De Buurtboer

Name

De Buurtboer

Legal name

De Buurtboer B.V.

Website

https://debuurtboer.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Office Lunch Catering

NAICS

Food Service Contractors (72231), Special Food Services (7223)

SIC

Miscellaneous Food Preparations & Kindred Products (2090)

akta.pro primary industry

Corporate/Workplace Meal Programs & Bulk Prepared Meals (CRAHAJAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Prepared Meal Subscriptions (Chef-Prepared, Recurring) (CRAHAJAD)

Keywords

• Office lunch catering
• Corporate meal delivery
• Local food sourcing
• Subscription lunch service
• Sustainable catering

Headquarters

HQ city

Amsterdam

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Office Lunch Subscription (Buurtboer Basis & Buurtboer op Maat): De Buurtboer generates recurring revenue through weekly or monthly subscription plans for office lunch catering. Customers pay a per-person per-day rate based on chosen product selection and team size. The Buurtboer Basis plan is weekly-cancellable; Buurtboer op Maat has a 1-month cancellation notice. Revenue is consumption-based and recurring, driven by weekly app orders.
2. À la carte / Extra Product Add-ons: Customers can order additional items such as extra fruit boxes, seasonal specials (e.g., banana bread), and belegde broodjes (filled sandwiches) boxes at €3.95 per unit via the app. These are incremental, transactional add-on purchases on top of the base subscription.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

De Buurtboer delivers daily fresh, locally sourced office lunches to Dutch businesses via subscription plans (Buurtboer Basis for 10-50 lunches/week from €4.95/p.p./day; Buurtboer op Maat for 50+ lunches/week from €4.50/p.p./day) and a free trial (Buurtboer Start, up to 20 lunches). Meals are assembled on demand from a curated network of local Dutch bakers, vegetable vendors, cheesemakers and specialty producers (e.g., VANMAX, Chilli Chan's, Bellamy's, Uit De Keuken van Maass), packed in reusable recycled crates, and delivered by electric vans. Customers place and customize weekly orders through the De Buurtboer App, including per-employee dietary preferences and allergies.

Product overview

De Buurtboer is a corporate lunch catering service operating as a platform connecting businesses with local food makers. The offering consists of the core De Buurtboer lunch catering service supported by the proprietary Buurtboer App for ordering and subscription management. Subscription tiers include Buurtboer Start (free trial up to 20 lunches), Buurtboer Basis (€4.95/p.p./day for 10-50 lunches, weekly cancellation), and Buurtboer op Maat (€4.50/p.p./day for 50+ lunches, 1-month cancellation). Add-on products include Belegde Broodjes (filled sandwich boxes at €3.95/piece) and the own-brand Chikaas Pindakaas private-label peanut butter launched in January 2024. All offerings feature local supplier products delivered in recycled crates with only 0.2% food waste.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Buurtboer Basis: Subscription formula for smaller teams starting at €4.95 per person per day, with 10-50 lunches per week, weekly cancelable.
• Buurtboer Op Maat
• Buurtboer Start

Products and services

• De Buurtboer Corporate Lunch Catering Daily fresh office lunch catering service for Dutch businesses. Lunches are assembled from local Dutch bakers, vegetable vendors, cheesemakers, and specialty producers, packed in reusable recycled-material crates, and delivered via electric vans between 08:00 and 12:00, Monday-Friday. On-demand assembly yields only 0.2% food waste.
• Buurtboer Start Free trial subscription tier offering up to 20 complimentary, no-obligation lunches at the prospect's office to introduce De Buurtboer's local supplier range and product quality.
• Buurtboer Basis Subscription lunch plan from €4.95 per person per day, designed for 10-50 lunches per week. Includes a curated selection of products from local makers, a weekly rotating menu, app-based ordering, and weekly cancellation flexibility.
• Buurtboer op Maat Customised lunch subscription plan from €4.50 per person per day for teams of 50+ lunches per week. Provides fully tailored lunch selection based on organisational preferences, app-based ordering, and a 1-month cancellation term.
• Belegde Broodjes (Filled Sandwich Box) Box of 10 freshly filled sandwiches at €3.95 per sandwich, available as an à la carte add-on to a subscription or as a standalone order for meetings, training sessions, or team lunches. Mixed selection from classic to vegetarian.
• Chikaas Pindakaas Private-label spicy peanut butter combining Chilli Chan's crispy chili oil with VANMAX's peanut butter base. Originally launched as a customer treat and added permanently to the assortment, available at Bbrood locations in Amsterdam.

Quantifiable outcome

• Food waste reduced to only 0.2%, vs. 20-30% for traditional catering
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Last Minute KoerierscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLast Minute Koeriers provides the delivery fleet for De Buurtboer. Deliveries are made predominantly in electric vans, Monday through Friday, between 08:00 and 12:00. Includes track-and-trace functionality so customers know when their lunch arrives. The partnership is central to De Buurtboer's sustainability positioning.
• VANMAX PindakaasmakerijminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVANMAX is a peanut butter maker that employs people who need a fresh start, focusing on fair flavors, fair products, and fair entrepreneurship. VANMAX supplies the base peanut butter for De Buurtboer's house-brand Chikaas peanut butter product, developed in collaboration with Chilli Chan's.
• Chilli Chan'sminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerChilli Chan's is a vegan Chinese food brand founded in 2021 by Eyan, specializing in crispy chili oil. De Buurtboer partnered with Chilli Chan's to create Chikaas — a spicy peanut butter combining Chilli Chan's crispy chili oil with VANMAX's peanut butter. Available to De Buurtboer customers and at Bbrood locations in Amsterdam.
• BbroodminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBbrood is a bakery that supplies De Buurtboer with artisanal sourdough bread made from grains grown on nutritious soil. Bbrood also stocks and sells Chikaas peanut butter at all its Amsterdam locations, making it a distribution channel for De Buurtboer's own-brand product.
• Uit De Keuken van MaassminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUit De Keuken van Maass, founded by Jeroen Maass in 1998, is a biological catering company producing fresh salads and vegetarian dishes for De Buurtboer. Operates on a made-to-order basis to minimize food waste, focusing on healthy, honest flavors without additives.
• Bellamy'sminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBellamy's is a sides and snacks brand run by chefs Marc van den Hoek and Sander van Dam. They develop weekly sides and snacks for De Buurtboer with globally inspired flavors, crafted with care and artisanal quality. Examples include goat cheese and thyme quiche, Korean chicken, and Spanish tortilla.
• Local Bakeries (Lokale Bakkers)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDe Buurtboer works with a broad network of local Dutch bakers who supply fresh artisanal bread daily. These suppliers are selected for sustainability, quality, and locality. The network is rotated regularly to ensure the best quality.
• Local Vegetable Vendors (Lokale Groenteboeren)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDe Buurtboer sources seasonal vegetables from local vendors across the Netherlands. Products are selected for freshness, sustainability, and organic quality where possible.
• Local Cheese Makers (Lokale Kaasmakers)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDe Buurtboer sources cheese from local Dutch cheese makers. Organic cheese is prioritized where possible, and suppliers are selected with sustainability and quality as key criteria.
• Local Partner Organizations (Voedseloverschot)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAny food that does end up unused is donated to local partner organizations rather than being discarded, further reducing food waste and supporting community welfare.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• ISS A/S: ISS is a global facility services provider with workplace food and catering as a core service line across the Netherlands. Comparable in delivering workplace meal solutions to enterprise offices, bundled within broader facility management contracts.
• Sodexo: Sodexo is a global food services and facilities management company with significant Dutch operations providing corporate dining, benefits, and workplace food. Comparable as a broad incumbent in the same workplace catering category, though much larger and multi-vertical.
• Elior Group: Elior Group is a France-based international contract caterer with Dutch operations across business & industry, education, and healthcare. Comparable as a broad incumbent in corporate workplace catering serving similar Dutch B2B customers.
• Compass Group: Compass Group is the world's largest contract foodservice company with substantial operations across the Netherlands. Overlaps with De Buurtboer on workplace food services and B2B meal delivery, but operates a much wider portfolio including healthcare, education, and sports hospitality.
• Albron Nederland B.V. Albron is De Buurtboer's parent company and one of the Netherlands' largest hospitality and catering operators spanning defense, healthcare, business dining, and leisure. Comparable as the broader portfolio operator of which De Buurtboer is one brand.

Emerging players

• Feedr: Feedr is a UK-based workplace food platform connecting offices with multiple restaurant and caterer partners via a tech platform. Comparable as an emerging tech-enabled workplace lunch provider, though operating in the UK rather than the Netherlands and using a marketplace model rather than curated local production.

Others

• Just Eat Takeaway.com: Just Eat Takeaway operates leading food delivery platforms in the Netherlands (Thuisbezorgd) and increasingly serves B2B office lunch demand via dedicated business products. Comparable as an adjacent meal delivery infrastructure player in the Dutch office food ecosystem, though primarily consumer-facing.

Direct peers

• Hutten: Hutten is a major Dutch food and hospitality group operating across corporate catering, healthcare, and government foodservice. Comparable to De Buurtboer as a direct Dutch workplace food provider with overlapping target customers and recurring meal contracts.
• Vermaat: Vermaat is a leading Dutch corporate caterer providing on-site workplace food services to Dutch businesses. Directly comparable to De Buurtboer in serving Dutch offices with recurring lunch/food solutions, though primarily via on-site staffed models rather than delivery.
• Appél: Appél is a Dutch corporate caterer specializing in on-site workplace food services and company restaurants. Comparable to De Buurtboer in serving Dutch offices with recurring workplace meal programs under multi-year contracts.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

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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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