Cooperative association of food retailing, wholesaling, and production of bakery products, meat products, and private labels
EDEKA Verbund
Germany (nationwide, six regional companies)New on Amplifa
About the EDEKA Verbund
The EDEKA Verbund is the cooperative backbone of the EDEKA brand and one of the leading food retailers in Germany. Founded more than 115 years ago, the company combines a lived tradition of merchant entrepreneurship with modern business practices. The Verbund is a local convenience retailer and at the same time a regional wholesaler, a producer of fresh bakery and meat products as well as numerous private labels, and a partner for producers from the region. Through its subsidiary Netto Marken-Discount, the Verbund is also active in the discount business. The six regional companies guarantee the supply of local retailers with groceries and know-how. With around 3,200 independent merchants, 10,871 stores and 417,500 employees, the EDEKA Verbund generated total revenue of 77.3 billion euros in 2025.
- Site
- Germany (nationwide
- Processes
- Regional wholesale, Private label production, Bakery production, Meat products production, Local supply/retail, Discount (Netto Marken-Discount), Partnership with regional producers
- Employees
- 417500
- Industries
- Food retail, Retail, Wholesale, Discount
- 01
Regional producers & partners
- 02
Regional wholesale
- 03
In-house production of bakery & meat products
- 04
Private labels
- 05
Retail & Netto Marken-Discount
Range of Services
Inside the production
Industries
Additional services
Reference customers
History
Founded more than 115 years ago
- 2025
Total revenue of €77.3 billion with around 3,200 independent merchants, 10,871 stores and 417,500 employees