Production of meat, sausage, convenience and veggie products as well as petfood, pharmaceutical raw materials and refrigerated logistics
Premium Food Group ApS & Co. KG
Rheda-Wiedenbrück · Badbergen · Böklund · Weißenfels · Herzebrock · Meppen · Suhl · Chemnitz · Brørup (DK)New on Amplifa
About Premium Food Group
Founded in 1971, Premium Food Group is a family-owned company headquartered in Rheda-Wiedenbrück (East Westphalia). The company produces and markets meat and sausage products, veggie products, convenience items and ready meals, animal feed, sauces and soups as well as by-products such as proteins, fats and meals. In addition, the group supplies raw materials for the pharmaceutical industry (heparin) and for biofuel, operates its own cold stores and a fresh and ultra-fresh logistics provider with more than 1,300 trailers and refrigerated trailers. The value chain includes slaughtering, computer-controlled fully automated cutting, processing, packaging and logistics. With 21,000 employees worldwide, of whom around 17,000 are in Germany, and revenue of approx. €8 billion (2024), the company ranks among the large food producers in Europe; in 2024, €4.1 billion was generated in Germany.
- Site
- Rheda-Wiedenbrück
- Processes
- Slaughtering of pigs, Slaughtering of cattle, Cutting / computer-controlled, fully automated cutting of meat (inline production,, Production of meat cuts, Sausage and canned sausage production (self-service sausage, consumer packaging), Production of fish, meat and sausage substitute products (vegetarian/vegan, veggie products), Convenience production (self-service meat, frozen schnitzels, burgers, Toastys, rösti pizza,, Production of sauces and soups
- Materials
- Pork, Beef (burger patties, beef fillet, rump steak, entrecôte), Animal by-products (proteins, fats, meals, polysaccharides/heparin raw material), Plant-based raw materials for veggie products (fish, meat and sausage substitutes), Beef, Animal By-Products, Polysaccharides from Intestinal Mucosa, Plant-Based Raw Materials
- Founded
- 1971
- Employees
- 21000
- Industries
- Food retail, Catering, Pharmaceutical industry, Pet food/Petfood, Aquaculture, Drugstore
- 01
Slaughtering (pig, cattle)
- 02
Computer-controlled fully automated cutting
- 03
Production of meat cuts
- 04
Sausage, convenience and veggie production
- 05
By-product utilization (ingredients, heparin, petfood, biofuel)
- 06
Refrigerated logistics and cold store service
Raw Materials and Processes
Pork
Core raw material of the Pork and Sausages divisions; market share in Germany over 30 percent.
Beef
Processed into burger patties, beef fillet, rump steak and entrecôte at the Badbergen site.
Animal By-Products
Utilized into proteins, fats and meals as well as raw material for pharmaceuticals, petfood and biofuel.
Polysaccharides from Intestinal Mucosa
Raw material for heparin production (anticoagulant) for the pharmaceutical industry.
Plant-Based Raw Materials
Basis for vegetarian and vegan fish, meat and sausage substitute products.
Locations
Rheda-Wiedenbrück
DEHeadquarters, slaughtering and cutting operation (quality meat production facility)
- Materials
- Pork, beef
- Computer-controlled cutting units (fully automated cutting, since 2003)
Badbergen
DEProduction site Beef (beef)
- Materials
- Beef
Böklund
DEHeadquarters of the Sausages division, over 4,000 employees, more than 2 billion consumer packages annually
- Materials
- Pork, beef
Weißenfels
DEPig slaughterhouse (taken over from the Treuhand in 1990)
- Materials
- Pork
Herzebrock
DEOperations site (relocation 1974)
Meppen
DEPet Food (petcura)
- Materials
- Animal raw materials
Suhl
DESite
Chemnitz
DESite
Brørup
DKPig slaughtering (start of internationalization 2005)
- Materials
- Pork
Products and Business Divisions
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slaughtering of pigs | – | – | – | – | Pig |
| Slaughtering of cattle | – | – | – | – | Cattle |
| Cutting / computer-controlled, fully automated cutting of meat (inline production, | – | – | – | – | Pork, Beef |
| Production of meat cuts | – | – | – | – | Meat |
| Sausage and canned sausage production (self-service sausage, consumer packaging) | – | – | – | – | Pork, Beef |
| Production of fish, meat and sausage substitute products (vegetarian/vegan, veggie products) | – | – | – | – | plant-based raw materials |
| Convenience production (self-service meat, frozen schnitzels, burgers, Toastys, rösti pizza, | – | – | – | – | Meat, Cheese, Potato |
| Production of sauces and soups | – | – | – | – | – |
| Petfood production (pet food for dog, cat) | – | – | – | – | animal raw materials |
| Production of by-products (proteins, fats, meals) / whole-animal marketing | – | – | – | – | animal by-products |
| Heparin production: isolation of polysaccharides from pig intestinal mucosa | – | – | – | – | Pig intestinal mucosa, Polysaccharides |
| Raw material supply for biofuel (kerosene) and fish farming (aquaculture) | – | – | – | – | animal by-products |
| Fresh and ultra-fresh logistics / refrigerated logistics (own trailers, refrigerated trailers, | – | – | – | – | – |
| Cold store service (storage for third-party customers with automation processes) | – | – | – | – | – |
| Market and trend analyses for export/internationalizationTesting | – | – | – | – | – |
1 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer-controlled cutting units (fully automated cutting) | – | – | – | 2003 | Rheda-Wiedenbrück |
Additional services
History
- 1971
Founded by Bernd Tönnies as a wholesale business for meat and sausage; Clemens Tönnies joined shortly afterwards (around 20 employees)
- 1974
Operations relocated to Herzebrock, 60 employees
- 1990
Takeover of the Weißenfels pig slaughterhouse from the Treuhand
- 1992
Construction of the quality meat production facility in Rheda-Wiedenbrück
- 1997
Inline production goes into operation; around 400 jobs
- 2003
Start of fully automated, computer-controlled cutting
- 2005
Start of internationalization with slaughtering in Brørup, Denmark
- 2011
New social and administration building in Rheda (approx. 17,000 m²)
- 2013
Acquisition of Pharma Action (heparin production)
- 2015
Entry into pet food with petcura in Meppen
- 2017
New corporate structure with five divisions: Meat, Convenience, Sausages, Ingredients, Logistics
- 2018
Integration into the zur Mühlen Group, new Sausages division
- 2020
Agenda t30 (sustainability) and joint venture in China with Dekon Group (2 million pigs/year)
- 2021
Veggie activities bundled under “Vevia 4 You”