Ebert+Jacobi

What Ebert+Jacobi does

Ebert+Jacobi is a German pharmaceutical distribution services company headquartered in Würzburg that intermediates pharmaceutical supply between manufacturers and local pharmacies (Vor-Ort-Apotheken). It operates as a subsidiary within the NOWEDA Group (NOWEDA Apothekergenossenschaft eG), Germany's largest pharmacy cooperative, and inherits access to NOWEDA's network of 23 distribution branches, 9,291 member pharmacies, and same-day delivery operations that have run since 1939. The company's own public web presence is minimal — currently a redirect/landing page — and its specific product, pricing, and operational details are not independently disclosed, with distribution and member-facing services functionally administered at the NOWEDA group level.

The parent cooperative's broader stack — NOWEDA Cockpit for order/delivery documentation, ApothekenBeratung, ApothekenPflegeService (Hilfsmittel/aid supplies), Steinweg Medical (Verblisterung/blister packaging), Eigenmarken, the Zukunftspakt Apotheke omnichannel initiative, and the IhreApotheken.de pre-ordering platform — defines the service perimeter that Ebert+Jacobi effectively participates in. Business model mechanics are cooperative-driven: member pharmacies participate in procurement, advisory, marketing, and digital service programs rather than being transacted with as standalone wholesale customers. The 1-10 employee headcount reported for Ebert+Jacobi suggests its role is largely regional or operational within the parent structure rather than a standalone commercial entity.

Geographically, operations are confined to Germany, with no global footprint claimed. No revenue, funding rounds, leadership team, patents, or M&A history specific to Ebert+Jacobi were disclosed; the entity's investment-relevant signals must be read through NOWEDA's group-level activity (including the 2017 Spangropharm acquisition, the 2019 Zukunftspakt Apotheke launch, and the May 2026 socialPALS marketing partnership).

Name

Ebert+Jacobi

Website

https://ebert-jacobi.de

Company type

Private

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Ebert+Jacobi is a Würzburg-based pharmaceutical distribution services firm and subsidiary of NOWEDA, Germany's largest pharmacy cooperative, intermediating pharmaceutical supply between manufacturers and local pharmacies (Vor-Ort-Apotheken) across Germany.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pharmaceutical Distribution

NAICS

Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers (424210), Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers (42421)

SIC

Wholesale-Drugs, Proprietaries & Druggists' Sundries (5122)

akta.pro primary industry

Full-Line Pharmaceutical Wholesalers (HLAIAJAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Specialty Pharmaceutical Distributors (HLAIAJAB)

Keywords

• Pharmaceutical distribution
• Pharmacy wholesale
• Drug logistics
• Pharmaceutical supply
• Pharmacy delivery

Headquarters

HQ city

Würzburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Ebert+Jacobi is a pharmaceutical wholesaler that distributes medicines and pharmaceutical products from manufacturers to local pharmacies (Vor-Ort-Apotheken) in the Würzburg region of Germany. As a partner within the NOWEDA Apothekergenossenschaft cooperative, the company provides same-day delivery and last-mile pharmaceutical logistics to community pharmacies.

Product overview

Ebert+Jacobi is a company within the NOWEDA Group (NOWEDA Apothekergenossenschaft eG), a pharmaceutical cooperative and the largest pharmacy cooperative in Germany. The source content is a welcome/landing page for Ebert+Jacobi redirecting visitors to a new website, with no specific product or service details provided.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pharmaceutical wholesale distribution Wholesale procurement, warehousing, and same-day delivery of medicines and pharmaceutical products from manufacturers and wholesalers to local community pharmacies (Vor-Ort-Apotheken) in the Würzburg region of Germany.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Alliance Healthcare Germany: Alliance Healthcare (part of Walgreens Boots Alliance) operates pharmaceutical wholesale and pre-wholesale in Germany. Directly comparable distribution business serving pharmacies, but at broader national and international scale.
• Gehe Pharma Handel: Gehe Pharma Handel (now part of Phoenix Group) is a major German pharmaceutical wholesaler. Comparable pharma distribution business but operates as a large incumbent rather than a small regional subsidiary.
• Phoenix Group: Phoenix Group is one of the largest pharmaceutical wholesalers in Europe with a major German footprint (Phoenix Pharmahandel). Directly comparable as a pharma wholesale distributor serving pharmacies, but operates at significantly larger and broader scale than Ebert+Jacobi.

Regional players

• Häffner & Co: Häffner & Co is a regional German pharmaceutical wholesaler serving pharmacies in southern Germany. Comparable regional distribution footprint to Ebert+Jacobi's Würzburg base.

Direct peers

• Sanacorp: Sanacorp is a German pharmaceutical cooperative wholesaler serving member pharmacies, directly comparable to NOWEDA's distribution model and thus to Ebert+Jacobi's role within it. Both compete for the same Vor-Ort-Apotheken customer base.
• NOWEDA Apothekergenossenschaft eG: NOWEDA is the direct parent and parent cooperative of Ebert+Jacobi, operating the same pharmaceutical wholesale and same-day delivery business across 23 branches in Germany. It is the most structurally comparable entity, though at vastly greater scale.
• Spangropharm: Spangropharm (now a NOWEDA subsidiary following the 2017 acquisition) is a historical German pharmaceutical wholesaler acquired by NOWEDA, directly comparable as a NOWEDA-owned regional pharma distribution subsidiary.
• Andreae-Noris Zahn (ANZAG) / Pharma Privat: Pharma Privat is a German pharmaceutical wholesale network of independent regional wholesalers serving local pharmacies. Directly comparable to Ebert+Jacobi's regional pharma delivery model.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks3 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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