EDEKA-NST

The image depicts a large industrial facility, possibly a logistics hub or distribution center. Key features of the image include:

1. **Main Building:**
- Several large white and light green sections that form the overall structure.
- Various loading docks where vehicles can unload or load goods.

2. **Vehicles:**
- A number of trucks and semi-trailers are parked in front of the loading docks, indicating transport operations.

3. **Surrounding Area:**
- The facility is surrounded by a parking lot filled with cars, showing employee or visitor parking.
- Abundant greenery and farmland encircle the facility, suggesting a rural or semi-rural setting.
- The area is fenced, likely for security purposes.

4. **Signage:**
- Visible signage on the building indicates it belongs to "Transnet," a company possibly dealing with logistics or transportation.

5. **Infrastructure Support:**
- Additional smaller buildings, pathways, or roadways are visible around the primary structure.

The overall scene suggests a well-organized, operational facility engaged in warehousing, distribution, or similar activities.

EDEKA Nordbayern-Sachsen-Thüringen

Substantial investment in an efficient logistics concept

Investing in the future of wholesale and retail

As one of Germany's leading food retailers, the EDEKA Group is one of the country's most successful business initiatives: its cooperative business model is characterized by a network of around 3,700 independent merchants organized into seven regional cooperatives. With over 400,000 employees, EDEKA is also one of Germany's largest employers. The EDEKA headquarters in Hamburg coordinates the overall strategy, while the cooperatives operate regionally.

EDEKA Nordbayern-Sachsen-Thüringen (EDEKA NST) is one of the regional cooperatives within the EDEKA Group. It is headquartered in Rottendorf, Bavaria, and supplies around 840 retail stores in Franconia, the Upper Palatinate, Saxony, Thuringia, and northern Baden-Württemberg. EDEKA NST, the largest local food supplier in the region, generated consolidated sales of €4.78 billion in 2024.

An efficient logistics concept is an indispensable prerequisite for the reliable supply of fresh goods to regional retail markets. The continuously strong sales and volume growth of recent years has increasingly pushed the EDEKA NST group to its capacity limits. Between 2021 and 2025, a record amount of around €1.4 billion will therefore be invested in wholesale and retail trade as well as in production and education infrastructure. This represents the largest investment in the future in EDEKA NST's history as a cooperative.

The close personal support gave us a very good feeling for when the best time for successful marketing would be.

Dieter Försch, Head of Accounting/Finance EDEKA Nordbayern-Sachsen-Thüringen (EDEKA NST)

For several years now, EDEKA NST's growth trajectory has been supported by DZ BANK, which also acts as a financing partner for strategic exchange. In recent years, various financing components have been used, always geared toward what was most effective for the company in the current market environment. In addition to various structured syndicated financing arrangements, some of which involved the use of subsidies, EDEKA NST also decided to issue a promissory note loan for the first time in 2025. All projects were successfully implemented under the leadership of DZ BANK.

“We greatly appreciate DZ BANK's close and cooperative support and its comprehensive market knowledge in the areas of structured financing, subsidy programs, and debt capital markets, which are important to us,” says Dieter Försch, Head of Accounting/Finance at EDEKA NST. "Following the successful completion of our SSD transaction, we can say that DZ BANK assessed the market and the enforceable conditions very well. The close personal support gave us a very good feeling for when the best time for successful marketing would be. In the end, we were able to attract over 50 investors – many of them from our sales region – and exceed our issue target, which we are more than satisfied with."

The image shows a person wearing a dark suit with a white shirt and a patterned tie.

André Bloem, DZ BANK

“We have enjoyed a long and successful partnership – continuity helps to build trust and understand how we as a bank can provide the best possible support. We are delighted that we have succeeded in doing so.”