW trucks and Lean and Green certification) is positioned as a defining service differentiator.

Product overview

Rigterink Logistikgruppe is a German logistics group providing integrated logistics services through a platform of four subsidiary companies (Rigterink Logistik GmbH & Co KG, HR Rigterink Distribution & Logistik GmbH, BR Rigterink Logistik GmbH & Co KG, and SLL System Lager Logistik GmbH). The company operates a network of nine locations across Germany with approximately 1,000 employees. Core services include Supply Chain Management, Transport & Distribution, and Warehouse Management, supported by value-added services such as filling operations (Abfüllung), order picking (Kommissionierung), display construction (Displaybau), and shipment tracking (Sendungsverfolgung). The company has developed Green Logistics initiatives including Euro 6 fleet, hybrid vehicles, electric trucks, and long trucks (Lang-LKW), complemented by Lean and Green environmental certification. All branches are networked for real-time information sharing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Supply Chain Management End-to-end supply chain management for complex logistics requirements, providing integrated and ecologically optimized solutions for brand manufacturers and other customers.
• Transport and Distribution (Transport und Distribution) Germany-wide transportation and distribution operated with a modern fleet including Euro 6 vehicles, hybrid trucks, and electric vehicles for flexible, environmentally conscious delivery of brand-name goods.
• Warehouse Management Storage, picking, commissioning, and co-packing of brand-name products primarily for the food industry and related sectors across Rigterink's German warehouse network.
• Hubs Strategic logistics hub services positioned across Rigterink's nine Germany locations, providing efficient cross-docking, consolidation, and goods handling.
• Abfüllung (Filling) Filling and bottling services offered as part of Rigterink's co-packing and value-added logistics portfolio for food and consumer goods customers.
• Kommissionierung (Order Picking) Order picking and commissioning services for accurate and efficient warehouse-based order fulfillment of brand-name products.
• Displaybau (Display Construction) Construction of point-of-sale marketing materials and promotional displays as a value-added logistics service for brand manufacturers.
• Sendungsverfolgung (Shipment Tracking) Real-time shipment tracking service enabling customers to monitor deliveries across Rigterink's networked warehouse and transport operations.

Quantifiable outcome

• 20% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions achieved within 5 years through Lean and Green commitment
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Mars GermanycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 September 2024Mars Germany partnered with Rigterink Logistics Group, Shippeo, and Elain in a pioneering project to improve real-time tracking of fuel consumption and carbon emissions for domestic transportation operations in Germany. The initiative automates data collection across multiple systems to enable precise emissions calculation per order and logistics route, supporting Mars' global commitment to reduce Scope 1-3 greenhouse gas emissions by 50% by 2030 and achieve net-zero by 2050.
• ShippeocoreTechnology or IntegrationShippeo provides transport visibility platform for the Mars Germany emissions tracking project, enabling automated data collection on transportation operations
• ElaincoreTechnology or IntegrationElain provides fuel composition data platform for the Mars Germany emissions tracking project, enabling precise carbon emissions calculation
• Mercedes-BenzcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Mercedes-Benz for Euro 6 Actros fleet vehicles and electric truck deployment. In 2017, Rigterink secured one of 20 electric trucks from Mercedes-Benz for operations in the Frankfurt area.
• ReweminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with Rewe and Mercedes-Benz on the Fuso Canter E-Cell electric truck pilot project for direct delivery to customer branches
• Fuso (Mitsubishi Fuso)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to deploy one of the first prototypes of the fully electric Fuso Canter E-Cell 6.0-ton truck for customer branch deliveries

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Raben Group: European family-owned contract logistics operator with operations across Germany and Central/Eastern Europe with notable food and consumer-goods specialism. Comparable in family ownership, mid-market positioning, multi-vertical 3PL scope, and warehouse-plus-transport service model.
• Nagel-Group: Germany-headquartered, family-owned contract logistics specialist focused on temperature-controlled food logistics across Europe. Directly comparable to Rigterink in vertical focus (food brand manufacturers), family ownership structure, and mid-market European contract logistics positioning, though larger scale.
• Fiege: Family-owned German contract logistics provider with strong food, healthcare, and consumer-goods verticals and a multi-country European footprint. Closely comparable on family ownership, German heritage, multi-vertical 3PL model, and value-added services including co-packing.
• Hellmann Worldwide Logistics: German family-owned global logistics company with significant food, consumer goods, and perishables business lines. Direct comparable on heritage, family ownership, German roots, and multi-vertical contract logistics with strong food sector exposure.
• Gebrüder Weiss: Family-owned Austrian-headquartered logistics company with German operations and full-service contract logistics, transport, and warehousing. Comparable on family ownership, DACH-region focus, integrated 3PL service portfolio, and similar mid-market contract-logistics positioning.

Broad incumbents

• DB Schenker: German-headquartered global logistics incumbent offering contract logistics, transport, and supply chain solutions including food and consumer goods. Larger-scale incumbent competing for many of the same mid-market food logistics contracts as Rigterink in Germany.
• DHL Supply Chain: Global contract logistics arm of Deutsche Post DHL, with a substantial food, retail, and consumer-goods logistics portfolio in Germany and Europe. Competes with Rigterink for enterprise food logistics contracts but with substantially broader geographic and service-scope capabilities.
• Kuehne+Nagel: Swiss-headquartered top-three global freight forwarder and contract logistics provider with strong food, perishables, and FMCG verticals. Overlaps with Rigterink on contract logistics for food brand manufacturers but operates at substantially larger scale across global geographies.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

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