International trading in milk-based raw materials: cheese, milk powder and butter for the food industry.
Fayrefield Foods GmbH
Wasserburg (Bodensee), GermanyNew on Amplifa
About Fayrefield Foods
Fayrefield Foods GmbH is a trading company for milk-based raw materials based in Wasserburg am Bodensee. Founded in 2007 as a subsidiary of the British Fayrefield Foods Ltd, the company supplies the food industry with cheese (including Gouda, Edam, Maasdamer, Emmentaler, Bergkäse, Cheddar), milk powder (whole milk powder, skimmed milk powder, whey powder, caseins, protein concentrates, lactose) as well as butter and anhydrous butterfat. Purchasing is carried out worldwide, while sales are conducted in the company's own name and on its own account throughout Europe. The service offering includes, in addition to trading, transport and delivery free of charge to the customer's door via fixed forwarding partners, controlled ripening warehouses with order picking, repacking work and sample extraction, quality assurance with annual supplier evaluation and traceability, as well as financing services such as inventory financing, currency hedging and receivables protection. In addition, the company offers market reporting, long-term forecasts, customs clearance and support in product development. Customers come from industries such as sliced meat and grating operations, melting operations, the bakery and confectionery industry, blending operations, meat plants, manufacturers of finished goods and the wholesale trade. In 2024, the trading volume was over 25,000 tonnes; in 2025, trading revenue amounted to around 100 million euros.
- Site
- Wasserburg (Bodensee)
- Processes
- Trading in dairy products (cheese, milk powder, butter), Transport & storage (controlled ripening warehouses, order picking, repacking work), Quality assurance (supplier evaluation, traceability), Trading (own name, own account, worldwide purchasing, sales in Europe), Transport & delivery free to the customer's door (full/partial loads, general cargo), Storage (controlled ripening warehouses, order picking, repacking work, sample extraction), Financing (inventory financing, currency risks, receivables protection), Market reporting and long-term forecasts
- Materials
- Cheese (Gouda, Edam, Maasdamer, Emmentaler, Bergkäse, Cheddar), Whole milk powder, Skimmed milk powder, Whey powder (sweet and acid whey powder), Caseins, Milk & whey protein concentrates, Lactose, Sweet cream butter
- Certificates
- IFS Broker (Version 3.2, Higher Level, 96.28%), BRCGS Agents and Brokers Issue 3 (Grade AA), BIO certificate (DE-ÖKO-006, Regulation EU 2018/848), VLOG (GMO-free), GMP+ Feed Safety Assurance Module 2020 (Trade in feed), QMilch (Husbandry type 3, QM++), IFS Broker 3.2 (Higher Level, 96.28%), DE-ÖKO-006 (BIO), GMP+ Feed Safety Assurance Module 2020
- Founded
- 2007
- Industries
- Sliced meat operations, Grating operations, Melting operations, Bakery manufacturers, Confectionery industry, Blending operations
- 01
Worldwide purchasing of dairy products
- 02
Quality assurance and supplier evaluation
- 03
Storage in controlled ripening warehouses (European Economic Area)
- 04
Order picking, repacking work, sample extraction
- 05
Transport and delivery free to the customer's door
- 06
Financing, customs clearance and consulting
Product Portfolio
Cheese
Sliced, semi-hard and hard cheese varieties such as Gouda, Edam, Maasdamer, Emmentaler, Bergkäse and Cheddar for further processing.
Milk Powder
Whole and skimmed milk powder, whey powder, caseins, protein concentrates and lactose for the bakery, confectionery and meat industries as well as dietary supplements.
Butter
Sweet cream butter, mild lactic butter, whey butter and anhydrous butterfat as flavor carriers and ingredients for food manufacturing.
Location
Wasserburg (Bodensee)
DEHeadquarters and office
- Materials
- Cheese, milk powder, butter
Products
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trading in dairy products (cheese, milk powder, butter)Other | – | – | – | – | Cheese, Milk powder, Butter |
| Transport & storage (controlled ripening warehouses, order picking, repacking work)Other | – | – | – | – | Cheese, Milk powder, Butter |
| Quality assurance (supplier evaluation, traceability)Testing | – | – | – | – | – |
Additional services
Quality & Certifications
Suppliers are approved according to defined procedures, evaluated annually according to defined criteria, and must demonstrate a recognized certification according to GFSI standard. Fayrefield has itself certified several times a year by independent bodies (including IFS Broker, BRCGS Agents & Brokers, VLOG, BIO, GMP+) and operates traceability systems.
| Evidence | Wasserburg (Bodensee) |
|---|---|
| IFS Broker 3.2 (Higher Level, 96.28%) | |
| BRCGS Agents and Brokers Issue 3 (Grade AA) | |
| DE-ÖKO-006 (BIO) | |
| VLOG (GMO-free) | |
| GMP+ Feed Safety Assurance Module 2020 | |
| QMilch (Husbandry type 3, QM++) |
Milestones
- 1982
Foundation of Fayrefield Foods Ltd in Crewe, Cheshire, England by John Kerr
- 2007
Foundation of Fayrefield Foods GmbH by Dr. Markus Mühlbacher as an independent subsidiary
- 2009
Construction start of the company's own office premises in Wasserburg am Bodensee – 15,000 tonnes trading volume
- 2010
Move into the new building on Dorfstraße at Lindenpark
- 2015
Construction start of the second building phase
- 2017
Approval as a training company of the DHBW
- 2019
Go-live of the company's own homepage
- 2022
Restructuring/renovation of the office premises
- 2023
Approval as a training company of the IHK Schwaben
- 2024
>25,000 tonnes trading volume
- 2025
100 million in trading revenue
- 2026
Entry into the liquid business