Manger NU

What Manger NU does

Manger NU (legal entity: NU SAS) is a French food-tech company that operates a network of connected smart fridges deployed in workplaces across France and Europe as a zero-waste alternative to traditional corporate canteens. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Paris, the company serves three constituencies: enterprises seeking a flexible workplace food solution that adapts to changing work rhythms, catering partners (traiteurs) seeking additional distribution channels, and end-consumer employees who use badge-based access to select meals in reusable containers. The company is privately held with a headcount of 11-50 employees and serves at least twelve named blue-chip customers including FDJ, La Poste, BNP Paribas, Société Générale, AXA, Orange, Bouygues Telecom, Capgemini, PwC, Leroy Merlin, Barrière, and Renaissance Hotels.

The company's core product is a connected fridge system that uses a patented hybrid camera and weight scale architecture to identify items and track consumption with less than 1% error rate — a precision claim validated across 200+ deployed units. The technical design is positioned as superior to single-sensor alternatives (RFID is too costly, vision-only is imprecise, scale-only is unreliable). The system is paired with a web application (frigo.nu) for user registration and a zero-waste reusable container (bocal) return infrastructure using designated green drawers. All hardware is manufactured in France, reinforcing a sustainability and local-production narrative that anchors the brand.

Commercially, Manger NU operates a blended revenue model: recurring enterprise subscription fees for the fridge-as-a-service deployment, transaction fees on sales generated through catering partners, and consumer payments for food items. The go-to-market combines direct enterprise field sales with a channel partner network of restaurant and catering actors who supply product. The company has scaled to 60 cities with 50,000 registered users and reports 500,000 packaging units avoided as a sustainability outcome. Marketing activity is concentrated in content/PR (BFM Business, Maddyness), industry events (Sandwich and Snack Show), and the Willa accelerator ecosystem. No funding rounds, management team details, or revenue figures are publicly disclosed.

Name

Manger NU

Legal name

NU SAS

Website

https://manger-nu.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Manger NU operates a network of connected smart fridges in workplaces across France and Europe, providing a zero-waste alternative to traditional corporate canteens. The company serves enterprises, catering partners, and employees through patented hybrid camera-and-scale tracking technology.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Corporate Food Service Technology

NAICS

Caterers (722320)

SIC

Refrigeration & Service Industry Machinery (3580)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Refrigerated Warehousing (Multi-Client) (AFAOAFAA)

Keywords

• Connected fridge solutions
• Zero-waste catering
• Corporate food service
• Workplace dining
• Smart canteen technology

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Connected Fridge as a Service for Enterprises: NU! provides turnkey connected fridge solutions to companies as an alternative to traditional canteens, enabling 24/7 food availability at workplaces with zero-waste packaging.
2. Sales Commission from Catering Partners: Restaurant and catering actors (traiteurs) sell their products through NU! fridges, with the platform taking a transaction fee or commission on sales.
3. Consumer Transactions: End consumers (employees) pay for food items via the connected fridge system using badge access and automated tracking.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Manger NU (NU SAS) provides turnkey connected smart fridge solutions to enterprises as an alternative to traditional workplace canteens. The system combines patented hybrid camera and weight scale technology for inventory tracking, badge-based employee access, and a returnable packaging (bocal) program to deliver 24/7 zero-waste food service at corporate sites, supplied through a network of catering partners (traiteurs).

Product overview

Manger NU offers a single unified product: the NU! Connected Fridge system, a zero-waste smart refrigeration solution for enterprises. The system consists of connected fridge units deployed in workplaces, paired with a web application (frigo.nu) for user registration and management. The fridges use patented hybrid camera and scale technology to track item selection and enable badge-based access, with a zero-waste returnable packaging system (consigne) where users return containers via designated green drawers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• NU! Connected Fridge Enterprise Solution
• NU! Catering Partner Distribution Program
• NU! Consumer Badge-Access Service (frigo.nu web app)

Quantifiable outcome

• 500,000 packaging units avoided
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Foodles: French direct competitor operating connected smart fridges stocked by partner restaurants in corporate offices, with a near-identical B2B fridge-as-a-service model and badge-based self-service experience. The closest functional mirror of Manger NU.
• Pop & Rest: French corporate canteen / workplace food service operator offering on-site and hybrid food solutions to enterprises, directly competing with NU! for the same workplace catering buyer and budget.
• Taster: Operator of virtual restaurant brands sold through delivery and workplace channels, including a connected fridge and corporate food offering; comparable in deploying tech-enabled, multi-brand food at workplaces.

Broad incumbents

• Frichti: Major French prepared-meal delivery brand that has expanded into B2B workplace food, competing with NU! for the corporate food-services wallet via a different (delivery-led) channel.
• Deliveroo for Business: Global on-demand food delivery's B2B arm selling corporate meal programs to enterprises, representing an incumbent alternative to NU!'s connected fridge for the same workplace-food budget.
• Sodexo Workplace: Global corporate catering and workplace services incumbent providing on-site canteens and food services to enterprises, competing for the same HR/facilities buyer as NU! at large scale.

Emerging players

• Feed. European corporate catering / workplace food platform offering connected solutions to enterprises, comparable to NU! in targeting B2B workplace food with tech-enabled logistics.
• Nestor: French workplace food startup providing connected food solutions to enterprises, including a smart fridge model, directly overlapping with NU! in product and customer.
• Mezli: US-based startup operating automated, unmanned kitchen/meal kiosks serving offices and residential hubs — adjacent in the unattended / tech-enabled workplace food category.

Others

• Edenred (Ticket Restaurant): Operator of corporate meal-voucher and benefits programs in France and Europe, an ecosystem enabler whose wallet and corporate relationships shape the buyer-side dynamic for NU!'s enterprise deals.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/nuzerodechet
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/manger-nu

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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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