Delbrouck

Name

Delbrouck

Legal name

Delbrouck GmbH

Website

https://delbrouck.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1928

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Plastic Beverage Crates and Transport Packaging

akta.pro primary industry

Blow-Molded Industrial Containers & Crates (Non-packaging) (IMANAGAF)

Keywords

• Plastic injection molding
• Beverage crates
• Transport packaging
• Reusable containers
• Plastic manufacturing

Headquarters

HQ city

Menden

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom Beverage Crate Manufacturing: B2B manufacturing of plastic beverage crates with custom designs based on customer specifications. Revenue generated through production of standardized and custom crates for breweries, mineral water, and soft drink industries. Pricing based on project scope, volume, and customization requirements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Delbrouck is a German plastic injection molder that designs and manufactures plastic beverage crates (beer, mineral water, soft drinks) and reusable transport packaging for the beverage and food logistics industries. The company operates 40+ injection molding machines across two German production sites (Menden and Sonneberg), producing up to 60,000 crates per day from a library of 500+ standardized molds, with capabilities including in-mould labeling, multi-component molding, and customer-specific crate development from concept through serial production.

Product overview

Delbrouck is a leading European manufacturer of plastic beverage crates and transport packaging solutions. The product portfolio centers on injection-molded plastic crates for the beverage industry (beer, mineral water, soft drinks), featuring proprietary innovations like KUBI (space-saving universal beer crate), Atmobox® (gas-tight sealed returnable crate for food logistics with modified atmosphere packaging), and custom-designed crates for branded products. The company operates over 500 standardized molds and produces up to 60,000 crates per day across two production facilities in Germany, offering both standard pool crates and individualized customer-specific solutions with capabilities including in-mould labeling and multi-component injection molding.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Beverage Crates (Getränkekästen) Plastic beverage crates for the entire beverage industry, including beer crates, mineral water crates, soft drink crates, and custom-designed solutions. Product range covers over 500 standardized molds with continuous customer-specific design development.
• KUBI (Universal-Bierkasten) Cross-stackable universal beer crate that reduces empty volume by up to 50%, enabling 12 crates per Euro pallet layer instead of 8. Made from 100% recycled material, compatible with standard bottle types (0.5l, 0.33l, swing-top), and fully processable on existing automatic sorting systems.
• Atmobox® Returnable crate system for food logistics that combines multi-use logistics with gas-tight sealing using modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) for extended shelf life. Available in rigid and volume-reduced variants with 600×400 mm module dimensions, compatible with standard European crate systems.
• Pülleken-Kasten (Veltins Custom Crate) Custom-designed beer crate for the Veltins Pülleken brand featuring a double bottom design that elevates 0.33l bottles to proper handling height, integrated transparent in-mould labeling for brand visibility, and seamless integration with existing filling plant processes.
• dotch Poolkasten (Reusable Oil Bottle Crate) Returnable crate system for sustainable glass oil bottles developed for startup dotch and partner BIO PLANÈTE Ölmühle Moog GmbH, enabling a reusable deposit-system supply chain for edible oils.
• Poolkästen (Standardized Pool Crates) Standardized returnable pool crates for various beverage types including wine, oil, and other beverages, designed for multi-use logistics within standardized pool systems.
• Transportbox CO2 Zylinder Specialized transport crate for CO2 cylinders with capacity for 10 × 425g cartridges, dimensions 300 × 200 × 400 mm.
• Tray (Mehrweg-Tray) Returnable trays for multi-pack beverages, e.g., Article 720 with capacity for 24 × 1.5l bottles, dimensions 600 × 400 × 82 mm.
• Bierfass Träger (Beer Keg Carrier) Plastic carrier for 1 × 5l beer kegs, dimensions 199 × 199 × 272 mm.

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 50% volume reduction when empty (KUBI crate)
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• dotch / BIO PLANÈTE Ölmühle Moog GmbHflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Delbrouck developed and manufactured the custom reusable pool crate for dotch's sustainable oil bottle system. This partnership resulted in the dotch product winning the German Packaging Award 2024 in two categories. BIO PLANÈTE Ölmühle Moog is the producer using the dotch system for their oil products.
• Fraunhofer InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerScientific testing and validation of Atmobox system functionality. Certificate issued confirming the system's performance characteristics for gas-tight sealed transport.
• Fachhochschule Lippe und HöxtercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLaboratory testing of Atmobox for fresh meat and meat products. Tests showed stable seals, consistent gas composition, and shelf-life extension comparable to conventional MAP packaging. Study conducted at Laboratory for Meat Technology.
• Veltins BrauereiflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerCustom development of the Pülleken beer crate featuring double bottom design to lift 0.33l bottles to filling line height, with transparent in-mould foil for brand presentation. Project demonstrated collaborative engineering approach from initial sketches through series production.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• KHS GmbH: German manufacturer of filling and packaging systems for beverage and food. Overlaps with Delbrouck's customer base (breweries, mineral water, soft drinks) but focuses on line equipment rather than reusable transport packaging.
• Krones AG: Global leader in beverage filling and packaging equipment. Serves the same brewery and beverage customers as Delbrouck but with broader line equipment (filling, labeling, packaging) rather than returnable crates.

Direct peers

• Schoeller Allibert: Europe's largest manufacturer of reusable plastic packaging, including beverage crates, bulk containers, and pallets. Direct competitor in plastic returnable packaging for the beverage and food industries.
• CABKA Group: European manufacturer of plastic pallets and large containers, including reusable transport packaging for beverage and food applications. Recently expanded via the IPS integration.
• Bekuplast: German manufacturer of returnable plastic transport packaging, beverage crates, and pallet systems. Headquartered in Ringe, Lower Saxony, with directly overlapping product categories and customer base.
• Georg Utz: Swiss-headquartered manufacturer of returnable plastic containers, pallets, and trays serving the beverage, automotive, and industrial logistics markets across Europe.
• Pöppelmann: German family-owned plastics manufacturer with a transport packaging division producing reusable crates, pallets, and containers for the beverage industry.
• Walther Faltsysteme: German manufacturer of collapsible and stackable plastic bulk containers and pallets. Adjacent product category with shared customers in beverage and food logistics.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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