Coppenrath and Wiese

What Coppenrath and Wiese does

Coppenrath & Wiese, legally Conditorei Coppenrath & Wiese, is a German privately held frozen dessert and bakery manufacturer founded in the early 1970s by businessman Aloys Coppenrath and master confectioner Josef Wiese. The company produces a portfolio of frozen cakes, gateaux, cheesecakes, cream desserts, and nationally-inspired bakery products organized into four main lines: Novelties (seasonal and innovative introductions), Cream Desserts (puddings and mousses), Cakes & Tarts (whole cakes and sliced formats including Chocolate Fudge Cake and Strawberry Gateau), and National Specialities (regionally inspired products such as Apple & Custard Slices and German classics like Mandel-Bienenstich), plus a Cheesecake sub-category including Toffee Cheesecake. Its underlying technology is centered on traditional patisserie craftsmanship — over 50 years of recipe development combining international flavor profiles (German Apple Strudel to British Strawberry Cheesecake) — rather than on proprietary software, automation IP, or AI systems.

The company operates a B2B wholesale distribution model in which frozen desserts are sold to local retailers and grocery chains, who then make products available to end consumers through in-store freezer sections. Its served geographies span five countries — Germany, the United Kingdom, France, Portugal, and the United States — with a UK-specific website (coppenrath-wiese.co.uk, Castleford) indicating dedicated regional go-to-market infrastructure. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is established through individual retailer relationships typical of branded frozen-food wholesale.

Coppenrath & Wiese is family-founded, privately held, and shows no evidence of institutional investor backing, public listing, or recent M&A activity. Its competitive differentiation rests on brand heritage, multi-decade retail relationships, and craft expertise rather than technology or data assets. The company publishes formal sustainability and supply-chain due-diligence disclosures (including an LkSG compliance page), signaling alignment with German regulatory expectations and modern retailer procurement standards.

Name

Coppenrath and Wiese

Legal name

Conditorei Coppenrath & Wiese

Website

https://coppenrath-wiese.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1970

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Coppenrath & Wiese is a German, family-founded frozen dessert and bakery manufacturer established in the 1970s that produces cakes, gateaux, cheesecakes, and cream desserts for wholesale distribution to grocery retailers across Germany, the UK, France, Portugal, and the United States.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Retail/Wholesale Dessert Sales: B2B wholesale distribution of frozen desserts and bakery products to retail chains and local retailers. Products are sold to retailers who then make products available to end consumers through their store locations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Coppenrath & Wiese manufactures and wholesale-distributes a portfolio of frozen desserts, cakes, gateaux, cheesecakes, cream desserts, and nationally-inspired bakery products through retail and grocery chains across Europe and international markets. The product range is organized into four main lines (Novelties, Cream Desserts, Cakes & Tarts, National Specialities) and combines traditional German baking with international flavors such as British Strawberry Cheesecake and German Apple Strudel.

Product overview

Coppenrath & Wiese is a German bakery and dessert manufacturer operating as Conditorei Coppenrath & Wiese. The company produces a portfolio of frozen desserts, cakes, gateaux, cheesecakes, cream desserts, and national specialties distributed across Europe and internationally. The product portfolio is organized into four main lines: Novelties (new seasonal offerings), Cream Desserts (puddings and mousses), Cakes & Tarts (whole cakes, gateaux, and sliced formats including Chocolate Fudge Cake and Strawberry Gateau), and National Specialities (regionally inspired products like Apple & Custard Slices, plus German classics such as Mandel-Bienenstich). The company also produces Cheesecake variants including Toffee Cheesecake. Products are marketed under the Coppenrath & Wiese brand and distributed through retailers across Britain, Portugal, America, France, and Germany.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Novelties

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• McCain Foods: Global frozen food manufacturer with growing exposure to frozen desserts and baked goods alongside its core potato category. Comparable through large-scale B2B frozen manufacturing and grocery channel relationships.
• Birds Eye (Nomad Foods): European frozen food giant operating the Birds Eye brand across fish, vegetables, and frozen desserts/yorkshire puddings. Comparable retail freezer-section distribution across the same European geographies.
• Schwan's Company: US-based frozen food and dessert manufacturer (e.g., Edwards, Tony's) serving retail and foodservice channels. Comparable frozen dessert manufacturing scale and grocery distribution model.
• Grupo Bimbo: World's largest bakery company with frozen and packaged baked goods across Europe (e.g., Bimbo, Sara Lee). Comparable large-scale industrial bakery manufacturing and multi-country retail distribution.
• Nestlé: Global packaged food incumbent with frozen desserts (e.g., La Crevettina, Friskies desserts) and broad frozen bakery exposure via brands like Herta. Overlaps on retail freezer distribution and premium positioning in Europe.

Direct peers

• Premier Foods: UK packaged food company behind Mr Kipling and Cadbury cake brands sold through British grocery freezers. Comparable through overlapping frozen cake/gateaux range and UK retailer channel exposure.
• Aryzta: Swiss-headquartered frozen baked goods specialist supplying retailers across Europe and North America. Comparable business model as a B2B wholesale frozen bakery manufacturer serving grocery chains.
• Bahlsen: German family-owned confectionery and bakery brand famous for cakes and biscuits sold across European retail. Comparable German heritage, premium positioning, and family-owned ownership structure.
• Dr. Oetker: German family-owned food manufacturer with deep frozen dessert, cake, and baking-mix categories sold across Europe. Most directly comparable peer given shared German heritage, frozen bakery portfolio, and multi-country European retail distribution model.

Regional players

• Greenyard (Frozen division): European frozen food group supplying retail and foodservice across continental Europe with frozen fruits, vegetables, and prepared desserts. Comparable European frozen grocery supply chain footprint.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/coppenrath-and-wiese

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Valuation estimate

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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