Adalbert Schmid

What Adalbert Schmid does

A. Schmid Gastro-Service GmbH & Co. KG is a family-owned German food wholesaler (Mittelstand) operating from its registered seat in Obersöchering (Blumenweg 24, 82395) with a secondary branch in Traunstein (Kotzinger Str. 25, 83278), serving gastronomy, hotels, large commercial kitchens, communal caterers, schools, swimming pools, and kiosks across Southern Bavaria (Südbayern). The legal entity is a GmbH & Co. KG (HRA 53674, Amtsgericht München) with A. Schmid Verwaltungs GmbH as the personally liable partner; Anton Schmid serves as Geschäftsleitung. The company has operated for over 50 years and positions itself as a full-range (Vollsortimenter) wholesaler offering 60,000+ articles across fresh, frozen, dry, and non-food categories — including meat, fish and seafood, bakery, convenience, vegetables and fruits, dairy, pasta, desserts, coffee, wine, ice cream, sweets, and tableware/packaging — sourced in part through suppliers such as Froneri and WIMEX.

The core technology is a temperature-controlled logistics stack: a proprietary 3-chamber refrigerated vehicle fleet supplemented by cooling loggers, operating on a shortest-route delivery model from the two Bavarian locations with a 10 PM order cutoff for next-day delivery Monday through Friday. Order capture remains manual — phone or [email protected] email — with no public e-commerce self-serve storefront, no marketplace listing, and no reseller channel. The company holds EU-Zulassung, HACCP (through 31.12.2026), IFS, MSC/ASC, and ÖKO-Bio (effective December 2024) certifications, supporting both food-safety compliance and access to organic and sustainable-seafood SKUs.

The business model is transactional B2B wholesale on a quote/relationship basis with no published price lists; revenue is generated through per-order product sales to established account relationships across enterprise (hotels, large kitchens) and SMB (kiosks, individual restaurants) tiers. Marketing is modest — a newsletter plus downloadable weekly promotional PDFs in an 'Angebote' section — consistent with a relationship-driven regional operator rather than a digitally-led distributor. No institutional investors, funding rounds, M&A, or public listing are indicated; ownership and management rest with the Schmid family.

Name

Adalbert Schmid

Legal name

A. Schmid Gastro-Service GmbH & Co. KG

Website

https://schmid-gastro.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1968

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

A. Schmid Gastro-Service is a family-owned, full-range B2B food wholesaler based in Obersöchering with a branch in Traunstein, serving gastronomy, hotels, large kitchens, schools, and kiosks across Southern Bavaria with over 60,000 fresh, frozen, dry, and non-food articles delivered via a 3-chamber refrigerated fleet.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Food Wholesale Distribution

akta.pro primary industry

Commercial Refrigeration & HVAC (Foodservice) Wholesale (AFAIALAI)

Keywords

• Food wholesale distribution
• Fresh frozen foods
• Gastronomy supply
• Hotel catering supply
• Cold chain logistics

Headquarters

HQ city

Obersöchering

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Food and Beverage Wholesale: Wholesale distribution of fresh, frozen, and dry food products as well as non-food items to gastronomy, hotel, catering, and communal catering operators. Revenue is generated through product sales, likely on a per-order transactional basis with established account relationships.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

A. Schmid Gastro-Service is a family-run mid-sized food wholesaler that distributes fresh, frozen, dry, and non-food products to gastronomy, hotel, catering, communal catering, and large-volume food service operators across Southern Bavaria. The company operates as a full-range single-source supplier with more than 60,000 articles available, delivered via a 3-chamber refrigerated fleet from its Obersöchering headquarters and Traunstein branch on next-day delivery cycles.

Product overview

A. Schmid Gastro-Service is a family-owned food wholesale company serving the gastronomy, hotel, catering, and large-scale catering sectors in southern Bavaria. The company operates as a full-range wholesaler offering over 60,000 articles across fresh, frozen, dry, and non-food categories. The product portfolio includes meat and sausage, fish and seafood, bakery products, convenience foods, fruits and vegetables, dairy products, desserts, pasta, game, coffee, wine, ice cream, sweets, and non-food items including dishes and packaging. Products are delivered from headquarters in Obersöchering and a branch in Traunstein, with a focus on fresh and frozen foods for professional hospitality use.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Food and Beverage Wholesale Supply

Quantifiable outcome

• Guaranteed cold chain from production to customer's refrigerator through 3-chamber refrigerated vehicles with cooling loggers
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• FroneriminorOthersFroneri is listed among the company's product catalog suppliers. The company offers Froneri ice cream and frozen dessert products as part of its product range. The sortiment page features a downloadable Froneri catalog for 2026.
• WIMEXminorOthersWIMEX is listed as a product supplier for tableware and packaging materials. The sortiment page features downloadable WIMEX catalogs covering dishware and packaging products. The partnership appears to be a product sourcing relationship for non-food supplies.
• MSC/ASC (Marine Stewardship Council / Aquaculture Stewardship Council)minorOthersThe quality page states the company is certified according to IFS and MSC/ASC standards, allowing it to carry and declare sustainable seafood products. This represents a certification/standards partnership rather than a commercial one.
• ÖKO-Bio (Organic/Bio certification body)minorOthersThe company holds ÖKO-Bio certification (effective from December 2024), which authorizes it to declare and trade ecological and biological products. The certification is displayed on the quality page.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Wesseler GmbH & Co. KG: Mid-sized German foodservice wholesaler serving gastronomy, hotels, and institutional catering with fresh, frozen, and dry assortment across a regional distribution footprint. Closely comparable in scale, customer segments, and product breadth to a regional Mittelstand player like Schmid.
• Transgourmet Deutschland GmbH & Co. OHG: One of Germany's largest foodservice wholesalers with nationwide fresh, frozen, and dry assortment delivery to gastronomy, hotel, and catering operators. Directly comparable as a multi-category B2B foodservice wholesale competitor with own refrigerated logistics, though operating at much larger scale.
• CHEFS CULINAR West GmbH & Co. KG: Major German foodservice wholesaler serving restaurants, hotels, and communal catering with fresh, frozen, and non-food assortment across regional distribution centers. Closely comparable in customer mix (gastronomy, hotels, Großküchen) and product breadth, but operating at substantially larger national scale.
• Handelshof Management GmbH: German cash & carry and foodservice wholesaler serving gastronomy, hotels, and communal catering with fresh, frozen, dry, and non-food products. Comparable B2B foodservice assortment and customer base, though structured around self-pickup cash & carry locations rather than pure delivery.

Broad incumbents

• METRO AG: Germany-headquartered multinational cash & carry and foodservice distribution group operating METRO Cash & Carry and delivery concepts across Europe. Overlaps significantly with Schmid in serving gastronomy, hotel, and catering customers, though at far larger scale and with self-pickup and digital ordering channels.
• Selgros Cash & Carry Deutschland GmbH: German cash & carry foodservice operator serving gastronomy, hotels, and small retailers with broad assortment across multiple regional locations. Comparable in foodservice customer base and assortment, but operates at national scale with self-pickup model.
• EDEKA Foodservice Stiftung & Co. KG: Foodservice wholesale arm of the EDEKA retail group, supplying gastronomy, hotels, and communal catering across Germany with broad fresh and frozen assortment. Comparable customer base and product categories, but operates as part of a much larger national retail group with broader scale and pricing power.

Regional players

• FrischeParadies GmbH: Premium fresh-foods specialist supplying high-end gastronomy and hotels with fresh produce, meat, fish, and specialty items from a small number of regional hubs. Comparable in fresh-focused foodservice supply and refrigerated logistics, but skewed to premium and urban customers rather than broad Südbayern regional delivery.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/a-schmid-gastro-service

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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