FEGRO/SELGROS

FEGRO/SELGROS

Group Profile

FEGRO/SELGROS is a self-service wholesale trade company („Cash & Carry“) offering business clients in Germany, Poland, Russia and Rumania a competent food and non-food assortment of goods at low wholesale prices.

This concept is reflected in the company name, SELGROS, which comprises the German words “SELbstbedienungs-GROSshandel” meaning SELf-service WHOLEsale company. Many of the German markets and all of the ones in foreign countries bear this name.

Not only our product assortment but also our markets are geared towards meeting the needs of customers in the fields of catering and gastronomy, retail, kiosks as well as other professional customers. More than 25,000 food and 28,000 non-food articles are offered in our high-capacity wholesale markets on a floor space of up to 11,000 sq meters.

The yellow FEGRO/SELGROS tower with its aspiring pinnacle is the symbol of the company and is a visibly distinctive landmark marking our locations.

In 1989 the Otto Group of Hamburg and the REWE Group of Cologne combined their Cash & Carry business to form a joint venture. This step signalled a turning point for FEGRO/SELGROS toward a successful future. On 13 March 2008, the Cologne-based REWE Group assumed the 50% stake in FEGRO/SELGROS held by its long-term joint-venture partner, the Hamburg-based Otto Group, retroactive to 29 February 2008.

On 27 October 2008, the two firms REWE Group (Germany) and COOP (Switzerland) agreed to launch a new joint venture by the name of “transGourmet Holding S.E.”. Pending the approval of the responsible cartel authorities, the international Cash & Carry businesses and Food Services of both companies will be bundled under “transGourmet Holding.”

In particular, the new “transGourmet Holding” will bundle the activities of the FEGRO/SELGROS Group and the REWE Bulk Consumer Services Ltd., as well as those of transGourmet Switzerland, under one roof.

On 10 January 2011, the COOP has taken over the "transGourmet Holding" to 100%.

With 44 locations, FELGRO/SELGROS is currently the second-largest provider of Cash & Carry goods in Germany. Thanks to selective international expansion under the SELGROS brand, the company has also achieved this position in Poland (currently 13 locations), Romania (currently 18 locations) and Russia (currently 5 locations).