FrischeParadies GmbH & Co. KG

About FrischeParadies

FrischeParadies is a specialty provider of high-quality foods and delicacies headquartered in Frankfurt am Main. The range comprises around 12,000 delicacies, with fish and seafood as the most important product group, followed by meat and poultry, cheese, ham, wine and spirits. More than 40 buyers source products from artisanal producers worldwide, including Wagyu from Japan, spiny lobsters from the South Atlantic and poultry from southern France. The core business is supplying gastronomy, hotels, catering and retail with its own logistics using refrigerated vehicles; private customers are also served via a B2B pro shop, nine delicatessen markets in Germany and a branch in Mallorca. With the QSFP quality seal, fresh products from fish, seafood, meat and poultry are distinguished. The company belongs to the Transgourmet Group (Coop Switzerland) and traces its origins to the Berlin wholesale business Lindenberg, founded in 1874.

Site

Frankfurt am Main

Processes

Delivery to gastronomy, hotels, catering and retail, B2B shop / pro shop (since 2021), Online shop for private customers, Frischeparadies Kochwerk (high-convenience base products), Own brand Frischeparadies, QSFP quality seal program (fish, seafood, meat, poultry), Gourmet bistros in the markets, Delicatessen gifts and corporate gifts

Materials

Fish & Seafood, Meat & Poultry, Delicacies & Cheese

Certificates

MSC certification (sustainable fishing), ASC certification (sustainable aquaculture), Organic certification (DE-ÖKO-006), MSC-C-51804 (sustainable fishing), ASC-C-01472 (sustainable aquaculture), DE-ÖKO-006 (organic certification)

Founded

1874

Industries

Gastronomy, Hotels, Catering, Food retail, Private customers, Private customers (gourmets/hobby chefs)

1. 01

   Procurement by buyers worldwide

2. 02

   Quality inspection according to QSFP standard

3. 03

   Central and regional delicatessen markets

4. 04

   Hand picking of orders

5. 05

   Delivery with own refrigerated-vehicle logistics

Product Range & Product Groups

Locations

Frankfurt am Main

DE

Headquarters, delicatessen market and branch

Materials

Fish, meat, delicacies

• Pick-up market
• Gourmet bistro
• Refrigerated vehicles

Berlin

DE

Delicatessen market / pick-up market, export to Poland & Baltics

• Pick-up market

Essen

DE

Delicatessen market / pick-up market at the wholesale market

• Pick-up market

Hamburg

DE

Delicatessen market / pick-up market

• Pick-up market

Hürth

DE

Delicatessen market / pick-up market

• Pick-up market

Leipzig

DE

Hybrid location in the premises of SELGROS Leipzig

• Pick-up market

Munich

DE

Delicatessen market / pick-up market

• Pick-up market

Stuttgart

DE

Delicatessen market / pick-up market

• Pick-up market

Palma de Mallorca

ES

Branch / pick-up market

• Pick-up market

Offer & Services

Inside the production

Quality & Certifications

With its own QSFP quality seal, fresh products from fish, seafood, meat and poultry are continuously inspected. Fish comes from MSC-certified fisheries and ASC-certified aquaculture; organic products are certified according to DE-ÖKO-006.

History

1. 1874

   Carl Lindenberg opens a wholesale business for fish and delicacies in Berlin; becomes an imperial-royal court supplier.

2. 1909

   Carl Lindenberg hands over management to his son Fritz; customers include Hotel Kempinski, Haus Vaterland, Hotel Adlon.

3. 1967

   The Oetker Group takes over Lindenberg & Co. KG.

4. 1987

   Edelfisch from Frankfurt am Main joins the Oetker group.

5. 1995

   Expansion of the fish and seafood range; first pick-up markets in Frankfurt and Berlin — Frischeparadies is born.

6. 1997

   Zündorf GmbH, Hürth becomes part of the group.

7. 1999

   Niederreuther GmbH, Munich becomes part of the group.

8. 2001

   Goedeken GmbH, Hamburg becomes part of the group.

9. 2002

   DePastre GmbH, Essen becomes part of the group.

10. 2003

    Moll GmbH, Stuttgart becomes part of the group.

11. 2011

    Merger of the German Frischeparadies companies into Frischeparadies KG; launch of the online shop for private customers.

12. 2015

    Transgourmet Central and Eastern Europe GmbH (Coop Switzerland) takes over the Frischeparadies Group.

13. 2021

    Launch of the B2B online shop for gastronomy, hotels and catering; opening of the hybrid location Leipzig in the premises of SELGROS.

14. 2024

    German Brand Award in the category 'Excellence in Brand Strategy and Creation Brand Design'.