Ber-Bek

What Ber-Bek does

Ber-Bek oHG is a German family-owned manufacturer of professional culinary and hospitality workwear, headquartered and produced in-house in Wendisch Waren (Goldberg), Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Founded in 1984 by Wolfram Gantert and now led by his sons Joachim and Andreas Gantert, the company designs, cuts, sews, and embroiders made-to-order chef jackets, trousers, aprons, kitchen coats, headwear, service clothing, and catering outerwear — with a catalog of 12 jacket models (plus ten in development) and an assortment of resale accessories including professional knives and slip-resistant kitchen shoes.

The company's core technical asset is its Baukastensystem, a modular build system that lets customers combine cut forms, fabric qualities (Öko-Tex Standard 100 certified from German weavers), colors (45+ for aprons), and accessories (pockets, piping, buttons, embroidery) into up to 5,000 variants per jacket model. Production is fully in-house with qualified seamstresses averaging roughly one hour per jacket and no piece-rate quotas, and a customer database of approximately 50,000 individuals stores individual body measurements to enable precise repeat production. In-house precision embroidery supports custom logos, names, and monograms, and a dedicated sizing service handles Slimfit, extended-length, shortened, and other non-standard measurements.

Commercially, Ber-Bek operates a hybrid go-to-market: a 24/7 D2C e-commerce storefront at ber-bek.de serving individuals and SMBs, plus a two-person outside sales team (Joachim Gantert covering North/East Germany, Andreas Gantert covering South/West) handling brigade-level enterprise orders and complex customization consultations. Revenue is generated almost entirely through one-time unit sales of custom garments plus add-on embroidery and accessories, with premium flagship SKUs priced around €48–€71 per jacket and size surcharges of 10–25% beyond standard ranges. Distribution is exclusively direct — no third-party resellers — with DHL shipping in Germany (€6.80–€12) and international delivery on request. The premium "TIM RAUE Collection" co-developed with celebrity chef Tim Raue and the "Europas Beste 2025" award for the flagship Felan jacket underscore the brand's premium positioning within the German-speaking gastronomy market.

Name

Ber-Bek

Legal name

Ber-Bek oHG

Website

https://ber-bek.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Ber-Bek oHG is a German family-owned manufacturer of custom-made professional culinary workwear — chef jackets, trousers, aprons, and service clothing — produced in-house in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and sold direct to professional chefs, kitchen brigades, and hospitality businesses via e-commerce and regional field sales.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Culinary Workwear

NAICS

Apparel Manufacturing (315), Apparel Accessories and Other Apparel Manufacturing (3159)

SIC

Women's, Misses', And Juniors Outerwear (2330), Retail-Apparel & Accessory Stores (5600)

akta.pro primary industry

Luxury & Couture / Small-Batch Cut & Sew (IMAOAEAL)

Keywords

• Professional chef clothing
• Custom culinary workwear
• Kitchen jackets
• Gastronomy uniforms
• Modular chef apparel

Headquarters

HQ city

Wendisch Waren

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom Culinary Workwear Sales: One-time purchase of made-to-order culinary clothing (cooking jackets, trousers, aprons, hats, accessories). Each item is produced on order based on individual customer measurements and customization selections. The primary revenue stream.
2. Customization and Embroidery Add-ons: Additional charges for logo embroidery, name stitching, custom buttons, piping, special pockets, and other bespoke modifications applied to base garments.
3. Trade Articles (Handelsartikel): Resale of third-party kitchen equipment including non-slip kitchen shoes, chef knives (Victorinox, Wüsthof/Dreizack), knife cases, kitchen tools, and pastry accessories.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Ber-Bek manufactures and sells made-to-order professional kitchen and gastronomy clothing, including chef jackets (Kochjacken), chef pants (Kochhosen), kitchen coats/kasacks (Kittel), aprons (Schürzen), headwear, and service clothing, all cut and sewn in-house in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. The product range is configured through a proprietary Baukastensystem (modular build system) combining cuts, fabrics, colors, and accessories into up to 5,000 variants per model, with custom sizing driven by a customer measurement database. The assortment is complemented by resale trade articles such as non-slip kitchen shoes, chef knives, and kitchen tools.

Product overview

Ber-Bek is a German family-owned manufacturer of professional gastronomic clothing offering a comprehensive modular/customization platform. The core product portfolio centers on Kochjacken (kitchen jackets) and Kochhosen (kitchen pants) for both men and women, complemented by Kittel (kitchen coats/kasacks), Sushi-Kittel (Japanese-style chef coats), Schürzen (comprehensive apron collection with 45+ colors), Kopfbedeckungen (chef headwear), Küchenschuhe/ Serviceschuhe (kitchen and service footwear), and Messer & Zubehör (professional knives and accessories). The company also provides complete Servicebekleidung (service clothing) including shirts, blouses, pants, blazers, and accessories, plus Catering-Kleidung (catering outerwear). The TIM RAUE Collection represents a celebrity chef sub-brand. Key differentiators include the Baukastensystem (modular customization system) enabling thousands of fabric/cut/accessory combinations, individual embroidery services (Logostickerei), custom measurement tailoring (Größenanpassung & Sondermaße), and made-to-order production with Öko-Tex Standard 100 certified fabrics sourced from German weavers. The company operates on a made-to-order basis from its Mecklenburg-Vorpommern facility, with approximately 33 employees.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• TIM RAUE Collection: A branded collection of chef clothing developed in collaboration with chef Tim Raue, available for men's cooking jackets and pants.

Products and services

• Kochjacken (Kitchen Jackets) Professionally tailored chef jackets for men and women in white and colored variants, configurable through the Baukastensystem across cuts, fabrics, pockets, collars, and embroidery. Core product line with 12 jacket models and up to 5,000 variants per model.
• Kochhosen (Kitchen Pants) Professional chef pants for men and women in multiple cuts including Regular Jeans-Schnitt, Bundfalten-Hose, Chino StraightFit, SlimFit, and Baggy, made in Germany from various fabric designs.
• Kittel (Kitchen Coats / Kasacks) Kitchen coats and kasacks for men and women, including the Kasack SOPHIE, Kasack Maya, Kasack Miba, and Damenkittel FELINE models.
• Sushi-Kittel (Japanese-style Kitchen Coats) Specialized Japanese-style kitchen coats in white and colored variants, including the Nakara and Tok-Lin models.
• Schürzen (Aprons) Comprehensive apron collection including Latzschürzen (bib aprons), Träger-Latzschürzen, Halbschürzen, Service-Latzschürzen, Service-Halbschürzen, Bistroschürzen, Kellnerschürzen, and Sonderschürzen available in 45+ different colors.
• Kopfbedeckungen (Headwear) Chef headwear including Kochmützen, Pagenmützen, Bandanas, Schiffchen, Stirnbänder, Caps, and Schiebermützen.
• Servicebekleidung (Service Clothing) Complete front-of-house service staff wardrobe including blouses, shirts, polo shirts, T-shirts, sweat-shirts, hoodies, women's and men's pants, skirts, women's blazers, men's jackets, and accessories.
• Catering-Kleidung (Catering Clothing) Outdoor catering attire including Soft-Shell Jacken, Soft-Shell Westen, Fleece-Jacken, Fleece-Westen, Stepp-Jacken, and Stepp-Westen from Russell.
• Küchenschuhe & Serviceschuhe (Kitchen & Service Shoes) Professional kitchen and service footwear from brands including ABEBA, Birkenstock, ELTEN, JALAS, PUMA, SHOES FOR CREWS, SIKA, and WEGA, with slip-resistant options.
• Messer & Zubehör (Knives & Accessories) Professional kitchen knives and accessories including Victorinox Grand-Maître, Victorinox Wood, Victorinox Swiss Classic, Solicut, Wüsthof/Dreizack, and Ber-Bek branded knives, plus Messerkoffer and Küchenwerkzeuge.
• TIM RAUE Collection Exclusive chef clothing collection designed in collaboration with celebrity chef Tim Raue, featuring specially designed kitchen jackets and pants as a premium co-branded product line.
• Start-Sets für Auszubildende (Starter Sets for Apprentices) Bundled kitchen clothing packages designed for culinary apprentices, available as complete sets or small starter sets at accessible entry price points.

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 5,000 product variants per jacket model through the modular build system
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• TIM RAUE CollectioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBer-Bek produces a dedicated TIM RAUE Collection — a co-branded line of chef jackets and trousers developed in collaboration with celebrity chef Tim Raue. This collection represents Ber-Bek's highest-profile brand collaboration and is marketed as a premium co-developed product line. The collection includes both men's chef jackets and trousers.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Adolphe Lafont: French workwear and hospitality-uniform manufacturer with significant culinary apparel presence. Comparable in European professional-uniform manufacturing; broader scope than Ber-Bek's culinary-only niche.
• BP Workwear (Bierbaum-Proenen): Large German workwear manufacturer serving healthcare, industry, and hospitality. Comparable in 'Made in Germany' uniforms; broader incumbent with adjacent but not culinary-specialized product focus.

Emerging players

• Greiff (GRIFFIN Mode): German manufacturer of hospitality and corporate workwear. Ber-Bek even resells selected Greiff products as accessories. Adjacent peer with overlapping culinary and front-of-house uniform lines but broader corporate/career-wear focus.

Direct peers

• Chef Works: US-based global culinary apparel brand offering chef uniforms, aprons, and kitchen wear. Comparable in culinary-uniform focus, though with broader mass-market positioning vs. Ber-Bek's made-to-order model.
• Le Nouveau Chef: Belgian designer and manufacturer of chef wear and hospitality uniforms. Comparable across product range (jackets, pants, aprons), European premium positioning, and focus on customization for professional kitchens.
• White Chefs Wear (Chefswear): UK culinary uniform specialist offering chef whites, jackets, and aprons to UK and European hospitality customers. Comparable in culinary-uniform specialization and B2B brigade-order focus.
• Lebek Berufskleidung: German-based manufacturer of chef jackets, aprons, and culinary workwear. The closest direct comparable to Ber-Bek in terms of product specialization, German manufacturing heritage, and DACH gastronomy focus.
• Bragard: French premium culinary apparel house serving Michelin-starred restaurants and hospitality groups across Europe. Comparable due to premium chef-jacket positioning, made-in-Europe manufacturing, and similar chef-brand endorsement model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/berbekkochprofikleidung
• LinkedInde.linkedin.com/company/ber-bek-ohg
• Instagraminstagram.com/berbekohg

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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