Flying Cooks

What Flying Cooks does

Flying Cooks (fliegende Köche by Christoph Brand) is a Kassel-based catering and event company founded in 2007 by Managing Director Christoph Brand. The company provides catering services, cooking courses, and event venue operations across a portfolio of locations in northern Hesse, including the Lutherturm, CROSS at Lutherplatz, Schloss Schönfeld, and Schloss Rothestein. Over 18 years it reports 4,521 completed events and a customer base of 2,735 national plus 93 international clients.

Its service portfolio spans on-site catering for corporate and private events, hands-on cooking courses led by a network of celebrity chefs — including Roland Trettl, Stefan Marquard, and Mike Süsser — and venue rental. A proprietary branded product is the BLOCK cooking altar, designed by Roland Trettl and built by Lohberger. The company also runs recurring consumer-facing series (FK Food Club, 4 Chefs) and sells ancillary products such as tickets and vouchers.

Revenue is generated through event catering contracts, cooking-course fees, venue rental income, and ancillary ticket/voucher sales. The customer mix is hybrid B2B/B2C: enterprise clients include Audi, Porsche, Mercedes Benz, BMW, Ferrari, Volkswagen, Opel, Allianz, MLP, VR Bank, DHL, TUI, AIDA, SMA, Roland Berger, and Emil Frey, alongside private events such as weddings and cooking-course attendees. The business is a regional premium-Mittelstand caterer with multi-venue optionality and celebrity-chef IP as its core differentiators.

Name

Flying Cooks

Legal name

fliegende Köche by Christoph Brand

Website

https://fliegende-koeche.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Flying Cooks is a Kassel-based catering and event company operating restaurants, cooking courses, and four event venues (Lutherturm, CROSS, Schloss Schönfeld, Schloss Rothestein) for corporate clients such as Audi, Porsche, and Allianz as well as private events.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Event Catering Services

NAICS

Caterers (722320), Caterers (72232), Food Service Contractors (722310), Food Service Contractors (72231)

akta.pro primary industry

Full-Service Catering (Off-Premise) (HSACAGAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Event Catering (Weddings, Social, Private Parties) (THAFAIAB), Event Culinary Staffing & Back-of-House Services (Chefs, Servers, Bartenders) (THAHAKAN), Chef’s Table & Tasting Menu Restaurants (THAFACAG), Food Festivals & Culinary Events (Ticketed Tastings, Pop-ups) (THAJAGAL)

Keywords

• Event catering services
• Mobile catering
• Cooking courses
• Event venue rental
• Corporate event catering

Headquarters

HQ city

Kassel

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Catering Services: Full-service catering for events including finger food, menus, buffets, and live cooking stations. Services from small gatherings to large corporate events.
2. Event Venue Rental: Rental of owned event venues including Lutherturm, CROSS, Schloss Schönfeld, and Schloss Rothestein for weddings, corporate events, concerts, and presentations.
3. Cooking Courses: Cooking courses at the Lutherturm 'Altar' kitchen venue, bookable for groups from 10 persons.
4. Tickets and Vouchers: Sale of tickets for food club events and gift vouchers for events and courses.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Flying Cooks (fliegende Köche) provides full-service catering for events ranging from 2 to 2,000+ guests, including finger food, multi-course menus, buffets, and live cooking stations. The company also operates its own event venues (Lutherturm, CROSS, Schloss Schönfeld, Schloss Rothestein) and offers cooking courses at the 'Altar im Lutherturm' kitchen, along with ticketed culinary event series such as Food Club and 4 Chefs dinners.

Product overview

Flying Cooks is a catering and event company offering culinary services through a portfolio of branded products: core catering services (ranging from finger food to full menus, buffets, and live cooking for 2 to 2000+ guests), cooking courses at their signature 'Altar im Lutherturm' kitchen block, and access to a network of event venues (Lutherturm, CROSS, Schloss Schönfeld, and Schloss Rothestein). The company also runs regular ticketed event series including FK Food Club and 4 Chefs dinners. Tickets and vouchers are sold as additional services. The offering is a services-based portfolio rather than a software product.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• AMY'S WEINHAUS by Fliegende Köche: Wine house located in the Lutherturm building, offering intimate event space and culinary experiences

Products and services

• Catering Services Full-service catering for events ranging from finger food to full menus, buffets, and live cooking experiences, serving groups from 2 to 2000+ guests. Includes on-site preparation at client locations, mobile catering, and complete event coordination for corporate clients, private events, and weddings.
• Cooking Courses (Kochkurse) Hands-on cooking courses held at the 'Altar im Lutherturm', a unique kitchen block designed by Roland Trettl and Robert Blaschke, built by Lohberger. Group courses bookable for groups from 10 persons, featuring professional chefs and a historic setting.
• Lutherturm Event Venue Historic 1897-built event venue in the tallest building in Kassel, featuring the 'Altar im Lutherturm' cooking area and 'Amy's Weinhaus' wine house across two floors. The highest building in the city offering an intimate and historic event location in North Hesse.
• CROSS Event Venue A converted church space at Lutherplatz offering capacity up to 300 persons. Directly connected to Lutherturm, suitable for concerts, weddings, corporate events, and presentations in a simple, angular style with outdoor space under chestnut trees.
• Schloss Schönfeld Venue Castle venue with restaurant seating for approximately 80 guests, plus terrace and park areas, suitable for menus, buffets, live cooking, and corporate events.
• Schloss Rothestein Venue Exclusive castle partnership venue offering culinary experiences including menus, buffets, live cooking, corporate events, and presentations.
• FK Food Club Events Regular ticketed culinary events featuring multi-course dinners with guest chefs and live entertainment, available as scheduled food club evenings.
• 4 Chefs Events Ticketed events featuring five-course meals with four guest chefs, including wine pairings.
• Tickets and Vouchers Sale of event tickets and gift vouchers for upcoming Flying Cooks events and courses, available for purchase by phone or email.

Quantifiable outcome

• 4521 successful events completed
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers17 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Market position

Strengths4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/fliegende_koeche
• Facebookfacebook.com/fliegende.koeche.kassel

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

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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