J. Bauer GmbH & Co. KG

About the Bauer Group

J. Bauer GmbH & Co. KG (Bauer Group) is a family-run dairy company founded in 1887, now in its fifth generation, headquartered in Wasserburg am Inn. The Group is one of Germany's largest manufacturers in the categories of yogurt, milk-based mixed drinks and desserts – dairy-based and vegan, including ambient (non-chilled) products. At four production sites in Wasserburg, Elsdorf, Nienburg and Schlüchtern, dairy products and dairy alternatives, drinks, desserts, delicatessen products, convenience food as well as fresh salads and fruit are produced daily. Its business areas are branded products, private label, co-manufacturing (B2B) and food service, including the licensed brand Mövenpick. The Group processes around 400,000 tonnes of milk and 10,000 tonnes of vegetables annually and supplies more than 20 European and non-European countries. Four business units (Brands, Private Label, Convenience/Delicatessen, Co-Manufacturing) consolidate sales and development expertise and draw flexibly on all four plants.

Site

Wasserburg am Inn

Processes

Private label, Co-manufacturing (B2B), Food service, Branded products, Convenience & delicatessen, Fresh cut (fresh salads and fruit), Development of plant-based alternatives

Materials

White line (dairy products), Yellow line, Plant-Based Alternatives, Fresh Cut, Convenience & Delicatessen

Certificates

ZNU Standard (Sustainability), Organic certification, GMO-free, Rainforest Alliance

Founded

1887

Employees

Approx. 1500

Industries

Food/Dairy industry, Retail (grocery retail), Food service, B2B co-manufacturing

1. 01

   Milk and raw material intake

2. 02

   Processing (dairy / fresh cut)

3. 03

   Production and filling

4. 04

   Quality assurance

5. 05

   Distribution via four business units (Brands, Private Label, Food Service, B2B)

6. 06

   Export to more than 20 countries

Product Groups & Manufacturing Focus

Our Plants

Wasserburg am Inn

DE

Headquarters and dairy (Privatmolkerei Bauer): White line & yellow line

Materials

Dairy products (yogurt, milk-based mixed drinks, desserts), plant-based alternatives

Elsdorf

DE

Elsdorfer Molkerei und Feinkost: Gourmet specialties, dairy & plant-based alternatives

Materials

Dairy and plant-based products, delicatessen

Nienburg

DE

Immergut: Fresh cut, gourmet specialties, grab and go

Materials

Fresh cut (fresh salads and fruit), convenience

Schlüchtern

DE

Märker Fine Food / Frikoni: Drinks, desserts and cooking

Materials

Drinks, desserts, cooking and delicatessen products

Inside the production

Quality & Certifications

Product quality and safety are documented through recognized seals and standards; the ZNU standard for sustainable business management is implemented in four companies of the Group.

Company History

1. 1887

   Franz Seraph Bauer founds the “Bauerschweizer Käsewerk” (Bauer Swiss cheese works) at Ledererzeile 238 in Wasserburg am Inn

2. 1913

   2nd generation: Joseph Pankratius Bauer, further development of the business

3. 1955

   3rd generation: Josef Bauer, relocation of the business from Wasserburg's old town to Tegernau

4. 1964

   Start of machine filling of yogurt

5. 1975

   4th generation: Ulrich Bauer, introduction of “Der Große Bauer”

6. 1994

   Licensed brand Mövenpick comes on board

7. 2007

   5th generation: Florian Bauer

8. 2011

   Acquisition of Immergut, Elsdorfer and Märker; 5th generation: Markus Bauer

9. 2013

   Restructuring of J. Bauer into a holding company and founding of the Bauer Group

10. 2015

    Acquisition of Frikoni

11. 2021

    Establishment of a supervisory board and shareholders' committee; management taken over by the holding (CEO Heiko Modell, CCO Tim Schwertner, CFO Florian Kellner, COO Michael Janker)

12. 2023

    “Der Große Bauer”, Mövenpick Feinjoghurt and Naschkatze by Immergut awarded as TopBrands by Lebensmittel Zeitung

13. 2026

    Martin Humfeldt becomes COO of the Bauer Group as of 01.12.2025; new production facility for plant-based products in Wasserburg