Mlýn Perner

What Mlýn Perner does

Mlýn Perner (legal entity MLÝN PERNER SVIJANY, spol. s r.o.) is a privately held, third-generation family-owned flour milling company headquartered in Svijany, Czech Republic. It operates three mills producing more than 150,000 tons of flour per year — approximately 14% of Czech industrial wheat flour production — and processes cereals and pseudocereals to customer specifications. Its production is built on Swiss Bühler milling technology, which it rolled out in a major 2009–2012 modernization and extended in 2018 with an ultra-fine whole-grain line capable of 160 μm fineness, a capability it states is unmatched domestically. Historical roots trace to a documented functioning mill on the same Svijany site since 1420.

The company's revenue model is anchored in B2B bulk flour supply to large food-industry buyers — including La Lorraine, Mondelez, Crocodille, Mokate, and Pekařství Jan Mašek — handled via direct enterprise sales. Since 2018, the company has layered a B2C branded business on top of this base: Pernerka, a premium retail flour brand milled from Czech-sourced grain, sold through every major Czech grocery chain (Kaufland, Albert, Makro, Globus, Penny, Terno, Tesco, Lidl), online grocers (Košík.cz, Rohlík.cz), and the company's own e-shop and on-site retail store. The 2024 introduction of an extra-strong high-gluten wheat flour variant extends the Pernerka line into specialty/artisan baking. Marketing is supported by content (recipes, blog), e-commerce, and partnerships including the Czech Television baking show "Peče celá země" and academic alliances with VŠCHT and VUPP. In 2022 the business reported 1.4 billion CZK in annual turnover (approximately €56M / ~$60M) and employed 48 full-time staff as of 2024.

Name

Mlýn Perner

Legal name

MLÝN PERNER SVIJANY, spol. s r.o.

Website

https://mlynperner.cz

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Mlýn Perner is a third-generation family-owned Czech flour mill operating three plants at 150,000+ tons/year (~14% of Czech industrial flour output), serving industrial customers (La Lorraine, Mondelez, Crocodille, Mokate) and retail consumers via its Pernerka premium brand.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Flour Milling

NAICS

Flour Milling (311211), Flour Milling and Malt Manufacturing (31121)

SIC

Grain Mill Products (2040)

akta.pro primary industry

Flour & Milling Products Manufacturing (wheat, corn, rice, specialty flours) (AFAKABAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Gluten-Free & Specialty Grain-Based Foods Manufacturing (GF pasta/cereals, ancient grains) (AFAKABAK), Bulk Baking & Ingredients Supply Stores (Flour, Spices, Grains) (CRAHAMAK)

Keywords

• Flour milling
• Wheat flour production
• Whole grain flour
• Industrial milling
• B2B flour supply

Headquarters

HQ city

Svijany

HQ country

Czechia

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Flour and grain milling production: Mlýn Perner generates revenue through manufacturing and selling flour and grain products to B2B customers (bakeries, food industry) and B2C consumers. The company produces over 150,000 tons of flour annually and introduced its own premium Pernerka brand flour in 2018, sold through retail chains and direct channels.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Mlýn Perner operates three flour mills that produce over 150,000 tons of flour annually, processing wheat and pseudocereals to customer specifications for industrial bakeries and food manufacturers. The company also sells its own premium Pernerka flour brand, launched in 2018, to retail consumers through supermarket chains, online grocery platforms, and its own e-commerce store. Its product portfolio includes smooth wheat flour, ultra-fine whole grain flours (160 μm fineness), and specialty flours with high gluten protein content.

Product overview

Mlýn Perner operates as a flour milling company with a diversified portfolio anchored by its proprietary Pernerka premium flour brand. The company operates three mills producing over 150,000 tons of flour annually (approximately 14% of Czech industrial wheat flour production), processing cereals and pseudocereals according to customer specifications. The Pernerka brand, launched in 2018, represents the company's first venture into selling its own branded premium flour products directly to consumers through retail partners and e-commerce, complementing its B2B bulk flour supply operations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Pernerka: Premium flour brand launched in 2018, milled from Czech grain from verified suppliers. Known for quality and excellent baking properties. Includes smooth wheat flour, whole grain flours, and specialty flours with high gluten content.

Products and services

• Pernerka Premium Flour Brand A premium branded flour product line milled from Czech grain supplied by verified farmers and cooperatives, sold through retail chains, online grocery platforms (Košík.cz, Rohlík.cz), and the company's own e-commerce store (eshop.pernerka.cz). Includes smooth wheat flour, whole grain flours, and specialty flours targeted at home bakers and artisan bakeries.
• Pernerka Extra Strong Smooth Wheat Flour A new variety of Pernerka wheat flour with high gluten protein content, designed for products requiring longer dough fermentation, providing strength and elasticity. Sold through retail and online channels to artisan and home bakers.
• Pernerka Ultra-Fine Whole Grain Flour Whole grain flour ground to 160 μm fineness using proprietary Bühler technology, giving whole grain flour the smoothness of refined flour. Sold to retail consumers and artisan bakers through Pernerka channels.
• Custom B2B Industrial Flour Milling Custom flour milling service producing over 150,000 tons of flour annually across three mills, processing wheat and pseudocereals to customer-specific specifications for industrial bakeries and food manufacturers. Sold directly to enterprise customers including La Lorraine, Mondelez, Crocodille, Mokate, and Pekařství Jan Mašek.

Quantifiable outcome

• 14% of Czech industrial wheat flour production
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• BühlercoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2009Swiss technology company providing state-of-the-art milling equipment. Bühler supplied the main milling technology during 2009-2012 modernization and the 2018 whole grain flour processing line. This technology makes Mlýn Perner the most modern mill in Czech Republic.
• Local farmers and agricultural cooperativescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary suppliers of grain, primarily local Czech farmers and agricultural cooperatives. Grain purchases are contractually based on laboratory test results. Customers typically deliver grain using their own transport, or Mlýn Perner arranges collection with their own vehicles.
• German partner millsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner mills in Germany that provided significant assistance to the Perner brothers during the 1992-1995 period of modernization and restructuring.
• VŠCHT (Czech Technical University of Chemistry)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partnership for research and development in food technology and milling science.
• VUPP (Food Research Institute)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch institute partnership for food quality and technology development.
• Peče celá země (Czech TV baking show)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerMarketing partnership with popular Czech television baking competition show.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• GoodMills Group: Europe's largest flour milling group, operating multiple mills across Central Europe. Highly comparable as a multi-mill flour producer serving industrial bakeries and food manufacturers in overlapping geographies.
• Meneba: Dutch flour miller producing wheat and specialty flours for industrial bakeries and food manufacturers across Europe. Comparable in scale, product portfolio, and B2B industrial customer base.
• Nord Mills: Nordic flour milling company producing wheat and rye flours for industrial and retail customers. Comparable as a multi-product flour miller with similar B2B and retail channel mix.

Regional players

• Mlýn Kolář: Czech flour miller producing wheat and specialty flours for the domestic market. A direct domestic competitor in the Czech industrial flour segment, serving similar bakery and food industry customers.

Broad incumbents

• General Mills: Global packaged food company with significant flour, cereal, and baking products portfolio. Comparable in flour and grain-based product manufacturing, though vastly larger and operating across multiple geographies.
• Bob's Red Mill: US specialty whole grain and flour miller with strong retail brand. Comparable in whole grain processing capability and premium retail flour positioning, though broader in product range and geography.
• King Arthur Flour: US-based premium baking flour brand with strong retail presence. Comparable as a consumer-facing premium flour brand with quality positioning, though operating in a different geography and at larger scale.
• Pfeifer & Langen: German food manufacturer with sugar and grain operations. Comparable as a larger Central European grain processor with milling and downstream ingredient supply capabilities, though broader in portfolio.

Others

• Mondelez International: Global snacks and confectionery company and a major Mlýn Perner B2B customer. Adjacent rather than competitive, but indicative of the company's positioning as a supplier into premium global food manufacturers.
• La Lorraine Group: Belgian industrial bakery group and one of Mlýn Perner's largest B2B flour customers. Adjacent relationship — flour buyer rather than competitor — but comparable as a large European commercial bakery consuming industrial flour.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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