Behn Getränke GmbH

About Behn Getränke

Behn Getränke GmbH is a specialist beverage wholesaler based in Eckernförde, Schleswig-Holstein, and belongs to the Behn group, founded in 1892, which has remained in family ownership throughout. The company supplies gastronomy and retail with a full range of over 3,500 items, including beer, spirits, wine, sparkling wine, non-alcoholic beverages, coffee, tea and other gastronomy supplies. In addition to delivery, Behn Getränke offers gastronomy consulting, including site selection, conceptual design, equipment and financing, as well as the rental of event inventory. Distribution is carried out with an own truck fleet of 22 vehicles; around 1,000 customers are served, including more than 700 gastronomy businesses. Goods handling takes place on a logistics area of almost 10,000 m² in the Marienthal industrial estate in Eckernförde; a distribution warehouse exists in Flensburg. In Eckernförde and Kappeln, the company operates its own beverage pick-up markets under the name Behn Getränke-Welt.

Site

Eckernförde

Processes

Full beverage range (>3,500 items including wine, coffee, tea, hygiene products), Gastronomy consulting (site selection, conceptual design, equipment, financing), Rental of event inventory, Delivery to gastronomy and retail, Beverage pick-up markets

Materials

Beer, Spirits, Wine & Sparkling Wine, Non-Alcoholic Beverages, Coffee & Tea, Hygiene Products & Gastronomy Supplies

Certificates

Own Delivery Fleet (22 Trucks)

Founded

1892

Employees

90

Industries

Gastronomy, Retail

1. 01

   Procurement of the full beverage range

2. 02

   Storage at the Marienthal logistics center

3. 03

   Order picking for gastronomy and retail

4. 04

   Delivery with own truck fleet

5. 05

   Gastronomy consulting and rental of event inventory

Product Range & Services

Locations

Eckernförde (Marienthal)

DE

Logistics Center / Administration

Flensburg

DE

Distribution Warehouse

Eckernförde (Getränke-Welt)

DE

Beverage Pick-Up Market, Rendsburger Str. 124

Kappeln (Getränke-Welt)

DE

Beverage Pick-Up Market, Mehlbydiek 7-11

Services

Inside the production

Logistics & Reliability

Behn Getränke reliably supplies gastronomy and retail in the region with 22 own trucks and relies on long-standing employees as well as consulting expertise in gastronomy support.

Company History

1. 1892

   Founded by Waldemar J.W. Behn; drinking stands along the construction site of the Kaiser Wilhelm Canal, supplying gastronomy

2. 1907

   Acquisition of the Eckernförder Actienbrauerei

3. 1912

   Acquisition of the Schleswig brewhouse

4. 1923

   Richard Behn joins the company

5. 1952

   Harro Behn takes over management (3rd generation)

6. 1971

   Relocation of the company headquarters from the former brewery site in Eckernförde

7. 1970er

   Expansion of the specialist beverage wholesale through the acquisition of several beverage wholesalers

8. 1982/1984

   Waldemar and Rüdiger Behn take over management (4th generation); split into trading (Behn Getränke) and production (Waldemar Behn GmbH)

9. 1995

   Relocation of the beverage division to the Marienthal industrial estate with approx. 10,000 m² logistics operation

10. 1996

    Opening of the Flensburg distribution warehouse

11. 2005

    Acquisition of shares in the Sylt-based specialist beverage wholesaler Getränke Möller