WeserGold

What WeserGold does

WeserGold, legally riha WeserGold Getränke GmbH & Co. KG, is a privately held, family-owned non-alcoholic beverage manufacturer headquartered in Rinteln, Lower Saxony, Germany. The company operates five production sites across three countries — Germany, Spain, and Costa Rica — with an annual filling capacity of approximately 900 million liters and roughly 1,000 employees worldwide, and describes itself as one of the largest beverage manufacturers in Europe. Its product portfolio spans six owned brands and more than 100 SKUs covering fruit and vegetable juices (WeserGold), premium direct juices (Mövenpick), premium direct juices and healing water in 0.2L glass bottles (Naturella), the cult bagged-drink and iced-tea line Durstlöscher, mineral water from the Weserbergland (Extaler), and family, sports, and iced-tea drinks (Quelly). Beyond branded consumer products, WeserGold sells industrial fruit and vegetable products to commercial buyers and provides B2B services including co-packing and toll filling (Lohnabfüllung), private-label manufacturing for retail partners, and custom beverage product development.

The business model combines consumer-brand revenue (sales of own labels through retail stores in Germany and other European markets) with a B2B services revenue stream targeting retailers, brand owners, and other beverage companies seeking contract manufacturing and product development. Distribution is primarily through physical retail channels for consumer brands and direct B2B relationships for private-label and co-packing contracts. The company's go-to-market is sales-led and partnership-oriented, marketing the full spectrum of beverage filling — juices, iced teas, energy drinks, functional beverages, sports drinks, and mineral water — as a one-stop production platform. Marketing investments are concentrated in organic social channels, with dedicated Instagram and TikTok accounts for the Durstlöscher brand targeting younger demographics, alongside corporate Instagram and LinkedIn presence.

WeserGold operates as a GmbH & Co. KG, a German limited-partnership vehicle, with no parent company, no external investors, and no disclosed funding rounds, indicating continued family ownership and control. The company has no public ticker, no disclosed revenue, and no visible AI, software, or platform technology components; its competitive position rests on production scale, capital-intensive filling infrastructure, brand portfolio breadth, and multi-country manufacturing presence rather than proprietary technology.

Name

WeserGold

Legal name

riha WeserGold Getränke GmbH & Co. KG

Website

https://riha.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

WeserGold (riha WeserGold Getränke GmbH & Co. KG) is a family-owned German non-alcoholic beverage manufacturer operating five production sites in Germany, Spain, and Costa Rica with 900 million liters of annual capacity, six consumer brands across juice, mineral water, iced tea, and sports drinks, and B2B private-label, co-packing, and product-development services for retail and brand-owner customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Beverage Manufacturing

NAICS

Beverage Manufacturing (3121), Soft Drink Manufacturing (312111)

SIC

Beverages (2080), Bottled & Canned Soft Drinks & Carbonated Waters (2086)

akta.pro primary industry

Non-Alcoholic Beverage Co-Packing (Soft Drinks, Juice, RTD) (AFAFAIAB)

Keywords

• Beverage manufacturing
• Private label production
• Co-packing services
• Fruit juice bottling
• Contract manufacturing

Headquarters

HQ city

Rinteln

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Own Brand Beverage Sales: Sale of branded beverages under company-owned brands including WeserGold, Durstlöscher, Extaler, Naturella, Quelly, and Mövenpick. Products include juices, mineral water, iced teas, and sports drinks sold through retail channels.
2. Private Label Manufacturing: Contract manufacturing of store brands and custom beverage solutions for retail partners (Handelsmarken). Co-packing and toll filling services (Lohnabfüllung) for other beverage companies.
3. Product Development Services: Custom beverage concept development and product innovation services for B2B customers.
4. Fruit and Vegetable Sales: Industrial fruit and vegetable products (Obst & Gemüse) for commercial buyers.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

WeserGold is a family-owned beverage producer that manufactures and fills non-alcoholic beverages including fruit juices, mineral water, and functional drinks across six consumer brands (WeserGold, Durstlöscher, Extaler, Naturella, Quelly, and Mövenpick), delivering more than 100 products from five production sites in Germany, Spain, and Costa Rica. In parallel, the company operates a B2B service business offering private label manufacturing, co-packing (Lohnabfüllung), and custom product development for retail and industrial customers, with a combined annual filling capacity of 900 million liters.

Product overview

WeserGold (operating as riha WeserGold Getränke GmbH & Co. KG) is a family-owned beverages company that has grown into one of Europe's largest beverage manufacturers. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio of non-alcoholic beverages across six main brands with over 100 products. The core product line centers on fruit and vegetable juices (WeserGold brand), supplemented by the premium Mövenpick direct juice line, naturella direct juices and healing waters, the iconic Durstlöscher bagged drinks and ice teas, Quelly sports drinks and family beverages, and Extaler mineral water from the Weserbergland. Beyond branded products, the company provides B2B services including private label production, co-packing/filling services, and custom product development for business customers. The company operates five production facilities in Germany, Spain, and Costa Rica, filling 900 million liters annually with 1,000 employees.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• WeserGold: The whole world of fruit and vegetable juices - from 100% direct juices to nectars to calorie-reduced variants.
• naturella
• Durstlöscher
• Quelly
• Extaler
• Mövenpick

Products and services

• WeserGold
• Durstlöscher
• Extaler
• Naturella
• Quelly
• Mövenpick beverages
• Private label beverage manufacturing
• Co-packing / Lohnabfüllung
• Custom beverage product development

Quantifiable outcome

• 900 million liters annual beverage filling capacity
• +3 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Refresco Group: Refresco is the world's largest independent bottler of beverages, headquartered in the Netherlands and specializing in private-label and contract manufacturing of juices, soft drinks, and waters — making it the most direct peer to WeserGold's co-packing and private-label business across Europe.
• Eckes-Granini Group: Eckes-Granini is one of the leading producers of fruit juices and beverages in Europe with brands like hohes C and granini; comparable to WeserGold for its juice-focused portfolio, B2B private-label capabilities, and European production footprint.
• Doehler Group: Doehler is a German-based global producer of beverages, ingredient systems, and natural flavors for juices, soft drinks, and functional beverages; directly comparable to WeserGold's B2B beverage production, ingredient sourcing, and custom product development capabilities.
• Gerolsteiner Brunnen: Gerolsteiner is a leading German mineral water producer with a strong regional brand and co-packing activities; comparable to WeserGold for its mineral water portfolio (overlap with Extaler), German production base, and multi-product beverage strategy.

Regional players

• Hövelmann Getränke: Hövelmann is a family-owned German mineral water and beverage producer based in North Rhine-Westphalia; a regional peer sharing family ownership, German production, and multi-brand mineral water/soft drink portfolio with WeserGold.
• Hassia Gruppe: Hassia is a German mineral water and soft drinks producer with brands like Hassia and Sankt Gallus; a regional peer comparable to WeserGold for its German beverage manufacturing footprint and overlapping mineral water / lemonade product lines.

Broad incumbents

• Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP): CCEP is the largest Coca-Cola bottler in Europe, producing soft drinks, juices, and waters at industrial scale; relevant as a broad incumbent competitor and contract-manufacturing counterpart in the same European beverage manufacturing space.
• Britvic plc: Britvic is a major UK-based producer of soft drinks and juices with brands like Robinsons, J2O, and Tango; a broad incumbent comparable to WeserGold for its branded juice, sports, and functional beverage portfolio and European presence.
• Spadel SA: Spadel is a Belgian-listed mineral water and beverage group (Spa, Carola, Devin); relevant as a European bottled water and beverage incumbent with branded products plus private-label activity in similar categories.

Emerging players

• innocent drinks (Coca-Cola Company): Innocent is a Europe-focused smoothie and juice brand owned by Coca-Cola; an emerging/comparative brand-side peer reflecting the same premium juice and smoothie category where WeserGold's WeserGold and Mövenpick direct-juice lines compete.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks2 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/wesergold
• Instagraminstagram.com/rihawesergold

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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