Stattkuche

What Stattkuche does

Stattküche GmbH is a Münster-based non-profit catering company founded in 1994 that provides daily fresh meals and related services to schools and kindergartens in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The company operates three production sites in Münster, Bielefeld, and Bottrop, with a combined daily capacity of 950 to 4,500 meals, and is family-owned with Sebastian Kamenz and Philipp Krins serving as Managing Directors. Its service portfolio centers on five meal-preparation and delivery concepts — Smarteating (self-service Fresh Islands with on-stage wok preparation), Freeflow (on-site cook-and-choose), Cook & Chill (central preparation with rapid chilling and on-site reheating), Cook & Carry (fresh daily delivery), and Cook & Serve (on-site preparation) — supplemented by four add-on modules covering event catering, school kiosk operations, service personnel provision, and full ordering/billing administration via the schulessen.net portal.

The underlying technology stack is operational rather than digital: HACCP-compliant quality assurance externally audited, DGE-aligned menu engineering, EU-Öko-Kontrollstelle (DE-ÖKO-006) organic certification with over 20% of products from certified organic farming, and owned logistics for daily regional distribution. No software platforms, APIs, AI/ML systems, or proprietary digital products are disclosed; the schulessen.net portal functions as a transactional ordering and BuT subsidy administration interface rather than a technology asset.

Revenue mechanics combine subscription-style per-meal catering fees paid by or on behalf of families, professional services revenue from billing administration and service-staff provision, managed services revenue from school kiosk operations, and project-based event catering income. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed; the non-profit (gemeinnützig anerkannt) status constrains margin-driven pricing in favor of cost-covering structures. Go-to-market is direct institutional sales: Stattküche engages schools and kindergartens through consultation and direct outreach, while parents/legal guardians self-register through the online ordering portal. The customer base is narrowly segmented into primary and secondary schools plus kindergartens within the Münsterland and Ostwestfalen-Lippe regions, with no disclosed customer logos, named accounts, or revenue concentration data. A wholly-owned non-profit subsidiary, Stattküche Menüproduktion gemeinnützige GmbH, operates as an integration company supporting social employment within the production function.

Name

Stattkuche

Legal name

Stattküche GmbH

Website

https://stattkueche.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Stattküche is a Münster-based, non-profit catering company that prepares and delivers daily fresh meals to schools and kindergartens in North Rhine-Westphalia, operating three production kitchens and multiple service concepts (Cook & Chill, Cook & Carry, Cook & Serve, Freeflow, Smarteating).

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Institutional Catering Services (School and Kindergarten Meal Services)

NAICS

Food Service Contractors (72231), Caterers (722320)

SIC

Miscellaneous Food Preparations & Kindred Products (2090), Food And Kindred Products (2000)

akta.pro primary industry

Meal Distribution, Serving Lines & Point-of-Sale (Cafeteria Service) (EDAEAEAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Menu Planning, Nutrition & Dietary Accommodation Services (Allergens, Special Diets) (EDAEAEAD), Meal Program Compliance & Administration (NSLP/SBP, Reimbursements) (EDAEAEAC), Child Nutrition & Meal Programs (CACFP/Snack Programs) (EDACAMAA)

Keywords

• School meal catering
• Kindergarten food services
• Institutional catering
• Fresh meal delivery
• Event catering services

Headquarters

HQ city

Münster

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. School and Kindergarten Catering: The company provides daily fresh meal preparation and delivery services to schools and kindergartens. Revenue is generated through catering fees paid by or on behalf of families. Additional services include billing and payment collection on behalf of schools.
2. Billing and Accounting Services: Stattküche handles complete invoicing to parents, payment tracking, and accounting on behalf of educational institutions, adding a service revenue stream.
3. Service Personnel Provision: Provision of professional service staff for food distribution or kitchen operations at client facilities, generating revenue as an additional service.
4. School Kiosk Operations: Operation of school kiosks offering healthy snacks, fresh yogurt, cereals, beverages, sandwiches, salads, fruit, and pastries, providing a recurring revenue stream.
5. Event Catering: Catering services for school events, celebrations, and receptions including finger food, snacks, buffets, and full menus, generating project-based revenue.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Stattküche prepares and delivers fresh daily meals to schools and kindergartens across North Rhine-Westphalia from its three production kitchens in Münster, Bielefeld, and Bottrop, producing 950 to 4,500 meals per day. The company operates five meal preparation and delivery concepts (Cook & Chill, Cook & Carry, Cook & Serve, Freeflow, Smart Eating) tailored to client facility capabilities, and supplements meal delivery with event catering, school kiosk operation, on-site service personnel, and order-and-billing services. As a registered non-profit (gemeinnützig anerkannt), it focuses on DGE-compliant child nutrition with over 20% certified organic inputs.

Product overview

Stattküche is a non-profit catering service providing fresh, healthy meals to schools and kindergartens in Germany. The company operates five core meal preparation and delivery concepts: Smarteating (self-service with Wok station), Freeflow (on-site cooking with free choice), Cook & Chill (central preparation with on-site reheating), Cook & Carry (fresh delivery), and Cook & Serve (full on-site preparation). These are complemented by four service modules: Event Catering, Kiosk Operation, Service Personnel provision, and Order & Billing Services. With three production locations in Münster, Bielefeld, and Bottrop, Stattküche produces 950 to 4,500 meals daily, focusing on DGE guidelines, organic products (over 20%), and regional sourcing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Smarteating: Self-service meal concept where students can compose their own meals at fresh food islands with wok station
• Freeflow
• Cook & Chill
• Cook & Carry
• Cook & Serve

Products and services

• Cook & Serve On-site meal preparation and immediate serving directly in the customer's facility by qualified Stattküche staff, using seasonal and regional ingredients. Designed for facilities with a fully equipped kitchen that want freshly cooked food served hot without nutrient loss from transport.
• Cook & Carry Daily fresh cooking at Stattküche's own kitchens with same-day delivery to facilities that lack their own kitchen. Includes hot meals plus fresh salad, raw vegetables, fresh desserts, and fresh fruit to offset longer warm-holding times.
• Cook & Chill Meals are prepared in Stattküche's kitchen and immediately cooled to below 3°C after cooking to preserve vitamins and nutrients during transport, then gently reheated on-site using combi steamers shortly before serving. Suited to facilities with reheating capability but limited cooking capacity.
• Freeflow On-site cooking by professional Stattküche staff in the facility's kitchen, offering a rotating selection of appetizers, main courses, warm and cold side dishes, salads, soups, and desserts that children can freely choose from without advance pre-ordering.
• Smart Eating (Smarteating) Self-service meal concept where students compose their own meals at Fresh Islands offering various sauces, noodles, side dishes, vegetables, and salads, with a Wok station preparing food in front of students to drive acceptance of fresh vegetables.
• Veranstaltungsservice (Event Catering) Catering for school festivals, Christmas parties, graduation parties, and jubilee receptions, offering finger food, snacks, à la carte menus, or buffets ranging from hearty regional cuisine to Mediterranean or refined menus.
• Kioskbetrieb (School Kiosk Operation) Operation of school kiosks offering healthy snacks including fresh yogurt, granola, hot and cold beverages, freshly topped grain rolls, salads, fruit, and pastries.
• Service Personal (Service Personnel Provision) Provision of professional service personnel for food distribution or kitchen operations at client facilities, customized to facility needs including vacation and sick leave replacements.
• Bestell- und Abrechnungsservice (Order and Billing Service) Complete billing management on behalf of schools: invoicing to parents, payment tracking, accounting, and meal ordering via internet or school terminal.

Quantifiable outcome

• Daily production capacity of 950 to 4,500 meals across three locations
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Dussmann Service: Dussmann's food services division provides institutional catering including school meals across Germany. It competes head-to-head with Stattküche for NRW school tenders while operating as part of a much larger facility services group.
• Klüh Catering: Klüh Multiclean is a German facility services provider with an institutional catering arm serving schools, kindergartens and corporate clients. Closely comparable to Stattküche in target customer and contract-based food service delivery.
• Gegenbauer Services: Gegenbauer is a German facility services group with an institutional catering arm serving schools, kindergartens and public-sector clients. Comparable to Stattküche as a directly competing regional/contracted caterer.
• Primus Service GmbH: Primus Service is a German school and kindergarten meal caterer offering fresh meal delivery across multiple federal states. Closely comparable to Stattküche in operating model and target segment.
• MenüPartner: MenüPartner is a German school and kindergarten meal caterer offering Cook & Chill-style fresh meal delivery with online parent ordering. Closely comparable to Stattküche's Cook & Chill and online schulessen.net portal model.
• Apetito Catering: Apetito Catering is one of Germany's largest school and kindergarten caterers, with multiple meal preparation systems and DGE-aligned menus. Directly comparable to Stattküche in product/customer (school meal delivery) but operates at materially greater national scale.

Broad incumbents

• Sodexo (Germany): Sodexo operates a global facility services and education catering business with German school meal programs. It is a broader incumbent rather than a Stattküche specialist, but it competes for many of the same public-sector catering contracts.
• Compass Group / Eurest: Compass Group, through Eurest and its German subsidiaries, provides contracted food services across education, healthcare and corporate settings. A broader incumbent comparable to Stattküche in institutional catering delivery.
• Aramark (Germany): Aramark is a global food and facility services company with German operations covering institutional catering including schools. Comparable to Stattküche as a large incumbent bidder for education catering tenders.

Regional players

• SV Group Deutschland: SV Group, originally Swiss, provides institutional and school catering in Germany through daily fresh meal programs. Comparable to Stattküche in product breadth and DGE-aligned menu standards.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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