LANDI Thun Genossenschaft

What LANDI Thun Genossenschaft does

LANDI Thun Genossenschaft is a Swiss agricultural cooperative (Agrargenossenschaft) headquartered in the Thun region of the canton of Bern, Switzerland. It serves approximately 1,000 cooperative members — two-thirds of whom are active farmers — through three integrated business divisions: Agrar (agricultural supplies and marketing services), Detailhandel (retail through LANDI stores and TopShops), and Energie (energy products via AGROLA fuel stations and renewable offerings). The cooperative employs more than 160 people and operates 5 agricultural service locations, 3 grain collection points, 5 LANDI retail stores, 3 TopShops, 11 AGROLA fuel stations, 2 natural gas stations, and 3 electric vehicle charging stations across the Thun region.

The business model combines multiple revenue streams: transaction-based sales of seasonal and regional production inputs and consumables to farmers; marketplace commission revenue from marketing member farms' agricultural produce; transaction-based retail sales of food, household, and garden goods to regional consumers (including a sales platform for member farm products); and hardware/energy sales of fuel, natural gas, e-charging, heating oil, wood pellets, and solar services. The go-to-market is direct-to-consumer through owned physical retail and service locations, supported by a community-based membership model in which word-of-mouth and member referrals drive acquisition. There is no disclosed pricing model, proprietary technology stack, or digital platform; the offering is anchored in physical infrastructure and member relationships.

Strategic positioning is that of a regional cooperative within the broader Swiss fenaco/LANDI network, leveraging its AGROLA channel partnership for fuel and solar services. While operations are traditional, the cooperative has extended into sustainable energy (EV charging, wood pellets, solar) and digital enablement for farmers (consulting, technology access). Underlying technology is not disclosed, and there are no AI/ML, API, or integration capabilities described in the available data.

Name

LANDI Thun Genossenschaft

Legal name

LANDI Thun Genossenschaft

Website

https://landithun.ch

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

LANDI Thun Genossenschaft is a Swiss agricultural cooperative serving roughly 1,000 members in the Thun region through three divisions: agricultural supply, retail (LANDI stores and TopShops), and energy (AGROLA fuel stations, e-charging, solar, heating). With 160+ employees, it operates 5 agricultural sites, 8 retail outlets, and 16+ energy stations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Cooperative Services

NAICS

Farm Product Warehousing and Storage (493130), Other Crop Farming (1119)

SIC

Agricultural Services (700), Retail-Building Materials, Hardware, Garden Supply (5200)

akta.pro primary industry

Farmer Cooperatives & Co-op Retail (AFABAJAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems (Fair Trade, Food Access, Regenerative) (BPAGALAD)

Keywords

• Agricultural supply cooperative
• Farm input distribution
• Regional retail stores
• Fuel station network
• Renewable energy services

Headquarters

HQ city

Thun

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Agricultural Supply: Sale of seasonal and regional production inputs, consumables, and agricultural services to farmers. Includes consultation and technology access services.
2. Agricultural Product Marketing: Support and platform services for farmers to market their agricultural products. Commission or transaction-based revenue from produce sales.
3. Retail Sales: Sale of food and daily goods through LANDI stores and TopShops. Also provides sales platform for farm products from members.
4. Energy Products: Operation of AGROLA fuel stations, natural gas stations, e-charging stations, heating oil, wood pellets, and solar energy services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

LANDI Thun Genossenschaft is an agricultural cooperative that supplies farmers in the Thun region with seasonal and regional production inputs, consumables, consulting, technology access, and marketing support for farm products. It also operates LANDI retail stores, TopShop neighborhood stores, and AGROLA fuel, natural gas, electric charging, heating oil, wood pellet, and solar energy services for regional consumers.

Product overview

LANDI Thun is an agricultural cooperative operating three core business divisions: Agrar (agricultural supplies and services), Detailhandel (retail through LANDI Läden and TopShops), and Energie (AGROLA fuel stations and sustainable energy solutions). The cooperative serves over 1,000 members across the Thun region through 5 agricultural locations, 3 grain collection points, 5 retail stores, 3 TopShops, 11 AGROLA fuel stations, 2 natural gas stations, and 3 electric charging stations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Agrar (Agricultural Supplies and Services)
• Detailhandel (LANDI Läden and TopShops Retail)
• Energie (AGROLA Fuel and Energy Services)

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

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App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• AGROLAcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAGROLA is part of one of Switzerland's largest fuel station networks. LANDI Thun operates 11 AGROLA fuel stations and 2 natural gas stations under this partnership. Additionally, AGROLA solar energy services are offered in cooperation with LANDI Thun.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• BayWa AG: German agricultural supply, building materials, and renewable energy group. Comparable combination of agricultural inputs retail, building materials/hardware retail (similar to LANDI stores), and energy/renewables divisions (similar to LANDI Thun's Energie pillar).
• fenaco Genossenschaft: National umbrella cooperative that owns the LANDI brand network and AGROLA. fenaco aggregates regional LANDI cooperatives like LANDI Thun, operates the broader AGROLA fuel network, and provides national procurement, marketing, and supply chain services to Swiss farmers. Most direct structural peer at a national scale.
• Agravis Raiffeisen AG: Major German agricultural cooperative group providing farm inputs, grain collection, agricultural services, and energy products to regional cooperatives and farmers. Comparable diversified ag-supply cooperative structure serving a defined region.
• Agrial: French farmer-owned cooperative group spanning agricultural production, farm inputs, retail, and energy. Comparable multi-pillar cooperative model with farm supply, retail, and energy verticals serving regional farmer-members.
• Raiffeisen Ware Austria: Austrian agricultural cooperative group operating warehouse, agricultural inputs, retail, and energy businesses through regional member cooperatives—structurally analogous to fenaco/LANDI network. Comparable cooperative-to-farmer supply model and diversified rural services portfolio.

Direct peers

• VOLG: Swiss cooperative retail chain serving rural Swiss communities with daily goods and food, similar to LANDI Thun's Detailhandel pillar (LANDI Läden and TopShops). Operates a comparable small-format village retail concept targeting the same rural consumer base as TopShops.
• LANDI Aare Genossenschaft: Sibling regional LANDI cooperative in the greater Bern/Aargau area of Switzerland, operating the same LANDI store, TopShop, AGROLA, and Agrar model for a different Swiss region. Most direct format peer under the same national network.

Regional players

• HaGe Nord (Hauptgenossenschaft Nord AG): Northern German agricultural cooperative handling grain collection, farm inputs, and agricultural trading. Directly comparable to LANDI Thun's Agrar pillar—particularly the grain collection points and farmer-facing input supply model—though operating in a different geography (northern Germany).
• LANDI Luzern-West Genossenschaft: Another regional LANDI cooperative in central Switzerland operating identical store formats, agricultural service centers, and AGROLA fuel stations. Direct peer in operating model but serving a different Swiss canton/region.

Others

• AVIA (Swiss fuel station network): Swiss fuel station network operating similarly sized rural fuel-station footprint to LANDI Thun's AGROLA stations. Comparable energy retail model in the same Swiss market, though not cooperative-structured.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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