GeraEats in Germany 2026 — HACCP, LFGB and Food Delivery in Euro
Published 21 April 2026 · 9 min read
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GeraEats is a food-ordering and delivery marketplace for Germany with fair restaurant economics. Partner restaurants comply with LFGB, HACCP and LMIV (EU 1169/2011) allergen labelling. We charge a flat 12% commission (no 30% lock-in contracts) and pay out weekly via SEPA. Riders are classified as Angestellte or Selbständige strictly by the German Scheinselbständigkeit tests.
The German food-delivery market is dominated by one incumbent (Lieferando / Just Eat Takeaway) and two challengers (Wolt, Uber Eats). Restaurant margins are crushed by 25–30% platform commissions. Diners in Berlin, Munich and Hamburg pay service fees that surprise them at checkout. GeraEats is built on the opposite choices.
The German regulatory stack
- LFGB (Lebensmittel- und Futtermittelgesetzbuch) — core food-safety law; state-level Lebensmittelüberwachung is the enforcement arm.
- HACCP — every partner restaurant operates a HACCP plan; we store a reference on file.
- LMIV / EU 1169/2011 — allergens (14 mandatory) and nutrition declarations. Every menu item on GeraEats is allergen-tagged before it can be published.
- Gewerbeordnung & Gaststättengesetz — Gewerbeanmeldung required; in most Bundesländer a Gaststättenkonzession or Unterrichtungsnachweis IHK (§4 GastG) is needed for alcohol.
- Verpackungsgesetz / LUCID — single-use packaging registered with ZSVR; reusable-packaging obligation (Mehrwegangebotspflicht) since 2023 for larger operators.
- DSGVO / BDSG — diner data processed EU-resident.
- Arbeitsrecht + Scheinselbständigkeit — riders classified correctly, Mindestlohn, Urlaub and Kontinuität respected.
Pricing in Euro
- Restaurant-Kommission: 12% (Lieferando 13%–30%, Wolt 25–30%, Uber Eats 25–30%)
- Lieferpauschale: ab €2.99 (entfernungsabhängig)
- Servicegebühr: €0 (transparent bereits im Menüpreis)
- Mindestbestellwert: restauranteigen (typisch €12–15)
- MwSt.: 7% für Abholung, 19% für Lieferung (Geschmäcklich im Hause)
Payment rails
PayPal, SEPA Lastschrift, Klarna (Rechnung / Sofortüberweisung), Apple Pay, Google Pay, Visa/Mastercard. Germany's lower card-acceptance baseline means PayPal is the default on checkout.
Honest comparison with German alternatives
- Lieferando (Just Eat Takeaway) — dominant incumbent; network effects, high commissions.
- Wolt — strong UX, growing in Berlin/Hamburg; high fees.
- Uber Eats Germany — focused on urban metros.
- Flaschenpost / Flink / Gorillas (now Getir-owned) — groceries, not restaurants.
- GeraEats — 12% flat, no exclusivity, multilingual support for Germany's large migrant-run restaurant scene (Turkish, Syrian, Vietnamese, Italian, Persian, Afghan).
Real German use case — a Berlin Döner imbiss
A family-run Döner imbiss on Sonnenallee (Neukölln) switched from Lieferando to GeraEats. Commission dropped from 27% to 12%; monthly recovered margin ~€1,800. Menu allergen-tagged via our LMIV generator; HACCP reference on file; Reusable-Packung aktiviert to comply with Mehrwegangebotspflicht.
Cities where GeraEats delivers
Berlin, Munich, Hamburg, Cologne, Frankfurt, Stuttgart, Düsseldorf, Leipzig, Dresden, Hannover, Nürnberg, Bremen. Higher-than-average order value in Frankfurt and Munich; highest order frequency in Berlin Mitte, Friedrichshain and Neukölln.
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