Croq-midi Sàrl

What Croq-midi Sàrl does

Croq-midi Sàrl is a Swiss private limited company headquartered in Crissier, Vaud, founded in 2009. The company prepares and delivers midday meals to schools and daycares (crèches) in the Lausanne region, operating a B2B institutional catering model in which revenue is generated through recurring per-meal contracts with educational and childcare facilities. The company employs 17 people and operates exclusively within the Lausanne catchment area.

The product offering centers on a rotating menu featuring multiple international cuisines (Asian, Italian, Mexican, Swiss) and a structured 14-allergen accommodation program designed to serve children with dietary restrictions. Croq-midi differentiates on three credentialed dimensions: nutritional balance (Fourchette Verte certification), sustainable catering practices (EcoCook certification), and allergy management (Centre D'Allergie Suisse certification). Local sourcing is anchored by named partnerships with Ferme du Taulard in Romanel and the Blondel family farm in Crissier, supporting a farm-to-institution supply narrative.

Operational infrastructure is built around sustainability: a 100% electric delivery fleet services daily routes across the Lausanne region, and on-site solar panels at the Crissier facility offset energy consumption. The company also operates a YouTube channel for institutional and parent-facing marketing. There is no indication of multi-region operations, multi-vertical expansion, or technology-platform ambitions beyond core catering logistics.

Name

Croq-midi Sàrl

Legal name

CROQ-MIDI Sàrl

Website

https://croq-midi.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Croq-midi Sàrl is a Swiss meal-delivery company founded in 2009 that prepares and delivers midday meals to schools and daycares across the Lausanne region, with a 14-allergen accommodation program and certified sustainable, locally sourced operations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Institutional Catering / School Meal Services

NAICS

Caterers (72232)

SIC

Miscellaneous Food Preparations & Kindred Products (2090)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYAFAKAHAE

Prepared salads, sandwiches & wraps manufacturing

Agriculture & Food Production/Food Processing & Manufacturing/Prepared Meals, Ready-to-Eat & Convenience Foods Manufacturing

Keywords

• Institutional meal delivery
• School catering services
• Daycare food service
• Local sourcing catering
• Allergy-adapted meals

Headquarters

HQ city

Crissier

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. School & daycare meal delivery: Croq-Midi delivers freshly prepared meals to schools and daycares in the Lausanne area on a daily basis. Revenue is generated through recurring meal delivery contracts with educational institutions, implying a recurring per-meal or subscription-style billing model.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Croq-midi Sàrl is an institutional catering company that prepares and delivers daily balanced, locally-sourced meals to schools and daycares in the Lausanne region of Switzerland. It operates three weekly rotating menus (meat, vegetarian, fish) with allergy-adapted preparations, distributes via 100% electric vehicles powered by on-site solar energy, and partners with regional Swiss producers such as Ferme du Taulard and the Blondel family to ensure short supply chains and full ingredient traceability.

Product overview

Croq-midi Sàrl operates as a unified meal delivery service for schools and childcare facilities in the Lausanne region. The company offers three weekly rotating menu types: Menu Boucher (meat), Menu Végétarien (vegetarian), and Menu Pêcheur (fish), all prepared with locally-sourced ingredients from regional Swiss producers. All menus adapt to accommodate common food allergies and are available in vegetarian versions. Founded in 2009 and based in Crissier, the company employs 17 staff and delivers meals daily using electric vehicles.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Meal Delivery Service for Schools and Childcare Facilities Daily delivery of balanced, locally sourced meals to schools and daycare facilities in the Lausanne region, featuring weekly rotating menus (meat, vegetarian, fish) adapted to accommodate allergies and dietary needs.
• Menu Boucher (Meat Menu) Weekly rotating meat-based menu of simple, local cuisine prepared fresh for school and childcare meal programs.
• Menu Végétarien (Vegetarian Menu) Vegetarian version of the weekly menu where the protein is replaced with a vegetarian alternative while the rest of the dish remains identical, for school and childcare meal programs.
• Menu Pêcheur (Fish Menu) Weekly rotating fish-based menu offering simple, local cuisine for school and childcare meal programs.

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% electric vehicle fleet for daily deliveries
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Ferme du Taulard (Romanel)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFerme du Taulard is a local farm in Romanel that supplies Croq-Midi with fresh, locally sourced produce. This partnership ensures short supply chains, seasonal ingredients, and full traceability, supporting both quality and sustainability goals.
• Family Blondel (Crissier)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Blondel family farm in Crissier is a key local supplier for Croq-Midi, providing regional ingredients as part of the company's commitment to locally sourced, circuit-court supply chains.
• Fourchette VertecoreOthersFourchette Verte is a Swiss nutrition and health label that certifies the quality and nutritional balance of Croq-Midi's meals for children, as well as the environmental responsibility of production methods.
• EcoCookcoreOthersEcoCook is an international certification for sustainable catering and food service operations. Croq-Midi's EcoCook certification validates its environmental performance in meal production.
• Centre D'Allergie SuisseminorOthersThe Swiss Allergy Centre provides Croq-Midi with allergy management expertise and certification, supporting the company's ability to safely accommodate 14 major food allergens in its meal preparations.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Broad incumbents

• Compass Group (Switzerland): Swiss operations of Compass Group, the world's largest contract foodservice company, covering business & industry, education, healthcare, and sports & leisure. Relevant incumbent competing for the same public-sector meal contracts.
• Newrest Group: French-based international catering and hospitality operator with rail, air, remote-site, and education segments across Europe and Africa. Comparable institutional-meal delivery infrastructure and contract-oriented commercial model.
• Sodexo Suisse: Swiss arm of global contract-catering major Sodexo, offering services across education, healthcare, energy & resources, and corporate clients in Switzerland. Operates at a broader scale and is a credible competitor for any Lausanne-area institutional tender.

Direct peers

• SV Group: Swiss market leader in contract catering for staff restaurants, schools, and hospitals, with regional kitchens delivering multi-temp meals across German- and French-speaking Switzerland. Closest large-scale direct competitor to Croq-Midi in Vaud school catering.
• Centravo AG: Swiss food service provider operating production kitchens and delivering meals to schools, hospitals, nursing homes, and public institutions. State-linked roots make it a relevant comparable for Vaud public-sector contracts.
• Menu and More Schweiz: Swiss meal-catering operator serving company restaurants, schools, and childcare centres, with a comparable subscription-style daily delivery model and focus on freshly cooked Swiss cuisine.
• Apetito AG: Swiss subsidiary of the German apetito group, supplying deep-frozen and freshly cooked meals to schools, nurseries, care homes, and canteens. Comparable institutional meal-delivery and school-vertical exposure.
• Eldora AG: Switzerland's largest dedicated institutional caterer, providing hot meals to schools, daycares, businesses, and care homes via central production kitchens. Directly comparable to Croq-Midi in school catering model and Swiss-franchise positioning.

Others

• gategroup: Swiss-headquartered airline catering and retail hospitality group. Not a school-catering competitor, but shares the prepared-meal-at-scale, multi-temperature logistics, and customer-certification stack that Croq-Midi could grow into.

Regional players

• Marché Restaurants Suisse: Swiss foodservice operator under the Marché brand running restaurants and catering concepts in Swiss travel hubs. Overlaps with Croq-Midi on fresh, locally sourced cuisine and certification ethos, though primarily retail/travel vs. school delivery.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@croq-midi
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/croq-midi-s%C3%A0rl

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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