JUFFINGER BIO-METZGEREI

What JUFFINGER BIO-METZGEREI does

JUFFINGER BIO-METZGEREI (legal entity: Bio Metzgerei Juffinger GmbH) is a privately held, family-owned organic butcher founded in 1990 by master butcher and meat sommelier Anton Juffinger, now co-led with his wife Helga and operating from its 2011-built headquarters in Thiersee, Tirol, Austria, which was expanded in 2020. The company runs a fully vertical operation under one roof — own slaughterhouse, processing, ripening, packaging, and a retail Metzgerei — producing more than 300 BIO meat and sausage SKUs from BIO-certified pork, beef, lamb, veal, and poultry sourced from regional Tyrolean partner farms. Its core technological differentiator is Europe's only speck and raw-ham ripening facility at approximately 1,000 meters elevation, where pure alpine air and controlled humidity replace industrial climate control to mature prosciutto and speck, supported by stacking certifications (EU BIO Seal AT-BIO-301, Bio Austria, Biokreis, IFS Higher Level, and a Gemeinwohlökonomie balance).

JUFFINGER earns revenue primarily through wholesale B2B sales to gastronomy, hotels, and food service operators across Tyrol, Austria, and Germany, with a EUR 100 net minimum order, three-day lead times, and free delivery thresholds (EUR 300 within Tyrol, EUR 800 to Germany). Distribution layers in channel partnerships via Citti-Märkte (German retail), the BIO HOTELS network of 45 European hotels, Tollwood Festival (multi-year supply of 100% BIO meat), and a handful of named regional hospitality accounts such as Juffing Residenz and Visorium Zillertal; a small direct-to-consumer stream runs through the company's Thiersee Metzgerei. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. The 2024 launch of the 'purro back to meat' sub-brand (BIOFACH 2024 Best New Product Award winner) and 2026 additions of a BIO-Geflügel professional-kitchen line and kitchen-ready BIO-Schweinskarree signal ongoing product and channel expansion, while the June 2026 retirement of the BAVARIER sub-brand consolidated the portfolio around the JUFFINGER core. The company has no API, no public software product, and operates without disclosed external funding, remaining entirely family-owned.

Name

JUFFINGER BIO-METZGEREI

Legal name

Bio Metzgerei Juffinger GmbH

Website

https://biometzger.at

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

JUFFINGER BIO-METZGEREI is a family-owned Austrian organic butcher in Thiersee, Tirol, producing over 300 BIO meat and sausage SKUs from in-house slaughter and Europe's only alpine air-ripening facility at 1,000 m, supplying B2B gastronomy, hotels, retail, and direct consumers across Austria and Germany.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Organic Meat Processing

NAICS

Animal Slaughtering and Processing (3116), Meat Retailers (445240), Meat and Meat Product Merchant Wholesalers (424470)

SIC

Sausages & Other Prepared Meat Products (2013), Meat Packing Plants (2011)

akta.pro primary industry

Fermented & Air-Dried Charcuterie (Salami, Pepperoni, Prosciutto-Style) (AFANAEAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Refrigerated Meat & Charcuterie Wholesale (AFAIAHAI), Hot Dogs, Frankfurters & Bologna (Emulsified/Comminuted Meats) (AFANAEAG), Butcher Shops & Meat Markets (CRAHAHAB), Charcuterie & Cured Meats Specialty Stores (CRAHAGAE)

Keywords

• Organic meat production
• BIO sausage manufacturing
• Alpine air curing
• BIO butcher products
• Professional kitchen supply

Headquarters

HQ city

Thiersee

HQ country

Austria

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Wholesale BIO Meat and Sausage Products: JUFFINGER produces over 300 BIO meat and sausage products from its own production facility in Thiersee, Tirol. Products are sold wholesale to gastronomy businesses, hotels, retailers, and food service operators. The company operates a minimum order value of EUR 100 net for trade orders.
2. Direct Sales: Direct sales to individual consumers at the company location in Thiersee. The company operates its own retail Metzgerei (butcher shop) for end-consumer sales.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

JUFFINGER BIO-METZGEREI is a family-owned organic butcher producing over 300 BIO-certified meat and sausage products in its own facility in Thiersee, Tirol, Austria. Its range spans BIO-AlpenRind beef, BIO pork, BIO veal, BIO lamb, BIO poultry, BIO geese and ducks, traditional BIO-Würste sausages, BIO-Käsegriller, BIO-Rinderrohschinken, BIO-Honigkrustenschinken, and BIO-Beinschinken, all matured or cured in Europe's only alpine air-ripening facility at approximately 1,000 meters elevation. Customers include gastronomy businesses, hotels, retailers, and individual end consumers served via the company's own Metzgerei and the BIO HOTELS network.

Product overview

JUFFINGER BIO-METZGEREI is a family-owned organic butcher (Bio Metzgerei) based in Thiersee, Tyrol, Austria, operating since 1997. The company operates as a single unified business offering over 300 organic meat and sausage products produced entirely in-house. The product portfolio centers on BIO-Fleisch und Wurstprodukte (organic meat and sausage products) including pork, beef, lamb, veal, and poultry, with a specialty in products aged in their unique European-only aroma aging facility at 1,000 meters altitude. The company expanded into two sub-brands: purro back to meat (launched 2024, targeting modern conscious meat consumers with short ingredient lists) and BAVARIER (now integrated into the core JUFFINGER assortment since June 2026). Products are sold to gastronomy, trade, and end consumers through their own retail location and delivery services, with emphasis on traditional craftsmanship combined with modern quality standards.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• purro back to meat: A modern product line launched in 2024 featuring BIO meat products with short ingredient lists and bold messaging for conscious meat consumption. Won Best New Product Award at BioFach 2024.

Products and services

• BIO Meat and Sausage Products (BIO-Fleisch und Wurstprodukte) Over 300 organic meat and sausage products produced in-house in Thiersee, including organic pork, beef, lamb, veal, and poultry items made according to traditional recipes and original methods using BIO-certified ingredients and Thiersee mountain spring water. Sold wholesale to gastronomy businesses, hotels, retailers, and food-service operators.
• BIO-AlpenRind (Alpine Beef) Organic beef from carefully selected Tyrolean BIO oxen and heifers raised by certified BIO farmers according to Bio Austria standards with intensive pasture management. Includes kitchen-ready cuts from beef halves such as flank steak, rib eye, filet, tafelspitz, shoulder, bones, and more.
• BIO-Käsegriller Savory BIO classics for grill or pan containing first-class regional BIO ingredients, carefully selected parts from BIO pork and BIO cattle from the Alpine region, special BIO spice mixture, gentle smoking over beech wood, and fine melting cheese pieces from Sennerei Hatzenstädt.
• BIO-Rinderrohschinken (Beef Prosciutto) Fine, very lean BIO Tyrolean beef ham made without chemical nitrite or nitrate, only natural spices, from BIO Alpine cattle, hand-seasoned according to traditional recipes, mildly smoked with beech smoke, and aged in the unique European-only aroma aging facility in Thiersee at 1,000 meters altitude.
• BIO-Honigkrustenschinken (Honey Crust Ham) Unique BIO honey crust ham featuring regional forest blossom honey from Bichler's Bio Imkerei, reflecting the diverse regional vegetation of the Alpine region from dandelion blossoms through fruit blossoms to forest honey notes.
• BIO-Würste (BIO Sausages) Traditional organic sausages including BIO-Extrawurst, BIO-Krakauer, BIO-Paprikawurst, BIO-Frankfurter, BIO-Edelsalami (Milanese style), BIO-Bergsalami, BIO-Pfeffer-Salami, and seasonal varieties made with BIO spices like coriander, ginger, nutmeg, caraway, and pepper using secret house recipes.
• BIO-Beinschinken (Bone Ham) Specialty made from an anatomically grown BIO pork leg, not pressed or formed meat. Each BIO bone ham is mildly cured, gently smoked over beech wood, refined with finest salt and harmonized spices, and gently cooked at low temperature.
• BIO-Geflügel (BIO Poultry) BIO poultry for professional kitchens including BIO turkey breast, BIO turkey schnitzel, BIO minced meat, and BIO upper thigh goulash. Produced from poultry raised per strictest BIO Austria quality criteria with non-GMO BIO feed, ample daylight housing, and free-range access.
• BIO-Kalbfleisch (Veal) BIO veal from 'Winterkälber' (winter calves) sourced from certified Bio-Austria partner farms in Tyrol. Seasonal specialties include BIO veal Parisian style and kitchen-ready BIO veal cuts for cost-effective professional kitchens.
• BIO-Gänse and BIO-Enten (BIO Geese and Ducks) Seasonal BIO geese and ducks from Austrian BIO farms where animals are raised slowly and species-appropriately on lush meadows, producing lean, aromatic meat with incomparable taste. Available for pre-order for Kirchweih, Martini, and Christmas.
• purro back to meat Modern BIO meat product line featuring best BIO ingredients with particularly short ingredient lists, positioned as a bold statement for conscious, proud meat consumption and as a sustainable alternative to vegan products. Targeted at self-service retail.
• BIO-Schweinskarree lang Kitchen-ready BIO pork rack product for professional kitchens, pre-prepared, cleanly trimmed and vacuum-packed to save time and reduce workload while maintaining consistent quality.

Quantifiable outcome

• A BIO sausage matures three times longer than conventional products
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Bio AustriacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBio Austria is Austria's largest organic farmers' association. JUFFINGER is a long-standing partner of Bio Austria, operating to Bio Austria standards that exceed EU BIO requirements in approximately 100 points. Animals must be held according to Bio Austria's particularly high requirements to carry the Bio Austria logo.
• BiokreiscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBiokreis is an organic certification and association. JUFFINGER holds the Biokreis seal, indicating compliance with Biokreis organic standards. The company presents at the Biokreis joint stand at BioSüd trade fair.
• Sennerei HatzenstädtminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional cheese dairy located in Niederndorferberg, near JUFFINGER's Thiersee headquarters. Supplies the BIO cheese used in JUFFINGER's BIO Käsegriller (cheese grillers) products.
• Citti-MärktecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGerman premium supermarket chain that has begun distributing a broad range of JUFFINGER BIO products. Live tasting events at Citti-Märkte Genuss-Festival demonstrated strong customer acceptance. JUFFINGER's sales manager personally conducted live tastings.
• HBLFA RotholzminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgricultural school in Rotholz that is an important BIO pig supplier to JUFFINGER. The company maintains a long-term partnership with the school and hosts student visits to demonstrate their operations.
• Tollwood FestivalcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerMunich-based cultural festival held in Olympic Park South. JUFFINGER supplies 100% BIO meat to the festival's gastronomy partners. Partnership has continued for multiple years with both summer and winter festival events. Study shows BIO gastronomy at Tollwood produces about 20% less climate impact annually.
• BIO HOTELScoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNetwork of 45 sustainable hotels across Europe that require 100% BIO certified food in their operations. JUFFINGER supplies BIO meat and sausages to members of this network.
• Visorium ZillertalminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAdventure destination in Mayrhofen with restaurant 'Schnogerei' that serves regional specialties including JUFFINGER BIO sausages. The restaurant emphasizes regional, high-quality food reflecting the Zillertal valley history.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• Naturland e.V. International organic farmers' association with significant DACH membership in livestock and meat production. Comparable to JUFFINGER as an enabling/certifying counterpart — JUFFINGER operates under Bio Austria and Biokreis, and Naturland sits in the same organic certification ecosystem shaping supply.
• Demeter e.V. Largest organic certification and producer association in Germany for biodynamic agriculture, including meat and sausage producers. Comparable to JUFFINGER as an enabling counterpart whose standards, partner farms, and certified producers overlap with JUFFINGER's premium organic positioning.

Direct peers

• Hermannsdorfer Landwerkstätten: Bavarian farm-to-fork organic butcher and farm operator near Glonn offering own-produced meat, sausages, and charcuterie under artisan BIO-style methods. Closely comparable to JUFFINGER in vertically integrated, premium organic meat production with own slaughtering and curing.
• Tagwerk Öko-Erzeugergemeinschaft: Bavarian/Austrian-border organic producer cooperative specializing in regional, transparently sourced organic meat and sausage products. Comparable to JUFFINGER as a regional BIO meat producer selling through farm shops, retail partners, and gastronomy in the same DACH geography.
• Bäuerliche Erzeugergemeinschaft Schwäbisch Hall: Cooperatively organized German producer group for high-quality, species-appropriate meat (including 'Bäuerliches Schwäbisch-Hällisches Qualitätsschweinefleisch'). Comparable to JUFFINGER as a regional premium meat producer with strong quality program and direct supply relationships.

Regional players

• Feneberg GmbH & Co. KG: Regional Allgäu-based German supermarket chain with strong own-brand organic program. Comparable to JUFFINGER as a regional DACH organic food retailer that stocks and promotes BIO meat products from regional producers.

Broad incumbents

• Basic AG (Basic Bio): German organic supermarket chain with own-brand organic products and growing private-label meat range. Comparable to JUFFINGER as a DACH organic retail channel that absorbs BIO meat volumes and competes for the conscious-consumer segment.
• Tegut GmbH & Co. KG: German supermarket chain with one of the highest organic shares in conventional retail, including a dedicated BIO meat range. Comparable to JUFFINGER as a premium DACH retail channel that absorbs BIO meat volumes through dedicated organic programs.
• Alnatura Produktions- und Handels GmbH: Germany's largest specialized organic supermarket chain and producer of own-label organic foods. Comparable as a broad incumbent in the DACH organic food category that overlaps with JUFFINGER in BIO retail distribution and private-label organic meat production.
• Denn's Biomarkt GmbH: Austrian-founded organic supermarket chain operating across Germany and Austria with significant BIO meat and sausage assortment. Comparable to JUFFINGER as a DACH organic retailer that buys BIO meat volumes and competes for shelf space with BIO butcher products.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance9 records

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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