K-MÄRKT

What K-MÄRKT does

K-MÄRKT AB is a Stockholm-based, founder-led restaurant and catering company operating since 2014 under a distinctive "Chef's Choice" no-menu model. The company purchases surplus, near-expiry, and excess ingredients daily and builds its menus around available supply, with a reverse-order buffet designed to encourage plant-forward eating. K-märkt operates nine public locations across Stockholm and Solna — including the flagship Garnisonen, Matcaféer, the Bokcafé inside Akademibokhandeln, and the recent openings of Science Tower Kista, Separatorn Flemingsberg (at Alfa Laval's headquarters), and Sthlm New — plus four "C/O K-märkt" in-house corporate dining operations for clients such as Eidra, Investor AB / Wallenberg, Grant Thornton, and S.A.S. Institute.

The company runs an integrated production footprint including an in-house bakery and patisserie producing organic sourdough, breads, pastries, and bespoke cakes, plus conference and event facilities (up to 1,200 guests at Garnisonen, 4–226 persons at Science Tower Kista), catering for 1–5,000 persons, and an e-commerce shop for holiday boxes and specialty products. A sub-brand, Asian Street, adds hot-pots, ramen, bento, and banh mi at Science Tower Kista and Sthlm New. Marketing is content-driven via an active blog documenting food rescue cases ("We Fight Food Waste") and personal direct-contact customer service, with the CEO Jens Dolk answering the main phone line.

The business model combines transaction-fee revenue (public lunch buffets, café sales, catering, conferences, e-commerce) and managed-services revenue (C/O K-märkt contractual corporate dining). Pricing is not publicly disclosed; catering, events, and conferences are quoted on enquiry. The company is privately held by its three founders with no external investment indicated, has 51–100 employees, and won Restauranggalans "Sveriges Mest Hållbara Krog" award in 2018.

Name

K-MÄRKT

Legal name

K-märkt AB

Website

https://kmarkt.se

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

K-MÄRKT is a Stockholm-based restaurant, catering, and event company operating nine public locations and four corporate in-house dining sites under a distinctive no-menu "Chef's Choice" model that purchases surplus ingredients daily. It serves B2C lunch guests, corporate enterprise clients (Eidra, Investor/Wallenberg, Grant Thornton, S.A.S., Alfa Laval), and event customers across Stockholm.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Restaurant and Catering Services

NAICS

Retail Bakeries (311811), Caterers (722320), Cafeterias, Grill Buffets, and Buffets (722514), Restaurants and Other Eating Places (72251)

SIC

Retail-Eating Places (5812), Bakery Products (2050), Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

Retail Bakeries (Bread & Daily Bakery) (THAFAFAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Specialty & Dietary Catering (Halal, Kosher, Vegan, Allergen-Free, Medical) (THAHAKAK), Wholesale / Commercial Bakeries (B2B Supply) (THAFAFAF)

Keywords

• Sustainable restaurant services
• Corporate catering solutions
• Food waste reduction
• Workplace dining concepts
• Event catering services

Headquarters

HQ city

Stockholm

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

Offices10 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Lunch buffet (Chefs Choice): Daily menu-less lunch buffet served Monday to Friday at all public restaurant locations. Guests choose a protein option (fish, meat/poultry, or vegetarian) alongside creative vegetable dishes. Revenue is generated per transaction per guest.
2. Catering & Event: Catering delivery and event hosting services for corporate and private clients. K-märkt delivers prepared food and full event management from 1 to 5000 persons. Catering can include food only or full-service with staff, beverages (including alcohol with permit), china, and project management.
3. Web commerce: Online ordering for products such as holiday boxes ('högtidslådor') and cakes/tarts, available through their web-shop.
4. C/O K-märkt (in-house corporate): In-house restaurant and food solutions for corporate clients. K-märkt runs complete food and beverage operations for client offices and properties, including dedicated restaurants, café bars, concierge service, and catering. Revenue is generated through contractual service agreements with corporate clients.
5. Bakery & Patisserie wholesale: K-märkt operates its own bakery and patisserie, producing bread, pastries, and desserts daily for all their restaurant and café locations across Stockholm. Products include bespoke cakes, wedding cakes, and seasonal specialties.
6. Conference facilities: Conference room and meeting facility rental at Garnisonen and Science Tower Kista locations, with capacities ranging from 4 to 256 persons.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

K-märkt operates a portfolio of sustainable restaurants, food cafés, an in-house bakery and patisserie, and a corporate in-house dining service (C/O K-märkt) across Stockholm, alongside a catering and event production business serving 1 to 5,000 guests. The company runs a Chef's Choice model without fixed menus, instead sourcing surplus and near-expiry ingredients daily to minimize food waste while delivering daily-changing lunch buffets and à la carte offerings. Additional revenue comes from conference and meeting facilities, reception services, and an online web shop for specialty items such as holiday boxes and custom cakes.

Product overview

K-märkt is a Swedish catering and restaurant company operating a multi-location food service portfolio across Stockholm. The company operates under a Chef's Choice concept without traditional menus, instead creating daily dishes based on available ingredients to minimize food waste. The core offering includes restaurant lunch buffés (Restaurang), food cafés (Matcafé), in-house patisserie & bakery (Patisserie & Bageri), and Asian Street food concept. Additional services include corporate in-house solutions (C/O K-märkt), catering & events, conference facilities, reception services, and web-based ordering. The company emphasizes sustainability through its 'We Fight Food Waste' (WFFW) philosophy and won Sweden's Most Sustainable Restaurant award in 2018. The company was founded in 2014 and operates 8 public locations plus 4 C/O corporate solutions in Stockholm.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Asian Street: Asian-inspired food concept featuring hot pots, bowls, bento, and banh mi, available at Science Tower Kista and Sthlm New locations
• K-märkt C/O

Products and services

• K-märkt Restaurang Modern sustainable lunch restaurants serving daily menu-less buffets focused on creative vegetable dishes and the Chef's Choice approach, available to individual diners and corporate guests at public locations across Stockholm.
• K-märkt Matcafé Food cafés serving breakfast, fika (Swedish coffee break), light lunches, snacks, coffee, bread, pastries and sweets across multiple Stockholm locations open to the public.
• K-märkt Patisserie & Bageri In-house bakery and patisserie producing fresh bread, pastries, chocolate balls, macarons, and custom cakes (number cakes, celebration cakes, wedding cakes) using 100% organic flour and sourdough, supplying all K-märkt restaurants and operating a custom-order business.
• K-märkt Asian Street Asian street food concept offering hot-pots, ramen, bento boxes, banh mi, and sushi, available at K-märkt Science Tower Kista and K-märkt Sthlm New.
• K-märkt C/O Corporate in-house food and beverage solution where K-märkt operates a complete restaurant, café, barceptionist, concierge, pantry service, and event catering inside the client's premises under multi-year service contracts.
• K-märkt Catering & Event Sustainable catering delivery and full-service event production for custom dinners, parties, galas, conferences, and mingling events for 1 to 5,000 guests, including food, beverages, staff, tableware, and project management, available from any of K-märkt's nine locations.
• K-märkt Konferens (Conference Facilities) Conference and meeting facility rental at the Garnisonen flagship (12 rooms, 4–256 persons) and Science Tower Kista (8 rooms, 4–226 persons), including reception services and integrated food and beverage offerings.
• K-märkt Reception & Möten Customized meeting and reception solutions for property companies and businesses, offering guest hospitality, conference hosting, and front-of-house reception services paired with K-märkt's food service.
• Högtidslådor (Holiday Gift Boxes) Special holiday and celebration gift boxes sold via K-märkt's online web-handel shop for delivery or pickup, leveraging the in-house bakery and patisserie production.

Quantifiable outcome

• 200 kg of surplus turkey rescued and transformed into over 1,000 meals
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• ICA Kvantum LidingöminorOthersICA Kvantum Lidingö partnered with K-märkt in December 2025 when they had 200kg of surplus turkey with short shelf life. K-märkt rescued the entire stock and transformed it into over 1,000 meals, demonstrating the company's food rescue capabilities. This is a reactive partnership triggered by food waste prevention needs.
• FastPartner (property owner)coreOthersK-märkt operates its Centrala Frösunda location within a FastPartner-owned property. FastPartner is the property owner/landlord, making this a landlord-tenant relationship for the restaurant space. The property also hosts a conference facility that K-märkt supplies food and beverages for.
• Alfa LavalcoreOthersK-märkt operates K-märkt Separatorn Flemingsberg at Alfa Laval's new headquarters building ('Separatorn' - named after the company's founding product). The restaurant is open to the public but primarily serves the Alfa Laval office. This is a key account client relationship where K-märkt provides workplace dining.
• BeeUrbanminorOthersBeeUrban maintains the rooftop greenhouse (Växthuset) adjacent to K-märkt Garnisonen's restaurant. The venue is used for smaller meetings and events. K-märkt collaborates with BeeUrban to offer a unique event space combining urban farming with dining.
• Akademibokhandeln (academic bookstore)minorOthersK-märkt Bokcafé is located inside Akademibokhandeln's flagship store on Mäster Samuelsgatan in Stockholm. This is a tenant-space partnership where K-märkt operates a café within the bookstore, offering food and beverages to bookstore customers 7 days a week.
• Ringens Centrum (shopping center)minorOthersK-märkt Teatern operates within Ringens Centrum shopping center on Götgatan in Stockholm. The food court location serves shoppers and center visitors with breakfast, pastries, sandwiches, and café products.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Sodexo: Global contract catering and facilities services leader with a Swedish presence. Comparable to K-märkt at the C/O corporate dining and event catering layer, though Sodexo operates at vastly greater scale, across a much wider service portfolio, and in many geographies outside Stockholm.
• ISS A/S: Danish facility services company with significant food services operations across the Nordics, including workplace dining and corporate catering. Comparable to K-märkt at the C/O corporate dining layer; ISS is a broad incumbent in facility management while K-märkt is a focused food-and-beverage specialist.
• Elior Group: French contract catering group with Nordic operations serving corporate, education, and healthcare clients. Comparable in B2B contract catering and event services, but operates as a broad incumbent across multiple segments rather than a chef-driven, sustainability-led Stockholm specialist.
• Compass Group: UK-headquartered global contract food services group, present in the Nordics. Overlaps with K-märkt in B2B workplace dining and event catering for corporates, but operates thousands of sites worldwide and is not specialized in sustainability-led, single-city chef-driven offerings.

Direct peers

• Stureplansgruppen: Stockholm-based restaurant group operating multiple venues, bars, and event spaces in central Stockholm. Comparable to K-märkt in multi-location restaurant operations and event hosting in the Stockholm market, though it leans toward nightlife venues rather than sustainability-driven lunch and corporate dining.
• Convini: Swedish workplace food and café operator running micro-markets, pantries, and café services inside corporate offices. Directly comparable to K-märkt's C/O concept — both serve in-house food and beverage at client workplaces in Sweden, though Convini leans more on self-service retail formats while K-märkt runs full restaurant operations.
• Wayne's Coffee: Swedish café chain with multiple Stockholm locations serving coffee, light meals, pastries, and sandwiches. Comparable to K-märkt's Matcafé and patisserie offerings, with overlapping customer base, though Wayne's Coffee is franchise-driven and lacks K-märkt's C/O corporate and large-scale catering operations.
• Espresso House: Sweden's largest café chain, part of JDE Peet's, operating hundreds of locations including Stockholm. Directly comparable to K-märkt's Matcafé food-café concept and online commerce for specialty products, though Espresso House is beverage-led and far more standardized.

Regional players

• NoPicnic: Stockholm-based creative agency and food/events operator known for branded food experiences, pop-ups, and events. Comparable at the catering-and-event layer of K-märkt's business and operates in the same Stockholm market, though it is positioned as a creative agency rather than a full-service restaurant operator.

Others

• Menigo: One of Sweden's largest foodservice distributors, supplying restaurants, cafés, and catering operators. Comparable as an adjacent ecosystem player to K-märkt's food sourcing and bakery supply chain rather than as a direct competitor in the consumer-facing restaurant market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/k-märkt-ab
• Instagraminstagram.com/kmarktrestauranger

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles16 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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