Beneman
Beneman is a Vragender, Netherlands restaurant and regional catering operator serving consumers, weddings, private celebrations, corporate groups, and visitors with dining, event hosting, outdoor cooking, and packaged group activities across the Achterhoek and Twente regions.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded-
- HeadquartersVragender, Netherlands
- Headcount1–10
- GTM typeB2C
- OfferingServices
What Beneman does
Beneman is a privately held hospitality business based in Vragender, Oost Gelre, in the Dutch Achterhoek region. Its core operation is a restaurant serving lunch, dinner, select Sunday brunch, and specialty beers to local residents and visitors through indoor seating, a terrace, and bookable event spaces. Distribution combines direct restaurant traffic, online reservations and ordering, telephone inquiries, and social media or word-of-mouth referrals.
The company also provides off-site catering and event hosting across the Achterhoek and Twente regions for private celebrations, weddings, corporate events, and group activities. Its offering combines venue use, food and beverage service, decoration, event coordination, and optional recreation. Notable operating assets include Oklahoma Smoker, Ofyr, and Green Egg outdoor-cooking equipment, an Opel Blitz Beer & Foodtruck, and Solex, E-chopper, and Citroën 2CV vehicles for regional tours.
Beneman primarily earns revenue through one-time restaurant transactions and per-person event or activity packages. Public offers include party packages, buffets, walking dinners, outdoor cooking, workshops, and group activities, with published unit pricing and participant minimums for selected offerings. The evidence does not disclose recurring contracts, customer-level revenue concentration, or company revenue.
Beneman firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Beneman
- Legal name
- Beneman Restaurant
- Website
- https://beneman.nl
- Company type
- Private
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 1–10 employees
- Short description
- Beneman is a Vragender, Netherlands restaurant and regional catering operator serving consumers, weddings, private celebrations, corporate groups, and visitors with dining, event hosting, outdoor cooking, and packaged group activities across the Achterhoek and Twente regions.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Beneman industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Restaurant & Catering Services
- NAICS
- Full-Service Restaurants (722511), Caterers (72232)
- SIC
- Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)
- akta.pro industry
- All-Day Dining RestaurantsTravel & Hospitality/Foodservice & Beverage (Restaurants, Cafes, Bars)/Full-Service Restaurants (Casual & Fine Dining)Wedding & Social Event CateringTravel & Hospitality/MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences & Exhibitions)/Catering & Banqueting Services for EventsWedding & Reception CateringHome & Personal Services/Event & Personal Concierge Services/Catering Coordination & Food Service (Non-restaurant)
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Where Beneman is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Vragender
- HQ country
- Netherlands
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices1 record
Markets served
Beneman business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2C
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- Restaurant Dine-in: On-site dining service offering lunch, dinner, Sunday brunch, and special menus including steaks, salads, and regional dishes. Revenue generated through per-transaction food and beverage sales.
- Catering Services: Off-site catering for private and corporate events including buffets, BBQ, hapjes (appetizers), and full-service catering. Delivered to customer locations in Achterhoek and Twente regions.
- Event Hosting: Hosting of weddings, parties, and corporate events at their restaurant venue and 'Gasterij' location. Includes venue rental, food service, and beverage packages.
- Group Activities: Organized group activities including quad driving, laser gaming, bubble ball, archery, Highland games, duck rallies, Solex tours, and E-chopper tours. Often combined with dining packages.
- Foodtruck Rental: Rental of the Opel Blitz Beer & Foodtruck for external events, festivals, and corporate openings.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Sunday Brunch - €29.50 per adult, €14.75 for children 4-12 years |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Evening Party Package - €42.50 per person |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Tapas Borrelplank - €46 per person |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Streetfood Party - €49.95 per person |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Hot/Cold Buffet Party - €65 per person |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Walking Dinner - €79.50 per person |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Quad Driving - €95 per person |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Laser Gaming - €57.50 per person |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Cocktail Workshop - €45 per person |
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels4 records
Marketing channels6 records
Beneman product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Beneman operates a full-service restaurant in Vragender (Oost Gelre, Achterhoek) offering lunch, dinner, and Sunday brunch prepared from fresh regional products on the grill. The company also delivers off-site catering (buffets, BBQ, smoker BBQ, Ofyr, Green Egg, tapas, and hapjes) across the Achterhoek and Twente regions, hosts weddings as an official municipality venue, and sells group activity packages (Solex/e-chopper/2CV tours, quad driving, laser tag, game shows, cocktail workshops) typically combined with dining.
Product overview
Beneman is a hospitality business offering a integrated portfolio of restaurant dining and event services. The core offering is the sit-down restaurant in Vragender (Oost Gelre) serving lunch, dinner, Sunday brunch, and specialty beers. This is complemented by an extensive catering service (with buffets, BBQ, smoker, Ofyr, hapjes, and the Opel Blitz Beer & Foodtruck) serving the wider Achterhoek and Twente regions. Event-specific products include party arrangements (feestarrangementen), wedding venue services (trouwlocatie), and group activity packages (groepsactiviteiten). Group activities encompass outdoor sports (quads, laser tag, paintball, archery), tours (Solex, e-chopper, 2CV duck rally), game shows, and cocktail workshops. These are typically sold as add-ons to dining packages rather than standalone products.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Restaurant Beneman (Sit-Down Restaurant)
Companies that use Beneman
Customer profileNamed customers3 records
Segments4 records
Ideal customer profiles4 records
Beneman technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature4 records
Beneman partnerships and signals
Strategic signalScale indicators1 record
Recent moves5 records
Expansion highlights5 records
Beneman competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- Landhuishotel Restaurant De Bloemenbeek: Luxury countryside hotel and restaurant in De Lutte (Twente) with fine dining, weddings and event hosting — directly comparable Twente-region full-service hospitality positioning to Beneman's catering reach.
- Van der Valk: Dutch national hotel-restaurant chain with extensive event and wedding venue offerings; represents the scaled incumbent that competes with Beneman for regional wedding and corporate event demand.
- Vermaat Groep: Major Dutch hospitality and food-service contractor operating restaurants, cafés and event catering across institutions and corporates — adjacent incumbent with comparable catering/event services.
- Hutten Catering: Large Dutch catering and hospitality services group operating across corporate, event and healthcare segments — overlaps with Beneman's catering arm but at much broader national scale.
Direct peers
- De Mheen: Hotel and event venue near Apeldoorn offering dining, party arrangements and group activities in a similar eastern-Netherlands regional hospitality positioning.
- Landgoed Rhederoord: Dutch estate venue combining hotel, fine-dining restaurant and wedding/event hosting; overlaps with Beneman on the integrated wedding venue plus group experience model in the eastern Netherlands.
- Erve Kots: Hospitality and event venue in Lievelde (Achterhoek) offering restaurant dining, party arrangements, and group activities in the same regional catchment as Beneman, with comparable bundled activity-plus-dining packages.
- Hotel-Restaurant De Echoput: Regional Dutch hotel and fine-dining restaurant on the Veluwe offering event hosting, weddings and à la carte dining; comparable full-service hospitality + events business model to Beneman.
- Kasteel Huis Bergh: Historic castle venue in 's-Heerenberg (Achterhoek) hosting weddings, corporate events and dining experiences — directly comparable geographic catchment and event-venue positioning to Beneman.
Regional players
- Strandbad Winterswijk: Recreation and event venue in Winterswijk (Achterhoek) hosting group outings, parties and dining — regional competitor in the same Achterhoek catchment for group/corporate activity bookings.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat3 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
Beneman social profiles
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Beneman leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles2 records
Beneman funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Beneman M&A and investment
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Frequently asked questions about Beneman
What does Beneman do?
Beneman operates a full-service restaurant in Vragender (Oost Gelre, Achterhoek) offering lunch, dinner, and Sunday brunch prepared from fresh regional products on the grill. The company also delivers off-site catering (buffets, BBQ, smoker BBQ, Ofyr, Green Egg, tapas, and hapjes) across the Achterhoek and Twente regions, hosts weddings as an official municipality venue, and sells group activity packages (Solex/e-chopper/2CV tours, quad driving, laser tag, game shows, cocktail workshops) typically combined with dining.
Is Beneman a public or private company?
Beneman is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was Beneman founded?
Beneman was founded in -1. It employs 1 to 10 people.
Where is Beneman based?
Beneman is headquartered in Vragender, Netherlands, in the Europe region.
How does Beneman make money?
Five revenue lines are on record. Restaurant Dine-in is the primary driver. The others are catering Services, event Hosting, group Activities and foodtruck Rental.
Who are Beneman's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are Landhuishotel Restaurant De Bloemenbeek, Van der Valk, Vermaat Groep and Hutten Catering. Direct peers are De Mheen, Landgoed Rhederoord, Erve Kots, Hotel-Restaurant De Echoput and Kasteel Huis Bergh. Strandbad Winterswijk is listed as a regional player.
Does Beneman have an API?
No public API is recorded for Beneman.
What industry is Beneman in?
Beneman's product category is Restaurant & Catering Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is THAFACAJ, All-Day Dining Restaurants, with a secondary code of THAHAKAE, Wedding & Social Event Catering. Its NAICS code is 722511 and its SIC code is 5810.