bekaroll.de

What bekaroll.de does

Bekaroll.de is a private, Germany-based B2B/B2C e-commerce retailer of paper-based point-of-sale consumables. Its catalog includes thermal rolls (Thermorollen), EC cash-register rolls (EC-Rollen), cash-register rolls (Kassenrollen), receipt rolls (Bonrollen), pharmacy rolls (Apothekenrollen), scale rolls (Waagen-Rollen), color ribbons (Farbbänder), double-layer rolls (Doppellagige Rollen), special-size rolls (Spezialgrößen), fax rolls (Faxrollen), and Blue4est® eco-friendly thermal rolls. The target customer set is horizontal, covering retail businesses, gastronomy and hospitality, pharmacies, gas stations, and weighing-equipment users.

Revenue comes from one-time purchases rather than subscriptions. Orders are self-serve through the company's own online shop, with phone and fax ordering, no minimum order quantity, free shipping within Germany, volume discounts, and 2% Skonto for bank transfers; shipments are domestic. The operating model is distribution-led: the company is characterized as a consumables distributor rather than a technology company, with no disclosed app, API, SDK, or integrations. It appears to have operated since 2010, based on the founding date and a 2010–2026 copyright notice.

Name

bekaroll.de

Legal name

Bekaroll

Website

https://bekaroll.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Bekaroll.de is a Germany-based e-commerce retailer selling thermal, cash-register, receipt, EC-terminal, pharmacy, and scale paper rolls to retail, hospitality, pharmacy, gas-station, and weighing-equipment segments through its own online shop, with phone and fax ordering.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Hamburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Personnel

Revenue model

1. Paper Roll Sales: One-time sale of thermal rolls, receipt rolls, cash register rolls, EC rolls, and specialty rolls. Products sold in bulk quantities (typically 20-100 rolls per package) with tiered pricing for larger quantities. Revenue is transactional with no recurring subscription component.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Bekaroll.de is a Hamburg-based online retailer of thermal paper rolls, receipt rolls, EC cash terminal rolls, and cash register rolls operating exclusively in the German market since 2010. The catalog spans standard BPA-free thermal rolls, eco-friendly Blue4est rolls, pharmacy rolls, scale rolls, fax rolls, color ribbons, double-layer rolls, and custom sizes compatible with the major POS and EC terminal brands. Orders ship free of charge within Germany via DHL and GLS with no minimum order quantity.

Product overview

Bekaroll.de is a German e-commerce platform specializing in point-of-sale consumables. The core product portfolio consists of thermal rolls (Thermorollen) for thermal printers, EC cash rolls (EC-Rollen) for payment terminals, cash register rolls (Kassenrollen) using normal paper for dot-matrix printers, and receipt rolls (Bonrollen). Specialty offerings include pharmacy rolls with the Apotheken-A imprint, eco-friendly Blue4est® thermal rolls, color ribbons for impact printers, scale rolls for retail weighing systems, and special-size rolls for specialized equipment. The company operates as a pure-play consumables retailer without a technical platform or API integration layer, focusing exclusively on the German-speaking market with shipping to Germany only, free of shipping costs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Blue4est: Eco-friendly thermal rolls made from Blue4est Thermopapier by Köhler, free from harmful chemicals, readable for up to 35 years, suitable for recycling in waste paper

Products and services

• Thermorollen (Thermal Rolls) BPA-free thermal paper rolls in standard and custom sizes compatible with all major thermal printer brands; the core product line offered to retail, gastronomy, pharmacy, and gas station operators.
• EC-Rollen (EC Cash Terminal Rolls) Thermal rolls sized to fit leading EC card terminals (Ingenico, Verifone, NCR and others) used by retail and hospitality merchants in Germany.
• Kassenrollen (Cash Register Rolls) Standard and larger-format rolls for cash register systems used in grocery, kiosk, and shop-floor checkout environments.
• Bonrollen (Receipt Rolls) Receipt rolls for printing customer-facing receipts, compatible with common thermal receipt printers across retail and hospitality.
• Apothekenrollen (Pharmacy Rolls) Receipt rolls dimensioned specifically for pharmacy POS equipment and apothecary point-of-sale printers in Germany.
• Öko-Thermorollen / Blue4est (Eco Thermal Rolls) Eco-friendly thermal rolls using Koehler's Blue4est technology that enables prints to fade only under specific stimuli, eliminating BPA; marketed to sustainability-focused merchants.
• Farbbänder (Color Ribbons) Color printer ribbons for impact printers and POS systems that require non-thermal print media.
• Waagen-Rollen (Scale Rolls) Thermal rolls sized for use in commercial weighing scales, including those deployed in retail fresh-food counters.
• Faxrollen (Fax Rolls)
• Doppellagige Rollen (Double-Layer Rolls) Two-ply thermal rolls that produce duplicate receipts, used where a customer copy and merchant copy are both required.
• Spezialgrößen (Custom / Special Sizes) Thermal rolls manufactured to customer-specified dimensions and OEM-equivalent specifications for less common POS or terminal models.

Quantifiable outcome

• 2% Skonto available for bank transfer payments
• +3 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Kassenrollenversand: German online shop selling Kassenrollen, Thermorollen, EC-Rollen and Bonrollen. Directly comparable SKU range and customer base to Bekaroll.de, competing on similar price-plus-free-shipping economics in the same domestic niche.
• Thermorollenshop.de: German specialist e-commerce retailer focused on thermal rolls for POS and EC terminals. Closest product overlap with Bekaroll.de, serving the same SMB retail and hospitality customers with comparable size/compatibility filters.
• Bonrollen.de: Dedicated German online store for Bonrollen/receipt rolls and EC cash rolls. Same product category (thermal paper consumables), same B2B/B2C mix, same direct-ship model — head-to-head competitor in the German niche.
• Apralo: German retailer of POS consumables including thermal rolls and EC rolls. Operates in the same niche with comparable catalog and end-customers (retail, gastronomy, pharmacies).
• Witte Barskamp: Established German B2B paper and office supplies distributor selling Thermorollen and Kassenrollen alongside broader office products. Comparable product line with a more established B2B sales motion.

Broad incumbents

• Lyreco Germany: Major European broadline office-supplies distributor serving German SMBs. Sells thermal and receipt rolls as part of a much wider catalog; competes on convenience and contract pricing rather than specialist selection.
• OFFICE DISCOUNT (OTTO Office): Large German office-supplies e-commerce retailer (part of Otto Group). Carries cash register and thermal rolls as part of a broad SMB supply catalog — competes on assortment breadth and brand trust rather than specialist depth.
• Viking (Office Depot) Germany: European office-supplies broadliner with a German online presence. Offers thermal and receipt rolls alongside full SMB supply categories, competing on contract pricing and one-stop-shop convenience.
• Amazon Business Germany: Marketplace-led broadline SMB procurement platform in Germany. Lists thermal and receipt rolls from multiple sellers, competing on breadth, Prime-style delivery, and price discovery rather than specialist expertise.

Others

• Köhler Paper (Blue4est manufacturer): German thermal paper manufacturer and producer of the Blue4est® eco-thermal paper that Bekaroll resells under its sub-brand. Functions as an upstream supplier — relevant because it controls the key eco differentiation in Bekaroll's catalog.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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