Foodnet Zrt

What Foodnet Zrt does

Foodnet Zrt is a Hungarian food distribution company founded in 2009 in Budapest, operating as the exclusive Hungarian distributor for over 20 premium international FMCG brands. The portfolio spans dairy (Arla, Lurpak, Müller, Landliebe), specialty cheese (Apetina, Castello, Ermitage, Fallini Formaggi), beverages (Starbucks chilled coffee, Natrue plant-based drinks), preserves (St. Dalfour), seafood (SIA Karavela), prepared foods (Ribella Hummus, PIK), and snacks (Elephant pretzels, Benlian). The company provides full-cycle distribution services — import, warehousing, logistics, retail listing and negotiation, in-store execution, and brand-building marketing — on behalf of its supplier partners. No proprietary technology platform is disclosed; orders are placed via fax, email, web portal, or sales representatives.

The business model is transactional wholesale distribution: Foodnet purchases imported goods and resells at margin to retail and HORECA partners. The customer base is split across modern retail chains (Tesco, Spar, Interspar, Auchan, Lidl, DM DrogerieMarkt, Rossmann, Aldi, Penny, Metro, CBA, Coop, Reál, Euro Family, Goods Market), HORECA accounts (including McDonald's Hungary), and traditional wholesale channels. The company operates from a Budapest headquarters with claimed 24-hour delivery capability to retail warehouses or stores and a lean headcount of approximately 15 employees.

Since 2025, Foodnet has operated as a subsidiary of Amixa Holding Nyrt., a publicly listed company on the Budapest Stock Exchange, trading under the combined 'Amixa-Foodnet' brand alongside sister companies Amixa, Hunorganic, and It's Us. The company grew approximately 12x from founding to 27 million EUR in revenue by 2022 and is actively expanding into Czech, Slovak, and Romanian markets through dedicated Key Account Manager recruitment. In 2020, the company was awarded a 262.2 million HUF GINOP grant for packaging and shelf-life R&D on prebiotic gluten-free flour products.

Name

Foodnet Zrt

Legal name

Foodnet Zrt.

Website

https://foodnet.hu

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Foodnet Zrt is a Hungarian exclusive distributor of over 20 premium international FMCG brands (Arla, Lurpak, Müller, Starbucks), serving modern retail chains, HORECA, and wholesale channels across Hungary with active expansion into Czech, Slovak, and Romanian markets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

FMCG Distribution

NAICS

Fish and Seafood Merchant Wholesalers (42446), Meat and Meat Product Merchant Wholesalers (42447)

SIC

Wholesale-Groceries & Related Products (5140), Wholesale-Groceries, General Line (5141)

akta.pro primary industry

Ethnic & International Foods Distribution (CRAOABAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Ethnic & International Foods Wholesale Distribution (CRAOAAAJ), Import/Export Broadline Foodservice Distributors (AFAIAAAH)

Keywords

• Premium food distribution
• FMCG brand distribution
• Exclusive brand importing
• Retail chain wholesale
• HORECA food supply

Headquarters

HQ city

Budapest

HQ country

Hungary

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Distribution and import of premium food brands: Foodnet generates revenue as the exclusive Hungarian distributor of international food brands, importing products, managing distribution channels, and performing brand-building and marketing activities on behalf of brand owners. Revenue is derived from the margin between import/purchase cost and wholesale distribution to retail chains and HORECA partners.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Foodnet Zrt is the exclusive Hungarian distributor for more than 20 premium international food brands, covering dairy, specialty cheese, plant-based drinks, chilled coffee, jams, seafood, prepared foods, and snacks. The company provides end-to-end brand representation services for international suppliers, including import, logistics, warehousing, retail chain listing and negotiation, in-store placement, brand-building marketing, and market intelligence, selling through modern retail chains, HORECA accounts, and independent wholesale channels in Hungary with active expansion into Czech, Slovak, and Romanian markets.

Product overview

Foodnet Zrt is a Hungarian food distribution company serving as exclusive Hungarian distributor for multiple international food brands. The company operates a multi-brand portfolio divided into two segments: fresh products (dairy and cheese) and dry products (snacks and muesli). The portfolio includes premium dairy brands (Arla, Lurpak, Müller, Landliebe), cheese brands (Apetina, Castello, Ermitage, Fallini Formaggi), beverages (Starbucks chilled coffee, Natrue plant-based drinks), preserves (St. Dalfour jams), seafood (SIA Karavela), prepared foods (Ribella Hummus, PIK pizza toppings), and snacks (Elephant pretzels, Benlian rice snacks). The company provides full distribution services including import, logistics, storage, marketing, and brand management for these international brands in the Hungarian market.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Apetina Feta-style white cheese brand in basket, tub, and block formats including lactose-free variants, distributed by Foodnet as exclusive Hungarian distributor for retail and HORECA customers.
• Arla Scandinavian dairy brand including cream cheese (natural, garlic, herbs, lactose-free), shredded cheese (Cheddar & Mozzarella, Mozzarella), and sliced cheese (Gouda, Havarti, Mozzarella), distributed by Foodnet as exclusive Hungarian distributor.
• Lurpak Danish premium butter brand including spreadable butter (200g and 500g in salted, unsalted, lighter, and olive variants) and butter blocks (100g, 200g in salted and unsalted). Won World's Best Butter award at the World Championship Cheese contest. Distributed by Foodnet as exclusive Hungarian distributor.
• Müller German dairy brand including Müller Riso (rice pudding), Müller Mix (yogurt mixes with toppings), Müller Pudding (semolina pudding), Müllermilch (flavored milk drinks), and Müller Kaffee (coffee drinks), distributed by Foodnet as exclusive Hungarian distributor.
• Landliebe German yogurt and pudding brand including fruit yogurts (peach-maracuja, strawberry, raspberry, cherry, blueberry, blackberry in 150g and 500g) and semolina pudding (natural, cinnamon, chocolate in 150g), distributed by Foodnet.
• Dairy4Fun Dairy product brand in the Foodnet portfolio, distributed by Foodnet as exclusive Hungarian distributor.
• Castello Danish blue cheese brand including Castello D.Blu in various formats (100g gold/blue, 1.5kg blue mold cheese), distributed by Foodnet as exclusive Hungarian distributor.
• Ermitage French cheese brand with over 85 years of history, producing top-quality cheeses from milk of cows grazing in unspoiled countryside, distributed by Foodnet as exclusive Hungarian distributor.
• Fallini Formaggi Italian cheese brand founded in 1982 in Parma, now based in Gattatico, Reggio Emilia, producing dehydrated grated cheese for the food industry including Fallini grated cheese and Rapesan, distributed by Foodnet as exclusive Hungarian distributor.
• Natrue Plant-based drink brand including almond drink (1L sugar-free), rice + coconut drink (1L), rice drink (1L), and oat drink (1L natural and 0% sugar), distributed by Foodnet.
• Starbucks Coffee brand including chilled coffee beverages: Starbucks Chilled Classics (Caffe Latte, Cappuccino, Caramel Macchiato, Skinny Latte Lactose-free, Dark Chocolate Mocha all 220ml), Frappuccino (Coffee, Caramel, Vanilla all 250ml), and Doubleshot Espresso (200ml), distributed by Foodnet as exclusive Hungarian distributor.
• St. Dalfour French premium jam brand since 1984, using 100% fruit sugar (concentrated juice) instead of traditional sugar. Includes extra jams (pineapple-mango, strawberry, black cherry, fig, raspberry-pomegranate, raspberry, orange marmalade, apricot, four fruits, red and blueberry, all 284g). No artificial coloring or preservatives, distributed by Foodnet as exclusive Hungarian distributor.
• SIA Karavela Baltic fish processing company brand including KAIJA tuna (in vegetable oil, extra virgin olive oil, lemon-pepper), smoked herring fillet, herring fillet (mustard, pepper), salmon fillet (mango-pepper, English mustard, tomato sauce, own juice, mushroom sauce), and various salads (tuna, salmon in Hungarian, Mexican, Italian, French styles), distributed by Foodnet as exclusive Hungarian distributor.
• Ribella Hummus Hummus brand including varieties: olives, caramelized onion, natural, Italian, pumpkin seed, caramelized garlic (200g), and spicy, pumpkin seed, natural (80g), distributed by Foodnet as exclusive Hungarian distributor.
• PIK Pizza topping brand including Pepperonis pizza topping (500g) and Csemege (deli) pizza topping (500g), distributed by Foodnet.
• Elephant Pretzel and snack brand including twisted pretzels (caramelized onion, honey & salt, tomato & cumin flavors) and flat pretzels (salty, sesame, honey-mustard-onion, tomato-herb flavors, milk chocolate). Oven-baked, preservative and dye-free snacks, distributed by Foodnet as exclusive Hungarian distributor.
• Benlian Foods Rice cake/chocolate brand including Rocky Rice chocolate-coated rice products in various flavors (dark chocolate 70%, milk chocolate, orange), distributed by Foodnet.
• It's Us Brand in the Foodnet portfolio operating under the combined Amixa-Foodnet group, distributed by Foodnet as exclusive Hungarian distributor.
• Nature Innovation International Brand in the Foodnet portfolio, distributed by Foodnet as exclusive Hungarian distributor.
• Lecker Brand in the Foodnet portfolio, distributed by Foodnet as exclusive Hungarian distributor.
• Alpro plant-based products with yogurt culture (Alpro növényi alapú termékek joghurtkultúrával) Alpro plant-based chilled products with yogurt culture in 150g packaging, available in blueberry, peach, raspberry-redcurrant, and natural flavors. Distributed by Foodnet in Hungary.

Quantifiable outcome

• Sales increased approximately 12x from establishment in 2009 to 27 million EUR in 2022
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers10 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

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Amixa Holding group subsidiaries (Amixa, Hunorganic, It's Us)minorOthersOther group companies under Amixa Holding: Amixa (amixa.hu), Hunorganic (hunorganic.com - organic food products), and It's Us (itsus.hu). These operate as separate but related businesses within the same holding company.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Bonafarm Group: Hungary's largest food industry conglomerate with interests in meat, dairy, and processed foods and distribution. Comparable to Foodnet as a domestic Hungarian food group with broad product portfolio and distribution reach across retail and HORECA.
• Pick Szeged: Hungary's flagship salami and meat products manufacturer with a strong national distribution footprint. Comparable to Foodnet as a Hungarian branded food company with deep retail relationships across modern and traditional channels.
• Sole-Mizo: Major Hungarian dairy company that both produces and distributes dairy products domestically. Comparable to Foodnet as a Hungary-based food company with significant distribution operations, though more vertically integrated into manufacturing.

Broad incumbents

• Performance Food Group: Major US foodservice and convenience distributor with multi-segment operations. Comparable to Foodnet as a broadline B2B food distributor serving retail and foodservice customers.
• US Foods Holding: One of the largest US foodservice distributors, supplying restaurants and foodservice operators with branded and private label products. Comparable to Foodnet in distributing premium branded food products to commercial and foodservice customers.
• Bidfood: UK-based foodservice distribution specialist (formerly Brakes Group) operating across multiple European markets. Comparable to Foodnet's HORECA foodservice distribution arm and overall B2B food distribution model, though at significantly larger scale.
• METRO AG: Germany-headquartered global cash & carry wholesaler serving HoReCa and independent retailers. Comparable to Foodnet's wholesale distribution model and is also one of Foodnet's direct customers (METRO Hungary).
• Bunzl plc: UK-listed global distribution and outsourcing group serving foodservice, retail, and other sectors with a multi-category portfolio. Comparable to Foodnet in operating a multi-brand, multi-category distribution business with international brand owners as suppliers.
• Sysco Corporation: Largest US foodservice distributor with broad-line distribution to restaurants, healthcare, and education. Comparable to Foodnet in core B2B food distribution mechanics and HORECA orientation, though at vastly greater scale and geographic breadth.

Direct peers

• Eurocash Group: Poland's largest FMCG wholesale distributor operating through Cash & Carry, retail franchise, and foodservice channels. Directly comparable to Foodnet as a CEE regional food distributor intermediating between manufacturers and retail chains, with similar multi-channel B2B distribution model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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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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