Horecacentrum Brabant

What Horecacentrum Brabant does

Horecacentrum Brabant is a Dutch specialty retailer of commercial kitchen equipment (horeca apparatuur), based in Leende, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands. The company sells both new and second-hand professional hospitality equipment to restaurants, cafés, hotels, catering companies, and other hospitality operators across the Netherlands. Its core offering spans 10 main product categories — cooking and baking, cooling and freezing, food preparation, buffet and warming, bar and coffee/tea equipment, stainless steel furniture, dishwashers, ventilation/extraction, hospitality furniture and interior, and second-hand equipment — totaling more than 3,800 SKUs. The company operates its own private-label brand, HCB, which carries a 12-month carry-in warranty versus a 2-month warranty on other items, and runs a trade-in program that feeds a second-hand inventory pool of roughly 831 items.

The underlying technology is a multi-brand reseller e-commerce platform backed by a 2,500+ m² physical showroom. The website (horecacentrumbrabant.nl) supports Dutch, English, French, and German and exposes the full product catalog with shopping cart functionality. Customer engagement is delivered through phone, email, and WhatsApp, with a Trustpilot page for reviews. Distribution is direct-to-customer via online sales with home delivery across the Netherlands and in-person purchase at the Leende showroom.

The business model is straightforward hardware sales: revenue is generated through one-time/perpetual purchase transactions on new and used equipment, with no subscription, rental, or service-contract layer indicated in the source data. Pricing is transactional and individually listed per SKU, with promotional discounting (for example, a 10% discount on used refrigerators at time of data capture) used to move specific inventory. The company operates as a private limited company with five listed employees and no disclosed parent, investor, or funding history.

Name

Horecacentrum Brabant

Legal name

Horecacentrum Brabant

Website

https://horecacentrumbrabant.nl

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Horecacentrum Brabant is a Dutch specialty retailer of new and second-hand commercial kitchen equipment, operating a 2,500+ m² showroom in Leende and an e-commerce site serving hospitality operators across the Netherlands with 3,800+ SKUs across 10 product categories.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Kitchen Equipment

NAICS

Furniture, Home Furnishings, Electronics, and Appliance Retailers (449), Electronics and Appliance Retailers (4492)

SIC

Retail-Miscellaneous Retail (5900)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYCRACACAI

Commercial/Prosumer Appliance Retail (Light Commercial, Prosumer Kitchen/Laundry)

Consumer Products & Retail/Consumer Electronics & Appliances Retail/Home Appliance Retail (Major Appliances)

Keywords

• Commercial kitchen equipment
• Hospitality equipment supply
• Professional catering equipment
• Second-hand horeca equipment
• Stainless steel furniture

Headquarters

HQ city

Leende

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Equipment Sales: Revenue is generated through the sale of commercial kitchen equipment, both new and second-hand. The company offers products across 10 main categories with over 3,800 products total, including cooking equipment, refrigeration, food preparation machinery, and stainless steel furniture for the hospitality industry.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Horecacentrum Brabant is a Dutch multi-brand retailer of new and second-hand commercial kitchen and hospitality equipment, offering more than 3,800 products across ten categories (cooking, refrigeration, food preparation, buffet, bar, stainless steel furniture, dishwashers, ventilation, and furniture). Sales are made through an e-commerce site and a 2,500+ m² showroom in Leende, with home delivery and warranty coverage on equipment sold.

Product overview

Horecacentrum Brabant is a Dutch hospitality equipment supplier offering both new and second-hand commercial kitchen equipment. The company's product portfolio is organized into 11 main categories: (1) Second-hand horeca equipment providing cost-effective options; (2) Cooking & Baking equipment including grills, ovens, fryers, and specialized appliances like lava stone grills and Asian cooking equipment; (3) Cooling & Freezing for refrigeration and ice production; (4) Food Preparation equipment for processing and handling; (5) Buffet & Warming equipment for service areas; (6) Bar & Coffee/Tea equipment; (7) Stainless Steel Furniture for kitchen infrastructure; (8) Dishwashers for cleaning; (9) Ventilation/Extraction systems; (10) Furniture & Interior for hospitality spaces; and (11) General accessories. The company operates a 2500+ m² showroom and offers carry-in warranties (12 months for new HCB products, 2 months for other items).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• HCB: Own brand of Horecacentrum Brabant, featuring professional catering equipment with 12-month carry-in warranty

Products and services

• Tweedehands horeca apparatuur (Second-hand horeca equipment) Pre-owned commercial kitchen equipment for the hospitality industry, offering cost-effective solutions for restaurants, cafés, and catering businesses. Includes 831 product listings.
• Koken & Bakken (Cooking & Baking equipment) Professional cooking and baking equipment including contact grills, grill plates, ovens, salamander grills, Asian cooking appliances, crêpe plates, pasta cookers, waffle irons, baking plates, stoves, cooktops, fryers, grills, lava stone grills, gas grills, electric grills, combi steamers, and bakery wall equipment. Includes 697 product listings.
• Koelen & Vriezen (Cooling & Freezing equipment) Professional refrigeration and freezing equipment including soft ice machines, blast chillers, ice machines, ice cube machines, cooling cells, display cases, refrigerators, freezers, and beverage coolers. Includes 503 product listings.
• Voedselbereiding (Food Preparation equipment) Food preparation machinery including packaging machines, vegetable slicers, French fry cutters, pans, rice cookers, stick blenders, meat grinders, hamburger presses, band saws, vacuum machines, meat slicers, sausage stuffers, popcorn and sugar spin machines, cutters, mixers, and butcher machines. Includes 380 product listings.
• Buffet & Warmhouden (Buffet & Keeping Warm equipment) Buffet and food warming equipment including buffet displays, drink dispensers, plate warmers, chafing dishes, gastronorm pans, cup warmers, sauce warmers, soup kettles, thermoboxes, heat bridges, bain maries, warming cabinets, warming lamps, and display cases. Includes 397 product listings.
• Barapparatuur & Koffie/Thee (Bar Equipment & Coffee/Tea) Bar and beverage preparation equipment including drink mixers, ice crushers, slush machines, blenders, citrus presses, coffee grinders, water boilers, espresso machines, and coffee makers. Includes 159 product listings.
• RVS meubilair (Stainless Steel Furniture) Stainless steel kitchen furniture and fixtures including fry scoops, neutral units, stands, shelf carts, serving carts, cutting tables, sinks, washbasins, wall cabinets, work cabinets, work tables, shelving units, and preparation tables. Includes 736 product listings.
• Horeca vaatwassers (Commercial Dishwashers) Commercial dishwashers for hospitality use including passthrough dishwashers and glass washers, with 220-240V and 380-415V voltage options. Includes 57 product listings.
• Afzuiging (Kitchen Ventilation / Extraction) Kitchen ventilation and extraction systems including exhaust hoods with and without motors, exhaust motors, gas solenoid valves, odor filter boxes, and speed controllers. Includes 70 product listings.
• Meubilair & Inrichting (Hospitality Furniture & Interior) Hospitality furniture and interior items including billiard and pool tables, benches, umbrellas, hygiene products, promotional materials, tables, coat racks, trash cans, and chairs. Includes 81 product listings.
• HCB (Own brand of Horecacentrum Brabant) Own-brand line of professional catering equipment sold by Horecacentrum Brabant, backed by a 12-month carry-in warranty on new units (versus a 2-month warranty on other items).

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Lockhart Catering Equipment: UK multi-brand commercial catering equipment supplier with a broad catalog of professional kitchen products and a similar dealer-style proposition targeting hospitality operators.
• Caterkwik: UK-based commercial catering equipment retailer offering a comparable breadth of cooking, refrigeration, food prep, and stainless steel furniture SKUs through both e-commerce and catalog channels.
• Nisbets: One of the largest European direct-to-customer retailers of commercial catering equipment, with a comparable multi-category catalog (cooking, refrigeration, buffet, barware) and an e-commerce-plus-showroom model.
• Horeca.com: Dutch online-led retailer of professional catering and kitchen equipment, directly comparable as a multi-brand horeca equipment dealer serving restaurants, cafes, and hotels in the Netherlands.
• Maxxam Horeca: Dutch horeca equipment specialist supplying professional kitchen and buffet equipment to restaurants, hotels and catering businesses — overlapping product categories and customer base with Horecacentrum Brabant.

Others

• Combisteel: Manufacturer and brand of commercial kitchen equipment whose products are carried by Horecacentrum Brabant; an upstream supply partner and competing supplier channel for the same end customers.
• Hoshizaki Europe: Major manufacturer of commercial refrigeration, ice machines, and related horeca equipment; supplies through dealers like Horecacentrum Brabant but also pursues direct sales to larger accounts, making it both a partner and competitive threat.

Broad incumbents

• Sligro Food Group: Dutch broadline foodservice wholesaler selling both food and non-food products including professional kitchen equipment to hospitality operators; overlaps as a competitor for horeca equipment sales but with a much broader portfolio.
• Bidvest Foodservice: European broadline foodservice distributor with horeca equipment in its assortment, frequently selling to the same hospitality end-customers as specialist dealers but through a wider product portfolio.
• Metro AG / Pro à Pro: Pan-European wholesale and foodservice group (including Pro à Pro) serving hospitality customers across multiple countries with broad assortment including catering equipment, comparable to a much larger scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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