Name

Milchhof Albert Gmbh & Co. Kg

Legal name

Milchhof Albert GmbH und Co. KG

Website

https://milchhof-albert.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1908

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Dairy Manufacturing

NAICS

Fluid Milk Manufacturing (311511), Creamery Butter Manufacturing (311512), Dairy Product (except Dried or Canned) Merchant Wholesalers (424430)

SIC

Dairy Products (2020)

akta.pro primary industry

Fluid Milk & Cream Processing (AFAKAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Butter Oil Manufacturing (High-Fat Milkfat) (AFAHACAF), Yogurt & Cultured Dairy Products Manufacturing (Kefir, Sour Cream, Labneh) (AFAKAKAC), Lactose-Free & Reduced-Lactose Fluid Milk Processing (AFAHAAAE)

Keywords

• Dairy processing
• Fresh milk products
• UHT milk production
• Milk concentrates
• Co-packing services

Headquarters

HQ city

Scheßlitz

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Dairy Product Sales (B2B): Sale of fresh milk, UHT milk, lactose-free milk, butter, industrial cream, and milk concentrates to food processing industry, retailers, and restaurants. Co-packing services for other dairy companies and startups.
2. Dairy Product Sales (B2C/Retail): Products distributed through frischli brand association to retail sector including private households, gastronomy, and large-scale kitchens under the brand umbrella.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Milchhof Albert processes approximately 750,000 kg of raw milk daily from 250 regional farmers into a range of dairy products, including fresh milk, UHT/long-life milk, lactose-free milk, fresh and industrial cream, butter, and milk concentrates. Products are sold under the frischli brand and supplied directly to the food processing industry, regional and national food retailers, gastronomy, large-scale kitchens, and international export partners. The dairy also offers co-packing services for other dairy companies and startups.

Product overview

Milchhof Albert GmbH & Co. KG operates as a traditional family-owned dairy processing company founded in 1908. The company's product portfolio centers on dairy products manufactured under the frischli brand association, of which it has been a shareholder since the 1970s. Core products include fresh milk (Frischmilch), UHT/long-life milk (H-Milch), lactose-free milk, cream (Sahne), butter, industrial cream, and milk concentrates. The company processes approximately 750,000 kg of milk daily from 250 suppliers in Bavaria, Saxony, and Thuringia. Production facilities are located in Scheßlitz near Bamberg, Germany, and the company ranks among the top ten German UHT milk producers. Products are sold to retail customers, food service, and the food processing industry, with exports to Italy, Canada, China, Middle East, and Central America. The company also offers co-packing services for other dairy companies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• frischli: A quality brand under which Milchhof Albert produces fresh milk, long-life milk, cream and butter. The brand is a joint venture with two other private dairies from Lower Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt.

Products and services

• Frischmilch (Fresh Milk)

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• frischli Brand AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1970Milchhof Albert has been a shareholder in the frischli brand association since the 1970s. Currently three private dairy companies with production facilities in Bavaria, Lower Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt produce a wide range of dairy products under this brand name. The frischli brand is globally associated with excellence, innovation, and quality.
• ife-Institute (Institute of Nutritional Science)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with ife-Institute for analyzing milk futures prices in the fixed price model platform. The ife-Institute is an independent and non-profit research institute founded by scientists of the former Federal Institute of Dairy Research in Kiel. They publish the 'ife stock market milk value' daily.
• DLG (German Agricultural Society)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe DLG awards the 'Band der Milch-Elite' (Band of Milk Elite) to dairy farmers achieving outstanding performance and quality in milk production. Milchhof Albert participates by nominating and certifying farmers for bronze, silver, and gold level awards based on consecutive years of high-quality milk delivery.
• Co-Packing PartnersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with other dairy companies and startups for co-packing services. Milchhof Albert provides decades of expertise in milk processing as a service provider, offering modern facilities and quick decision-making for flexible project handling when other dairies face bottlenecks or startups need cost-effective filling solutions.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• Bayernland eG: Bavarian dairy cooperative focused on southern German fluid milk, cheese and butter; directly overlapping regional sourcing geography and product mix with Milchhof Albert.

Broad incumbents

• Lactalis Deutschland: Subsidiary of the world's largest dairy group with broad fluid, UHT, butter and ingredient footprint in Germany; competes on retail, foodservice and export accounts.
• Arla Foods Deutschland GmbH: European dairy cooperative with sizable German UHT, fresh milk and ingredient operations; broader portfolio and scale but directly overlapping customers and products.
• FrieslandCampina Germany: Dutch dairy multinational with German retail and B2B dairy operations; competes with Milchhof Albert in fluid milk, cream and ingredient categories across retailers.
• DMK Deutsches Milchkontor GmbH: Germany's largest dairy cooperative, processing fluid milk, UHT and ingredient dairy for retail and B2B; competes with Milchhof Albert in the same UHT top-10 league but at materially larger scale.
• Hochwald Foods GmbH: German dairy cooperative producing UHT milk, condensed milk, milk powders and ingredients; a broader incumbent with overlapping B2B ingredient and retail customers across Europe.
• Theo Müller GmbH & Co. KG: Major German branded dairy group (Müller Milch) with strong UHT and fresh-milk positioning; a much larger incumbent competing for the same German retail shelf and foodservice accounts.

Direct peers

• Molkerei Ammerland eG: Privately structured German dairy cooperative producing fluid milk, butter, cream and milk powders for retail and ingredients; comparable mid-sized processor with similar German footprint.
• frischli Milchwerke GmbH: The brand-association partner of Milchhof Albert producing fresh milk, UHT milk, cream and butter under the same frischli umbrella in Lower Saxony; comparable scale, product portfolio and channel structure.
• Molkerei Gropper GmbH & Co. KG: Privately held German dairy specializing in B2B ingredient and private-label UHT/fluid milk production with co-packing for retailers and food manufacturers — directly comparable in customer mix and product portfolio.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/milchhofalbert

Compliance7 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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