About us – Experience meets innovation

Technology. Consulting. People. – Your industry partner for the future of the food and beverage industry

For over 40 years, VBW Asset Trade Weihenstephan GmbH has stood for reliable consulting, technological expertise, and practical solutions in the brewing, beverage, and food industries. As an independent consulting and service company based in Freising near Munich, we support companies worldwide in valuation, planning, machine trading, restructuring, and, for several years now, also in personnel recruitment and placement.

Our goal: Your sustainable economic success – from the initial analysis to successful implementation.

Our origins: Weihenstephan – Center for Food Technology & Brewing Science

Our company was founded in the vicinity of the renowned Technical University of Munich (TUM) on the Weihenstephan campus – an international hotspot for food technology, brewing, and agricultural sciences. These origins continue to shape the way we work today: scientifically sound, economically well thought-out, and practically implemented.

Our proximity to research institutions, universities, and industry partners keeps us at the cutting edge – combining innovation with experience.

Our services: Comprehensive solutions for a specialized industry

Our core competence lies in providing comprehensive support to industrial companies in the brewing, beverage, and food industries. With our interdisciplinary team, we offer customized services, including:

  • Evaluation of plants and operations
  • Technical planning and process optimization
  • Machinery trading and production conversions
  • Restructuring and site relocations
  • Personnel recruitment and skilled worker placement

This diversity makes us a partner on equal footing – for medium-sized companies as well as international corporations.

Our philosophy: Trusting partnerships & technical excellence

What drives us is the success of our customers. We act in a solution-oriented, transparent manner and with a deep understanding of industrial processes. In doing so, we focus on:

  • Long-term partnerships instead of short-term project completions
  • Individual consulting instead of standard solutions
  • Technical know-how combined with economic thinking

​Whether you want to optimize your systems, integrate new machines, or find the right employees—we are at your side.

Our network: Knowledge and technology transfer at the highest level

As a company with academic roots and an international focus, we are an active part of a powerful network of:​

  • Universities (TUM Weihenstephan, Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences)
  • Technology suppliers and mechanical engineering companies
  • Industry networks, pools of consultants and experts

​We regularly organize specialist seminars, webinars, and training courses on current topics such as digitalization, automation, sustainability, and securing skilled workers.

Personnel recruitment & skilled worker placement:

Focusing on people – solutions to the shortage of skilled workers

The growing shortage of skilled workers is presenting many companies in the food and beverage industry with new challenges. We are responding to this with a specialized personnel service that goes far beyond traditional recruitment.

We support companies in:

  • Filling specialist and management positions (e.g., master brewers, food technologists, production technicians, QA managers)
  • Direct approach and active sourcing
  • International recruitment of skilled workers
  • Project staffing and interim solutions

As industry specialists, we understand the technical requirements and cultural characteristics of the industry—and we don’t just match CVs, we match personalities that are convincing both professionally and personally.

Achieving more together – worldwide

With projects in over 50 countries, we have in-depth market knowledge, intercultural understanding, and the ability to implement global trends locally. Whether you are a family-run medium-sized company or a global manufacturer, we think entrepreneurially and act in a solution-oriented manner.

Contact us

Address

VBW Asset Trade Weihenstephan GmbH

Johannisstr. 10
85354 Freising
Germany

Contact

+49 (0)8161 48333

[email protected]

Office hours

Mon – Fri

8:30  – 17:00 (CET)