What Burger Druck does

Burger Druck GmbH is a family-owned commercial printing company headquartered in Waldkirch, southern Germany (Schwarzwald region), founded in 1987 and operating with 11-50 employees. The company operates as a unified production platform combining offset printing (König & Bauer Rapida 106 sheet-fed press) and digital printing (HP Indigo 12000 liquid-toner press with 7-color Indichrome capability) alongside in-house finishing services including hot-foil stamping, embossing, spot UV, 3D varnish via Scodix Sense, Braille, and lamination. Around this production core, Burger Druck offers a modular suite of complementary services: web-to-print for self-serve CI-compliant ordering, print-on-demand with just-in-time delivery, personalized mailing and Deutsche Post Dialogpost distribution, white-label production for reselling partners, and a product development consulting practice that also manages projects produced externally.

The company's product portfolio spans folding cartons, business stationery, cards, magazines, brochures, books, calendars, posters, and user manuals, serving B2B customers across the DACH region including card publishers, consumer goods and food brands, and general enterprise print buyers. Differentiation is built on premium equipment flexibility (run size 1 to large offset), an unusually deep sustainability stack (FSC-COC, PEFC-COC, Cradle-to-Cradle inks, ClimatePartner climate-neutral printing, PV solar, processless plates reducing water use by 40%), and integrated mail-and-fulfillment via Deutsche Post and DHL.

The business model is project-based and quote-driven across most custom print work, supplemented by subscription-like recurring revenue from the closed web-to-print platform and white-label production for resellers. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is determined by run length, substrate, finishing, and complexity. Go-to-market is sales-led with named account managers (Dirk Burger, Christian Kern) handling direct consultation with enterprise and mid-market customers, while the web-to-print channel captures repeat business customers on a self-serve basis. The company is independently owned by the Burger family with no external investment, no parent company, and no subsidiaries.

Name

Burger Druck

Legal name

Burger Druck GmbH

Website

https://burger-druck.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Burger Druck GmbH is a family-owned German commercial printing company in Waldkirch offering offset and digital printing, in-house finishing, packaging, cards, web-to-print, mailing, and white-label production for B2B customers across the DACH region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Waldkirch

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom Print Production: Burger Druck produces custom print jobs for business customers across offset and digital formats, ranging from business cards and packaging to magazines and books. Pricing is quote-based and project-specific, varying by run length, materials, and finishing requirements. Services span pre-press consultation, production, finishing, and fulfillment/shipping.
2. Project Management & Consulting Services: The company offers product development and project management consulting for print projects, including support for jobs not produced at Burger Druck. This includes need analysis, prototyping, production partner selection, and end-to-end project coordination through to delivery.
3. Web-to-Print Platform: A closed web-to-print shop enables repeat business customers to order standardized print products (business stationery, manuals, flyers, posters) online, with CI-compliant templates, workflow automation, and pick-and-pack logistics.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Burger Druck is a commercial printing company that produces custom printed materials and packaging for business customers using both offset (König & Bauer Rapida 106) and digital (HP Indigo 12000) press technologies. Offerings span business stationery, cards, packaging (folding cartons), magazines, brochures, books, calendars, posters, and user manuals, complemented by in-house finishing (foil stamping, embossing, 3D varnish, Braille), web-to-print ordering, print-on-demand, mailing/fulfillment, white-label production, and project consulting.

Product overview

Burger Druck is a commercial printing company operating as a unified platform of printing and finishing services, combining production capabilities with complementary service modules. The core production stack is built on two main printing technologies — Offsetdruck (offset printing via König & Bauer Rapida 106) and Digitaldruck (digital printing via HP Indigo 12000) — supplemented by Veredelung (finishing) services. Around these core production pillars, the company offers a modular suite of services including Web-to-Print (online ordering platform), Print-on-Demand (on-demand production), Mailing (personalized direct mail fulfillment), White Labeling (private-label production), and Produktentwicklung (project consulting and management). The product portfolio spans printed materials including Karten (cards), Verpackungen (packaging), Geschäftsausstattungen (business stationery), Magazine, Broschüren (brochures), Bücher (books), Kalender (calendars), Poster, and Bedienungsanleitungen (user manuals), all of which can be produced via digital or offset printing and finished with the company's in-house enhancement techniques.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Digitaldruck (Digital Printing)

Quantifiable outcome

• 40% water reduction achieved through processless printing plate development
• +2 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Deutsche PostcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBurger Druck partners with Deutsche Post for direct mailing and shipping services. The company is a certified Dialogpost producer (Geprüfter Einlieferer Dialogpost) authorized to use Deutsche Post's mailing services for efficient distribution of personalized mailings and marketing communications.
• DHLcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBurger Druck uses DHL as a shipping and logistics partner for the delivery of print products and mailing services. DHL handles both standard and international shipments as needed for direct-to-customer and direct-to-retail fulfillment.
• ClimatePartnercoreTechnology or IntegrationBurger Druck partners with ClimatePartner to offer verified climate-neutral printing. CO2 emissions from print production are calculated and offset through certified international climate protection projects. Each job receives a unique project-specific ID number allowing end customers to verify the climate neutrality of their print products on ClimatePartner's website.
• Gmund PapiersupportingOthersBurger Druck sources premium paper from local Black Forest manufacturer Gmund Papier, a partnership that strengthens the regional economy and supports sustainable production through short logistics distances.
• Köhler PapersupportingOthersBurger Druck sources certified paper products from regional partner Köhler Paper, complementing the local supply chain and enabling sustainable paper sourcing close to the production facility.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• FLYERALARM: One of the largest online print providers in the DACH region, offering offset, digital, and large-format printing plus web-to-print ordering. Directly comparable to Burger Druck across product categories, customer segments, and channel model, but at substantially larger scale.
• Pixartprinting (Cimpress): European web-to-print platform offering a wide range of commercial print products and packaging. Comparable business model (online/web-to-print with broad SKU coverage), though it serves a pan-European customer base rather than Burger Druck's DACH focus.
• Wirtz Druck: Established German commercial printer offering offset, digital, and finishing services to B2B customers across stationery, marketing materials, and packaging. Directly comparable in scale, technology stack, and customer segments.
• Karl Knauer KG: German packaging and print specialist producing folding cartons, displays, and printed packaging for consumer goods brands. Directly comparable to Burger Druck's packaging segment and sustainability credentials, with similar mid-size positioning.
• Onlineprinters (Cimpress): Large German-based web-to-print platform offering offset and digital printing across business stationery, marketing materials, packaging, and large-format print. Directly comparable to Burger Druck's product mix and B2B target market, with much larger scale and a more digital-native GTM motion.
• Druckhaus Kaufmann: Mid-size German commercial printer offering offset and digital printing, finishing, and packaging services to B2B customers. Closely comparable to Burger Druck in scale, product mix, and customer base within the German market.
• Kösel Druck: German book and commercial printer with offset and digital capabilities serving publishers and B2B customers. Comparable product portfolio (books, magazines, packaging-adjacent) and similar mid-market positioning to Burger Druck.

Broad incumbents

• Mohn Media (Bertelsmann Printing Group): Large German commercial printer (part of Bertelsmann) serving book, magazine, and catalog publishers plus direct marketing. Comparable in core print technologies and B2B orientation but at significantly larger scale and with publisher-centric customers.
• CEWE Stiftung: Large German printing group best known for photo products and consumer printing, but operates commercial printing and direct-mail capabilities. Comparable as a broad incumbent in DACH printing, though skewed more toward consumer/photo products than Burger Druck's B2B focus.

Regional players

• Westermann Druck: German regional commercial printer serving B2B customers with offset and digital printing plus finishing services. Comparable in scale and product offering to Burger Druck, with a similar mid-sized, sales-led German market presence.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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