BAMe - Bon à manger, Ensemble

What BAMe - Bon à manger, Ensemble does

BAMe (Bon à manger, Ensemble) is a French social-solidarity catering enterprise founded in 2019 and headquartered in Saint-Herblain within the Nantes metropolitan area. The company operates three integrated service lines targeting local corporate clients: (i) Comptoirs Déjeuners, where BAMe staff run daily on-site lunch counters inside client premises; (ii) Plateaux Repas, balanced seasonal meal trays delivered in consigned (returnable) glass jars for meetings, seminars, and business events with a minimum order of eight trays and a 72-hour lead time; and (iii) Traiteur, custom catering for corporate events including cocktails, buffets, breaks, afterworks, and barbecues. Pricing is unit-based, with full three-course market menus at €16 HT and two-course menus at €14.50 HT (excluding delivery).

The underlying operating model is a labor-intensive food-service platform rather than a software product. Core technology consists of in-house meal preparation using local and seasonal ingredients, zero-waste reusable-jar logistics for delivery, and a tightly scoped geographic radius limited to Nantes Métropole. The company is conventionnée by Direccte as an Entreprise d'insertion and is approved as an ESUS (Entreprise Solidaire d'Utilité Sociale) since 2022, which authorizes BAMe to employ individuals in professional integration programs (nine of 27 employees in 2024, with a target of 15 insertion hires by end-2025). It was incubated at Ecossolies and is part of the réseau de traiteurs gourmands et engagés alongside La Table de Cana, with a sister association, FULL GOOD, supporting food access and beneficiary triage.

Commercially, BAMe generates revenue through three streams — recurring on-site counter contracts, event-based catering, and one-off meal-tray delivery — all sold direct to enterprise clients within Nantes. Sales are relationship-driven (named clients include Manpower, SIGMA, Groupe Estille), with the first Comptoir tested at Manpower in 2019 before broader rollout. Go-to-market is field-based enterprise sales supported by a website, social channels, a low-frequency newsletter, and client referrals. As of 2024 the company operated five Comptoirs, opened a retail café (Café Dobrée), and is planning to grow headcount to 35 by end-2025, signaling measured geographic and product-surface expansion within its current metropolitan footprint.

Name

BAMe - Bon à manger, Ensemble

Legal name

BAMe

Website

https://bame.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

BAMe is a French social-solidarity caterer in Nantes providing on-site lunch counters, zero-waste meal tray delivery in consigned glass jars, and event catering to local corporate clients, while employing people in professional insertion programs under ESUS and Entreprise d'insertion certifications.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Corporate Catering Services

NAICS

Caterers (72232), Restaurants and Other Eating Places (72251)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

Catering, Pantry & Food Service (On-site Refreshments/Events) (IMAIALAD)

Keywords

• Corporate catering services
• Sustainable food services
• Social insertion catering
• Local meal delivery
• Zero-waste catering

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint-Herblain

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Plateaux Repas (Meal Tray Delivery): Pre-ordered balanced, fresh, seasonal meal trays delivered warm in consigned glass jars to corporate clients. Minimum 8 trays per order, 72 hours advance notice required. Delivery limited to Nantes metropolitan area.
2. Traiteur / Catering: Custom catering for corporate events including cocktails, buffets, breaks, afterworks, and barbecues. Full-service event catering for business gatherings.
3. Comptoirs Déjeuners (On-site Lunch Counters): Daily meal service operated within client company premises. Healthy and flavorful dishes served on plates in the client's cafeteria or dining space. Creates convivial and sustainable company restaurant experience.
4. Menu du Marché (Weekly Market Menu): Weekly rotating seasonal menu offered as full 3-course meals or 2-course options. Vegetarian and carnivore options available.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

BAMe is a solidarity-based corporate catering company serving the Nantes metropolitan area through three interconnected offerings: on-site lunch counters (Comptoirs Déjeuners), meal tray delivery in deposit glass jars (Plateaux Repas) for meetings and seminars, and custom event catering (Traiteur). All offerings use home-made cooking with local and seasonal ingredients, zero-waste packaging, and a social insertion model employing people distant from the job market.

Product overview

BAMe is a local and solidarity-based corporate catering company operating in the Nantes metropolitan area. The company operates a unified service model with three interconnected offerings: Comptoirs Déjeuners (on-site lunch counters), Plateaux Repas (meal tray delivery in deposit jars), and Traiteur (custom catering for events). All services share BAMe's core commitment to local sourcing, zero-waste practices, and social inclusion through professional integration programs. The services are designed for businesses seeking sustainable catering solutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Comptoirs BAMe: Lunch counters serving healthy and tasty dishes in a plate format within company dining spaces
• Traiteur BAMe
• Plateaux Repas BAMe
• FULL GOOD

Products and services

• Comptoirs Déjeuners (Lunch Counters) On-site lunch counter service where BAMe prepares and serves balanced, fresh, seasonal meals on plates directly at the client's workplace dining space, creating a convivial and sustainable company restaurant experience for employees.
• Plateaux Repas (Meal Trays) Ready-to-eat balanced, fresh, seasonal meal trays delivered warm in consigned reusable glass jars for business meetings, seminars, training sessions, and corporate events. Minimum order of 8 trays with 72 hours advance notice; delivered within Nantes metropolitan area.
• Traiteur (Catering) Custom catering for corporate events including cocktails, buffets, breaks, afterworks, and barbecues, with made-to-order dishes tailored to client specifications for events of various sizes.
• Menu du March\u00e9 (Weekly Market Menu) Weekly rotating seasonal menu offered as full 3-course meals or 2-course options for the Plateaux Repas offering, with vegetarian and carnivore options and optional cheese trilogy add-on.

Quantifiable outcome

• Zero-waste meal delivery eliminates single-use packaging for every meal served
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 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

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• FULL GOODcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFULL GOOD is BAMe's sister association (grande sœur). It supports food access for all through distribution of 7,000 meals during the COVID crisis, and awareness on sustainable eating. FULL GOOD directs people toward employment (through BAMe) and toward training (with GHR professional union and Restos du Cœur).
• EcossoliescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBAMe was incubated at Ecossolies, a Nantes-based social business incubator supporting sustainable and solidarity-based enterprises.
• La Table de CanaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of the réseau de traiteurs gourmands et engagés (network of committed gourmet caterers) alongside La Table de Cana. Network provides mutual support and visibility among solidarity-based caterers.
• Restos du CœurminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFull GOOD partners with Restos du Cœur for training insertion alongside BAMe for employment insertion.
• GHR (Groupement des Hôteliers et Restaurateurs)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFull GOOD partners with GHR professional union for training insertion alongside BAMe for employment insertion.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Dupont Restauration: Family-owned French contract caterer operating company restaurants and event catering across multiple French regions. Comparable to BAMe's workplace meal service and corporate traiteur offerings, with broader geographic reach but no social insertion focus.
• API Restauration: France-focused regional contract caterer serving corporate, healthcare, and education markets. Operates workplace restaurant and traiteur services comparable to BAMe's Comptoirs and event catering, but with broader geographic reach and without the insertion employment mission.

Broad incumbents

• Elior Group: Major French-headquartered contract caterer serving corporate, education, and healthcare clients across France and Europe. Provides the same B2B workplace dining and event catering services as BAMe but as part of a much broader multi-segment portfolio.
• Ansamble: French B2B catering subsidiary (formerly part of Elior) specializing in company restaurants, event catering, and concierge services. Directly comparable to BAMe's Comptoirs Déjeuners and Traiteur services but at national scale.
• Sodexo: Global corporate catering and food services giant with significant presence in French workplace and event catering. Represents the broad incumbent that BAMe competes against for enterprise catering contracts, but at vastly larger scale and without BAMe's social insertion angle.
• Compass Group: One of the world's largest contract food services groups, operating extensively in France through subsidiaries. Competes with BAMe for enterprise catering contracts while offering an array of adjacent services beyond BAMe's narrow scope.

Others

• Restos du Cœur: Major French food aid association and BAMe's named partner for training insertion. While not a direct competitor, it operates in an adjacent food-and-insertion space and shares BAMe's social mission orientation. Included as ecosystem participant.

Direct peers

• Baluchon: Paris-based B2B catering company focused on seasonal, anti-waste meals in returnable containers for companies. Closely comparable to BAMe's Plateaux Repas service with its zero-waste consigned jar model and corporate client base.
• La Table de Cana: French solidarity caterer network of which BAMe is an explicit member ('réseau de traiteurs gourmands et engagés'). Operates the same social-enterprise catering model with insertion workforce and offers comparable corporate traiteur services.
• Convivio: French regional caterer focused on corporate and event catering with an emphasis on fresh, locally sourced ingredients. Closely comparable to BAMe's full-service catering and on-site workplace dining offerings within the French B2B market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/bamebonamangerensemble
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bame-bon-%C3%A0-manger-ensemble

Compliance2 records

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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