RGP

What RGP does

RGP Verpflegungsmanagement GmbH is a Berlin-based, privately held German consulting and managed-services company founded in 1998 that specializes in catering and food service management for healthcare facilities. It serves hospitals, senior care and nursing homes, rehabilitation clinics, and welfare organizations (e.g., AWO), addressing structural pain points such as outdated kitchens, acute staff shortages, strained financing, and post-merger consolidation. Core deliverables include kitchen analysis and optimization, interim kitchen management, food coaching, procurement optimization, and customized kitchen planning, delivered through a four-step consultative sales motion culminating in deployed consultants and interim managers operating nationwide in Germany.

The company's technology layer is anchored by a proprietary software suite: Converso® (an operating recording system unifying kitchen and management functions, launched 2005), Emma® (person-specific, day-precise menu capture with allergen and nutritional documentation), Agenda (multi-stakeholder reporting with PDF export), and Patientenbefragung (electronic tablet-based patient survey with 48-hour reporting). A digital procurement platform was transitioned in 2005 and the first fully digitized kitchen was implemented in 2010. The company also partners with Medirest (healthcare catering), Kanne Café (hospital cafeteria operations), KDREI Planungsbüro (kitchen planning), and Andreas Carl Beratung (social healthcare facility consulting).

RGP generates revenue through professional services engagements (consulting, kitchen planning, kitchen analysis), managed services (interim kitchen management deployed on customer sites), and subscription/recurring licensing of its proprietary software tools. Pricing is quote-based and project-specific, with no public rate card. The company employs 20+ staff nationwide and is organized as a GmbH & Co. KG under managing shareholder Ingo Gorski, with no institutional or external equity funding documented.

Name

RGP

Legal name

RGP Verpflegungsmanagement GmbH & Co. KG für das Gesundheitswesen

Website

https://rgp-gmbh.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

RGP Verpflegungsmanagement GmbH is a Berlin-based German consulting firm, founded in 1998, that provides kitchen management, interim management, planning, and proprietary software (Converso®, Emma®, Agenda) to hospitals, senior care facilities, and rehabilitation clinics across Germany.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Catering Management Consulting

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Software Publishers (51321)

SIC

Services-Management Services (8741)

akta.pro primary industry

Food Services & Catering (On-site/Corporate Dining/Vending) (IMAIAAAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Industry-Specific CRM (Vertical CRM Suites) (HDAEAFAH)

Keywords

• Healthcare catering management
• Kitchen consulting services
• Food service optimization
• Interim kitchen management
• Kitchen planning services

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Consulting & Analysis Services: Advisory services including kitchen analysis, optimization of kitchen organization, procurement optimization, and strategic consulting for healthcare food service operations. Delivered through on-site consultants and project managers.
2. Kitchen Management Services: Full or partial kitchen management services where RGP deploys interim managers and project leaders to customer sites to manage operations, coach staff, and ensure efficient professional operation.
3. Kitchen Planning Services: Customized kitchen and cafeteria planning services tailored to customer needs and focus areas.
4. Software/Tool Licensing: Access to proprietary IT systems (Converso®, Emma®, Agenda) as part of comprehensive service offerings.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

RGP provides consulting, kitchen management, food coaching, and kitchen planning services for healthcare facilities in Germany. The company combines business administration expertise with master chefs (Küchenmeister) to deliver interim management, kitchen analysis, procurement optimization, and strategic realignment for hospitals, clinics, and senior care facilities. It also operates proprietary IT systems (Converso®, Emma®, Agenda) for food service management.

Product overview

RGP offers a suite of proprietary IT systems for food service management in healthcare facilities. The core platform is Converso®, an operating and data capture system that unifies all essential kitchen and management functions. Around this core, RGP offers specialized modules: Emma® for personalized menu capture and meal recording, Patientenbefragung for electronic patient satisfaction surveys via tablet/PC, and Agenda for flexible reporting with PDF export. The system suite is complemented by consulting services (kitchen analysis, optimization, management) and is designed for use in clinics, hospitals, and senior care facilities across Germany.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Converso®: Operating management system that combines all functions, tasks, and evaluations important for kitchen and management in one program.
• Emma®

Products and services

• Converso® Operating and data capture system that combines all functions, tasks, and evaluations important for kitchen and management operations, enabling modern, effective, and successful food service management for healthcare facilities.
• Emma® Modern menu capture system that enables personalized, day-precise meal recording with variable food and drink offerings adjustable by the customer. Includes optional documentation of consumption quantities, allergens, and nutritional information. Designed for healthcare food service operations.
• Agenda Reporting system with variable access for customers, employees, and external companies, sortable by topic areas, date, sequential number, or processing status. Includes PDF export functionality.
• Kitchen Analysis Consulting Advisory service including kitchen analysis, optimization of kitchen organization, procurement optimization, and strategic consulting for healthcare food service operations. Delivered through on-site consultants and project managers.
• Kitchen Management Services Full or partial kitchen management services where RGP deploys interim managers and project leaders to customer sites to manage operations, coach staff, and ensure efficient professional operation.
• Kitchen Planning Services Customized kitchen and cafeteria planning services tailored to customer needs and focus areas, including planning in performance phases LP1-9 and BoH.

Quantifiable outcome

• 400+ satisfied customers and 550+ completed projects
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 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

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• MedirestcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMedirest is a specialist for catering in hospitals, rehabilitation clinics, senior and nursing homes. They offer flexible catering solutions for patients, residents, and staff, with expertise in nutrition and dietetics ensuring balanced meals according to latest nutritional science findings.
• Kanne CafécoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMarket leader in operating high-quality hospital cafeterias, serving patients, staff, and visitors daily with a diverse selection of hot beverages, snacks, meals, and daily necessities in a unique feel-good atmosphere. Offers potential 6-figure annual savings compared to proprietary operations.
• Andreas Carl BeratungminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerConsulting firm offering solutions for social healthcare facilities: cleaning optimization, tenders, analyses, concepts, quality checks, and staff training. Additional focuses include OR cleaning, transport services, bed preparation, and station services.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Dussmann Group: Germany-based facility management giant providing catering, cleaning, and technical services across healthcare, including food service operations at hospitals and care facilities. Comparable to RGP as a much larger incumbent offering overlapping healthcare food service capabilities at scale.
• apetito AG: German meal services provider focused on healthcare, senior living, and catering, supplying cooked-frozen meals and operating food service concepts for care institutions. Comparable as a larger player in healthcare and senior care food services in Germany.
• Sodexo (now Sodexo Live! and Sodexo Healthcare): Global contract services and food services major with a dedicated healthcare division operating patient and staff catering in hospitals and senior care facilities across multiple countries. Direct overlap with RGP's healthcare food service focus but at much larger global scale.
• Klüh Catering GmbH: German family-owned facility services and catering company serving healthcare, public sector, and corporate clients with food services operations. Comparable to RGP as a Germany-based facility services peer overlapping on healthcare catering and cafeteria operations.
• Aramark Healthcare: Major global food services and facility services provider with deep healthcare exposure in the US and Europe, offering patient dining, retail food services, and nutrition consulting. Comparable as a large healthcare-focused food services peer, though primarily US-weighted.

Emerging players

• Menüplan Software: German provider of menu planning, food ordering, and kitchen management software for school, company, and care catering. Comparable to RGP's Converso/Emma stack as a software peer for menu and food service operations in institutional catering.

Direct peers

• Compass Group (Medirest brand in Germany): Compass Group's Medirest brand is explicitly listed as RGP's core strategic partner and is a specialist in hospital, rehabilitation, and senior care catering in Germany. Comparable because it offers patient and resident catering in the same verticals RGP targets.
• HC&S (Healthcare Catering Solutions): Specialist German caterer focused on hospital and clinic patient catering, staff restaurants, and cafeteria management. Comparable to RGP as a direct German competitor in healthcare food service delivery.
• Kanne Café: Market leader in operating high-quality hospital cafeterias in Germany, listed as a core RGP strategic partner. Comparable as it delivers cafeteria and visitor/staff food services in hospitals — a closely adjacent offering to RGP's kitchen management services.
• KDS Services für Gesundheit und Pflege: German provider of food services and kitchen management for hospitals, rehabilitation clinics, and senior care facilities, offering outsourced catering and kitchen operations. Comparable to RGP as a directly overlapping German healthcare food service provider.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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