Panem Backstube

What Panem Backstube does

Panem Backstube GmbH is a privately held industrial bakery headquartered in Bleicherode, Thuringia, Germany, that manufactures traditional and recipe-based baked goods for the German food retail trade (Lebensmitteleinzelhandel). Founded in 2014, the company operates two modern production facilities running around the clock, producing billions of bread rolls annually across a portfolio that includes sliced rolls (Schnittbrötchen), pretzel sticks (Laugenstangen), whole loaves, ciabatta, and stone oven baguettes, with seasonal variety production year-round.

The business is structured as a B2B enterprise sales operation targeting food retailers through direct commercial relationships. Operations are supported by Microsoft Dynamics NAV (Navision) as the central ERP system and a proprietary 4-shift scheduling model that provides employees with one full week off per month. The company also operates a Moodle-based Digital Training Management (Digitales Schulungs Management) system with multilingual support for an international workforce of approximately 400–500 employees. Leadership consists of Managing Directors Dr. Markus Rammert and Pierre Sauer.

Revenue mechanics are derived from the production and wholesale supply of baked goods to supermarket and retail chain buyers in Germany, with logistics handled in coordination with unnamed transport partners. The company positions itself as combining traditional baking craft with modern production technology and a diversified, international workforce, though no public pricing, revenue figures, or named customer relationships are disclosed.

Name

Panem Backstube

Legal name

Panem Backstube GmbH

Website

https://panem-backstube.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Panem Backstube GmbH is a German industrial bakery founded in 2014 that produces traditional and recipe-based baked goods — sliced rolls, pretzel sticks, loaves, ciabatta, and baguettes — for the German food retail trade, operating two 24/7 plants with approximately 400–500 employees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Bakery Products

NAICS

Commercial Bakeries (311812), Bread and Bakery Product Manufacturing (31181), Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing (3118)

akta.pro primary industry

Pretzels & Savory Baked Snacks Manufacturing (AFAKAIAD)

Keywords

• Industrial baked goods
• Bakery manufacturing
• Food retail supply
• Bread and rolls production
• Pretzel products

Headquarters

HQ city

Bleicherode

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. B2B Baked Goods Sales: Production and sale of high-quality baked goods to food retail trade (Lebensmitteleinzelhandel). Products include sliced rolls, pretzel sticks, whole loaves, and other baked goods produced year-round.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Panem Backstube GmbH is an industrial bakery producing high-quality baked goods — including sliced rolls (Schnittbrötchen), pretzel sticks (Laugenstangen), whole loaves, ciabatta, baguettes and lye-based pretzel products — baked according to traditional recipes for the German food retail trade. The company operates two modern, computer-aided production facilities in Bleicherode, Thuringia on a round-the-clock, four-shift schedule to deliver consistent, year-round supply of fresh-baked goods to supermarket and food retail customers.

Product overview

Panem Backstube is an industrial bakery company that produces high-quality baked goods for the food retail sector. The company operates two modern production facilities in Bleicherode, Thuringia, running production around the clock. Their core product line includes a wide range of baked goods such as sliced rolls (Schnittbrötchen), pretzel sticks (Laugenstangen), pretzel products (Laugengebäck), ciabatta, stone oven baguettes, and whole loaves. The company also operates an internal digital training management system (Digitales Schulungs Management) powered by Moodle to support employee development.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Baked Goods for Food Retail (Backwaren) A portfolio of industrial bakery products — including sliced rolls (Schnittbrötchen), lye-based pretzel sticks (Laugenstangen), whole loaves, baguettes and ciabatta — produced on two modern, computer-aided production lines and supplied year-round to food retailers in Germany.

Quantifiable outcome

• Produces billions of bread rolls per year
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Transport Partners (unspecified)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCompany coordinates delivery in close cooperation with transport partners for shipping finished products to customers. Partners handle logistics and transportation but are not individually named.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Harry-Brot: One of Germany's largest industrial bakeries producing bread and bakery products for the food retail trade. Directly comparable in product mix (rolls, loaves), B2B retail customer base, and industrial-scale production model.
• Mestemacher: German industrial bakery producing whole-grain and traditional breads for retail distribution. Comparable in being a mid-to-large German industrial bakery supplying baked goods into retail channels, with similar operational scale.
• Vandemoortele: European bakery and frozen-food manufacturer producing bread, viennoiserie, and par-baked products for retail and foodservice. Comparable in industrial-scale bakery production and multi-country European distribution, though with stronger frozen-bakery exposure.
• Kamps: German bakery group producing breads, rolls, and snacks for retail and foodservice. Closely comparable product portfolio and German food-retail customer base, with a more pronounced retail-store footprint alongside B2B supply.
• Schäfer's Brot: German industrial bread and rolls producer serving the food retail trade. Directly comparable product range (rolls, breads) and B2B retail supply motion in the German market.
• Lieken Brot- und Backwaren: German industrial bakery specializing in sliced breads and rolls for the German retail trade. Closely comparable to Panem Backstube in target customers (Lebensmitteleinzelhandel), product portfolio, and large-volume private-label supply model.

Broad incumbents

• ARYZTA: Global bakery group producing breads, buns, and pastries for retail and foodservice. Comparable as an incumbent industrial bakery supplier to European food retail, though materially larger and more geographically diversified than Panem Backstube.
• Grupo Bimbo: World's largest bakery company, with significant presence in Germany via Lieken. Comparable as a global incumbent industrial bakery supplying private-label and branded breads to retail; relevant for competitive context even if not a single-product competitor.
• Freiberger Lebensmittel: German producer of frozen pizzas and baked goods (part of Südzucker group). Comparable in being an industrial-scale German bakery producer serving retail channels, though skewed toward frozen convenience products.

Others

• EDEKA / Rewe (as retail customers): Major German food retailers (Lebensmitteleinzelhandel) that represent the primary customer channel for Panem Backstube. Listed as an 'other' ecosystem participant to contextualize customer-side dynamics rather than as a direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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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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