List of FMCG Companies in Germany

Last updated 21 October 2026

There are 35,789 FMCG companies in Germany, one in every 190 German companies. Most of them are small: two in three have one to four people, and only 2,029 firms employ 50 people or more. One in eight FMCG firms is based in Berlin, Hamburg, München, Köln and Düsseldorf. Below you find the largest FMCG firms in Germany, the cities where they cluster, how many started this year and which are the oldest. The full list with addresses, phone numbers and email is in our German company database or through the Handelsregister API.

35,789 companies indexed · Data counted on 21 October 2026

Companies35,7891 in190 German companiesCities5,679Largest cityBerlin 1,767Sole traders25%Employees1-4 (68%)Revenue$100-500K (57%)Email69%Phone71%Website77%

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	Company Name	Country	City	Address 1	State/Province	Postal Code	Website	Founding Year	Yearly Revenue in U.S. Dollars	Employees Total	Business Legal Type - Description	Number of Companies in Group	Company Registration Number
1	Fihumin-Gmbh	Germany	Ammersbek	Georg-sasse-str. 43	Stormarn	22949	fihumin.*****	1935	$44,128,520,000	41	Corporation	3	23568B4095AH
2	Dirk Abrahams GMBH	Germany	Zetel	Collsteder Damm 3	Friesland	26340	abrahams-gmbh.*****	1990	$33,983,744,000	86	Corporation	N/A	26135B130847
3	Henkel AG & CO. Kgaa	Germany	Düsseldorf	Henkelstr. 67	Düsseldorf, Stadt	40589	henkel.*****	1876	$23,756,328,360	47,300	Corporation	461	40227B4724
4	Beiersdorf AG	Germany	Hamburg	Beiersdorfstr. 1-9	Hamburg, Freie Und Hansestadt	22529	beiersdorf.*****	2023	$11,419,729,056	22,401	Corporation	1257	20355B1787
5	Sudzucker AG	Germany	Mannheim	Maximilianstr. 10	Mannheim	68165	suedzuckergroup.*****	2013	$9,971,703,360	19,127	Corporation	140	68159B42
6	Agravis Raiffeisen AG	Germany	Münster (hessen)	Industrieweg 110	Münster, Stadt	48155	agravis.*****	1893	$9,765,165,407	7,007	Corporation	400	48149B9692
7	Hellofresh SE	Germany	Berlin	Prinzenstr. 89	Berlin, Stadt	10969	hellofresh.*****	2015	$7,836,632,582	19,065		51	10623B182382B
8	Döhler Group SE	Germany	Darmstadt	Riedstr. 7-9	Darmstadt, Wissenschaftsstadt	64295	doehler.*****	1994	$3,833,025,519	9,211	Corporation	193	64283B95005
9	Tchibo GMBH	Germany	Hamburg	Uberseering 18	Hamburg, Freie Und Hansestadt	22297	tchibo.*****	2023	$3,706,795,680	11,200	Corporation	1257	20355B43618
10	Nestle Deutschland AG	Germany	Frankfurt am Main	Baseler Str. 46	Frankfurt am Main, Stadt	60329	nestle.*****	1867	$3,269,578,912	4,095	Corporation	2275	60313B28163
11	Kruger GMBH & CO. KG	Germany	Bergisch Gladbach	Senefelderstr. 44	Rheinisch-bergischer Kreis	51469	krueger-group.*****	1971	$2,822,359,691	5,792	Corporation	62	50670A19406
12	Nordzucker AG	Germany	Braunschweig	Kuchenstr. 9	Braunschweig, Stadt	38100	nordzucker.*****	2009	$2,797,900,931	4,040	Corporation	46	38100B2936
13	L'oreal Deutschland GMBH	Germany	Düsseldorf	Johannstr. 1	Düsseldorf, Stadt	40476	rxglobal.*****	1930	$2,513,023,323	2,410	Corporation	1806	40227B99715
14	Hochland SE	Germany	Heimenkirch	Kemptener Str. 17	Lindau (bodensee)	88178	hochland-group.*****	1927	$2,491,948,864	6,316	Corporation	26	87435B10539
15	Vion Beef B.V.	Germany	Buchloe	Rudolf-diesel-str. 10	Ostallgäu	86807	vionfoodgroup.*****	2020	$1,973,895,905	3,083	Foreign company	136	DE128664142
16	Wepa Hygieneprodukte GMBH	Germany	Arnsberg	Rönkhauser Str. 26	Hochsauerlandkreis	59757	wepa.*****	2020	$1,912,818,777	4,222	Corporation	44	59821B9280
17	Kaiser`s Verwaltungs- Und Beteiligungsges. Mbh	Germany	Gaimersheim	Ingolstädter Str. 120	Eichstätt	85080	N/A	2022	$1,823,346,039	14,909	Corporation	725	85049B10931
18	C. Thywissen GMBH	Germany	Neuss	Industriestr. 34	Rhein-kreis Neuss	41460	c-thywissen.*****	1839	$1,717,506,539	134	Corporation	6	41460B5526
19	Ehrmann SE	Germany	Oberschönegg	Alois-ehrmann-str. 2	Unterallgäu	87770	ehrmann.*****	1920	$1,465,666,040	3,025	Corporation	35	87700B18947
20	Zg Raiffeisen EG	Germany	Karlsruhe	Lauterbergstr. 1-5	Karlsruhe	76137	zg-raiffeisen.*****	1920	$1,449,794,999	2,206	Partnership of unknown type	239	68159G100020
21	Mars GMBH	Germany	Verden (aller)	Eitzer Str. 215	Verden	27283	deu.*****	2026	$1,410,311,682	1,720	Corporation	3179	29664B121589
22	Danone Deutschland GMBH	Germany	Frankfurt am Main	Am Hauptbahnhof 18	Frankfurt am Main, Stadt	60329	danone.*****	1995	$1,365,250,937	1,316	Corporation	8	60313B112989
23	Alnatura Produktions- Und Handels GMBH	Germany	Darmstadt	Mahatma-gandhi-str. 7	Darmstadt, Wissenschaftsstadt	64295	alnatura.*****	2016	$1,356,222,213	3,466	Corporation	149	64283B4407
24	Hochwald Foods GMBH	Germany	Thalfang	Bahnhofstr. 37-43	Bernkastel-wittlich	54424	hochwald.*****	2015	$1,321,926,788	1,590	Corporation	23	54516B1149
25	Zott SE & CO. KG	Germany	Mertingen	Georg-zott-str. 1	Donau-ries	86690	zott-dairy.*****	1926	$1,294,643,750	2,684	Partnership of unknown type	24	86150A1376

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How many FMCG companies are there in Germany?

FMCG companies and FMCG firms in Germany

35,789

21 October 2026

There are 35,789 FMCG companies and FMCG firms in Germany in our data (21 October 2026). That is one in every 190 German companies. About 4 new firms are entered in the register every working day this year (800 so far in 2026).

Structure

Single-site firms: 23,218 65%
Head offices: 3,140
Branch offices: 9,431

Classification

WZ 2008 codes 4630, 4645, 2041 and 2042, identical to NACE Rev. 2 4630, 4645, 2041 and 2042. Our platform filter is SIC major group 20, 2841, 2842, 2844 and 1 more.

15,659 of the 35,789 are GmbH and AG (44%); 8,921 are sole traders. They come from the Handelsregister and our German register data, through the Handelsregister API.

Firm sizes in Germany

Of the 31,374 German FMCG firms with a known headcount, 21,350 (68%) have one to four people, 3,742 have five to nine, 4,253 have ten to 49 and 2,029 have 50 or more. Most firms turn over between $100,000 and $500,000 a year (15,082, 57%).

EU size bands · the grey line shows all German companies

Micro under 1025,092 80%
Small 10 to 494,253 14%
Medium 50 to 2491,855 6%
Large 250+174 0.6%

Grey line: the share among all German companies (92% have under ten staff).

2,598

firms turn over more than $5 million a year; 1,849 more than $10 million.

800

firms were entered in 2026.

Largest FMCG firms in Germany

The biggest firms by staff and by revenue, the largest in Berlin, the biggest newcomers of 2026 and the oldest firms. Click a name for the record.

Nordsee is the largest FMCG firm in Germany by headcount. 2,029 firms employ 50 people or more; 1,168 employ 100 or more.

1Bremerhaven5,073 staff
2Schwalbach am Taunus4,926 staff
3Frankfurt am Main4,095 staff
4Darmstadt3,466 staff
5Frankfurt am Main3,200 staff
6Aachen3,186 staff
7BuchloeForeign company3,083 staff
8Wachau3,000 staff
9Düsseldorf2,410 staff
10Visbek2,271 staff

By employee size · 31,374 firms with a known headcount

Employees	Firms	%
1-4	21,350	68%
5-9	3,742	12%
10-19	2,306	7%
20-49	1,947	6%
50-99	861	3%
100-199	595	2%
200-499	399	1%
500-999	116	0.4%
1,000+	58	0.2%

68% have 1 to 4 people; 1,947 have 20 to 49; 2,029 have 50 or more.

By yearly revenue (USD)

Revenue	Firms	%
< $100K	173	0.7%
$100K-$500K	15,082	57%
$500K-$1M	4,229	16%
$1M-$5M	4,261	16%
$5M-$10M	749	3%
$10M-$50M	1,173	4%
$50M-$100M	281	1%
$100M-$500M	307	1%
$500M+	88	0.3%

57% between $100,000 and $500,000; 4,261 between $1M and $5M; 2,598 above $5M.

FMCG firms in Berlin

Berlin has 1,767 FMCG companies and FMCG firms, 0.5% of all 360,869 Berlin companies and 7% below the national share. Two in three Berlin firms have fewer than five people; 53 have 50 or more. 78 new firms were entered in 2026, 55 date from before 1990.

Size

1-4 staff: 1,068 · 66%
5-9: 239 · 15%
10-19: 159 · 10%
20-49: 92 · 6%
50+: 53 · 3%

Legal form

Sole traders: 231 · 13%
Partnerships: 40 · 2%
GmbH and AG: 1,173 · 66%
Other or none: 323 · 18%

Of the German total: 4.9%
Of all Berlin companies: 0.5%
Against the national share: 0.9×

New

Entered 2026 so far: 78
Entered 2025: 136
Of Germany's 2026 entries: 9.8%

Old

Before 1990: 55 · 3%
1990 or later: 1,712 · 97%
Of Germany's pre-1990 firms: 1.5%

Reachable

Email: 985 · 56%
Phone: 903 · 51%
Website: 1,145 · 65%

Revenue (USD)

Under $100K: 9 · 0.6%
$100K-$500K: 804 · 55%
$500K-$1M: 322 · 22%
$1M and more: 315 · 22%

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Berlin has the most FMCG companies in Germany (1,767), ahead of Hamburg (1,043), München (863), Köln (541) and Düsseldorf (388). Together the five hold one in eight of them. Relative to their size, Regensburg, Karlsruhe and Augsburg have the most: 1.2 to 1.4 times the national share.

Cities by number of firms

5,679 German cities have at least one FMCG firm; 687 have ten or more; 1,818 have exactly one. Click a city to set the lens.

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Where they cluster

FMCG firms per 100 companies, in cities with at least 100 of them. The national share is 0.53. Regensburg has 1.4 times the national share.

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By district 315 districts

District	Firms	%
München	1,146	3%
Karlsruhe	421	1%
Region Hannover	365	1%
Ortenaukreis	313	0.9%
Augsburg	287	0.8%
Rhein-Neckar-Kreis	262	0.7%
Heilbronn	261	0.7%
Nürnberg	251	0.7%
Bernkastel-Wittlich	227	0.6%
Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald	222	0.6%

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Sole traders or GmbH: how they are organised

One in four German FMCG firms work as sole traders, against 46% of all German companies. Two in five are GmbH and AG.

Sole traders (Einzelunternehmen)8,92125%
Partnerships (OHG and KG)1,6605%
GmbH and AG15,65944%
No form on record or other9,54927%

Single-site: 65%
Head offices: 3,140
Branches: 9,431

All German companies: 46% sole traders, 6% partnerships, 29% GmbH and AG.

The oldest firms in Germany

Our data holds 565 German FMCG firms from before 1900, 1,444 from before 1950 and 3,661 from before 1990.

1803
1. Schweinfurt
1805
1. Unkel
1811
1. Tauberbischofsheim
1813
1. Teisendorf
1815
1. Elsendorf
1818
1. Düsseldorf

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3,661

German FMCG firms date from before 1990

305

were entered in 1990

How they compare

Next to related industries

Industry	Firms	Website	1-4 staff
FMCG Companies	35,789	77%	60%
Food Companies	31,780	78%	60%

In other countries

Country	Firms	Per 1,000 cos.
Brazil	431,143	14.9
The USA	134,244	2.1
France	98,386	6.8
Italy	94,565	13.5
South Africa	88,040	11.4
Germany	35,789	5.3

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How reachable are they?

FMCG firms are easier to reach than the average German company: 71% list a phone number and 77% a website.

Email24,646 69%
Phone25,236 71%
Website27,571 77%

Grey line: all German companies (email 52%, phone 63%, website 61%).

The full list with these fields is in our German company database.

Newcomers in Germany in 2026

800 FMCG firms were entered in the German register so far in 2026, about 4 a working day, after 1,394 in 2025. Germany as a whole saw 121,844 new companies in 2026, so this industry takes 0.7% of the inflow.

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1,0432023
1,1092024
1,3942025
8002026 so far

735 of this year's 800 are GmbH and AG.

The biggest newcomers of 2026

The year is the register entry; an established firm that changes legal form appears as new.

1Dissen am Teutoburger Wald750 staff
2Rötha450 staff
3Beckum379 staff
4Bleicherode364 staff
5Aschersleben325 staff

Frequently asked questions

How many FMCG companies are there in Germany?

There are 35,789 FMCG companies and FMCG firms in Germany in our data, counted on 21 October 2026. That is one in every 190 German companies.

Which is the largest FMCG firm in Germany?

Nordsee in Bremerhaven, with 5,073 staff. By revenue Henkel AG & Co. KGaA in Düsseldorf leads with $23.8 billion a year.

Which German city has the most FMCG companies?

Berlin, with 1,767, ahead of Hamburg (1,043), München (863), Köln (541) and Düsseldorf (388). Relative to its size, Regensburg has the most: 1.4 times the national share.

How many FMCG firms are there in Berlin?

1,767, which is 0.5% of all 360,869 Berlin companies and 7% below the national share.

How big is a typical FMCG firm?

Small. 68% of the 31,374 firms with a known headcount have one to four people; 2,029 have 50 or more. Most turn over between $100,000 and $500,000 a year.

Are German FMCG companies sole traders or companies?

One in four (8,921) are sole traders, 5% are partnerships and 44% (15,659) are GmbH and AG.

How many FMCG firms started in 2026?

800 were entered in the German register so far in 2026, after 1,394 in 2025. 735 of them are GmbH and AG.

What is the oldest FMCG firm in Germany?

Cramer-Muhle GmbH & Co. KG in Schweinfurt, 1803, followed by Haus Rabenhorst O. Lauffs GmbH & Co. KG in Unkel (1805) and Distelhäuser Brauerei Ernst Bauer GmbH & Co. KG in Tauberbischofsheim (1811). 565 firms date from before 1900.

Which industry code covers FMCG companies?

German FMCG companies are classified under WZ 2008 codes 4630, 4645, 2041 and 2042, identical to NACE Rev. 2 codes 4630, 4645, 2041 and 2042. Our platform filters them on SIC major group 20 (food and kindred products), 2841 (soap and other detergents, except specialty cleaners), 2842 (specialty cleaning, polishing, and sanitation preparations) and 2844 (perfumes, cosmetics, and other toilet preparations) and 1 more.

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