Stockpot

What Stockpot does

Stockpot is a privately held, single-location takeaway lunch restaurant operated by the Latvian company SIA "ĒST!" (Registration No. 50103461441) at 36 Krišjāņa Valdemāra street in Riga, Latvia. Founded in January 2012 by Richard and Linda Johnson, the business serves a weekly rotating international menu drawing on Middle Eastern, Indochinese, Caucasus Mountains, and Mediterranean culinary traditions, with options for vegan, vegetarian, lactose-free, and gluten-free diets, plus a clear distinction between spicy and non-spicy dishes. Operating hours are Monday through Friday from 11:00 to 19:00, and the offering is takeaway-only, with no dine-in service.

The core technology layer is a standard small-business web stack: a website (www.stockpot.lv) with an online pick-up ordering module that lets customers select a pickup date and time, choose menu items, and pay by card. Payments are processed by World Line (credit and debit cards: VISA, MASTERCARD, VISA Electron, Maestro), order confirmations are sent via Mailgun, and Google Analytics is used for traffic analysis. The ordering system integrates standard e-commerce mechanics — order placement, scheduled collection windows, and a €0.15 per-portion packaging fee — with no disclosed proprietary software, mobile app, or API surface.

Commercially, Stockpot generates revenue almost entirely from individual consumer takeaway orders at unit prices ranging from €1.50 (sides) to €9.50 (premium mains), supplemented by a marginal business catering segment that pays by bank transfer. The business has no external funding, no parent company, no subsidiaries, and no disclosed headcount beyond the two founders. Its addressable market is effectively limited to lunchtime consumers within the immediate catchment of its single Riga storefront, and the operating footprint has not changed since 2012.

Name

Stockpot

Legal name

SIA "ĒST!"

Website

http://www.stockpot.lv

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Stockpot Inc. produces soups and sauces for the food service industry.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Quick-Service Restaurant (Takeaway Lunch)

NAICS

Limited-Service Restaurants (722513)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

Regional/Ethnic Specialty Fast Casual (e.g., Indian, Caribbean, African, Eastern European) (THAFABAM)

Keywords

• Takeaway lunch service
• International cuisine
• Online food ordering
• Pick-up restaurant
• Weekly menu

Headquarters

HQ city

Woodinville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Food and beverage sales: Stockpot generates revenue through direct food and beverage sales to consumers via takeaway orders. Customers pay per order using credit cards (VISA, MASTERCARD), debit cards (VISA Electron, Maestro), or bank transfer for business customers. There is a €0.15 packaging fee applied to each food portion for takeaway orders.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Stockpot operates a single-location takeaway lunch restaurant in Riga, Latvia, serving a weekly rotating menu of international cuisine (Middle East, Indochina, Caucasus Mountains, Mediterranean). Customers place orders online through the company website, select a pickup time, and collect their meals from the physical restaurant location at 36 Krišjāņa Valdemāra street.

Product overview

Stockpot operates as a restaurant business offering takeaway food service with an online ordering and pick-up system. The core offering consists of a weekly rotating international menu featuring soups, main dishes, salads, wraps, and beverages sourced from Middle Eastern, Indochinese, Caucasus Mountains, and Mediterranean culinary traditions. The business integrates a web-based pick-up ordering platform where customers browse the menu, place orders, schedule collection times, and pay by card. Founded in January 2012, Stockpot is operated by SIA "ĒST!" and is located at 36 Krišjāņa Valdemāra street in Riga, Latvia.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Takeaway Lunch Service A weekly rotating international menu of soups, mains, salads, wraps, and beverages available for online order and pick-up at the restaurant location. Designed for lunchtime customers in Riga seeking varied, high-quality meals they can order and eat quickly. Includes options for various dietary requirements including vegetarian, vegan, lactose-free, and gluten-free items.
• Online Pick-up Ordering Platform Web-based ordering system allowing customers to browse the weekly menu, place orders, schedule pickup times, and pay by credit/debit card. Includes business customer registration for bank transfer payment arrangements.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• World LinecoreTechnology or IntegrationThird-party payment processing system used by Stockpot to process credit card (VISA, MASTERCARD) and debit card (VISA Electron, Maestro) payments for online orders. Personal data is managed by World Line according to its Privacy Policy.
• MailguncoreTechnology or IntegrationThird-party email service used to send order confirmation emails to customers. Emails sent through Mailgun are deleted from their system every 30 days.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Direct peers

• Sweetgreen: US fast-casual chain operating limited-service lunch venues with rotating seasonal menus and an online ordering/pickup stack. Directly comparable in service model (counter pickup, digital ordering, weekday lunch focus) even though scale and cuisine differ.
• Pret a Manger: Global fast-casual chain built around takeaway/pre-prepared lunch items with rotating daily menus and corporate customer focus. Highly comparable to Stockpot's grab-and-go lunch positioning with international flavor profiles.
• Hale and Hearty Soups: US soup-focused fast-casual chain offering a rotating menu of international soups and complementary items for takeaway lunch. Closest product-level analogue to Stockpot's soup-centric, internationally-flavored lunch offering.
• The Soup Spoon: Singapore-based soup-focused casual chain offering rotating international soup menus in a quick-service format. Comparable to Stockpot on product category (soup-forward lunch) and limited-service model.
• CAVA: US fast-casual Mediterranean/Middle Eastern chain with counter pickup service and rotating menu items. Comparable in cuisine overlap (Mediterranean/Middle Eastern flavors) and fast-casual takeaway positioning.
• Dig: US fast-casual chain built around rotating lunch bowls and salads with vegetarian/vegan/dietary options. Comparable in service format (counter pickup, weekday lunch focus) and dietary-inclusivity menu tagging.

Broad incumbents

• Le Pain Quotidien: Established international fast-casual bakery-restaurant chain offering soups, salads, and mains for casual lunch occasions. Broader incumbent with overlapping limited-service lunch positioning and rotating menus.

Regional players

• Wolt: Food delivery platform dominant in the Baltic states (including Latvia). Relevant ecosystem participant that could serve as a distribution channel for Stockpot's takeaway menu in the Riga market.
• Bolt Food: Food delivery arm of Bolt, a Baltic-headquartered super-app with strong presence in Riga and across Latvia. Comparable regional delivery infrastructure that could materially expand Stockpot's pickup-only reach.

Others

• Just Eat: Major European takeaway food delivery marketplace. Relevant as a potential channel partner for Stockpot to extend beyond direct pickup orders into delivery-led demand.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/stockpotriga
• Facebookfacebook.com/stockpotriga-325195777506420

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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