Austria-based meat processor Norbert Marcher has bought a majority stake in two slaughterhouses in Germany.
Norbert Marcher has acquired a 51% holding in EG Südbayern Schlachtbetriebs, a business housing the sites owned by German co-op EG Südbayern
The deal, which marks Norbert Marcher’s entry into Germany, comes less than two years after EG Südbayern acquired the facilities outright from Dutch partner Vion. EG Südbayern had already owned a 49% stake in the slaughterhouses, which are located in the southern German towns of Landshut and Vilshofen. Norbert Marcher will take on “sole operational and industrial control of both facilities”, a joint statement read.
In the statement, Norbert Marcher, the managing partner of the namesake, family-owned business, said: “We believe in the future of meat and in the performance of Bavarian farmers. We are aware that the German meat industry is particularly competitive – with EG Südbayern we have found an ideal partner – together we see ourselves as well-prepared for our entry into the German market, also as a processor.” Meat consumption in Germany has been declining, although, according to government figures, it inched up last year on the back of demand for poultry. Data released last month by the Federal Information Centre for Agriculture (BZL) showed per-capita meat consumption stood at 54.9kg in 2025, up 1.4kg on a year earlier.