What Coppenrath Feingebäck does

Coppenrath Feingebäck GmbH is a privately held, sixth-generation German family bakery founded in 1824 and headquartered in Geeste/Groß Hesepe. The company manufactures and sells fine biscuits, cookies, speculoos, torteletts, and seasonal Christmas specialties (Spekulatius, Lebkuchen) under the Coppenrath, Coookys, Vegan Bakery, and Free From sub-brands, distributing to more than 60 countries. Its core production technology is fine pastry/biscuit manufacturing combined with a proprietary adhesive-free paper-folding packaging process (Papierförmchen) that replaces plastic blister packaging and supports recyclability.

The company operates a hybrid go-to-market across three customer segments: (1) consumer/retail sales via grocery chains across 60+ countries, the company-owned Coooky Outlet café-store, and the fooody4u.de online kiosk; (2) B2B ingredient sales of cookie granules, drops, and shaped biscuit pieces to ice cream, muesli, chocolate, yogurt, and confectionery manufacturers, supported by dedicated sales managers; and (3) gastronomy/HoReCa sales of portion-controlled biscuit boxes for hotels, cafés, and catering. Pricing is unit-based at the café (weekday breakfast buffet €9.90) and quote-based for B2B ingredients; consumer retail pricing is not publicly disclosed.

Revenue is not publicly disclosed. The firm holds DLG's 'Preis für langjährige Produktqualität' for 24 consecutive years, ranks Top 3 in Germany in pastries per a 750,000-customer DEUTSCHLAND TEST survey, and is ISO 50001 energy-management certified; the Vegan Bakery range is Vegan Society licensed and individual products carry Rainforest Alliance and Halal certifications. Strategic posture is conservative and family-controlled, with no external investors, no acquisitions, no public listing, and ongoing reinvestment in capacity, packaging sustainability, and Free From / premium innovation.

Name

Coppenrath Feingebäck

Legal name

Coppenrath Feingebäck GmbH

Website

https://coppenrath-feingebaeck.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1824

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Coppenrath Feingebäck is a sixth-generation German family fine bakery (founded 1824) that manufactures and distributes biscuits, cookies, and seasonal pastries to consumers in 60+ countries and to food manufacturers as B2B cookie-ingredient granules.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Fine Bakery and Confectionery Products

NAICS

Cookie, Cracker, and Pasta Manufacturing (31182), Commercial Bakeries (311812), Other Snack Food Manufacturing (311919)

SIC

Cookies & Crackers (2052), Bakery Products (2050)

akta.pro primary industry

Cookies, Biscuits & Crackers (CRADABAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Wholesale / Commercial Bakeries (B2B Supply) (THAFAFAF), DTC Bakery & Desserts Delivery (AFAIANAF)

Keywords

• Fine biscuits manufacturing
• Pastry wholesale distribution
• Cookie ingredients supply
• Seasonal Christmas bakery
• Free from cookies

Headquarters

HQ city

Geeste

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Fine Pastry / Biscuit Product Sales (Retail): Coppenrath manufactures and sells a wide range of biscuits, cookies, speculoos, and fine pastries to retail customers through grocery chains and its own outlet stores (Coooky Outlet). Products include Coookys, Classic assortment, Free From (gluten-free, sugar-free, lactose-free, vegan), Torteletts, and seasonal Christmas lines.
2. B2B Cookie Granules & Ingredient Sales: Coppenrath supplies food manufacturers with cookie granules, cookie drops, and shaped biscuit pieces for use as ingredients in ice cream, muesli, chocolate, yogurt, and other food products. This B2B division is supported by dedicated sales managers and custom product development.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Coppenrath Feingebäck manufactures and distributes a wide range of fine pastries, biscuits, and cookies — including year-round classics, seasonal Christmas specialties (Spekulatius, Lebkuchen), torteletts, an extensive Free From range (gluten-free, sugar-free, lactose-free, vegan), and the branded Coookys innovation line. The company operates a dedicated B2B division supplying cookie granules, drops, and shaped biscuit pieces as ingredients to food manufacturers in the ice cream, muesli, chocolate, and yogurt industries. It sells through retail grocery channels in over 60 countries, a company-owned Coooky Outlet store with café, and an online kiosk (fooody4u.de).

Product overview

Coppenrath Feingebäck is a German family bakery operating in its sixth generation since 1824, distributing products to over 60 countries worldwide. The company offers a diverse portfolio of biscuits, pastries, and fine baked goods organized into core year-round lines (Ganzjahresgebäck including Classic, Feingebäck, and the innovative Coookys sub-brand), dietary-specific Free From ranges (sugar-free, gluten-free, lactose-free, and Vegan Bakery), seasonal Christmas/Winter products (Spekulatius, Lebkuchen, Coool-Times), tartlets (Torteletts including Wiener and Mürbe variants), and foodservice/gastro solutions. The Coookys product line represents the company's main innovation platform featuring various formats (sticks, double cookies, bite-sized) and flavors (licorice, banana, coconut, butter). The Vegan Bakery sub-brand launched in 2016 offers certified vegan pastries. B2B offerings include cookie granules, drops, and shaped biscuit pieces for industrial applications in ice cream, chocolate, and cereal manufacturing. The company operates a direct-to-consumer online shop via fooody4u partnership and a physical Coooky Outlet store with café.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Vegan Bakery: A dedicated vegan product line launched in 2016, featuring biscuits and cookies made without animal ingredients.
• Coookys
• Fooody4u
• Coooky Outlet

Products and services

• Ganzjahresgebäck (Year-Round Pastries) Core year-round biscuit and pastry portfolio including Classic, Feingebäck, Coookys, Eierplätzchen, Spritzgenuss, Kaffeegenuss, Snack Pack, Neuheiten, and Jubiläumsgebäck sub-categories.
• Coookys (Branded Cookie Line) Brand umbrella for innovative cookie products including Coooky Sticks, Double Coookys, Lakritz Coooky, Banana Coooky, Cosmo Coookys, Mr. Coooky, Choooky Coooky, American Coooky, and Cringle Coooky variants.
• Free From Sortiment Dietary-specific product range including sugar-free, gluten-free, lactose-free, and vegan options, marketed to consumers with dietary restrictions; includes a dedicated Gastro Free From line for hospitality.
• Vegan Bakery Range Certified vegan pastry line featuring five year-round and three seasonal pastries; products marked with the Vegan-Blume (Vegan Society flower symbol) and feature 27% dark chocolate and city-themed designs.
• Torteletts Tartlet product line including Wiener Torteletts (Viennese tartlets) and Mürbe-Torteletts (shortbread tartlets) with seasonal new product variants.
• Weihnachten / Winter Sortiment (Christmas & Winter Seasonal Range) Christmas and winter seasonal product range including Spekulatius varieties, Lebkuchen, Coool-Times, and Speku Duett, including gluten-free gingerbread options.
• Spekulatius Spezialitäten Specialized spice biscuit (Spekulatius) range including Gewürz-Spekulatius, Kleiner Gewürz-Spekulatius (with sugar-free and lactose-free variants), Butter-Spekulatius, and Kleiner Butter-Spekulatius.
• Lebkuchen (Gingerbread) German gingerbread in heart, star, and pretzel shapes coated with dark chocolate, including gluten-free variants; available in individual portions and Gastro formats.
• Gastrogebäck (Hospitality Biscuits) Portion-controlled biscuits for hospitality and food service in Karton (box) and individual portion packaging, including Free From variants, designed as accompaniments to hot beverages.
• Kekslöffel (Edible Cookie Spoons) Edible cookie spoons in Vanilla and Caramel flavors designed for stirring hot drinks then consuming; available in boxes, tins, loose bulk, or household packs.
• B2B Cookie Granules & Pastry Pieces Industrial B2B offering of cookie drops, biscuit granules, and shaped biscuits for use as inclusions in ice cream, muesli, chocolate, yogurt, and confectionery products, with custom specifications and custom product development available.
• Coooky Outlet (Retail Outlet with Café) Physical retail store with integrated café located at Änne-Coppenrath-Straße in Groß Hesepe, offering breakfast buffet (€9.90 weekdays 8–11 Uhr), cookie buffet, hot beverages, and discounted/experimental Coppenrath products.
• Fooody4u Online Shop Online kiosk selling the full Coppenrath product range to consumers and corporate buyers; dedicated shop for Café Kränze, Grazer Ringe, Butter Cookies, Snack Pack, and sugar-free varieties, with corporate snack box options for businesses.

Quantifiable outcome

• Ranked in Top 3 brands in Germany in the pastry category — DEUTSCHLAND TEST survey of 750,000+ customers
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 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

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• AHORN Hotels & ResortsminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026Coppenrath Feingebäck partnered with AHORN Hotels & Resorts for a joint promotional giveaway campaign running through March 2026. The campaign offered 10 family vacation packages at AHORN Hotels combined with Coppenrath enjoyment packages, with participation via purchase codes on Coppenrath products entered at coppenrath-promotion.de.
• fooody4u.decoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFooody4u.de is an online kiosk platform that serves as a digital sales channel for Coppenrath products, both for individual consumers and corporate/business buyers. Coppenrath maintains a dedicated shop presence on the platform, which was recently redesigned to offer improved browsing and ordering of the full Coppenrath range.
• Aktion MenschcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerAnnual promotional partnership since 2023 in which Coppenrath runs a Spekulatius-season sweepstakes with Aktion Mensch. Participation codes on Spekulatius product packaging enter consumers into a prize draw for Aktion Mensch lottery tickets, with 7,777 prizes available in 2025. A portion of each code submission contributes to Aktion Mensch's social project funding. The partnership has been repeated in 2023, 2024, and 2025.
• Various Food Manufacturers (B2B Cookie Ingredients)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCoppenrath supplies cookie granules, drops, and shaped biscuit pieces as ingredients to various food manufacturers in the ice cream, muesli, chocolate, yogurt, and confectionery sectors. B2B contacts are managed by Christina Limberg-Janßen (Sales Manager B2B) and Lennart Mensen (Export Director B2B/Retail). Custom product development for new applications is offered.
• SpoontainableminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpoontainable is a sustainable edible ice cream spoon alternative to plastic spoons. Coppenrath participates in the Spoontainable initiative by baking the edible spoons, contributing to a TV-format documentary segment on sustainability in food production.
• DLG (Deutsche Landwirtschafts-Gesellschaft)coreOthersDLG conducts annual voluntary product quality testing for Coppenrath's fine pastry and biscuit range. Coppenrath has been recognized with the 'Preis für langjährige Produktqualität' award 24 consecutive times and regularly earns Gold and Silver medals in DLG testing.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Bahlsen: One of Germany's largest and most iconic biscuit manufacturers (Leibniz, Pick Up, Choco Crossies). Directly competes with Coppenrath in the German fine pastry and biscuit category with overlapping retail channels, Free From product lines, and international distribution.
• Lambertz: German family-owned confectionery and fine pastry producer (Lambertz Printen, Aachener Lebkuchen, seasonal Christmas assortment). Closely comparable to Coppenrath on Christmas/Spekulatius specialization, family ownership heritage, and HoReCa + retail distribution model.
• Manner: Austrian family-owned wafer and biscuit manufacturer (Manner Schnitten, Casali). Comparable family heritage, seasonal confectionery lines, and Central European retail presence with similar B2C premium positioning.
• Loacker: Italian family-owned wafer and biscuit producer with strong international distribution. Comparable on family heritage, premium positioning, Free From product range, and multi-country export model.
• De Beukelaer: Belgian biscuit maker (Madeleines, Butter Biscuits, Chocolate Cookies). Comparable on traditional European butter biscuit portfolio, family heritage positioning, and Benelux/DACH market overlap.
• Walkers Shortbread: Scottish family-owned shortbread and biscuit maker with strong international export footprint. Comparable on heritage brand positioning, premium export-driven distribution, and traditional recipe portfolio.
• Brandt: German biscuit manufacturer with broad portfolio including cookies, wafers, and seasonal baked goods. Comparable mid-sized German family-owned competitor with overlapping retail and Free From strategies.
• Griesson - De Beukelaer: Leading German cookie and biscuit manufacturer (Leibniz, Prinzen Rolle). Directly competes with Coppenrath in retail grocery channels across cookies, free-from ranges, and seasonal product categories.

Broad incumbents

• Biscuit International: European private-label biscuit manufacturer (formerly United Biscuits' Southern European operations). Overlaps with Coppenrath's B2B/private-label and contract manufacturing space rather than directly with the branded retail business.
• Sondey (Lidl private label partner / Zentis): Zentis is a major German fruit preparations, jams, and sweet spreads manufacturer that supplies co-manufactured products to private label and branded customers. Comparable as a related German confectionery/sweet consumer products manufacturer serving overlapping retail channels and B2B ingredient customers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance7 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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