About Tabacon

tabacon supplies retail and hospitality in Upper Bavaria and Swabia with tobacco products, beverages and other ranges – from a single source, with our own logistics and personal support. On this page we introduce the company, its history, its structure and the people behind it.

Company profile & history

Under the name Fridolin Spengler, tabacon has a decades-long tradition as a wholesaler. As tabacon Oberbayern we have been supplying retail and hospitality in the region with tobacco products, beverages and other ranges since the 1980s – combined with personal advice and our own logistics.

As a distributor of tobacco products we are close to the market. From daily contact with many points of sale we recognise early which brands and products are in demand.

Milestones

From the acquisition of a Munich wholesaler to today's network with four locations.

  1. 1983

    Year tabacon Oberbayern was born

    The Spengler family acquires the tobacco wholesaler Anton Jertschan KG in Munich. The sales area covers Munich and the S-Bahn region. Together with Sielaff (Herrieden), the idea of an electronic outdoor vending machine is initiated.

  2. 1985

    Expansion

    Acquisition of and merger with Tabak Weiss, move to Ingolstädter Straße 127. The first fully automatic picking system for tobacco products in Germany is installed (partner: Knapp Automation, Graz).

  3. 1986

    Founding of tabacon Oberbayern

    With Reiner Dietz joining, tabacon Oberbayern DTV-Tabakwaren GmbH & Co. KG is formed. The company becomes the market leader in southern Germany.

  4. 1987

    Consolidation

    The numerous acquisitions are consolidated; the sales area now covers all of Upper Bavaria.

  5. 1992

    Acquisition in Weilheim

    First branch at Am Weidenbach 9.

  6. 1996

    Anger near Bad Reichenhall

    Acquisition of Tabakring Alpenland, second branch in Anger.

  7. 1997

    Change of shareholders

    Alfred and Gert Spengler step down.

  8. 1998

    Swabia is added

    Acquisition of Tabakwarenvertriebs GmbH Augsburg, third branch “Kurzes Geländ” to serve Swabia.

  9. 1999

    Stake in Lower Saxony

    Stake in Tabakwarenunion Süd-Niedersachsen, Nörten-Hardenberg.

  10. 2000

    Plot in Garching

    Purchase of land in Garching-Hochbrück (Dieselstraße 27) for the new logistics centre.

  11. 2001

    Move to Garching

    Move from Munich to Garching with a new, optimised picking system.

  12. 2006

    Industrial supply

    Philip Morris transfers the supply of retail customers via DTV to tabacon.

  13. 2007

    Age verification at the machine

    Reemtsma follows the model. For better youth protection, age verification at cigarette machines (from age 16) is introduced.

  14. 2009

    Age limit 18

    The age limit for purchasing tobacco products is raised and the machines are programmed accordingly.

  15. 2010

    Plot in Gersthofen

    Purchase of land on Röntgenstraße for a new branch.

  16. 2011

    Gersthofen branch

    Construction and occupation of the new branch – the basis for further growth in the west.

  17. 2012

    Landsberg am Lech

    Expansion in the region, modernisation of the vending machine fleet (banknote readers) and installation of an emergency power supply.

  18. 2013

    Fürstenfeldbruck

    Expansion in the Fürstenfeldbruck area.

  19. 2014

    Freising district

    Expansion in the Freising district.

  20. 2015

    IT and web shop

    Modernisation of the IT and server structure, expansion of the online presence and web shop.

  21. 2016

    Raum Mühldorf

    Expansion in the Mühldorf area.

  22. 2017

    New generation of vending machines

    With Sielaff (SC next), plus further activities in the online area.

  23. 2018

    Frost-proof cold hall

    Extension with two docking ramps to optimise beverage logistics.

  24. 2019

    Track & Trace

    Extensive conversion work for the traceability of tobacco products.

  25. 2020

    Further expansion

    The Mühldorf area and the Schwarz company in Sontheim, plus the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Company structure

tabacon Oberbayern is part of the tabacon Group. Several regional wholesale companies are united under the holding’s umbrella – alongside tabacon Oberbayern, tabacon TABAKWAREN GmbH & Co. KG with locations in Berlin, Ronneburg and Nuremberg. Together they pool experience, purchasing and wholesale know-how.

The operating company is a GmbH & Co. KG based in Garching-Hochbrück. The personally liable partner (general partner) is the associated Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH.

Technical term: GmbH & Co. KG – In a GmbH & Co. KG, a GmbH takes on the role of the fully liable partner. This is a common, proven structure for medium-sized businesses.

Regionally positioned at four locations

  • Garching (headquarters)
  • Gersthofen
  • Weilheim
  • Anger

tabacon is a member of DTV Tabak and thus professionally networked and involved in industry topics.

Management

Behind tabacon are people with many years of wholesale experience. Our management combines entrepreneurial responsibility with closeness to day-to-day business and the region.

Alexander PakuschManaging director
Boris KochAuthorised officer · HR & back office
Thomas KaiserAuthorised officer · Sales management
Sebastian BousseljotProkurist · IT & Organisation

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