PREMIUM FOOD GROUP APS & CO. KG. ALLE RECHTE VORBEHALTEN

Name

PREMIUM FOOD GROUP APS & CO. KG. ALLE RECHTE VORBEHALTEN

Legal name

Premium Food Group ApS & Co. KG

Website

https://toennies-agrarblog.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Meat Processing

NAICS

Animal Slaughtering and Processing (3116), Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering (311611), Meat Processed from Carcasses (311612), Meat and Meat Product Merchant Wholesalers (42447)

SIC

Meat Packing Plants (2011), Sausages & Other Prepared Meat Products (2013), Food And Kindred Products (2000)

akta.pro primary industry

Hog Slaughtering (Harvest & Evisceration) (AFANABAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Pork Further Processing (Cured, Smoked, Ham, Bacon) (AFANABAE), By-Product & Offal Processing (Edibles: Variety Meats) (AFANABAJ)

Keywords

• Meat processing
• Pork production
• Beef processing
• Livestock procurement
• Animal welfare programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Rheda-wiedenbrück

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Meat and Food Production and Sales: Tönnies/Premium Food Group operates as a meat slaughtering, processing, and food production company. The company processes pigs and cattle into meat products and sells to food retailers, butchers, food service companies, and through export channels. Revenue is generated through the sale of fresh meat, processed meat products, and by-products (including export of parts like trotters and ears to Asian markets). The group includes brands such as Tillman's and zur Mühlen Gruppe.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Premium Food Group (operating as Tönnies) slaughters and processes pigs and cattle into fresh and processed meat products (pork, beef, sausages, ham, and by-products). The company operates an integrated meat value chain, purchasing livestock from regional farmers, processing it at facilities in Rheda-Wiedenbrück, Badbergen, and other German sites, and selling to food retailers, butchers, food service companies, and international export markets through brands including Tillman's, GutGlut, FairFarm NRW, and Petcura.

Product overview

Premium Food Group ApS & Co. KG (Tönnies) operates as a meat processing and food production company with a diversified product portfolio. The core offering centers on pork (Schweinefleisch) and beef (Rindfleisch) products, complemented by processed meat products including sausages (Wurstwaren) through the zur Mühlen Gruppe subsidiary. The company also offers specialized product lines including organic (Bio), halal-certified, vegetarian and vegan alternatives. Key consumer brands include Tillman's, 202 (Chinese market), FairFarm NRW, GutGlut (BBQ), and Petcura (pet food). Beyond core food products, Tönnies provides supplementary services including the Bonus-System and Ringelschwanz-Prämie animal welfare incentive programs, Klimabilanz carbon footprint assessment, QS-Labor quality testing, and liability protection services. The Tönnies Agrarblog serves as the company's news and information platform for the agricultural community.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Zur Mühlen Gruppe: Part of Premium Food Group portfolio offering meat products, bio, halal and vegetarian/vegan alternatives
• Tillman's
• Tönnies Forschung
• FairFarm NRW
• GutGlut

Products and services

• Schweinefleisch (Pork) Core pork products produced via slaughtering and processing of pigs at Tönnies facilities. Sold to German food retailers, food service companies, and export markets, with a validated Product Carbon Footprint of 3.06 kg CO2-equivalent per kg slaughter weight (2025), approximately 25% lower than commonly used database values.
• Rindfleisch (Beef) Core beef products produced at the Badbergen cattle competence center, covering the full process from animal delivery to finished product. Sold to German food retailers and food service channels; participation in ITW Rind (Initiative Tierwohl) animal welfare programs.
• Wurstwaren (Sausage Products) Processed sausage and meat products including ham, produced primarily via the zur Mühlen Gruppe subsidiary and planned Ahlener Fleischhandel acquisition. Distributed to food retailers and food service alongside Tönnies products.
• Tillman's branded meat products Consumer-facing brand of processed meat products within the Tönnies group, sold through German food retailers.
• Bio Products Organic-certified meat products within the Tönnies portfolio, distributed alongside conventional products.
• Halal Products Halal-certified meat products distributed through zur Mühlen Gruppe channels for Muslim consumers.
• GutGlut grilling brand BBQ/grilling-focused meat brand under zur Mühlen Gruppe, targeting consumer grilling occasions through retail channels.
• FairFarm NRW branded meat Regional brand marking initiative for fair farming in North Rhine-Westphalia; marketed and sold as Premium Food Group branded meat products.
• Petcura pet food Animal-derived pet food brand within the Tönnies portfolio, using meat by-products.
• "202" China export brand China-market brand used for Tönnies pork and pork by-product exports.

Quantifiable outcome

• CO2 footprint of pork reduced to 3.06 kg CO2-equivalent per kg slaughter weight — ~25% lower than commonly used database values of 4.1 kg CO2-equivalent (officially validated)
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

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Integration7 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• FAO LEAP PartnershipcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2026Premium Food Group was admitted as the first German company to the FAO Livestock Environmental Assessment and Performance (LEAP) Partnership. LEAP is a multi-stakeholder partnership that develops methodologies for assessing the environmental performance of livestock supply chains globally. Tönnies' membership signals its commitment to international sustainability standards and positions it as a leader in environmental assessment for the meat industry.
• MarshcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTönnies Lebensmittel, in close cooperation with the Westfälisch-Lippischer Landwirtschaftsverband (WLV), partnered with insurance broker Marsh to create a comprehensive liability protection umbrella (Haftpflicht-Schutzschirm) for all supplier farmers. This protection activates when a farmer's own liability insurance is insufficient or does not apply in a damage case, covering all deliveries from agricultural partner farms.
• Westfälisch-Lippischer Landwirtschaftsverband (WLV)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTönnies collaborates closely with the WLV on multiple initiatives including the liability protection program with Marsh, farm visits (e.g., WLV President Hubertus Beringmeier visiting the cattle competence center in Badbergen), and policy advocacy. WLV represents farmers in the Westphalia-Lippe region who are key suppliers to Tönnies.
• Deutsches Rotes Kreuz (DRK)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPremium Food Group operates a company childcare facility (Kita) on the Rheda-Wiedenbrück site in partnership with the German Red Cross. The 'Tönnies DRK-Kita Kindertraum' celebrated its 15th anniversary in 2026, demonstrating the company's commitment to work-life balance and employee welfare. The facility supports employees in balancing career and family.
• Aktion KinderträumeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPremium Food Group has partnered for many years with the association 'Aktion Kinderträume' (Action Children's Dreams), which supports families with severely or terminally ill children. The Kinder-Lebens-Lauf (Children's Life Run), Germany's largest inclusion campaign, made a stop at the company's Rheda-Wiedenbrück site in partnership with this initiative.
• QS (Qualität und Sicherheit)coreTechnology or IntegrationTönnies participates in the QS system for quality and safety, which includes QS antibiotics monitoring, QS Tiergesundheitsindex (animal health index), and QS-Klimaplattform (climate platform). Farmers in the Tönnies network use QS platforms to track respiratory health, organ health, joint health, and calculate climate footprints. QS audit marks and monitoring support Tönnies' quality assurance.
• Initiative Tierwohl (ITW)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTönnies is a committed participant in the Initiative Tierwohl (ITW), the industry animal welfare initiative. The company supports the Haltungskennzeichnung (Haltungsform) labeling scheme with products in Stufen 2, 3, and 4. Tönnies participates in ITW programs including 'Stall plus Platz' for pigs and expanded programs for cattle (Frischluftstall, Auslauf/Weide). ITW is a joint initiative of German livestock farming, meat industry, and food retail.
• Tönnies Forschung gGmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTönnies Forschung is a non-profit research platform (gGmbH) established by Tönnies to drive research on animal welfare and sustainability in livestock farming. Since 2010, it has initiated and supported research projects and studies on animal welfare, climate, environment, nature and consumer protection, and healthy nutrition. It organizes annual symposia (7th in 2026) and awards the Bernd-Tönnies-Medienpreis. Tönnies Forschung is based in Rheda-Wiedenbrück.
• Zur Mühlen GruppecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThe zur Mühlen Gruppe is a related group company operating at Grüne Woche alongside Tönnies and distributing a broad product portfolio including bio, halal, vegetarian, and vegan alternatives alongside conventional meat products. Both companies participated together at the 2024 International Green Week Berlin. The group is managed as part of the same corporate family.
• Forschungsinstitut für Nutztierbiologie (FBN)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Research Institute for Farm Animal Biology (FBN) participated in Tönnies Forschung's symposium. FBN conducts research on how livestock farming can be designed to be animal-friendly, climate-resilient, and economically viable. A parliamentary evening of FBN was held at the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state representative office in Berlin.
• Vion Food GroupminorOthersTönnies plans to acquire two Vion Food Group sites: the cattle location in Altenburg and the ham processing business Ahlener Fleischhandel in Ahlen. The acquisitions are subject to antitrust review. The Ahlener business would continue under the leadership of Frank Böckenkötter. Altenburg strengthens Tönnies' cattle competence. These are planned acquisitions pending regulatory approval, not active partnerships.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Market position

Competitive moat6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

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