DACHSER is acquiring Brummer Logistik GmbH in Germany and Brummer Logistic Solutions GmbH & Co KG in Austria. The purchase encompasses the entire operational business of the Brummer Group. Under the terms of the deal, the companies agreed not to disclose the purchase price. The acquisition still requires the approval of the German and Austrian competition authorities.
In 2023, the family-owned companies generated revenue of around EUR 128 million, putting them among the leading food logistics providers in Central Europe. The two owners and managing directors of the Brummer Group, Hans Brummer and Simone Brummer-Leebmann, have decided to concentrate their business activities on the management and development of real estate, particularly in the logistics sector. They will be supported in this enterprise by their daughter, Valerie Brummer.
Brummer Logistik GmbH was founded in 1977 in Neuburg am Inn, Bavaria, where it owns a 40,000 m2 facility for refrigerated and frozen food. Brummer Logistic Solutions GmbH & Co KG launched in 2021 and has 45,000 m2 of storage space at its location in St. Marienkirchen, Austria. Flows of goods from all over Europe are thus strategically consolidated right next to the border, facilitating the optimal utilization of transport capacity and greater efficiency in transit times. In its core market of southern Germany and Austria, Brummer currently employs some 950 people.
As a high-performance full-service logistics provider, Brummer focuses on cross-border transport, warehousing, and contract logistics services for food between Germany, Austria, and neighboring countries. In providing these services, Brummer covers the full range of temperatures, including frozen foods below −18 degrees Celsius. Furthermore, Brummer offers comprehensive logistical solutions for retail and industrial customers.
Excellent reputation as a quality leader
Brummer was one of the founding partners of the European Food Network in 2013, which spans 34 European countries under DACHSER’s system leadership. This underscores the high quality that Brummer can offer its customers in the key markets of southern Germany and Austria. Within this network, manufacturers, suppliers, and retailers in the food market can access unique network coverage for groupage transports within Europe.
The acquisition will tap considerable growth potential for Brummer. “Brummer has been one of the market leaders for food logistics in Austria and southern Germany for many years,” say Hans Brummer and Simone Brummer-Leebmann, joint managing directors and owners of Brummer prior to the takeover. “Being a part of DACHSER’s European network opens up additional opportunities for growth. We’re therefore taking our partnership, which has developed over the years, to the next level. We’re strengthening our long-term position in the market and offering our customers new opportunities for cross-border food groupage transports and contract logistics services. This also creates security and stability for our staff.”
Meanwhile, DACHSER customers will be able to access the Brummer distribution network in southern Germany, Austria, and Slovenia. The company primarily serves this network with 350 plus drivers on the payroll and its own fleet of over 300 refrigerated trucks.
“In Brummer, we’re acquiring a company that has an excellent reputation as a quality leader. Moreover, we’re delighted to be expanding our own food logistics network in Central Europe. Along with our recent acquisitions of Müller Fresh Food Logistics in the Netherlands and Frigoscandia in northern Europe, we’re reinforcing our position as one of the leading food logistics companies in Europe,” says Burkhard Eling, DACHSER CEO.