LEBENSMITTELTECHNIK ONLINE

Name

LEBENSMITTELTECHNIK ONLINE

Legal name

LT Food Medien-Verlag GmbH

Website

https://lebensmitteltechnik-online.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1970

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

LEBENSMITTELTECHNIK ONLINE is a Hamburg-based B2B trade publisher serving technical and commercial management of the German-speaking food and beverage industry via a flagship magazine, ePaper digital edition, newsletter, and special issues on Hygienic Design and Food Design, monetized through subscriptions and advertising sales.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

B2B Trade Publishing

NAICS

Periodical Publishers (513120)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

Business, Finance & Industry Trade Magazines (MPAJAEAM)

Keywords

• Trade magazine publishing
• B2B media services
• Food technology journalism
• Industry advertising
• Professional publications

Headquarters

HQ city

Hamburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Advertising (Anzeigen): Advertising sales for the magazine targeting food technology industry professionals
2. Subscriptions: Print and e-Paper subscriptions for the trade journal Lebensmitteltechnik

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

LEBENSMITTELTECHNIK ONLINE is the digital companion to the LEBENSMITTELTECHNIK trade magazine, a B2B publication operated by LT Food Medien-Verlag GmbH that delivers practice-oriented and process-focused technical articles for technical and commercial management of the food and beverage industry across the DACH region. The portfolio comprises the flagship print magazine, a digital ePaper edition and archive, regular special issues on Hygienic Design and Food Design, an email newsletter, and a content-rich website covering hygiene, packaging, robotics, automation, measurement technology, ingredients, and production. Revenue is generated primarily through advertising sales and subscriptions.

Product overview

LEBENSMITTELTECHNIK ONLINE is a B2B publication platform operated by LT Food Medien-Verlag GmbH based in Hamburg. The core offering is the LEBENSMITTELTECHNIK magazine, a leading trade publication for food technology professionals in German-speaking countries for over 50 years. The portfolio includes regular special issues on Hygienic Design and Food Design, a digital ePaper edition, and an email newsletter service. The platform covers technology categories including hygiene, operations supplies, intralogistics, robotics, automation, measurement technology, packaging, production, and ingredients. The website serves as a content hub with news articles, product information, event listings, supplier directory, and reader services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Hygienic Design: Special issue/publication focusing on hygienic design principles for food production equipment and facilities
• Food Design
• ePaper

Products and services

• LEBENSMITTELTECHNIK Magazine
• ePaper / LT Digital Edition
• Hygienic Design (Sonderausgabe)
• Food Design (Sonderausgabe)
• LT Newsletter

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Gesellschaft Deutscher Lebensmitteltechnologen (GDL e.V.)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLEBENSMITTELTECHNIK is the official organ of GDL, the scientific-technical association of food technologists representing interests in food sciences at national and international level.
• Deutsches Institut für Lebensmitteltechnik (DIL e.V.)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLEBENSMITTELTECHNIK is a partner of DIL e.V., a research institute for product and process development as well as analytics, supported by over 150 member companies.
• Deutsche Landwirtschafts-Gesellschaft (DLG e.V.)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLEBENSMITTELTECHNIK is a partner in the DLG network, a politically independent, neutral specialist organization for the agricultural and food economy.
• Food-Processing Initiative (FPI e.V.)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLEBENSMITTELTECHNIK is a partner of FPI e.V., which focuses on fostering innovation, creating strategic alliances and building cross-disciplinary networks.
• REFA-Branchenorganisation Nahrung und GenussminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLEBENSMITTELTECHNIK is a partner of the branch organization for food and luxury foods in REFA Bundesverband e.V.
• KIN-LebensmittelinstitutminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLEBENSMITTELTECHNIK is a partner of KIN e.V., which operates a non-profit education area with qualification offerings and technical school for food technology.
• Lebensmittel Techniker Verein KTVminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLEBENSMITTELTECHNIK is a partner of KTV e.V., which maintains an extensive network for information exchange among food industry professionals.
• Vereinigung Der Backbranche (VDB e.V.)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLEBENSMITTELTECHNIK is a partner of VDB e.V., a nationwide active trade association serving as a knowledge platform for the bakery industry.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Food Engineering: Established US-based B2B trade magazine covering food and beverage processing, packaging, and automation. Comparable as a specialist trade publication in the food technology space with both print and digital editions and advertising-driven revenue model.
• Process (Vogel Communications): German B2B trade publication covering process engineering and automation with overlap into food and beverage manufacturing. Comparable as a DACH specialist trade magazine monetized through advertising and subscriptions, though broader in industrial scope.
• food processing: English-language B2B trade media brand for the global food processing industry owned by Informa Markets. Compares as a broader international incumbent serving the same food technology advertisers and audience but at global rather than DACH scale.

Direct peers

• Fleischwirtschaft: German-language B2B trade magazine for the meat processing industry, published by dfv media group. Compares as a fellow specialist food-industry trade publication targeting manufacturers, with similar advertising-supported print and digital business model serving DACH.
• Getränke News: German B2B trade magazine covering beverage production, ingredients, and technology. Overlaps with LEBENSMITTELTECHNIK on beverages and process technology verticals, serving a closely related advertising pool of equipment and ingredient suppliers.
• Allgemeine BäckerZeitung: Long-standing German trade publication for the bakery industry, also linked to LEBENSMITTELTECHNIK through its VDB partnership. Directly comparable as a specialized food sub-sector trade journal in the same publishing ecosystem.
• Lebensmittel Zeitung: Leading German-language B2B trade newspaper for the food industry published by dfv media group. Directly competes with LEBENSMITTELTECHNIK for advertising and readership among food industry decision-makers in the DACH region, though it skews more commercial/retail versus LEBENSMITTELTECHNIK's technology focus.
• Packaging Journal: German B2B trade publication focused on packaging technology, overlapping with one of LEBENSMITTELTECHNIK's key content verticals (Verpackung). Targets the same machinery and packaging supplier advertiser base in the DACH food and consumer goods industries.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

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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