What Frischpack does

Frischpack GmbH is a privately held German cheese processing and packaging company headquartered in Tuntenhausen, Germany, in continuous operation since 1972. The company manufactures and packages sliced cheese, grated cheese, cheese cubes and sticks, portioned cheese, and customer-specific customised solutions for B2B buyers. As an independent GmbH with no disclosed parent company and no recorded external funding rounds, Frischpack operates as a self-funded, mid-sized industrial processor (251–500 employees).

The company's go-to-market spans four distinct channels: food retail and discount chains in Germany; cheese dairies requiring contract co-packing services; food service operators and food-industry customers; and an international customer base served through a dedicated Frischpack International division. This channel mix positions Frischpack across both ends of the cheese value chain — supporting upstream dairy processors with co-packing capacity and supplying downstream retailers, food-service operators, and export customers with finished packaged cheese formats.

Revenue mechanics are consistent with contract manufacturing and B2B supply: pricing is volume-based against product specifications, customers are typically large institutional buyers (retailer private labels, dairy principals, food-service wholesalers), and the customised-solutions line enables specification-driven contracts. The business model is capital-intensive food processing with moderate margins typical of the German cheese-processing segment; concentration in the German food-retail channel exposes the firm to the structural buyer power of the country's small number of dominant discount and full-line retailers.

Name

Frischpack

Legal name

Frischpack GmbH

Website

https://frischpack.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1972

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Frischpack GmbH is a German cheese processing and packaging company, founded in 1972 and based in Tuntenhausen, that supplies sliced, grated, cubed, and portioned cheese plus customised solutions to food retailers, dairy co-packers, food-service operators, and international customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cheese Processing & Packaging

NAICS

Cheese Manufacturing (311513)

SIC

Dairy Products (2020)

akta.pro primary industry

Cheese Manufacturing (AFAKAKAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Grated, Shredded & Sliced Cheese Manufacturing (Value-Added Cuts) (AFAHABAF), Cheese Packaging & Portioning (Retail Packs, Snack Packs, Singles) (AFAHABAI), Cheese Blending & Formulation (Retail & Foodservice Blends) (AFAHABAG), Processed Cheese & Cheese Spreads Manufacturing (Slices, Loaves, Spreadable) (AFAHABAD)

Keywords

• Cheese processing
• Cheese packaging
• Co-packing services
• Dairy processing
• Food manufacturing

Headquarters

HQ city

Tuntenhausen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Cheese Products Manufacturing: Manufacturing and selling cheese products including sliced cheese, grated cheese, cheese cubes and sticks, and cheese portions. Revenue generated through product sales to food retail, food service, and industrial customers.
2. Co-Packing Services: Contract packaging services for cheese dairies and food industry partners. Provides customized packaging solutions for third-party cheese products.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Frischpack processes and packages a portfolio of cheese products including cheese slices, grated cheese, cheese cubes and sticks, and cheese portions, supplying them to food retail chains, discounters, cheese dairies, food service operators, and food industry customers. The company also provides co-packing/contract packaging services and customised cheese processing solutions for specific customer requirements.

Product overview

Frischpack is a cheese processing and packaging company offering a portfolio of cheese products and co-packing services. The core product line includes cheese slices, grated cheese, cheese cubes and sticks, and cheese portions. The company also provides customised solutions (Maßgeschnittene Lösungen) for specific customer requirements. Frischpack serves multiple industries including Food Retail & Discount, Cheese Dairies & Co-Packing, and Food Service & Food Industry, operating both domestically in Germany and internationally.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cheese slices (Käsescheiben) Pre-sliced cheese products offered in various formats for retail and food service applications.
• Grated cheese (Reibekäse) Pre-grated cheese products packaged for retail and industrial use.
• Cheese cubes and sticks (Käsewürfel und -stifte) Cheese cut into cubes and stick formats for snacking and foodservice applications.
• Cheese portions (Käsestücke) Pre-portioned cheese products for individual servings.
• Customised solutions (Maßgeschnittene Lösungen) Tailored cheese processing and packaging solutions designed to meet specific customer requirements.
• Co-packing services for cheese dairies and food industry partners Contract packaging services for cheese dairies and food industry partners, providing customized packaging solutions for third-party cheese products.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Bayernland eG: Bavarian dairy cooperative producing a wide range of cheese products for German food retail and foodservice, with similar geographic base and customer mix to Frischpack.
• Hochland SE: German family-owned cheese manufacturer producing sliced cheese, grated cheese and processed cheese specialties for retail and foodservice across Europe — the closest direct competitor to Frischpack in the German packaged cheese market.
• Goldsteig Käsewerk GmbH: Bavarian-based cheese processor supplying sliced, grated and block cheese to German retail and industry; part of the Hochland group, it competes head-to-head with Frischpack in German cheese cutting and packaging.
• Ehrmann SE: German dairy company manufacturing processed cheese, cheese spreads and dairy desserts, serving German and international retail — overlapping with Frischpack in processed/packaged cheese categories.

Broad incumbents

• Lactalis Group: World's largest dairy group with extensive cheese manufacturing (including Galbani), serving retail and foodservice across Europe — a large incumbent competing for the same German retail and foodservice contracts.
• Savencia Fromage & Dairy: French specialty cheese group operating across branded cheese categories in European retail and foodservice, providing a broader, branded counterpart to Frischpack's private-label and B2B model.
• Bel Group: Global branded cheese company (The Laughing Cow, Babybel, Kiri) with significant European processed cheese operations, overlapping with Frischpack's processed and portioned cheese categories.
• Arla Foods amba: Large European dairy cooperative with broad cheese and dairy portfolios sold through German and international retail — competes with Frischpack as a large-scale supplier to the same retailer customers.
• Müller Dairy (Unternehmensgruppe Theo Müller): German dairy group with branded cheese and processed dairy products sold through German retail and discount channels, serving as a larger, branded competitor to Frischpack.

Emerging players

• Galbani: Italian-origin cheese brand (part of Lactalis) active in sliced, grated and mozzarella categories across European retail — a relevant adjacent competitor for Frischpack's format portfolio in export markets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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