Overnight Tiefkühl-Service

What Overnight Tiefkühl-Service does

Overnight Tiefkühl-Service GmbH is a German temperature-controlled logistics specialist and a 100% subsidiary of Conditorei Coppenrath & Wiese KG, itself part of the Dr. Oetker Group. Founded in 1994 to internalize the frozen distribution of Coppenrath & Wiese's bakery products, the company has expanded into a multi-customer operator serving German food manufacturers and retailers through an integrated service offering: refrigerated transport via an owned fleet of 42 trucks, cold storage across six warehouses with 50,000+ pallet positions, batch-traceable order picking, and assortment co-packing. The business is anchored in a Herstellerkooperation (manufacturer cooperation) model that consolidates shipments from multiple frozen-food producers for direct delivery to German retail distribution centers, reducing handling and transport costs while preserving cold-chain integrity.

Operations run exclusively within Germany from a hub in Osnabrück, with storage split between Osnabrück-Atter and Mettingen. The company's infrastructure is supported by automated high-bay warehousing, real-time inventory identification, GS1-128 coding, modern telematics, and driver-assistance systems across the fleet, which has an average age of approximately two years. Annual throughput is reported at 800,000 pallets distributed, 900,000 cartons commissioned, and over 7 million cartons assembled through co-packing. The named customer base includes Dr. Oetker, Vossko, apetito convenience, and Femeg alongside the parent company. Revenue is generated through contract-based logistics service fees, and the company employs more than 200 people.

Recent strategic activity has centered on capacity expansion (sixth warehouse completed in 2021), sustainability initiatives (fuel cell installation in 2018, Long-LKW deployment in 2017), and service-line broadening through co-packing. Overnight is led by two managing directors, Kasper von Bockum and Andreas Wallmeier, operates without external funding or M&A activity, and has won recognition including a 2nd-place finish at the 2018 Eco Performance Award for sustainability in transport and logistics.

Name

Overnight Tiefkühl-Service

Legal name

Overnight Tiefkühl-Service GmbH

Website

https://spedition-overnight.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Overnight Tiefkühl-Service GmbH is a German temperature-controlled logistics specialist and 100% subsidiary of Coppenrath & Wiese, offering integrated refrigerated transport, cold storage, order picking, and co-packing to German food manufacturers and retailers through a manufacturer cooperation model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cold Chain Logistics

NAICS

Refrigerated Warehousing and Storage (493120), Refrigerated Warehousing and Storage (49312), Local Messengers and Local Delivery (49221)

SIC

Trucking & Courier Services (No Air) (4210)

akta.pro primary industry

Grocery & Meal-Kit Cold Delivery (TLAAAJAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Cold-Chain Micro-Fulfillment & Dark-Store Last-Mile (TLAAAJAK)

Keywords

• Frozen food logistics
• Cold chain transport
• Refrigerated warehousing
• Order picking services
• Co-packing kitting

Headquarters

HQ city

Osnabrück

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Tiefkühllogistik-Dienstleistungen (Transport, Lager, Kommissionierung, Konfektionierung): Provides temperature-controlled logistics services including frozen storage, order picking/commissioning, co-packing/kitting, and national distribution of frozen food products. Revenue is generated through service fees for logistics operations, likely structured as contract-based or per-transaction pricing.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Overnight Tiefkühl-Service GmbH provides end-to-end temperature-controlled logistics for frozen food products in Germany. The integrated service offering comprises refrigerated transport with a 42-truck fleet, cold storage across six warehouses with 50,000+ pallet positions, batch-traceable order picking, and customer-specific co-packing/kitting. Operations are centered in Osnabrück with nationwide distribution to German retail distribution centers.

Product overview

Overnight Tiefkühl-Service is a frozen food logistics company offering an integrated logistics concept comprising four core service modules: Transport (refrigerated trucking with a modern fleet), Lager (cold storage with 50,000+ pallet spaces), Kommissionierung (order picking with batch tracking and GS1-128 coding), and Konfektionierung (co-packing/kitting of assortment cartons). The company operates as a manufacturer cooperation model, centralizing order processing, bundled storage, and direct delivery to retail from its Osnabrück hub, serving customers throughout Germany.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Transport (Refrigerated Trucking)

Quantifiable outcome

• 50,000+ frozen pallet positions across 6 warehouses
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 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.

• Conditorei Coppenrath & Wiese KGcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConditorei Coppenrath & Wiese KG is the 100% parent company of Overnight Tiefkühl-Service GmbH. The parent company is a leading German frozen bakery and confectionery manufacturer. Overnight handles all logistics for Coppenrath & Wiese products and also serves as the broader logistics platform for the Oetker Group.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves15 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Honold Logistik Gruppe: German logistics company specializing in temperature-controlled transport and contract logistics for food and pharmaceutical customers. Comparable in temperature-controlled B2B distribution with German retail focus.
• Streck Transportgesellschaft: German frozen food logistics specialist offering temperature-controlled transport and storage across Germany and Europe. Direct peer in frozen food distribution with comparable fleet and warehousing operations.
• Eurofrigo: European cold storage and logistics specialist (now part of Lineage) operating refrigerated warehouses supporting frozen food distribution. Direct peer in temperature-controlled warehousing and distribution services.
• trans-o-flex: German temperature-controlled logistics specialist serving pharmaceutical and food markets with active temperature control and express distribution. Comparable to Overnight in cold-chain operations but with different end-market concentration.
• Nagel-Group: German fresh and frozen food logistics provider with temperature-controlled warehousing, picking, and distribution to European retail. Closest direct comparable to Overnight in terms of model, temperature-controlled scope, and customer base.

Broad incumbents

• DACHSER: One of Europe's largest family-owned logistics providers with substantial cold-chain capability through its Food Logistics business. Broad incumbent operating across multiple segments, including refrigerated transport relevant to Overnight's market.
• Hellmann Worldwide Logistics: German-headquartered global logistics provider with temperature-controlled transport solutions for food and pharmaceutical customers. Broad incumbent with overlapping service portfolio and German market presence.
• Kuehne + Nagel: Global logistics leader with a dedicated Perishable Logistics/cool chain division serving food manufacturers across Europe. Broad incumbent offering cold-chain services to enterprise customers similar to Overnight's clientele.
• DSV A/S: Global transport and logistics provider (now including DB Schenker) with cold-chain and food logistics capabilities across Europe. Broad incumbent that competes in similar segments but with a global breadth Overnight does not currently match.
• Deutsche Post DHL Group: Global logistics integrator with DHL Freight and DHL Supply Chain cold-chain operations serving food and retail customers across Germany. Broad incumbent with overlapping capabilities but operating at a much larger scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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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