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METRO strengthens its position in system gastronomy with the acquisition of GVS Group

23 May 2025Download

With the acquisition of GVS Group, METRO is strengthening its market position in system gastronomy and accelerating growth in the food service distribution (FSD).

Nuremberg-based GVS Group (“GVS”) is a foodservice player in Germany primarily catering to the system gastronomy sector with around 350 employees and revenues of approx.180 million EUR in 2024
With this acquisition METRO strengthens its position in the system gastronomy sector and accelerates its FSD sales growth as an integral part of the sCore strategy
GVS has outstanding logistics competencies, a nationwide coverage in Germany with established and small- / medium-sized customers and the ability to flexibly serve customers across Europe
METRO’s existing logistics infrastructure is expected to support and accelerate GVS’s domestic and international growth ambitions alongside its customers’
Closing of the transaction is subject to regulatory approval and both parties agreed not to disclose the purchase price

METRO has acquired GVS Group, a foodservice player in Germany specialising in system gastronomy. GVS offers outstanding service levels to its customers and can leverage an excellent logistics platform and capabilities built over the past 30 years of operations. The acquisition strengthens METRO’s strategic access to the system gastronomy sector to further boost its food service distribution (FSD) growth. In addition, GVS is set to benefit from METRO’s existing infrastructure to further accelerate its future expansion within Germany and other European countries.

“We are delighted to welcome GVS as a new member to our portfolio of food service distribution specialists. We are impressed with how GVS empowers system gastronomy operators to pursue their expansion strategies while maintaining excellent service levels”, said Guillaume Deruyter, member of the Management Board of METRO AG. “This acquisition will enhance METRO’s access to system gastronomy and further boost our FSD sales growth. In addition, we will leverage our existing infrastructure to explore synergies particularly in logistics to accelerate GVS’s future growth and expansion.”

GVS generates about 80% of its sales from the fast-growing system gastronomy businesses including established brands such as L’Osteria and dean&david as well as up-and-coming ambitious players. With a workforce of about 350 employees, GVS currently operates three multi-temperature depots in Germany in Nuremberg (2) and Hamm (1), with deliveries fulfilled by a fleet of about 90 multi-temperature trucks.

Post closing of the transaction, GVS will continue to operate as a specialist for the system gastronomy under its established brand and with its current management team. It will complement METRO’s foodservice offering in Germany that already includes METRO Germany’s FSD operations for the casual dining sector and R Express serving the fine dining segment. In addition to logistics, the transaction is also expected to generate synergies in areas such as sourcing.

METRO is a leading international food wholesaler which specialises in serving the needs of hotels, restaurants, and caterers (HoReCa) as well as independent resellers (Traders). Around the world, METRO has approx. 15 million customers who benefit from the wholesale company’s unique multichannel mix: customers can purchase their goods in one of the large stores in their area as well as by delivery (Food Service Distribution, FSD) – all digitally supported and connected. In parallel, METRO MARKETS is being developed as an international online marketplace for the needs of professional customers which has been growing and expanding continuously since 2019. Acting sustainably is one of the company principles of METRO which has been listed in various sustainability indices and rankings, including MSCI, Sustainalytics and CDP. METRO operates in more than 30 countries and employs over 85,000 people worldwide. In financial year 2023/24, METRO generated sales of €31 billion.

More information can be found at MPULSE.de, our online magazine.