Werther Logistik

What Werther Logistik does

Werther Logistik is an independent, family-run transport and logistics company headquartered in Sehnde, Germany, with additional operating sites in Wunstorf and Uelzen. Founded in 2002 and currently managed by third-generation family members Stefan and Thomas Werther, the firm specializes in food-grade logistics for grocery producers, food manufacturers, and food distributors, with operations concentrated in Lower Saxony. The company is structured as a GmbH & Co KG limited partnership and operates a fleet of boxtrailers, refrigerated vehicles, silo vehicles, and tank vehicles, of which the tank and silo segments are dedicated exclusively to food transport.

The company offers five core service lines: food tank transport, food silo transport, conventional transport (including machine and equipment freight), warehousing for grocery products, and professional tank and silo interior cleaning. The cleaning capability is integrated with the food transport operation to support hygiene and food-safety compliance between loads. Werther Logistik positions itself as a single-source provider, explicitly stating it delivers the full logistics portfolio without reliance on subcontractors, and maintains a bilingual (German/English) corporate website with a dedicated careers portal for driver and operational hiring.

Werther Logistik generates revenue through B2B service contracts with food industry clients using a direct, quote-based pricing model tied to transport requirements, distance, cargo type, and service scope. Customer acquisition is conducted via direct B2B sales, phone inquiries, and the corporate website. The business is family-owned with 11–50 employees, no disclosed public customers, no disclosed certifications, and no institutional investors, making it a small, self-funded, asset-heavy regional operator.

Name

Werther Logistik

Legal name

Werther Logistik GmbH & Co KG

Website

https://spedition-werther.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1933

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Werther Logistik is a family-run German transport and logistics company operating in Lower Saxony, specializing in food-grade tank, silo, refrigerated, and conventional freight, warehousing, and tank/silo interior cleaning for food producers and distributors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Sehnde

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Werther Logistik is a German transport and logistics company that provides specialized food-industry freight services using a dedicated fleet of tank, silo, refrigerated, and boxtrailer vehicles. Its offerings span food tank transport, food silo transport, conventional freight and machine/equipment transport, grocery warehousing, and professional tank and silo interior cleaning, delivered in-house without subcontractors.

Product overview

Werther Logistik operates as a unified transport and logistics platform offering a comprehensive portfolio of logistics services centered on the food industry. The company provides five interconnected service offerings: Food Tank Transport, Food Silo Transport, Conventional Transport, Warehousing, and Tank and Silo Interior Cleaning. The fleet encompasses boxtrailers, refrigerated, silo, and tank vehicles, enabling the company to serve the full spectrum of food industry transport needs without relying on subcontractors. The tank and silo segments are dedicated exclusively to food transport, while the cleaning service supports the entire food transport operation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Food Tank Transport
• Food Silo Transport Transport of bulk dry food goods using silo vehicles, with the silo fleet dedicated exclusively to food transport operations.
• Conventional Transport General freight transport services covering all types of goods, with extensive experience in machine and equipment transport, using boxtrailers and refrigerated vehicles.
• Warehousing Warehouse logistics services for grocery storage, enabling complete logistics solutions for food industry customers without subcontractor reliance.
• Tank and Silo Interior Cleaning Professional interior cleaning services for tanks and silos, providing comprehensive hygiene and food safety support between food transport loads.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Hoyer Group: Hoyer is a Hamburg-based, family-run German logistics group specializing in food-grade liquid (tank) and container transport, including bulk liquid food logistics. Directly comparable to Werther's tank and silo food-grade focus.
• Den Hartogh Logistics: Den Hartogh is a Dutch-headquartered European bulk logistics provider operating dedicated fleets for food-grade liquids, chemicals, and gases across road and intermodal networks. Highly comparable in food-tank and silo transport activity.
• Nagel Group (Kraftverkehr Nagel): Nagel Group is a German family-owned logistics company specializing in temperature-controlled and frozen-food distribution with deep grocery-manufacturer and retail coverage. Closely comparable in refrigerated and grocery warehousing.

Broad incumbents

• DB Schenker: DB Schenker is a Germany-headquartered global logistics provider with road, air, and ocean freight including food and cold-chain services. Adjacent incumbent operating in Werther's market with substantially broader scope.
• Rhenus Logistics: Rhenus is a German family-controlled logistics provider active across road, warehousing, and specialized transport including food and chemicals. Operates in Werther's category at a substantially larger scale and broader scope.
• Kuehne+Nagel: Kuehne+Nagel is a Switzerland-based global freight forwarder with significant road and contract-logistics food and beverage capabilities. Comparable industry exposure but global, multi-modal scale far beyond Werther.
• Dachser: Dachser is one of Europe's largest road logistics providers with broad-based food and consumer-goods networks, including temperature-controlled capability. Same industry, but vastly larger scale and full Europe-wide reach.
• Hellmann Worldwide Logistics: Hellmann is a Germany-headquartered global logistics provider with road, air, and sea freight capabilities including food and beverage contracts. Same broad logistics category, much larger and globally diversified.

Regional players

• Streck Transport: Streck is a mid-sized German Spedition specializing in food and refrigerated freight across Southern and Central Germany. Comparable niche focus and scale-tier, but different regional footprint.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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