Bauck

What Bauck does

Bauck operates a vertically integrated, Demeter-certified (biodynamic) organic food and farm group headquartered in Amelinghausen, Lower Saxony, Germany, with roots tracing to 1932 and a formal corporate structure dating to 1969. The non-profit holding entity, Gemeinnützige Landbau-Forschungsgesellschaft Sottorf GmbH, governs three farm locations — Bauckhof Amelinghausen (a GbR farming ~255 ha of farmland and 80 ha of forest with a ~80-cow dairy herd and the 30-year-old Hofkäserei cheese dairy), Bauckhof Klein Süstedt (the original site, focused on poultry expertise including the Bruderhahn / Zweinutzungshuhn dual-purpose chicken model and the on-site Fleischmanufaktur slaughter and processing unit), and Bauckhof Stütensen (an anthroposophical social-therapy community with ~50 assisted residents, ~45 sheltered workshop places across seven WfbM areas, and a WfbM Mehlwerkstatt partnership with Bauck GmbH at the Bauckhof Mühle in Rosche). The commercial sister operation, Bauck GmbH, markets organic flours, cereals, baking mixes for bread and cakes, and gluten-free items online via bauck.de on the interaktiv.shop e-commerce platform.

The group monetizes through a mix of direct-to-consumer on-farm retail (Hofladen Amelinghausen and Stütensen, with opening hours six days a week), processed food product sales (Demeter cheese and dairy, meat and sausage from the Fleischmanufaktur, baked and milled goods via Bauck Mühle, apple cubes and rings from the Apfelwerkstatt), craft-product sales from sheltered workshops (1300°C wood-fired stoneware ceramics, woven goods, fire starters), seasonal Christmas-tree sales, and government-funded WfbM social-therapy services under Germany's Bundesteilhabegesetz. The technology footprint is intentionally low-tech for production but uses standard web infrastructure (Cloudflare CDN, Google Tag Manager/Analytics, ConsentManager, interaktiv.shop) for the e-commerce front end; there is no public API, SDK, or AI/ML capability disclosed. Certifications include Demeter across all farms, DE-Öko-022 organic control body registration for Bauckhof GmbH, and GDPR/TTDSG compliance for the website.

Key strategic posture and risks: the group is structurally diversified and mission-locked under non-profit ownership, with no external venture, private-equity, or strategic parent and no disclosed funding rounds. Forward momentum is anchored by the Öko-Feldtage 2027 host-farm designation (a first for Northern Germany), ongoing apprenticeship expansion (Landwirt/in from August 2026), and a January 2025 leadership hire of Molkereimeister Michael Kuper to professionalize the cheese dairy. Conversely, operational fragility was exposed in December 2023 when avian-flu authorities ordered the emergency culling of the contract partner farm's waterfowl flock — forcing cancellation of duck and goose deliveries for Christmas 2023 — and in June 2025 when the Amelinghausen Hoffest was cancelled due to water damage at the Käserei. The 50th-anniversary restructuring of 1969, in which the Bauck family transferred land into the gemeinnützige holding, remains the foundational moat: it locks the group's agricultural assets to a Demeter mission in perpetuity, separating the company from typical PE/VC exit pathways.

Name

Bauck

Legal name

Gemeinnützige Landbau-Forschungsgesellschaft Sottorf GmbH

Website

https://bauckhof.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1932

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Bauck is a Germany-based, non-profit Demeter-certified biodynamic farm and food group operating three sites that produce and retail organic cheese, dairy, meat, baked goods, ceramics, and seasonal produce, with a sister milling business marketing flours, cereals, and baking mixes online.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Organic Food Production

NAICS

Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing (3118), Commercial Bakeries (311812), Frozen Cakes, Pies, and Other Pastries Manufacturing (311813), Retail Bakeries (311811), Food Manufacturing (311), Dry Pasta, Dough, and Flour Mixes Manufacturing from Purchased Flour (311824)

SIC

Grain Mill Products (2040), Dairy Products (2020)

akta.pro primary industry

Bread & Rolls Manufacturing (AFAKAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Wholesale / Commercial Bakeries (B2B Supply) (THAFAFAF), Specialty Bakery Manufacturing (Gluten-Free, Artisan, Health-Focused) (AFAKAAAG), Frozen & Par-Baked Bakery Production (THAFAFAK), Frozen Plant-Based & Vegetarian Meals (CRADADAF), Certified Butchery, Fabrication & Portioning (Halal/Kosher) (AFANAIAB)

Keywords

• Organic food production
• Demeter biodynamic farming
• Farm cheese dairy
• On-farm meat processing
• Social therapy agriculture

Headquarters

HQ city

Rosche

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Direct on-farm retail (Hofläden): Sales through on-site Hofladen (farm store) in Amelinghausen open Mon-Fri 9:00-18:30 and Sat 8:00-13:00, and a smaller Hofladen in Stütensen (also offering products from Bioladen Uelzen). Full Demeter/regional assortment: potatoes, vegetables, eggs, meat/sausage, grains, baking mixes, ceramics.
2. Workshop / ceramics sales: Sales of handcrafted Demeter workshop products: ceramics (Zauberschalen, Gartenkeramik, Vogelfutter-Kugeln/Nester), woven seat covers and floor mats, wax-soaked fire starters made from recycled candle remnants. Mon-Fri 9-12 / 14-17 (Wed afternoon closed).
3. Processed food products (cheese, dairy, meat, baked goods, apples): Sales of Demeter milk, cheese and dairy from Hofkäserei Amelinghausen, meat/sausage from Fleischmanufaktur Klein Süstedt, baked/breakfast goods and milling products via Bauck Mühle (Bauck GmbH, Rosche) and apple products (Apfelringe, Apfelwürfelchen) from Stütensen Apfelwerkstatt.
4. Seasonal / Christmas tree sales: Annual Demeter Christmas-tree sales at Bauckhof Stütensen (typically mid-to-late December), combined with pottery gift items from the on-site Töpferei.
5. Social-therapy services / WfbM funding: Government-funded workshop services (Werkstatt für behinderte Menschen / WfbM) on Stütensen: housing plus work for ~50 residents with assistance needs across 7 WfbM areas (agriculture, forestry, horticulture, housekeeping, kitchen, apple processing, pottery/loom); revenue mix tied to German Bundesteilhabegesetz funding.
6. Donations, memberships and grants: Donations, Förderverein Bauckhof Stütensen membership contributions (active since 1984), and EU funding (EU-Förderungen for Amelinghausen) plus grants via the non-profit Landbauforschungsgesellschaft Sottorf GmbH. Förderverein Sparkasse Uelzen account published (IBAN DE15 2585 0110 0007 0015 48).
7. Workplace training (Ausbildung / Praktikum / BFD / FÖJ / FSJ): Apprenticeship (Landwirt/in), internships, voluntary service (Bundesfreiwilligendienst ÖBFD, FÖJ, FSJ) across the three Bauckhof locations. Training partnerships with the Bauck Mühle (Bauck GmbH).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Core offering

Bauckhof is a non-profit Demeter (biodynamic) farm network operating three farm locations in Lower Saxony (Amelinghausen, Klein Süstedt, Stütensen) that produces and sells organic food products including potatoes, vegetables, eggs, meat, sausages, dairy and cheese, as well as milling products and baking mixes marketed through the partner Bauck Mühle (Bauck GmbH) online shop. The group also operates on-farm processing (Hofkäserei cheese dairy, Fleischmanufaktur meat processing), sheltered workshops producing ceramics and apple products, and a social-therapy living community (WfbM) for adults with support needs.

Product overview

Bauckhof operates a unified three-site Demeter (biodynamic) farm and social therapy network under the non-profit Gemeinnützige Landbau-Forschungsgesellschaft Sottorf GmbH. Its portfolio spans the full Demeter value chain: primary agriculture across the three locations (Bauckhof Amelinghausen, Bauckhof Klein Süstedt, Bauckhof Stütensen), on-farm processing through the Bauckhof-Käserei (farm cheese dairy) and the Bauckhof Klein Süstedt Fleischmanufaktur (meat manufacturing facility), craft products from the Werkstätten (sheltered workshops) including the Töpferei, Apfelwerkstatt, Mehlwerkstatt, Küche, Hauswirtschaft, Gartenbau, Waldbau and Landwirtschaft workshops at Stütensen, retail through the Hofladen (farm shop) at Amelinghausen, seasonal offerings such as Demeter Christmas trees, and a closely linked partnership with Bauck Mühle (Bauck GmbH) for milling and processed organic foods. The Stütensen site additionally runs the WfbM (Werkstatt für behinderte Menschen) social therapy program serving approximately 100 residents and employees.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Bauckhof Amelinghausen: One of three Bauckhof sites; Demeter farm with dairy herd (~80 cows), cheese dairy (Bauckhof-Käserei), farm shop, forestry, arable farming, pigs and poultry.
• Bauckhof Klein Süstedt
• Bauckhof Stütensen
• Förderverein Bauckhof Stütensen e.V.

Products and services

• Bauckhof Amelinghausen Biodynamic Demeter farm location with arable farming, animal husbandry, cheese dairy, woodland management and a farm shop, run as a GbR (partnership) of three families on ~255 ha farmland plus 80 ha of forest near Lüneburg.
• Bauckhof Klein Süstedt The original Bauckhof site in Klein Süstedt, notable for poultry expertise (laying hens, broilers, Bruderhahn, Zweinutzungshuhn), cattle and pigs, plus the on-site Fleischmanufaktur meat-processing facility.
• Bauckhof Stütensen Anthroposophical social-therapy community and Demeter farm combining disability services (workshops for people with disabilities, five residential houses) with agriculture, horticulture, forestry, kitchen, pottery and food processing.
• Bauckhof-Käserei (Farm Cheese Dairy) On-site dairy at Bauckhof Amelinghausen processing milk from ~80 dairy cows into handcrafted Demeter cheese and dairy products; offering 30 years of operation as of 2025 with on-the-job training.
• Bauckhof Klein Süstedt Fleischmanufaktur (Meat Manufacturing Facility) On-farm slaughter and meat processing operation at Klein Süstedt covering slaughtering, processing and meat hygiene for the Bauckhof poultry, pig and cattle operations.
• Hofladen Amelinghausen (Farm Shop) On-farm shop in Amelinghausen offering a full organic Demeter/regional assortment including Heide potatoes, vegetables, eggs, meat, sausages, Bauckhof Mühle grain products and baking mixes, and Stütensen pottery.
• Demeter Heide-Kartoffel (Heide Potatoes) Demeter-quality Heide potatoes grown on the Klein Süstedt farm under biodynamic cultivation with horn-manure and horn-silica preparations and erosion-protecting under-sown catch crops.
• Werkstattprodukte (Workshop Products) - Keramik & Haushalt Hand-made craft products from the Stütensen workshops including garden and everyday ceramics (with 1300°C wood-fired stoneware), bird feeder balls/nests, woven seat covers and door mats, and wax-soaked fire starters from recycled candle remnants.
• Apfelwerkstatt Produkte (Apple Workshop Products) Hand-peeled dried apple cubes for muesli and chocolate-coated apple rings, plus seasonal vegetable preserves and custom tomato soup, produced in the Stütensen Apfelwerkstatt and sold in the farm shop.
• WfbM Mehlwerkstatt (Flour Workshop at Bauckhof Mühle) Partnership between Bauckhof Stütensen and Bauck GmbH (Bauckhof Mühle) in Rosche providing four supported work placements where participants hand-pack baking ingredients and soy flour.
• Demeter Tannenbäume (Christmas Trees) Sustainably grown Demeter-quality Christmas trees from Bauckhof Stütensen sold from the farm shop alongside gift items from the on-site Töpferei during December.
• Sozialtherapie Stütensen (Social Therapy Programme) Anthroposophical social-therapy living community for adults with support needs, integrating housing in five residential houses and sheltered workshop employment under Germany's Bundesteilhabegesetz (BTHG).
• Ausbildungs-, Praktikums- und Freiwilligendienst-Programme (Apprenticeship, Internship and Voluntary Service Programmes) Vocational and voluntary training programmes across the three sites: farmer apprenticeship (m/w/d) starting August 2026 at Amelinghausen, Heilerziehungspfleger apprenticeship at Stütensen, plus school/study internships, Bundesfreiwilligendienst (ÖBFD), FÖJ and FSJ placements.
• Förderverein Bauckhof Stütensen (Support Association) Registered non-profit support association (since 1984) of parents, relatives and friends of Stütensen residents, funding building acquisitions, renovations, therapies, cultural events and trips not covered by statutory health insurance; member of Anthropoi Selbsthilfe.
• Bauckhof Partnerangebot (Bauckhof Partner Programme at Klein Süstedt) Partner farm programme for Klein Süstedt-listed partner farms cooperating with Bauckhof Klein Süstedt, particularly for contract poultry rearing under Demeter husbandry standards including Bruderhahn.

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature5 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Schaumann Foundation (Hofgut Oberfeld): Anthroposophical non-profit foundation operating a Demeter farm and social therapy programmes in Hessen; comparable to Bauckhof's combined non-profit farm + anthroposophic disability-services model under one governance roof.
• Demeter e.V. Germany's national Demeter certification body and biodynamic farming association. Not a peer in the product sense, but the certifying body whose standards govern all Bauckhof farm operations and brand identity.

Direct peers

• Lobetaler Bio: Organic farm and dairy (Lobetaler Bio Käserei) run by the Lobetalarbeit social welfare organisation; comparable to Bauckhof Stütensen because it pairs a working Demeter/organic dairy with sheltered-workshop employment for people with disabilities.
• Ökodorf Brodowin: Large Demeter-certified biodynamic farm community in Brandenburg operating a Hofkäserei, on-farm dairy, and farm shop — Michael Kuper worked here twelve years. Most direct comparable for Bauckhof's integrated biodairy-plus-farm-retail model in Germany.
• Bauck GmbH (Bauckhof Mühle): Sister company operating the Bauckhof Mühle in Rosche; closely linked commercial miller and processor of organic/biodynamic baking mixes, flours and muesli that sells the bulk of consumer-facing Bauck-branded SKUs via bauck.de. Operationally intertwined with the Bauckhof group despite separate legal ownership.
• VonHier GmbH: Independent German organic miller producing regional organic baking mixes and flours under transparent regional sourcing; comparable for the Bauck Mühle / baking-mix product line and organic retail distribution.
• Gläserne Molkerei: Independent German organic dairy processor producing regional organic milk, cheese and yoghurt under transparent ("gläserne") sourcing; comparable to Bauckhof Käserei Amelinghausen for craft organic dairy positioning and direct retail distribution.
• Hemme Milch: Regional organic dairy in Wedemark (Lower Saxony) with on-farm processing, farm-shop and restaurant operations; directly comparable to Bauckhof's Amelinghausen dairy-plus-farm-shop model and the same Lower-Saxony regional organic customer base.

Regional players

• Naturkost Elkershausen: Mid-sized Lower-Saxony organic miller and processor supplying Demeter baking mixes and flours to the regional natural-food channel — closest regional competitor to the Bauckhof Mühle partnership for processed grain retail SKUs.

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Key highlights7 records

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Profiles12 records

Subsidiaries3 records

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