Manufacture and distribution of paper bags, printed roll papers and packaging solutions for retail and gastronomy
Friedrich Jahncke GmbH & Co. KG
21465 Reinbek · 20097 Hamburg (flower wholesale market, stand no. 10, Bankstraße)New on Amplifa
Your paper and packaging experts since 1904
Friedrich Jahncke GmbH & Co. KG, based in Reinbek near Hamburg, is a fourth-generation family business that has been trading in paper and packaging since 1904 and manufacturing in-house for over 50 years. At its own plant in Reinbek, around 24 employees process roughly 1,000 tonnes of paper per year on twelve machines into more than 100 million paper bags; products include satchel bags, flat bags, snack bags, pointed paper cones as well as roll and sheet papers printed in the flexographic process with individual custom designs. The raw paper is sourced exclusively from the European region, predominantly Germany. In addition to its own production, the range comprises more than 20,000 items, including food packaging, carrier bags made from recycled paper or recycled PET, florist tissue papers, gift packaging and gastronomy supplies. Customers include grocery retail, bakeries, fish and delicatessen shops, the catering sector, floristry, garden centres and direct farm marketers, who are supplied predominantly in Northern Germany via the company's own logistics fleet.
- Site
- Reinbek
- Processes
- Flexographic printing process for paper packaging, Manufacture of paper bags (satchel bags, flat bags, snack bags, pointed paper cones), Printing of roll and sheet papers, Paper processing / bag factory (own production, approx. 1,000 tonnes of paper/year, >100,000,000, In-house paper processing and printing plant (flexographic printing), Consulting by inside and outside sales staff, Own logistics fleet (approx. 150 pallets/day, delivery throughout Germany), Warehousing and demand-based follow-up production
- Materials
- Paper (raw paper from the European region, predominantly Germany), Recycled paper, Recycled PET (reusable carrier bags), Certified cotton (reusable carrier bags), Film (florist tissue paper and film in rolls and sheets), Recycled PET, Certified cotton, Flexographic printing process
- Founded
- 1904
- Employees
- over 80
- Industries
- Grocery retail, Food craft (bakeries, fish and delicatessen shops), Gastronomy, Floristry and garden centres, Direct farm marketers, Retail
- 01
Raw paper sourcing from Germany and the EU
- 02
Flexographic printing
- 03
Paper processing and bag manufacturing
- 04
Warehousing and order picking
- 05
Delivery with own logistics fleet
Materials and processes
Paper (raw paper from the European region, predominantly Germany)
Base material for paper bags and roll and sheet papers from own production
Recycled paper
Used for sustainable paper carrier bags and packaging
Recycled PET
Material for reusable carrier bags
Certified cotton
Material for reusable carrier bags
Flexographic printing process
In use for over 50 years for the individual printing of paper bags and roll papers
Locations
Reinbek
DECompany headquarters, production, printing plant, 1,000-square-metre specialist store, warehouse and logistics
- Lot size
- Large series of paper bags (>100 million/year)
- Materials
- Paper, recycled paper
- Paper processing machines (12 machines, 24 employees in the production team)
- Flexographic printing plant
Hamburg (flower wholesale market)
DEBranch at the Hamburg flower wholesale market (stand no. 10, Bankstraße) for florist supplies, florist tissue paper and
- Materials
- Florist tissue paper, film
Products and manufactured parts
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flexographic printing process for paper packagingSurface | – | – | – | – | Paper |
| Manufacture of paper bags (satchel bags, flat bags, snack bags, pointed paper cones)Plastics | – | – | – | – | Paper |
| Printing of roll and sheet papersSurface | – | – | – | – | Paper |
| Paper processing / bag factory (own production, approx. 1,000 tonnes of paper/year, >100,000,000Plastics | – | – | – | – | Paper from Germany and the EU |
1 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paper processing/flexographic printing machines (12 machines in the production team) | – | 12 | – | – | Reinbek |
Additional services
Reference customers
Company history
- 1904
Foundation of the paper goods business by Friedrich Jahncke in Hamburg-Schiffbek; delivery of paper and bags by bicycle
- 1911–1943
Expansion of the premises and the product range, first employees; destruction in the Second World War
- 1945
Reconstruction by Adolf Jahncke with his wife Annemarie and the children
- 1959
Expansion of paper processing and founding of a bag factory; after the death of Adolf Jahncke, Annemarie Jahncke and her sons Friedrich-Wilhelm, Clauspeter and Wolfgang continue to run the company
- 1963
Construction of a printing plant in Reinbek; more than 60 employees
- 1970
Relocation to Hamburg Horn and enlargement of the business premises
- 2001
Management by Thorsten and Stephan Jahncke; expansion and relocation to the Reinbek site
- 2024
120 years of Jahncke Papier; management by the siblings Stephan, Thorsten and Petra Jahncke