Biokaiser

What Biokaiser does

Biokaiser GmbH is a regional German organic bakery and retailer headquartered in Mainz-Kastel (Wiesbaden area), operating approximately 15-18 owned retail stores and distributing through roughly 120 organic specialty trade partners (Biofachhandel) across the Wiesbaden, Mainz, and Frankfurt Rhein-Main region. The company produces over 75 varieties of certified-organic baked goods — breads, rolls, sweet pastries, and savory items — using artisanal craft methods with long sourdough fermentation cycles of 24-48 hours. Its customers are health- and sustainability-oriented consumers in the Rhein-Main metro region, plus B2B trade partners within the organic specialty retail sector.

The core production technology is hand-craft baking backed by a fully traceable vertical supply chain. Key technical and operational differentiators include long sourdough fermentation, hand-shaped quality-determining steps, in-house rye milling, and traditional drum-roasted coffee via partner W&S Kaffeerösterei. The 1,400 m² production facility built in 2018 incorporates photovoltaic solar capacity and heat-recovery systems as part of a documented CO2-neutrality roadmap. Grain is sourced exclusively from a cooperative of 60+ Bioland-certified farmers (Kornbauern) across Rheinland-Pfalz and Hessen, milled by long-standing partner Mühle Kruskop at above-market voluntary prices.

Revenue is generated through two channels: direct retail sales in owned stores (one-time transactions at standard unit pricing — e.g., Sonnenblumenbrot at €3.99, individual rolls at €0.49) and wholesale distribution to organic specialty retailers. Embedded solidarity and charitable mechanisms — "Unser Brotkorb," Sterntaler, and Solibrot — function as positioning levers rather than material revenue lines. In 2020, Biokaiser distributed €201,000 of profits to social and ecological causes. The company completed its first audited Gemeinwohl-Bilanz in 2021 with a score of 495/1,000 points, institutionalizing a public ESG governance framework. Ownership remains concentrated: founder Volker Schmidt-Sköries holds 60% with three management co-shareholders; Volker has moved to a part-time managing director role alongside co-MD Yasar Sköries.

Name

Biokaiser

Legal name

biokaiser GmbH

Website

https://biokaiser.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Biokaiser GmbH is a German organic bakery and retailer founded around 1983, operating 15-18 owned stores and distributing through approximately 120 organic specialty trade partners across the Rhein-Main region. It produces 75+ varieties of artisanal organic baked goods using long fermentation and a fully traceable Bioland grain supply chain.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Organic Bakery

NAICS

Commercial Bakeries (311812), Bread and Bakery Product Manufacturing (31181), Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing (3118), Baked Goods Retailers (445291)

SIC

Bakery Products (2050), Food And Kindred Products (2000)

akta.pro primary industry

Artisan & Specialty Bakeries (Sourdough, Heritage Grains) (THAFAFAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Bread & Pastry Specialty Stores (CRAHAGAC), Organic Bakery & Confectionery Wholesale (AFAIAJAG)

Keywords

• Organic artisan bakery
• Specialty sourdough bread
• Retail bakery operations
• Organic specialty wholesale
• Regional bakery retail

Headquarters

HQ city

Mainz-kastel

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Retail Store Sales: Direct sales of organic baked goods (breads, rolls, pastries, savories, sweet items) through 15-18 owned retail stores (Filialen) across the Wiesbaden and Mainz region. Sales are one-time transactions at point of sale.
2. Trading Partner / Wholesale Distribution: Distribution through approximately 120 organic specialty retail partners (Biofachhandel). Products sold through third-party retail channels on a wholesale basis.
3. Bakery Products Catalogue: Full product range of 75+ products including breads (5-Kornbrot, Dinkel variants, Roggen variants, Urkornbrot, Sonnenblumenbrot), rolls, pastries, tarts, quiches, and seasonal specialties sold across own stores and trading partners.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Biokaiser is an organic bakery and retailer that hand-produces and sells a wide range of organic breads, bread rolls, sweet pastries, savory baked goods, and partner-roasted specialty coffee. The company operates 15-18 own retail stores in the Rhein-Main region (Wiesbaden, Mainz, Frankfurt) and supplies approximately 120 organic specialty retail partners across Germany. Its core offer is rooted in long-fermentation artisanal baking (24-48 hours), natural sourdough, fully traceable Bioland grain sourcing, and an ethical profit-sharing model with farmers, employees, and social causes.

Product overview

Biokaiser is a regional organic bakery operating multiple retail locations in the Wiesbaden and Mainz area. The company produces fresh baked goods including breads (Brot), bread rolls (Brötchen), sweet pastries (Süßes), and savory items (Pikantes) at their production facility in Mainz-Kastel. Core products span over 75 varieties with key offerings including Sonnenblumenbrot, Dinkelbrot, Roggenbrot, specialty items like the Parisette baguette and seasonal pastries, plus coffee through their partner roastery. The biokaiser*in concept store introduces exclusive products including Wirbel and Cruffins. The company operates a charitable product line (Solibrot) and maintains a solidarity pricing initiative (Unser Brotkorb) with regional agricultural partners.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Brot (Bread)

Quantifiable outcome

• 495 out of 1000 points on first Gemeinwohl-Bilanz audit (2021) — above the 300-400 average for first audits
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• BÜNDNIS HILFE / Erdbebenhilfe TürkeiminorOthers · 10 February 2023Solidarity Solibrot earthquake relief campaign (Feb-April 2023): Over 3,000 Solibrote sold at €1 donation per loaf, raising €3,134 for earthquake relief in Turkey and Syria.
• Good Food CollectivecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Interdisciplinary alliance of food industry actors (bakers, producers, distributors) sharing the vision of a solidarity-based and ecological society. Biokaiser joined in January 2022. The collective coordinates campaigns and communications across member companies, amplifying reach beyond what any single member could achieve. Members develop together 'for system change — meaning before profit.'
• MisereorminorOthers · 17 February 2021Misereor is a Catholic development aid organization. Biokaiser partnered with Misereor and the Katholische Deutsche Frauenbund (KDFB) for the Solibrot campaign (Feb 17 – April 11, 2021). A special 'Solibrot' was sold in stores with €0.50 per loaf donated to the project 'Mädchen auf der Straße: Neue Perspektiven für die Ärmsten' in Kenya, supporting street girls in Nairobi.
• Katholischer Deutscher Frauenbund (KDFB)minorOthers · 17 February 2021Co-partner with Misereor in the Solibrot 2021 campaign supporting street girls in Nairobi, Kenya.
• Kornbauern (Erzeugergemeinschaft)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKornbauern is a cooperative of 60+ Bioland farmers from Rheinland-Pfalz and Hessen who supply biokaiser with spelt, rye, and wheat from controlled organic agriculture. The partnership goes beyond simple purchase — biokaiser pays above-market prices voluntarily, and in profitable years adds a bonus akin to employee profit-sharing. The partnership enables joint work on climate-resilient grain varieties and organic seed development. Farmers' farms are located in the Taunus, Wetterau, Vogelsberg, Rheinhessen, Pfalz, and Hunsrück regions.
• Mühle Kruskop (Windesheim)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFamily-owned mill in Windesheim (Rheinland-Pfalz) since 1517, operated by Werner Kruskop (father), Maximilian Kruskop (son, master miller), and Arnulf Kruskop (uncle, food technologist). Mills grain from Kornbauern into flour for biokaiser using a combination of traditional machines and high-tech equipment. Maximilian Kruskop noted: 'Without the long-term partnership with biokaiser, our mill would probably not exist today.' The partnership exemplifies biokaiser's commitment to keeping traditional crafts alive.
• W&S Kaffeerösterei (Thomas & Christian Schulz)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerW&S is a small roasting manufactory run by brothers Thomas and Christian Schulz from Linsengericht. They roast biokaiser's coffee using traditional drum roasting (20+ minutes at 160-220°C) rather than industrial hot-air methods. Rohware (green coffee) is sourced for highest quality, organic farming, fair trade, and short transparent supply chains. Complete traceability from country, region, and cooperative to individual coffee producer.
• Dan Anthes / Knärzje (Sustainable Beer from Bread)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDan Anthes founded Knärzje, a sustainable beer brewed from biokaiser's surplus/unsold bread. This gives bread that would otherwise be discarded a 'second chance.' Hessian Broadcasting (HR) featured this partnership in a 45-minute segment. The partnership directly addresses food waste (Zero Food Waste goal) by upcycling bakery products into craft beer.
• Stiftung LebensraumminorOthersFoundation committed to regional circular economy and 'Humuszertifikate für Klima Farmer' (soil carbon certificates for climate farmers) — binding CO2 into healthy agricultural soils to combat climate change. Received €7,000 from biokaiser in 2020.
• Naturefund e.V.minorOthersNature conservation organization that buys and regenerates land in Germany and countries like Bolivia using agroforestry systems, meadow orchards, and moor rewetting. Received €7,000 from biokaiser in 2020.
• Kulturzeiter*innen e.V. i.G. (Frankfurt)minorOthersCultural organization in Frankfurt. Received €50,000 from biokaiser in 2020 as part of profit distribution after reaching minimum return threshold.
• Gemeinwohlökonomie e.V. (GWÖ)minorOthersNonprofit organization behind the Gemeinwohl-Ökonomie (Common Good Economy) movement. Biokaiser conducted its first GWÖ balance sheet in 2021 (scoring 495/1000). Received €30,000 from biokaiser in 2020.

Scale indicators14 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• Basic Bio / Dennree: Germany's largest organic wholesaler, supplying many of the same Biofachhandel partners that stock Biokaiser products. Comparable as the dominant distribution channel for organic specialty retail in Germany.
• Alnatura: Germany's largest organic supermarket chain and a key Biokaiser trading partner. Comparable as a leading organic retail brand in Germany but stops short of vertically integrated bakery production of Biokaiser's scale.

Broad incumbents

• Mestemacher: Germany's largest organic whole-grain baker, producing Westphalian Pumpernickel and whole-grain loaves for nationwide supermarket distribution. Comparable to Biokaiser in organic credentials but operates at industrial scale and through grocery channels rather than own retail.
• Harry Brot: One of Germany's largest industrial bakeries, supplying sliced bread and toast to national grocery chains. Comparable on the manufacturing side but at far greater scale than Biokaiser and without Biokaiser's organic specialization.

Direct peers

• Bäcker Görtz: Regional bakery chain in Baden-W\u00fcrttemberg with multiple Filialen offering organic and conventional baked goods. Comparable to Biokaiser as a regional multi-store bakery business with comparable retail footprint and artisan positioning.
• Becker's Bäcker: Regional bakery chain in Saarland and surrounding areas with multiple own retail stores. Comparable to Biokaiser as a regional multi-store bakery operator with a focus on fresh artisanal products.
• Hofpfisterei: Munich-headquartered organic bakery chain with ~170 own retail stores across Bavaria and southern Germany. Directly comparable to Biokaiser as a regional organic bakery with a chain of owned Filialen, long-fermentation craft methods, and a strong ethical brand.
• Backhaus Schramm: Artisan bakery chain in Rhineland-Palatinate/Hesse with a focus on traditional handcraft and natural ingredients. Strong overlap with Biokaiser on craft baking philosophy and regional Rhein-Main adjacency.

Others

• Lantmännen: Scandinavian agricultural cooperative with a large organic grain and bakery ingredients business. Comparable to Biokaiser on the upstream organic grain supply side and on cooperative-led provenance models.
• BÄKO: German cooperative B2B wholesaler supplying ingredients, raw materials, and equipment to artisan bakeries. Relevant to Biokaiser as an ecosystem participant that supplies similar bakery businesses across Germany.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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