Speyer & Grund

Name

Speyer & Grund

Legal name

Speyer & Grund GmbH & Co. KG

Website

https://speyerundgrund.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1863

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Vinegar and Food Acid Production

NAICS

Fruit and Vegetable Canning, Pickling, and Drying (31142)

SIC

Canned, Frozen & Preservd Fruit, Veg & Food Specialties (2030), Food And Kindred Products (2000)

akta.pro primary industry

Vinegar & Pickling Solutions Manufacturing (AFAKADAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Vinegar & Buffered Vinegar (Liquid/Powder, Buffered Systems) (AFAJAFAE), Acetic Acid & Acetates (Vinegar Powders, Sodium Diacetate) (AFAJAGAC)

Keywords

• Vinegar production
• Private label manufacturing
• Citric acid products
• Natural household cleaners
• Organic condiments

Headquarters

HQ city

Mainz

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Branded Consumer Products: Sale of proprietary brands SURIG, CITROVIN, WÜRZGUT, FELDMANN Genuss aus Baden, and FELDMANN Manufaktur to end consumers via German food retail. Products include vinegar essence, citric acid, apple cider vinegars, balsamic vinegars, and HYGREEN natural cleaners.
2. Private Label Manufacturing: Custom manufacturing of vinegar and vinegar essence for German food retail private labels. The company leverages modern machinery and decades of employee expertise to produce efficiently.
3. Industrial / Bulk Ingredient Sales: Supply of acidifiers and acetic acids as raw materials to the food industry. Custom solutions tailored to specific industrial customer needs are also offered.
4. Gastronomy / Bulk Consumer Range: Sale of products to the gastronomy sector (Großverbrauchersortiment), providing vinegar and vinegar essence in larger formats for professional kitchens.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Speyer & Grund manufactures and distributes vinegar, vinegar essence, citric acid concentrates, and plant-based natural cleaners under proprietary brands (SURIG, CITROVIN, FELDMANN Genuss aus Baden, FELDMANN Manufaktur, HYGREEN, WÜRZGUT). Beyond branded retail products, the company produces private-label vinegar and vinegar essence for German food retailers, supplies custom-formulated acidifiers and acetic acids to the food industry, and offers a bulk consumer range (Großverbrauchersortiment) for the gastronomy sector.

Product overview

Speyer & Grund is a German food products company specializing in vinegars, acidifying agents, and natural cleaning products. The portfolio is organized around six main brands: SURIG (vinegar essence and citric acid, the original and flagship since 1877), FELDMANN Genuss aus Baden (everyday gourmet vinegars including table vinegars and apple vinegars), FELDMANN Manufaktur (premium artisan-quality vinegars with unique taste profiles), CITROVIN (lemon/lime concentrates in iconic lemon-shaped bottles), HYGREEN (plant-based natural household cleaners), and WÜRZGUT (vinegar essence for kitchen and household use). The company also serves industrial customers with customized acidifying agents and acetic acids. Products range from concentrated essences (25% acid) to ready-to-use sprays, covering culinary, household cleaning, and industrial applications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SURIG: Essigessenz und Zitronensäure auf rein pflanzlicher Basis für Küche und Haushalt
• FELDMANN Genuss aus Baden
• FELDMANN Manufaktur
• CITROVIN
• HYGREEN
• WÜRZGUT

Products and services

• SURIG Flagship SURIG brand offering vinegar essence (Essigessenz) with approximately 25% acid content in the distinctive yellow-capped taillenflasche, plus SURIG citric acid and SURIG Essigspray DIREKT (ready-to-use vinegar spray). Pure plant-based, biodegradable, and environmentally friendly for culinary and household cleaning applications; sold via German food retail.
• FELDMANN Genuss aus Baden Complete range of gourmet vinegars for everyday use, including table vinegars, wine vinegars, apple vinegars (clear and cloudy), Balsamico, Balsamico Bianco, Balsamico Crema, and organic/bio variants. Produced without sulfites using biological fermentation from regional apple direct juice, including DLG award-winning FELDMANN Balsamico; sold via German food retail.
• FELDMANN Manufaktur Premium gourmet vinegars in artisan quality featuring unique taste profiles from silky-mild to spicy-fine to classic-sour. Includes Apfelessig Balsamo (mild apple vinegar) and Apfelessig Bodensee (from 100% regional organic apples from Lake Constance), produced using the FerNatur® natural fermentation process; sold via German food retail.
• CITROVIN CITROVIN lemon and lime concentrate in the iconic lemon-shaped squeeze bottle (200ml), containing the acidifying power of 12 fruits per bottle. Long-lasting with over one year shelf life, seedless, with bio-organic variants for lemon and lime; sold via German food retail since 1954.
• HYGREEN Natur-Reiniger Plant-based natural household cleaners made from vinegar and citric acid in food quality. Climate-neutral, fully biodegradable, removing limescale and stubborn dirt naturally. Fragrances extracted from oranges and lemons without chemical additives, in practical spray bottles (500ml); sold via German food retail.
• WÜRZGUT WÜRZGUT vinegar essence with distinctive fine acid for versatile kitchen and household use (salads, soups, sauces, marinades; descaling, cleaning, stain removal), available in 400g bottles/cartons. Also offered as WÜRZGUT Speise-Essigspray (food vinegar spray, 500ml); positioned as affordable multi-purpose household helper.
• Private Label Manufacturing Custom contract manufacturing of vinegar and vinegar essence under German food retailers' private labels. B2B service leveraging IFS-certified facilities in Meerane and Karlsruhe and modern production machinery combined with decades of employee expertise for efficient, large-scale private-label output.
• Industrial Acidifier and Acetic Acid Supply B2B industrial supply of food-grade acidifiers and acetic acids as raw materials to food-industry customers. Custom-formulated acidification solutions are tailored to specific industrial customer needs.
• Gastronomy / Großverbrauchersortiment (Bulk Consumer Range) Sale of vinegar and vinegar essence products in larger formats for professional kitchens and foodservice operators through the company's Großverbrauchersortiment (bulk consumer range).

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 20 million bottles produced per year at the Meerane facility
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Local/Regional Apple SupplierscoreOthersSpeyer & Grund works preferentially with local suppliers who provide regionally grown apples for the FELDMANN brand apple cider vinegars. These regional partnerships support the company's emphasis on regionality and quality, particularly for FELDMANN Genuss aus Baden and FELDMANN Manufaktur products.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInde.linkedin.com/company/speyer-&-grund-gmbh-&-co.-kg

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries1 record

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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