Gertal

What Gertal does

Gertal - Companhia Geral de Restaurantes e Alimentação S.A. is a Portuguese B2B contract catering company founded in 1973 and headquartered in Amadora, with a secondary office in São Pedro Fins serving the northern region. The company operates as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Trivalor SGPS, S.A., a national-capital holding company in the Business & Facility Services segment that controls more than ten companies across four business areas. Gertal specializes in end-to-end management of corporate and institutional food services, including on-site refeitórios (company cafeterias), cafetarias, and catering operations, delivered through embedded staffing, raw material procurement, stock management, nutritionist-led menu planning, HACCP-based meal preparation, and plating.

The company serves two primary verticals: corporate/enterprise (200 national and multinational clients) and education (kindergartens, schools, colleges, universities, and polytechnics), with 85,000 meals per day delivered in the education segment and historical operational data (2017) referencing 57.8 million annual meals and 40,000 tonnes of food raw material procurement. Gertal holds an extensive compliance and quality portfolio, including ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 22000, ISO 45001, NP 4469 (social responsibility), NP 4457 (innovation), DGERT (professional training), and COVID SAFE certification, and pursues research collaborations with Instituto Egas Moniz and Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge, including a proprietary tripartite plate design studied for its impact on children's eating behavior. The company also publishes branded content assets, including recipe e-books and the "Alimenta-te sem porquês!" children's educational booklet series (seven editions, 2020-2025), supporting both CSR positioning and category thought leadership.

Revenue is generated through recurring negotiated catering contracts with corporate and institutional clients; pricing is not publicly disclosed. The go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales with on-site service delivery, and the company is privately held with no external funding rounds. Distribution is single-country/domestic (Portugal) with no disclosed international footprint, and there is no public revenue, ARR, or valuation data available.

Name

Gertal

Legal name

Gertal - Companhia Geral de Restaurantes e Alimentação S.A

Website

https://www3.gertal.pt

Company type

Private

Founded year

1973

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

Gertal is a Portuguese B2B contract catering company, founded in 1973 and owned by Trivalor SGPS, that manages corporate cafeterias and school meal programs for 200 enterprise clients and Portuguese educational institutions, delivering 85,000 meals daily in education.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Contract Catering Services

NAICS

Food Service Contractors (72231)

akta.pro primary industry

Contract Foodservice Management (Outsourced Catering) (THAFAIAH)

Keywords

• Contract catering services
• Collective restaurant management
• Corporate cafeteria services
• School meal services
• Food service management

Headquarters

HQ city

Carnaxide

HQ country

Portugal

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Contract Catering Services: B2B contract catering services providing complete management of refeitórios (company cafeterias), cafetarias, and catering operations for corporate and educational clients. Revenue generated through meal contracts with clients.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Gertal provides comprehensive contract catering and collective restaurant management services in Portugal, including end-to-end management of corporate refeitórios (canteens), cafeterias, and catering operations. Services cover raw material procurement, stock management, human resources management, menu planning by nutritionists, meal preparation, and plating, serving both corporate clients and educational institutions nationwide.

Product overview

Gertal is a catering and collective restaurant management company that operates as a single integrated service offering. The company provides end-to-end food service management including menu planning by nutritionists, meal preparation, staffing, raw material procurement, and inventory management. The portfolio consists of core catering services (refeitórios/cafeterias/catering) for corporate and educational sectors, supplemented by published recipe e-books and educational materials including 'Do Campo ao Prato', 'Doce o Presente da Mesa', 'A Paixão pela Nossa Cozinha', 'Uma Pitada de Aromas' (low-salt recipes), '100% Alimento' (food waste reduction), and the 'Alimenta-te sem porquês!' children's educational series.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Gertal Catering Services
• Corporate Refeitório and Cafeteria Management
• Educational Institution Meal Services

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ISQ GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partnership between Gertal and ISQ Group for the GERValor project focused on valorization of food waste and organic residues, promoting circular economy in the food value chain. The partnership aims to implement economically viable solutions for waste valorization.
• Instituto Egas Moniz - Cooperativa de Ensino SuperiorcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration in the development of the innovative tripartite plate design, working together to evaluate its impact on children's eating behavior and food waste in schools and at home.
• Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo JorgecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partnership conducting studies on the impact of the tripartite plate design on eating behavior of primary school children, including food waste assessment both at school and at home.
• Banco AlimentarminorOthersSustainability partnership contributing to food donation and waste reduction efforts in Portugal.
• RefoodminorOthersSustainability partnership for food waste reduction and food donation programs.
• Dar e AcordarminorOthersSustainability partnership for local community food support initiatives.
• Trivalor SGPScoreOthersParent company - 100% national capital holding company specialized in Business & Facility Services segment, operating with more than 10 companies across 4 business areas.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Aramark: US-listed global contract foodservice and uniform provider. Directly comparable to Gertal in outsourced meal services for corporate, education, healthcare and public-sector clients with on-site delivery model.
• Sodexo: Global French-headquartered contract foodservice and facilities management major. Directly comparable to Gertal in B2B outsourced catering for corporate and education sites, with overlapping service model (on-site cafeterias, catering, nutrition planning) across multiple geographies.
• CH&CO: UK premium contract caterer providing on-site hospitality and food services to corporate, education and cultural venues. Comparable to Gertal in outsourced meal services for businesses and institutions, with similar customizability per client.
• Baxter Storey: UK-based specialist contract caterer serving corporate, education and hospitality clients. Comparable business model to Gertal's B2B contract catering, with similar emphasis on chef-led menus and nutrition-focused meal design.
• Elior Group: French-listed contract caterer operating across Europe under brands including Serunion and Elior. Directly comparable in contract catering for corporate, education and healthcare clients, with comparable client mix and operating model.
• Serunion (Elior Iberia): Iberian arm of Elior Group providing contract catering and collective meal services for schools, hospitals and corporate sites in Spain and Portugal. Most regionally comparable direct competitor to Gertal in education catering on the Iberian peninsula.

Broad incumbents

• Compass Group: UK-listed world's largest contract foodservice company (operating brands including Eurest). Closely mirrors Gertal's B2B on-site catering and education-segment model, but at vastly larger scale and global geographic breadth.
• ISS A/S: Danish global facility services group with significant contract catering and workplace food services exposure. Comparable to Gertal through its facility-services-plus-foodservice bundled offering, although foodservice is a portion of a broader portfolio.

Regional players

• Ibersol SGPS: Portuguese-listed restaurant and foodservice group. Operates restaurant brands in Iberia, comparable to Gertal through overlapping Portuguese foodservice market exposure, though focused on retail restaurant operations rather than contract catering.
• Sonae MC: Portuguese food retail giant (Continente chain) with adjacent foodservice and catering exposure. Operates in the same Portuguese market as Gertal, with comparable consumer-facing food operations and national scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/gertal

Compliance7 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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