Press release: Dachser completes acquisition of Brummer

Kempten/Neuburg am Inn, July 30, 2024 – The German-Austrian Brummer Group is now wholly owned by Dachser and has become a part of Dachser’s European network for the transport and storage of temperature-controlled food. This marks the beginning of Brummer’s full integration into the Dachser network. Customers will benefit from uniform quality standards.

In April, with a view to expanding its own European food logistics network to cover Austria and neighboring countries, Dachser announced its intention to acquire Brummer, one of Central Europe’s leading food logistics companies. Following the green light from the German and Austrian competition authorities, the acquisition has now been completed and work can begin on integrating Brummer into Dachser’s network. Dachser has acquired Brummer Logistik GmbH in Germany and Brummer Logistic Solutions GmbH & Co KG in Austria—in other words, the entirety of the Brummer Group’s operational logistics business.

As an effective full-service logistics provider, Brummer is specialized in transport, warehousing, and contract logistics services for food, including frozen foods below −18 degrees Celsius, in the region of southern Germany and Austria. “Along with our recent acquisitions of Müller Fresh Food Logistics in the Netherlands and Frigoscandia in northern Europe, our acquisition of Brumme reinforces our position as a food logistics company in Europe,” says Burkhard Eling, Dachser CEO.

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 network offers manufacturers, suppliers, and retailers in the food market access to unparalleled network coverage for groupage transports within Europe. Brummer’s operational logistics business comprises more than 300 of its own refrigerated trucks, some 85,000 m² of storage space, and an e-commerce fulfillment center in Sankt Marienkirchen. In 2023, Brummer generated revenue of around EUR 128 million. As part of the transaction, almost all the roughly 950 employees at the two locations close to the border in Neuburg am Inn, Germany, and Sankt Marienkirchen, near Schärding, Austria, have transferred to Dachser.

Comprehensive integration begins

“Completing this acquisition is a major step for all of us and a milestone on the road to becoming the top player in the European food logistics market. Starting now, we will be raising our collaboration with Brummer to a new level,” says Alexander Tonn, COO Road Logistics and Managing Director Dachser Food Logistics “With Brummer we acquired a renowned food logistics company that absolutely shares our understanding of service and quality. But the real work is only just beginning, as we start the step-by step integration into the Dachser Food Logistics network,” Tonn adds.