What Querbeet does

Querbeet, legally Bio-Handels GmbH, is a Swiss direct-to-consumer organic food delivery service operating as a subsidiary of Beerli Obstbau AG, a family-owned organic fruit farming business headquartered in Hörhausen, Thurgau. The company sells four core subscription box products — the Bio Früchte-Kiste (fruit, from CHF 22), Bio Gemüse-Kiste (vegetable, from CHF 28), Bio Mix-Kiste (fruit and vegetable mix, from CHF 28), and Bio Regio-Mix-Kiste (regional-only mix, from CHF 28) — supplemented by trial "Schnupperkiste" one-time orders and gift baskets/subscriptions. All products carry Bio Suisse certification and emphasize seasonal and regional sourcing.

The underlying platform is a standard e-commerce webshop (shop.quer-beet.ch) with integrated subscription management built and hosted by skipp communications AG, offering flexible delivery cadences (weekly, bi-weekly, tri-weekly, or monthly), holiday pause functionality, and product substitution options. The company operates its own delivery fleet on a fixed regional schedule — Wednesday (St. Gallen), Thursday (Zurich area), and Friday (Thurgau, Winterthur to Zurichsee) — with a CHF 9 delivery fee waived for orders above CHF 100, while out-of-region customers are served via Swiss Post.

The business model combines recurring subscription revenue with one-time purchases and gift offerings, sold direct-to-consumer with no intermediated retail channel. Customers are Swiss households seeking sustainable, regional organic produce, plus gift buyers. The company employs 14 people across management (Beat Beerli, geschäftsführender Inhaber), accounting/HR (Annatina Jaeger-Wohnlich), marketing/sales (Julia Mijic-Kokoska), product management and customer service (Kati Loos), and picking/packing (Fabienne Schmid-Bähler, Erika Spring). Marketing relies on the "Gesund durchs Jahr" content blog, email newsletter, and organic social channels.

Name

Querbeet

Legal name

Bio-Handels GmbH

Website

https://quer-beet.ch

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Querbeet is a Swiss direct-to-consumer organic produce subscription service, a subsidiary of family farm Beerli Obstbau AG, delivering Bio Suisse-certified seasonal fruit and vegetable boxes via its own fleet in eastern Switzerland and Swiss Post nationally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Hörhausen

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Subscription Box Delivery: Recurring revenue from bio fruit, vegetable, and mixed subscription boxes delivered on a scheduled basis (weekly, bi-weekly, tri-weekly, or monthly). Customers can add individual products like milk, eggs, or bread to their subscriptions.
2. One-time Orders: Single purchase orders for bio produce boxes (Schnupperkiste for trial, gift baskets) through the e-commerce shop. Minimum order value of CHF 20 applies.
3. Gift Boxes & Vouchers: Gift baskets and gift subscriptions for special occasions, packaged with care for gifting purposes.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Querbeet operates an organic food subscription and online delivery service in Switzerland, offering four seasonal produce box types (fruit, vegetable, mix, and regional-only mix) sourced from Bio Suisse certified organic producers. Customers order through the e-commerce webshop either as recurring subscriptions (weekly, bi-weekly, tri-weekly, or monthly) or as one-time purchases, with home delivery via the company's own fleet in core regions and Swiss Post elsewhere.

Product overview

Querbeet is an organic food subscription and online shop operating in Switzerland. The core offering consists of four types of organic produce boxes: the Bio Früchte-Kiste (organic fruit box), Bio Gemüse-Kiste (organic vegetable box), Bio Mix-Kiste (mixed fruit and vegetable box), and Bio Regio-Mix-Kiste (regional-only mix box). These products are available as subscription plans with customizable delivery frequencies (weekly, bi-weekly, tri-weekly, or monthly) or as one-time purchases. The company also offers gift boxes, gift subscriptions, and trial boxes for new customers. All products emphasize seasonal, regional, and sustainable organic farming practices, with delivery coverage across Zurich, Winterthur, St. Gallen, and Thurgau regions via the company's own delivery service, and to other areas via Swiss Post.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Bio Früchte-Kiste (Organic Fruit Box) Seasonal and regional Bio Suisse organic fruit box containing 4 to 6 varieties of organic fruits and berries, priced from CHF 22.00 per box. Available as a subscription or one-time order; supplemented in winter with nuts and dried fruits or foreign bio products.
• Bio Gemüse-Kiste (Organic Vegetable Box) Seasonal and regional Bio Suisse organic vegetable box containing 5 to 6 varieties of organic vegetables plus a 'Salat der Woche' (Salad of the Week), priced from CHF 28.00 per box. Available as a subscription or one-time order.
• Bio Mix-Kiste (Organic Mix Box) Mixed Bio Suisse organic box containing 4 to 5 varieties of organic vegetables, a minimum of 2 varieties of organic fruits, plus a 'Salad of the Week'. Combines fruits and vegetables in a single subscription or one-time order.
• Bio Regio-Mix-Kiste (Regional Organic Mix Box) Regional and seasonal Bio Suisse mix box containing 5 to 6 varieties of vegetables, 2 fruit varieties, and a 'Salad of the Week'. Exclusively regional and seasonal products, with limited fruit options in winter.
• Querbeet Abo (Subscription Service) Recurring subscription service for weekly, bi-weekly, tri-weekly, or monthly delivery of organic produce boxes. Subscribers can customize frequency, pause deliveries for holidays with 10-day advance notice, add items such as milk, eggs, or bread, and combine multiple subscriptions.
• Schnupper-Kiste (Trial Box) Non-binding one-time trial box allowing new customers to experience the freshness and variety of the week's organic produce subscription.
• Geschenk-Kiste / Geschenk-Abo (Gift Boxes & Gift Subscriptions) Gift baskets and gift subscriptions for organic food enthusiasts, packaged with care for special occasions. Companion gift vouchers are redeemable in the online shop with a CHF 20 minimum order.

Quantifiable outcome

• Deliveries within 1-4 days of ordering (order cutoff Monday 9:00 AM)
• +1 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Bio SuissecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerQuerbeet products carry the Bio Suisse certification logo, indicating compliance with strict Swiss organic standards. Bio Suisse is the leading organization for Swiss organic farming, and their label represents high-quality organic production.
• Beerli Obstbau AGcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerQuerbeet (Bio-Handels GmbH) is a subsidiary company of Beerli Obstbau AG. Beat Beerli is the managing director and represents both entities. This parentage provides Querbeet with direct access to organic fruit production and agricultural expertise.
• Swiss PostsupportingChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDelivery partner for regions outside Querbeet's direct delivery area. Handles package shipments with CHF 9 per package fee. No glass bottles shipped via post.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Potager City: French seasonal fruit and vegetable box subscription delivered direct to households. Directly comparable on subscription mechanics, seasonal organic-style produce, and home-delivery convenience; differs by market geography.
• Riverford Organic Farmers: UK farmer-founded organic vegetable-box scheme with weekly/bi-weekly delivery subscriptions and regional sourcing. Mirrors Querbeet's farm-to-doorstep narrative, subscription mechanics, and regional producer partnerships, serving as a UK benchmark for the model.
• Les Colis du Bistrot: French short-supply-chain produce-box scheme delivering seasonal fruit and vegetables direct from partner farmers to households. Closely comparable seasonal/regional sourcing model and subscription cadence; operates in a different geography but mirrors the core operating mechanics.
• Abel & Cole: UK organic produce-box and grocery subscription service delivering seasonal, organic fruit, vegetables and groceries direct to households. Highly comparable subscription model, organic positioning, and flexible delivery cadence, differing mainly by geography.
• Bio Company: Germany-based organic supermarket and online grocery retailer operating Bio Company-branded stores plus e-commerce delivery of organic produce and groceries. Comparable assortment, target customer, and organic-only positioning, differing by scale and bricks-and-mortar presence.
• Farmy.ch: Swiss online organic grocery and produce-box delivery service operating a direct-to-consumer model with subscription options. Directly comparable on geography (Switzerland), customer segment (health-conscious households), and assortment (bio produce, groceries), making it Querbeet's closest in-market competitor.

Broad incumbents

• Migros: Switzerland's largest grocery retailer with a significant organic range (M-Bio / Migros Bio) and growing online grocery and home-delivery capabilities. Overlaps with Querbeet on Swiss households buying organic groceries, but operates across all food categories rather than specialising in seasonal produce boxes.
• Coop: Major Swiss retailer with Naturaplan organic line and Coop.ch online grocery delivery service. Competes for the same organic-shopping household wallet, with broader assortment and national reach; a relevant incumbent threat to Querbeet's regional footprint.
• HelloFresh: Global meal-kit subscription incumbent offering weekly recipe boxes with pre-portioned ingredients. Targets the same 'convenient home cooking' occasion as Querbeet but with a meal-kit format and broader geographic reach, representing a broader incumbent in the adjacent subscription-meals space.

Emerging players

• Bio-Handel Plattform / Hofladen.ch-style regional networks: Aggregators and farm-shop networks in Switzerland and the DACH region offering direct-from-farm organic produce ordering. Comparable regional / farm-direct sourcing angle but typically lower subscription depth; represents emerging alternatives that could intercept demand from Querbeet's regional proposition.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 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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