Foodie&Tours

What Foodie&Tours does

Foodie&Tours is a Barcelona-based online marketplace, founded in 2014, that enables travelers to discover and book culinary experiences such as food tours, tastings, and gastronomic activities. The company positions itself as a one-stop shop for "traveling foodies," aggregating curated culinary experiences into a single bookable platform, and serves individual leisure travelers rather than enterprise or B2B buyers. Its geographic center of gravity is Barcelona, Spain, and its operations are run by a small team of 1-10 employees.

The business operates a standard two-sided marketplace model, monetizing through bookings of third-party culinary experiences. No further technical detail is disclosed regarding platform architecture, search/recommendation logic, mobile applications, or integration APIs; the source data indicates no public API or SDK exists. The company has built a lean founding team spanning CEO, two tech co-founders, and a product/CRM lead, suggesting a founder-led operation with functional rather than specialized AI/ML capabilities.

Foodie&Tours has raised a single disclosed funding round in March 2017 of approximately $266,831, led by Intelectium with participation from EMPRENDETUR, ENISA, ESADE Business School, Sitka Capital, and INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION FOR EMERGENCY MEDICINE. No subsequent funding rounds, acquisitions, partnerships, or material leadership changes are recorded in the available data. Pricing, revenue model mechanics, transaction volume, and active customer counts are not disclosed, limiting visibility into unit economics and growth profile.

Name

Foodie&Tours

Website

https://foodieandtours.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Foodie&Tours is a Barcelona-based online marketplace, founded in 2014, that lets traveling foodies discover and book culinary experiences. It serves individual leisure travelers through a curated aggregation platform operated by a small founding team.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Online Culinary Tourism Marketplace

NAICS

Tour Operators (56152), Tour Operators (561520)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900), Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990)

akta.pro primary industry

Culinary & Wine Travel Agencies (THAKAFAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Cooking Classes & Chef-Led Workshops (THAJAGAI), Food, Market & Culinary Culture Tours (THAJAAAG), Culinary & Wine Itinerary Planning (THAKAOAJ)

Keywords

• Culinary tourism
• Food tours
• Cooking classes
• Gastronomy experiences
• Travel experiences

Headquarters

HQ city

Barcelona

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Core offering

Foodie&Tours operates an online marketplace where traveling foodies can discover and book culinary experiences such as food tours and cooking classes. The platform aggregates curated gastronomy experiences across destinations, serving as a one-stop booking destination for food-focused travelers seeking authentic local culinary activities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Culinary Experiences Booking Platform Online marketplace where individual travelers discover and book curated culinary experiences such as food tours and cooking classes across destinations; targeted at leisure foodie travelers planning trips.

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Viator (Tripadvisor): Tripadvisor-owned OTA for tours and experiences with deep culinary inventory across global destinations. Comparable as the dominant generalist food-experiences marketplace against which a niche specialist like Foodie&Tours competes for SEO and bookings.
• Airbnb Experiences: Airbnb's online experiences marketplace, including dedicated culinary categories such as cooking classes and food tours. Comparable as a marketplace for booking host-led culinary experiences, but bundled within Airbnb's massive accommodation ecosystem.
• GetYourGuide: Global OTA for tours, attractions, and experiences, including a wide range of culinary offerings across hundreds of cities. Directly comparable as an online booking platform for travelers seeking food experiences, but with a far broader scope beyond culinary.

Direct peers

• Withlocals: Online marketplace for private, locally-led tours and food experiences across Europe and Asia. Comparable as a curated platform specializing in authentic, host-led experiences - a similar positioning to Foodie&Tours but with broader geographic reach.
• Cookly: Online marketplace dedicated to booking cooking classes and culinary experiences across global destinations. Comparable as a niche culinary-experiences aggregator with a similar aggregator business model and target traveler.
• EatWith: Marketplace connecting travelers with home-hosted dining experiences and cooking classes. Comparable as an online platform for booking culinary experiences hosted by locals, addressing a similar traveler need.
• Secret Food Tours: Multi-city culinary tour operator with strong Barcelona presence, offering guided food tours and tastings across global destinations. Comparable as a culinary-tour specialist competing for the same Barcelona foodie traveler and likely overlapping supplier network.
• Devour Tours: Specialist culinary tour operator offering food tours, cooking classes, and wine tastings primarily in Spain (Barcelona, Madrid, Seville) and a few other European cities. Comparable as a Barcelona-headquartered culinary tour specialist with overlapping product categories.

Emerging players

• ClassBento: Marketplace for booking workshops and classes (including cooking and food-related) primarily in Australia and the UK. Comparable as a niche aggregator for bookable culinary experiences, though geographically distinct.

Regional players

• Tapas Tour Barcelona: Local Barcelona operator running guided tapas crawls and culinary walks. Comparable as a competitor in the same city for the same food-tour customer, though operating tours directly rather than as a marketplace aggregator.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/foodieandtours
• Facebookfacebook.com/foodieandtours
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/foodietours

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors6 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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