Bivano

What Bivano does

Bivano GmbH is a Mönchengladbach-based B2B logistics and trading company specialized in certified organic fruits and vegetables. Operating as the organic-produce division of the BÖHMER Gruppe, a family-owned German fresh-food group with nearly a century of history, Bivano runs one of the largest bio-logistics centers in Germany: an approximately 10,000 m² facility with 1,200 pallet spaces across 6 cold-storage rooms, 16 temperature-controlled ripening chambers for bananas, avocados, and mangoes, and 6 packaging lines processing on the order of 20,000 cartons of bio-bananas per week, staffed by roughly 100 employees.

The company's underlying technology is operational rather than digital: ERP-integrated warehouse management with mobile-terminal commissioning mounted on forklift trucks and scanner-supported Data Matrix code tracking for full-pallet traceability across the facility. Quality control follows UNECE norms during goods receipt, with organic integrity verification for all incoming product. The stack is purpose-built for handling and quality assurance in fresh organic produce, not for AI-driven optimization.

Bivano earns revenue from two intertwined streams: managed-service logistics fees for goods receipt, storage, ripening, packaging, and shipping; and trading margins on the procurement (including import), customs clearance, and distribution of organic fruits and vegetables. Customers are wholesale and retail trade accounts across Europe, served via direct B2B sales supported by the in-house logistics subsidiary Böhmer Transport GmbH. The company is privately held (GmbH), has no external funding rounds, and operates without disclosed pricing tiers.

Name

Bivano

Legal name

Bivano GmbH

Website

https://bivano.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Bivano GmbH is a German B2B organic-produce logistics and trading company, subsidiary of BÖHMER Gruppe, operating one of Germany's largest bio-logistics centers in Mönchengladbach to procure, store, ripen, package, and distribute organic fruits and vegetables to European wholesale and retail customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Organic Produce Logistics

NAICS

Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Merchant Wholesalers (424480), Refrigerated Warehousing and Storage (493120)

SIC

Wholesale-Groceries & Related Products (5140)

akta.pro primary industry

Natural, Organic & Health Foods Wholesale Distribution (CRAOAAAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Produce (Fruits & Vegetables) Cold Storage & Ripening (TLALABAE)

Keywords

• Organic produce distribution
• Cold chain logistics
• Bio logistics services
• Ripening chamber services
• Wholesale produce supply

Headquarters

HQ city

Mönchengladbach

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Logistics & Fulfillment Services: Full-service logistics offering including goods receiving with quality inspection, storage (1,200 pallet spaces, 16 ripening chambers), packaging (6 packaging lines), and goods dispatch for organic produce. Revenue generated from service fees for handling, storage, ripening, packaging, and transport.
2. Organic Produce Trading: Procurement (including import), customs clearance, and distribution of controlled organically grown fruits and vegetables of all kinds (from pineapple to lettuce, tomato to lemon - from regional to import goods). Revenue from product margins.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Bivano operates one of Germany's largest dedicated bio-logistics centers in Mönchengladbach, providing integrated services for certified organic fruits and vegetables: procurement (including import), customs clearance, temperature-controlled storage in 6 cold rooms with 1,200 pallet spaces, controlled ripening in 16 specialized chambers, professional packaging across 6 packaging lines, and European-wide distribution through its own logistics subsidiary Böhmer Transport GmbH. The company supplies controlled-organic produce from regional and international sources to wholesale and retail customers throughout Europe.

Product overview

Bivano operates as a comprehensive Bio-Logisticszentrum (organic logistics center) offering a complete portfolio of organic fruits and vegetables alongside integrated logistics services. The product portfolio includes 4 organic fruit products (Avocado, Banana, Blueberry, Lime) and 4 organic vegetable products (Ginger, Onion, Potato, Bell Pepper), all sourced from controlled organic farming. These products are supported by a full-service logistics offering comprising: Wareneingang (goods receipt with organic integrity verification), Lagerung (storage with 1,200 pallet spaces and 16 ripening chambers), Packstation (professional packaging with 6 production lines), and Warenausgang + Transport (shipping with company-owned transport). The integrated service model enables Bivano to handle the entire supply chain from procurement and import through customs clearance, storage, individual packaging, ripening, and European-wide distribution, all managed from their approximately 10,000 m² facility in Mönchengladbach with approximately 100 employees.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Wareneingang (Goods Receipt) Incoming goods inspection service at the Bio-Logistikzentrum that verifies quantity, Bio-Integrität (organic integrity), and Bio-Qualität (organic quality) according to UNECE standards, supported by Data Matrix Code tracking for each pallet.
• Lagerung (Cold Storage and Ripening) Cold storage service providing 1,200 pallet spaces across 6 cold storage rooms with product-appropriate cooling, plus 16 modern ripening chambers for bananas, avocados, and mangoes ripened by a master ripener (Reifemeister) according to specific quality criteria and predetermined ripening degrees under fully controlled conditions.
• Packstation (Professional Packaging) Professional packaging service offering 6 dedicated packaging lines with options including nets, flowpack trays, tubular bags, mesh bags (Girsack), and Carry-Fresh packaging, operated by approximately 45 permanently employed trained staff for organic produce.
• Warenausgang + Transport (Outbound Logistics and Transport) Outbound logistics and transport service including order picking via mobile terminals, pallet counting integrated with the ERP system, and coordinated transport through the in-house logistics partner Böhmer Transport GmbH for European-wide distribution.
• Bio Banane (Organic Banana) Certified organic bananas processed through specialized ripening chambers at the Bio-Logistikzentrum, with a processing capacity of 20,000 boxes per week.
• Bio Avocado (Organic Avocado) Certified organic avocados sourced from Mexico, Israel, Spain, South Africa, and Kenya, with seasonal availability from August through May, supported by the ripening chambers.
• Bio Heidelbeere (Organic Blueberry) Certified organic blueberries (culture berries) sourced primarily from Niedersachsen (Germany) and North America, available seasonally from July to August.
• Bio Limette (Organic Lime) Certified organic limes, available year-round, sourced from Malaysia and other tropical regions.
• Bio Ingwer (Organic Ginger) Certified organic ginger (Zingiber officinale), available year-round, sourced from the West Indies and other tropical cultivation regions.
• Bio Zwiebel (Organic Onion) Certified organic onions (Allium cepa), available year-round with seasonal harvesting periods.
• Bio Kartoffel (Organic Potato) Certified organic potatoes (Solanum tuberosum), available year-round through proper storage, with high vitamin B1, B2, C, and mineral content.
• Bio Paprika spitz (Organic Pointed Bell Pepper) Certified organic pointed bell peppers (Capsicum), available year-round, with vitamin C content up to 130 mg per 100 g.

Quantifiable outcome

• 20,000 cartons of bio-bananas processed per week

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

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Böhmer GruppecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent company of Bivano. BÖHMER Gruppe has nearly 100 years of experience in fresh produce logistics. Bivano was founded as a subsidiary to expand the group's offerings into organic produce with a unique bio-logistics center.
• Böhmer Transport GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIn-house logistics subsidiary that handles transport and delivery of organic produce. Enables integrated supply chain management and efficient distribution.
• Böhmer FrischecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSister company within Böhmer Gruppe focused on fresh produce logistics, supporting integrated service offerings.
• Böhmer KartoffelncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSister company within Böhmer Gruppe focused on potato logistics, part of the integrated fresh produce service network.
• Organic farming associations (Bioland, Demeter, Naturland, Biokreis, Gäa, Biopark)supportingOthersVarious organic farming associations that Bivano works with or sources from. These associations have stricter regulations than EU organic law and guarantee additional product safety through their certifications.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Greenyard NV: Large Belgian-headquartered fresh, frozen and prepared produce group with European-wide distribution. Comparable to Bivano as a European fresh-produce distributor but at much larger scale and broader portfolio (including conventional); organic is one segment within a wider offering.
• Total Produce / Dole plc: Global fresh-produce distributor (Dole plc post-merger with Total Produce) operating across fruit and vegetables in Europe and worldwide. Comparable to Bivano only at category level (fresh-produce distribution) and far larger, but represents the broad incumbent against which specialist organic wholesalers compete.

Direct peers

• Biotropic GmbH: German importer and distributor specialized in organic tropical and exotic fruit (bananas, avocados, mangoes, citrus) from global origins. Directly comparable to Bivano's import-and-ripen model for bio-bananas/avocados/mangoes.
• Frutania GmbH: German organic fruit and vegetable specialist focused on import, ripening and distribution of organic bananas, citrus and exotics. Highly comparable to Bivano's ripening-chamber-driven bio-banana/exotics model.
• dennree GmbH: Germany's largest dedicated organic food wholesaler, supplying organic retailers, natural-food stores and supermarkets with ~1,400 employees and broad assortment. Highly comparable to Bivano as a B2B organic wholesale/distribution specialist serving the same German and European organic retail channel.
• Bodan Großhandel für Naturkost GmbH: Cooperative organic wholesaler in southern Germany serving organic retail stores with produce and dry assortment. Comparable to Bivano in B2B organic wholesale model and German-centric customer base.
• Weiling GmbH: Family-owned German organic wholesaler serving organic retail and health-food stores with full assortment of organic fruit, vegetables and dry goods. Directly comparable to Bivano in target customer (organic retail/wholesale), product focus (organic produce) and B2B distribution model.
• EOSTA (Nature & More): European organic and fair-trade fruit and vegetable importer/distributor serving retail and wholesalers across Europe. Comparable to Bivano as a specialist organic produce importer with European-wide distribution and certified sourcing network.
• Naturkost West GmbH: Regional organic wholesaler in western Germany supplying organic retail with fruit, vegetables and dry goods. Directly comparable as a B2B organic produce distributor with overlapping geography in the Rhine-Ruhr region where Bivano is headquartered.
• Camena GmbH: German organic food wholesaler supplying organic retail with full assortment including fresh produce. Comparable to Bivano as a B2B organic wholesale distributor with German retail customer base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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