Hofmans Events & Catering

What Hofmans Events & Catering does

Hofmans Events & Catering is a family-owned Dutch catering and event organization company operating under Hofmans Groep, with operational headquarters in Nijmegen and a registered address in Malden, Gelderland. Founded in 1994 by Ger Hofmans and now led by his son Tim Hofmans as Managing Director, the company delivers full-service event catering and organization for both private occasions (weddings, birthdays, anniversaries, garden parties) and corporate clients (company parties, business anniversaries, product launches, staff outings, trade fair hospitality) across the Netherlands, with occasional international engagements such as the Best of Events trade fair in Dortmund, Germany. The service portfolio spans walking dinners, sit-down dinners, lunch catering, BBQ formats (OFYR, XL Smoker, Big Green Egg, Afrikaanse braai), borrel receptions, food trucks, and a standardized e-commerce Borrelbox product priced at €6.50 per person.

The company operates with a small core team of approximately 11 employees (including chefs, logistics, sales, and marketing roles) supplemented by an extended network of certified partner venues and suppliers that enable nationwide delivery without large fixed overheads. Hofmans functions as a professional services business rather than a technology platform: there is no proprietary software, AI capability, or digital product described in the available data. Its operational core is culinary production, event logistics, and on-site hospitality service delivery, with food prepared on location and supported by an in-house production kitchen after a recent relocation to new premises.

Revenue is generated entirely through service fees, food and beverage charges, and event management markups on a per-event basis. Pricing is predominantly quote-based and tailored to guest count, menu selection, service level, and event complexity, with only the Borrelbox offered as a standardized unit-priced product. Customers are acquired primarily through direct sales (website quote requests, phone/email outreach to Tim Hofmans), partner-venue referrals, and event-driven word-of-mouth, supported by a content-marketing program including a portfolio showcase and the annual Inspiratie Food Book download. The customer base spans SMBs, enterprises, healthcare institutions, equestrian and automotive event organizers, and private individuals, with named engagements including Radboudumc Amalia kinderziekenhuis, Designer House Oss, Continu Professionals, De Peelbergen, Wheels Mariënwaerdt, Chefs Culinar NL, A&R Infra, and Café Piet Huisman.

Name

Hofmans Events & Catering

Legal name

Hofmans Events

Website

https://hofmans-events.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Hofmans Events & Catering is a family-owned Dutch catering and event organization company with 30+ years of history, delivering full-service event catering and turnkey event management for private clients and corporate customers throughout the Netherlands from its base in Nijmegen/Malden.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Event Catering Services

NAICS

Caterers (72232), Food Service Contractors (722310), Mobile Food Services (72233)

akta.pro primary industry

Off-Premise / Mobile Event Catering (THAHAKAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Wedding & Social Event Catering (THAHAKAE), Full-Service Catering (Off-Premise) (HSACAGAA), Concessions, Pop-Ups & Temporary Foodservice for Events (THAHAKAL)

Keywords

• Event catering services
• Corporate event organization
• Wedding catering
• Walking dinner catering
• Hospitality services

Headquarters

HQ city

Malden

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Event Organization & Catering: The primary revenue stream is full-service event organization combined with catering delivery. Services are sold on a per-event basis, with pricing quoted based on guest count, menu selection, service level, and event complexity. The company also offers standardized catering arrangements (e.g., Borrelbox at €6.50/pp) alongside bespoke event proposals. Revenue is generated entirely from service fees, food and beverage sales, and event management charges.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Hofmans Events & Catering is a Dutch family-owned company that delivers full-service catering (walking dinners, sit-down dinners, lunches, BBQs, borrels/receptions, foodtrucks, Borrelbox grazing trays, and chef-at-home) combined with end-to-end event organization for private occasions and corporate clients across the Netherlands. The company operates a production kitchen and an established partner-venue network (including Lambertuskerk, Designer House Oss, De Kas Winssen, Paviljoen Het Buitenhuis, and Peakz Padel Nijmegen) to deliver turnkey events with on-site culinary execution, service staff, furniture, and decor.

Product overview

Hofmans Events & Catering is a family-owned catering and events company with over 30 years of experience, organized under Hofmans Groep. The core offering consists of full-service catering (walking dinner, sit-down dinner, lunch, BBQ, borrel/receptions, foodtrucks, foodstands, Borrelbox, and chef-at-home) combined with complete event organization for both private occasions (weddings, birthdays, anniversaries, garden parties) and corporate events (company parties, summer receptions, business anniversaries, open days). The company operates through a network of venue partnerships including Lambertuskerk, Designer House, De Kas, Paviljoen Het Buitenhuis, and Peakz Padel Nijmegen. They also offer an Inspiratie Food Book as a marketing/inspiration tool.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Hofmans Catering: Catering brand offering buffet, snacks and lunches with online ordering options for both business and private customers.

Products and services

• Catering Services Full-service catering for events including walking dinner, sit-down dinner, lunch, BBQ (OFYR, XL Smoker, Big Green Egg, Afrikaanse braai), borrel/receptions, foodtrucks, foodstands, Borrelbox grazing trays, and chef-at-home service for private and corporate clients across the Netherlands.
• Walking Dinner Small bite-sized dishes served throughout an evening allowing guests to socialize, offered as a catering format for weddings, corporate parties, and private celebrations.
• Sit Down Diner Formal multi-course dinner service (3 to 6 courses) prepared by an on-site top chef, with beautifully set tables and personalized menus.
• Lunch Catering Custom lunch catering for congresses, staff days, and anniversaries, available in warm, cold, or combined formats.
• BBQ Catering Barbecue catering using OFYR, XL Smoker, Big Green Egg, or Afrikaanse braai equipment, ranging from finger food to full grilled meals.
• Foodtrucks & Foodstands Mobile food stands and foodtruck catering for events, offering streetfood, pasta, pokebowls, and custom menus.
• Chef at Home Private chef service that comes to a client's location to prepare meals and handle all preparation and cleanup, suitable for private dinners and business gatherings.
• Private Event Organization End-to-end event organization for private occasions including weddings, birthdays, anniversaries, garden parties, and family reunions, with full decor, catering, and service management.
• Birthday Party Organization Birthday party organization from intimate dinners to large celebrations, with customizable catering, decor, and entertainment.
• Garden Party Organization Outdoor garden party organization with stretch tents, decorations, foodtrucks, live cooking, and entertainment at private locations.
• Corporate Event Organization Full corporate event organization throughout the Netherlands including company parties, open days, business anniversaries, staff trips, and corporate receptions.
• Corporate Party Organization Full-service corporate party organization including furniture, decorations, entertainment, food, and drinks for company celebrations.
• Business Anniversary Organization Business anniversary and milestone celebration catering and event management, including staff anniversaries and company milestone events.

Quantifiable outcome

• Benefietavond raised €256,550 for Radboudumc Amalia kinderziekenhuis
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Refugee Company / A beautiful mess eventsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHofmans Events partners with Refugee Company and A beautiful mess events to deliver Middle Eastern and African catering concepts with positive social impact. Refugee Company provides employment to people who fled their home countries, and Hofmans integrates these catering offerings into events for clients seeking socially conscious culinary options.
• Café Piet HuismanminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHofmans Events and Café Piet Huisman (one of Nijmegen's oldest family cafés, celebrating 70 years) entered a collaboration where Hofmans provides catering for the café's events while Café Piet Huisman supplies craft beers. The partnership produced a walking diner for an entrepreneurs' group combining Hofmans' food with the café's beverages.
• GrapelifeminorGTM or Marketing PartnerGrapelife provided a curated selection of wines at a private event in the Lambertuskerk, Beers. The partnership enhances the beverage offering by providing specialty wines paired with the food menu.
• Prime Time (Best of Events, Dortmund)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPrime Time hosted the Holland Pavilion at the Best of Events trade fair in Dortmund, Germany. Hofmans Events was contracted to provide catering across all 16 stands in the pavilion, serving Dutch-style snacks and beverages to exhibitors and visitors throughout the event.
• JCI Nijmegen (Junior Kamer Nijmegen)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJCI Nijmegen organized the 'Dinner in the Sky Nijmegen 2023' charity event on the NYMA terrain. Hofmans Events provided the full culinary experience for 155 guests dining at 50 meters height, while JCI Nijmegen raised funds for the Ronald McDonald House. The event combined live cooking, wine service, and DJ entertainment.
• Lambertuskerk (Beers)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLambertuskerk in Beers is a partner venue for Hofmans Events, with a capacity of 20–300 persons. Hofmans Events is featured as the recommended full-service event and catering partner for events held at the church venue. The venue is strategically located between major cities (Nijmegen, Venray, Venlo) and is easily accessible via the A73.
• De Kas (Winssen)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDe Kas in Winssen is a partner venue — a light, sustainable glasshouse surrounded by fruit orchards. Hofmans Events and De Kas co-create personalized culinary events for private and corporate clients seeking an outdoor, nature-immersive setting.
• Designer House (Oss)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDesigner House in Oss is a 3,500 m² Interieur Experience Center. Hofmans Events served as the exclusive catering and hospitality partner at the grand opening in October 2025 and has an ongoing catering partnership for events held at the venue.
• Peakz Padel NijmegencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPeakz Padel Nijmegen is a partner venue where Hofmans Events serves as the fixed caterer for the complete culinary execution of business gatherings, padel clinics, team outings, and informal events at the modern padel facility.
• Paviljoen Het BuitenhuiscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPaviljoen Het Buitenhuis is a partner venue near Nijmegen with three distinctive spaces (restaurant, terrace with waterfront view, 'strand'). Hofmans Events serves as the fixed caterer, providing complete culinary execution including BBQ, Italian buffet, and refined borrel snacks using high-quality seasonal ingredients.
• Planet Awesome (Nijmegen)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPlanet Awesome Nijmegen is a multi-activity venue (bowling, laser quest, glow-in-the-dark mini golf, live cover band). Hofmans Events provides a diversified culinary experience with multiple food concepts (noodle shop, full kitchen, snack wall, dessert corner) spread across the venue for large company parties.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Vermaat Groep: Vermaat is a major Dutch hospitality catering group providing food service at venues, museums, corporate offices, and event locations — overlaps with Hofmans' venue-partnership catering work but operates at significantly larger scale across hospitality settings.
• Albron: Albron is one of the largest Dutch food service companies offering catering for corporate, healthcare, education, and event clients nationwide — a broad incumbent in the same special-food-services category as Hofmans but with institutional scale.
• Sodexo (Netherlands): Sodexo Netherlands is a global food services and facilities management operator serving corporate, event, and institutional clients — overlaps with Hofmans' corporate and event catering work but as part of a global portfolio at vastly larger scale.
• Compass Group (Netherlands): Compass Group is a global contract caterer with significant Dutch operations across corporate, event, and venue catering — a broad incumbent competing for the same enterprise and venue contracts as Hofmans.

Direct peers

• Maison van den Boer: Maison van den Boer is a long-established Dutch full-service event catering and hospitality company offering high-end events, gala dinners, and corporate hospitality nationwide — directly comparable to Hofmans' full-service off-premise catering model and venue-partnership strategy in the Netherlands.
• Hutten Catering: Hutten is one of the largest Dutch food service and event catering companies, operating in corporate hospitality, event catering, and venue restaurants across the Netherlands — a direct competitor for Hofmans' corporate and large-event segment with broader scale.
• De Kersjes Catering: De Kersjes is a Dutch full-service caterer offering event organization, walking dinners, and corporate hospitality — a smaller-scale direct competitor to Hofmans in the same off-premise catering segment in the Netherlands.
• Klinkhamer Catering: Klinkhamer is a Dutch event caterer offering walking dinners, BBQs, and full-service event organization for both private and corporate clients, with a similar nationwide Dutch footprint and family-business heritage — a close functional peer to Hofmans Events.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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