List of largest meat companies in Germany

The list of the largest companies in the meat industry in Germany shows the 20 largest companies of the meat industry in Germany. The list comprises companies that are active in slaughtering pigs, cattle and poultry as well as in meat import, meat processing, meat packing and the production of meat products such as sausages.

List (2021) The following sorts the 20 largest meat companies in Germany by their revenue in Euro in the year 2021.

RankCompany nameHeadquartersRevenuein million €EmployeesBusiness area1TönniesRheda-Wiedenbrück,6.20015.200Slaugthering of particularly pigs and cattle, and processingConsolidated financial statement for the fiscal year beginning on January 1, 2021 and ending on December 31, 2021 of Tönnies Holding ApS & Co. KG, Rheda-Wiedenbrück. Published in Bundesanzeiger on January 4, 2023.2PHW GroupRechterfeld,2.7698.900Slaugthering of poultry and processingConsolidated financial statement for the fiscal year beginning on July 1, 2020 and ending on June 30, 2021 of Erste Paul-Heinz Wesjohann GmbH & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Rechterfeld. Published in Bundesanzeiger on July 14, 2022.Consolidated financial statement for the fiscal year beginning on July 1, 2020 and ending on June 30, 2021 of Zweite Paul-Heinz Wesjohann GmbH & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Rechterfeld. Published in Bundesanzeiger on July 28, 2022.3WestfleischMünster,2.6007.500Slaugthering of particularly pigs and cattle, and processingConsolidated financial statement for the fiscal year beginning on January 1, 2021 and ending on December 31, 2021 of Westfleisch SCE mit beschränkter Haftung, Münster. Published in Bundesanzeiger on August 31, 2022.4Vion Food GermanyBoxtel,2.5006.200Slaugthering of particularly pigs and cattle, and processing5Rothkötter GroupMeppen,1.6004.700Slaugthering of poultry and processing6HeristoBad Rothenfelde,1.4393.732Processing and meat import7Danish Crown GermanyRanders,1.4003.700Slaugthering of particularly pigs and cattle, and processing8Müller GroupBirkenfeld,950850Slaugthering of particularly pigs and cattle9Edeka Südwest FleischOffenburg,9461.500Processing10Kaufland FleischwarenHeilbronn,849Processing11InFamily FoodsVersmold,7202.400Processing12Sprehe GroupCappeln (Oldenburg),7202.177Slaugthering of poultry and processing13WillmsRuppichteroth,6871.700Slaugthering of particularly pigs and cattle, and processing14Bauerngut (Edeka Minden-Hannover)Minden,6871.312Processing15Brandenburg (REWE Group)Köln,6573.011Processing16Rasting (Edeka Rhein-Ruhr)Meckenheim,604980Processing17Heidemark GroupHöltinghausen,5761.800Slaugthering of poultry and processing18OSI GroupGersthofen,552768Slaugthering and processing19Goldschmaus GroupGarrel,5501.968Slaugthering of particularly pigs and cattle, and processing20Plukon GermanyVisbek,5301.700Slaugthering of poultry and processingBefreiender Konzernabschluss gem. § 291 HGB zum Geschäftsjahr vom 1. Januar 2020 bis 31. Dezember 2020 der Plukon Food Group Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG, Visbek. In: Bundesanzeiger, June 27, 2022. Retrieved February 24, 2023.

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