Beumer & Lutum

What Beumer & Lutum does

Beumer & Lutum GmbH is a Berlin-based organic craft bakery founded in 1993 in Kreuzberg. The company produces a full range of artisanal bakery products — breads, approximately 30 roll varieties, fine pastries, cakes, and savory snacks — using traditional methods including 3-stage sourdough fermentation (3-Stufen-Führung), weinstein (cream of tartar) as a leavening agent instead of phosphate-based baking powder, slow baking (Langzeitführung) to reduce FODMAP content, and natural leavening agents (sourdough, yeast, Dinkelbackferment, Weizenbackferment). It operates without technical enzymes, pre-mixes, or artificial additives, holding both EU organic certification (DE-ÖKO-044) and the GÜTESIEGEL FREIES BACKHANDWERK (Free Craft Baking Seal). Production is split across two Berlin facilities — Konditorei (pastry) at Cuvrystraße 22 in Kreuzberg and Brot/Feinbäckerei (bread and fine bakery) at Naumburger Straße 41 in Neukölln, which is equipped with Heuft thermo-oil ovens, rooftop solar panels (since 2016), and EV charging infrastructure for the delivery fleet.

The company's commercial model combines direct-to-consumer retail through six bakery-cafés in Berlin (Kreuzberg Wrangelkiez, Kreuzberg Bergmannkiez, Südstern, Metropolenhaus, Prenzlauer Berg Bötzowviertel, and Prenzlauer Berg Winsviertel) and a sales point at the LebensWerkGemeinschaft in Zehlendorf, with two weekly farmers' market stalls (Ökomarkt am Nordbahnhof on Wednesdays, Wochenmarkt am Mexikoplatz on Saturdays), a daily lunch menu service, and an e-commerce storefront at bio-lebkuchen.de. B2B revenue is generated by daily deliveries to approximately 180 addresses across Berlin, including organic retail chains Bio Company, LPG, and denn's Biomarkt, plus institutional accounts such as Hotel Marriott Berlin and Domäne Dahlem, and a custom catering service. The company employs approximately 180 people, including ~14% apprentices trained across four disciplines, and is led by three managing directors (Antonius Beumer, Patrizia Weinzierl, Manuel Pundt). Sourcing is concentrated on long-standing regional organic partners (Gut Wilmersdorf, Paulicks Mühle, Bohlsener Mühle, Gut Rosenkranz, Getreidemühle Wolter, Biokorntakt, Terra Natur), with 100% green electricity from Energiewerke Schönau.

Name

Beumer & Lutum

Legal name

Beumer & Lutum GmbH

Website

https://beumer-lutum.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Beumer & Lutum is a Berlin-based organic craft bakery producing handcrafted breads, rolls, fine pastries, and cakes using traditional sourdough methods. It serves Berlin consumers through six retail bakery-cafés, two weekly markets, e-commerce, catering, and B2B distribution to organic retail chains and hospitality accounts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Artisan Organic Bakery

NAICS

Bread and Bakery Product Manufacturing (31181), Commercial Bakeries (311812), Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing (3118)

SIC

Bakery Products (2050)

akta.pro primary industry

Specialty Bakery Manufacturing (Gluten-Free, Artisan, Health-Focused) (AFAKAAAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Wholesale / Commercial Bakeries (B2B Supply) (THAFAFAF), Bakery & Desserts Distribution (CRAOABAE)

Keywords

• Organic bakery products
• Artisan bread manufacturing
• Sourdough fermentation baking
• Craft bakery retail
• Bio brot production

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices11 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Retail Sales in Own Stores: Direct sales to consumers through six bakery-café locations in Berlin neighborhoods (Kreuzberg, Bergmannkiez, Südstern, Metropolenhaus, Bötzowviertel, Winsviertel), offering the full product range along with daily fresh lunch menus.
2. Weekly Markets: Sales at two weekly markets: Ökomarkt am Nordbahnhof (Wednesdays) and Wochenmarkt am Mexikoplatz (Saturdays) in Berlin.
3. Organic Retail Chain Distribution: Products sold through third-party organic retail chains including Bio Company, LPG, and denn's Biomarkt throughout Berlin.
4. E-commerce: Online shop at bio-lebkuchen.de for direct-to-consumer sales of packaged products.
5. Catering: Catering service for individual events and celebrations, managed by the catering team.
6. B2B / Institutional Sales: Products supplied to institutional customers such as Hotel Marriott Berlin and Domäne Dahlem, as well as daily delivery to approximately 180 addresses Berlin-wide.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Beumer & Lutum is a Berlin-based organic craft bakery that hand-manufactures and sells artisan bakery products — including breads, ~30 varieties of rolls, fine pastries/croissants/plunder, cakes and slices, savory snacks and packaged toast and gingerbread — through six bakery-café stores, two weekly markets, an e-commerce shop (bio-lebkuchen.de), three organic retail chain partners, daily B2B delivery to ~180 Berlin addresses and a catering service. Production uses traditional 3-stage sourdough fermentation, in-house leavening agents, weinstein instead of phosphate baking powders, and slow-baking methods across two Berlin production facilities (Kreuzberg Konditorei and Neukölln Brot & Feinbäckerei).

Product overview

Beumer & Lutum operates as an organic craft bakery (Bio Bäckerei) based in Berlin, producing a full range of artisanal bakery products. Their portfolio centers on six core product lines: Brote (breads including rye, spelt, and wheat varieties), Brötchen (rolls with approximately 30 varieties), Kuchen (cakes and pastries), Feingebäck (fine pastries including croissants and plunder), Snacks (savory filled pastries), and Verpacktes (packaged products including toast). Key signature products include Das gute Roggengold rye bread and their award-winning Vollkorn Schweizer bread. They operate six retail locations in Berlin, two production facilities, provide daily lunch menus, and offer catering services. All products are certified organic and produced using traditional craftsmanship without artificial additives, technical enzymes, or pre-mixes, relying instead on natural leavening agents like sourdough and yeast.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• DER GUTE ROGGEN: Campaign focused on promoting rye cultivation for climate protection, featuring the 'Das gute Roggengold' (The Good Rye Gold) bread product.

Products and services

• Brote (Breads) Lineup of hand-crafted organic breads including Roggenbrot (rye), Dinkelbrot (spelt), Mehrkornbrot (multigrain), Toastbrot, and specialty loaves such as Mediterraneo, Kiez-Kruste, Dinkel-Kruste, Kartoffel-Kruste and Schweizer Brot — made with 3-stage sourdough fermentation and natural leavening agents. Sold to retail customers in stores and to B2B hospitality and institutional clients.
• Brötchen (Rolls) Assortment of around 30 different organic bread roll varieties including Schrippen (plain rolls), Laugenbrezel, Bagel, Burgerbrötchen and specialty rolls with various toppings across Roggen, Dinkel, Weizen and vegan categories. Sold individually at retail counters and bundled in the Kiezschrippentüte Dauerangebot.
• Kuchen (Cakes) Seasonal and year-round organic cakes and slices including Käsekuchen, Donauwelle, Streuselkuchen, Erdbeerschnitte, Heidelbeerschnitte, Butter-Zucker-Kuchen and Schnitte nach Esterházy-Art. Sold whole or as individual slices at retail counters.
• Feingebäck (Fine Pastries) Fine pastries including Franzbrötchen, Croissants, Plunder, Nussecke, Brioche, Zimtschnecken, Apfeltasche, Kirschtasche and Mini-Laugencroissants made from Plunderteig and Blätterteig using traditional folding. Sold at retail counters.
• Snacks (savory hand-held pastries) Hand-held savory snacks including Vesperstange, Tomaten-Paprika-Tasche, Spinattasche, Dinkel-Käse-Seele and similar filled pastries with pesto, Hirtenkäse, gouda, bergkäse or vegetables. Sold at retail counters for on-the-go consumption.
• Verpacktes (Packaged Products) Packaged organic baked goods designed for longer shelf life and travel, including Kuchen im Glas, Dinkel-Buttertoast, Weizen Vollkorn Toast (vegan), Sandwich Toast, Chia-Vital-Toast and Lebkuchen from bio-lebkuchen.de. Sold in retail stores and via the e-commerce storefront.
• Das gute Roggengold (signature rye bread) A flagship rye bread made from 80% rye and 20% other grains, marketed under the DER GUTE ROGGEN campaign to promote regional, climate-resilient rye cultivation in Brandenburg. Available as a loaf and as Roggengold-Stulle in four topping variants.
• Bio Mittagstisch (Daily Organic Lunch Menu) Freshly prepared daily lunch menus served Monday to Friday (and selected days at Metropolenhaus and Böt-zowviertel) at all six bakery-café branches across Berlin, made in the company kitchen using regional organic ingredients.
• Catering Catering service for corporate events and private celebrations, handled by the company's in-house catering team and quoted individually per event; orders are taken via [email protected].

Quantifiable outcome

• 42 tonnes of CO2 avoided annually through electric delivery fleet (calculated via co2.myclimate.org)
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

17 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Berliner Agentur für Elektromobilität (eMO)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 May 2025Berlin electromobility agency. Invited Beumer & Lutum's Managing Director Patrizia Weinzierl to speak at the Hauptstadtkonferenz on the panel 'How mobility is changing in our cities.' Featured the company's electric fleet in a promotional film.
• Gut WilmersdorfcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-term agricultural partnership in the Biosphärenreservat Schorfheide Chorin. Beumer & Lutum sources spelt grain from this partner farm. The relationship is described as a longstanding friendship, and it is a key sourcing relationship for the company's organic ingredients.
• Paulicks Wassermühle (Paulicks Mühle)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWatermill in Burg im Spreewald, Germany. Longstanding partnership since the founding of Beumer & Lutum. The mill is a key supplier of grain and flour processing services, crucial for the company's organic sourcing.
• Bohlsener MühlecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHistoric mill that is now a purely organic company. Long-term partner of Beumer & Lutum for seeds and nuts. Beumer & Lutum has been a customer for many years.
• BiokorntaktcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing friendship and business relationship. Biokorntakt is the partner for all exotic ingredients such as saffron, chia, or vanilla. They maintain contacts with organic farmers worldwide.
• Terra NaturcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganic food company founded in 1981, supplying Beumer & Lutum with organic ingredients from climate-conscious production and fair trade with producers. Long-standing partnership since 1981.
• Gut RosenkranzcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgricultural partner in Neumünster. Source of organic grains for Beumer & Lutum, complementing the regional sourcing network in Berlin-Brandenburg.
• Getreidemühle WoltercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGrain mill in Wustermark. Beumer & Lutum sources grains from certified organic farms via this mill, which supplies grains from the region and neighboring federal states.
• Energiewerke Schönau (EWS Schönau)coreOthersPioneer of fossil-free and nuclear-free energy production. Beumer & Lutum has been a customer for 30 years. All electricity for production comes from 100% green energy supplied by EWS Schönau.
• HeuftcoreTechnology or IntegrationOven manufacturer. Beumer & Lutum uses Heuft thermo-oil ovens with heat recovery in the Neukölln bakery. These ovens are particularly energy-efficient, contributing to the company's sustainability goals.
• Fördergemeinschaft Ökologischer Landbau Berlin-Brandenburg e.V.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBeumer & Lutum has been a member for 30 years. The organization supports and advocates for organic farming in the Berlin-Brandenburg region. Some of the farms supplying Beumer & Lutum have been known for just as long.
• Verein der freien Bäcker (Association of Free Bakers)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBeumer & Lutum is a founding member. The association advocates for artisanal production of bread and baked goods, promoting the value of craft baking for society and local economies.
• Heinrich Böll StiftungminorGTM or Marketing PartnerGreen political foundation. Featured Beumer & Lutum in a podcast on corporate power in Germany's food industry, naming it as a genuine craft bakery. Also developed a scroll story on global food industry dynamics in which Beumer & Lutum is featured.
• Bio CompanycoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLarge German organic retail chain. Beumer & Lutum products are available in Bio Company stores across Berlin. Bio Company is also mentioned in Veganuary marketing, with special vegan products featured.
• LPG (Bio Company subsidiary)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOrganic retail chain subsidiary. Beumer & Lutum products are distributed through LPG stores across Berlin.
• denn's BiomarktcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOrganic retail chain. Beumer & Lutum products are available in denn's Biomarkt stores throughout Berlin.
• LebensWerkGemeinschaftminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCommunity enterprise in Zehlendorf with workshop stores. Beumer & Lutum offers its products in the LebensWerkGemeinschaft's workshop store. The partnership supports the community enterprise's mission of artisanal products.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• Bäckerei Görtz: Stuttgart-region organic craft bakery with multi-store footprint. Comparable craft-organic model and similar size/employee band, useful as a regional operating-performance benchmark.
• Brotmeisterei Steinecke: Central German craft bakery chain with a strong regional footprint. Comparable retail-bakery model and product range, serving as a regional, non-Berlin craft-bakery analog.

Others

• Bohlsener Mühle: Historic organic mill and Beumer & Lutum's long-tenured supplier of seeds and nuts. Functions as both supply-chain partner and adjacent comparable for the German organic-ingredient/milling ecosystem.
• dennree / denn's Biomarkt: Germany's largest organic retail chain and a Beumer & Lutum distribution partner. The retailer's expanding private-label organic bakery program is both a channel for and a competitive threat to Beumer & Lutum.

Broad incumbents

• Kamps: One of Germany's largest bakery chains with thousands of retail outlets. Broad-incumbent comparable illustrating the scale ceiling that craft organic bakeries like Beumer & Lutum deliberately avoid, but also a competitive threat via convenience-and-price positioning.
• Alnatura: Germany's largest organic brand and retailer, producing its own organic baked goods in addition to distributing third-party brands. A scaled organic competitor that pressures pricing and shelf access across all retail channels.
• Ditsch: German pretzel and Laugenbrezel specialty chain (owned by Valora). Comparable product overlap on the Laugenbrezel and Brötchen categories, with much broader geographic scale; a relevant benchmark for product-line adjacency.

Direct peers

• Hofpfisterei: Munich-headquartered organic craft bakery chain with a similar artisanal, additive-free positioning, Gütesiegel-affiliated, multi-city retail footprint. Closest direct comparable on craft-bakery model and premium-organic positioning, just in a different German region.
• Märkisches Landbrot: Berlin-based organic craft bakery producing sourdough and specialty breads with regional grain sourcing. Direct Berlin geographic competitor with comparable craft, organic, and slow-baking philosophy.
• Zeit für Brot: Berlin-based specialty bread bakery known for wood-fired oven sourdough and visible craft production. Competes for the same Berlin premium-organic consumer and operates in-store retail locations with similar artisanal positioning.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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