What Knaap Horeca does

Knaap Horeca is a Netherlands-based B2B hospitality supplier headquartered in Vlaardingen, South Holland. The company serves restaurants, cafes, bars, hotels, and other hospitality establishments across the Netherlands and Belgium with a comprehensive product portfolio organized into seven primary categories: beers (with deep variety including Pilsener, Blond, Wit, Weizen, Ale/IPA, Dubbel, Tripel, Quadrupel, Trappist, Abdij, and specialty styles in both keg and bottle/can formats), soft drinks, wines, spirits, coffee and tea, food products, and non-food hospitality supplies such as glassware, disposables, cleaning materials, and dispensers. Products are sourced from the Netherlands, Belgium, and other countries and offered in multiple formats including fust (keg), fles/blik (bottle/can), and bag-in-box.

The company's operations are built on a B2B e-commerce platform hosted at vdknaap.comperex.nl, leveraging Comperex infrastructure to provide account-based ordering with gated B2B pricing. The platform includes a customer registration flow ("Klant worden"), NIX18 age verification for alcohol sales, and direct contact channels via phone (010 - 434 20 97) and email ([email protected]). No mobile app, API, or SDK is offered, and no AI, machine learning, or third-party integrations are disclosed in the source data.

Knaap Horeca operates as a private company with a reported headcount of 8 employees, generating revenue through direct product sales to hospitality businesses. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and requires B2B account login or direct sales contact. The company does not disclose revenue, funding history, ownership structure, or named customers, and the source data indicates no known partnerships, acquisitions, or external investments. The go-to-market motion is direct-to-customer B2B, with the e-commerce site functioning as the primary sales and marketing channel.

Name

Knaap Horeca

Legal name

Knaap Horeca

Website

https://knaaphoreca.nl

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Knaap Horeca is a Dutch B2B hospitality supplier based in Vlaardingen operating a Comperex-powered e-commerce platform that distributes beverages, food, and non-food supplies to restaurants, cafes, bars, and hotels across the Netherlands and Belgium.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Beverage and Food Product Sales: Knaap Horeca generates revenue through the direct sale of beverages (beers, soft drinks, wines, distilled drinks, coffee & tea) and food/non-food products to hospitality businesses via their B2B e-commerce platform. The product catalog spans multiple categories including fust/draught (keg), bottles/cans (fles/blik), and bag-in-box formats.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Knaap Horeca is a B2B wholesaler and online distributor of beverages, food, and non-food supplies for hospitality operators in the Netherlands and Belgium. The catalog covers beers (18+ styles in keg and bottle/can formats), soft drinks, wines, spirits, coffee and tea, food products, and hospitality supplies (glassware, disposables, cleaning materials), all ordered through a dedicated B2B e-commerce portal with account-based pricing and NIX18 age verification.

Product overview

Knaap Horeca is a B2B beverage and food distribution company serving the Dutch hospitality industry (horeca). The company operates a comprehensive product portfolio organized across seven main categories: Beers (Bieren) with extensive variety including Pilsener, Blond, Wit, Weizen, IPA, Trappist, and specialty styles available in keg (Fust) and bottle/can (Fles/Blik) formats; Soft Drinks (Frisdranken) featuring branded sodas, Ice Tea, energy and sport drinks; Wines (Wijnen) including sparkling, red, white, rosé, and dessert varieties; Spirits (Gedistilleerde Dranken) with premix options across multiple spirit categories; Coffee & Tea; Food products; and Non-Food hospitality supplies. The platform appears to be an e-commerce ordering system for hospitality businesses.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Bieren (Beers) Comprehensive beer portfolio offered in keg and bottle/can formats, sourced from the Netherlands, Belgium, and other countries, sold to hospitality operators via a B2B ordering portal.
• Frisdranken (Soft Drinks) Soft drink assortment including branded sodas (cola, cassis, lemon, orange, tonic, ginger), ice tea, energy drinks, sports drinks, mineral water, syrups, fruit juices, and dairy options for hospitality use.
• Wijnen (Wines) Wine selection spanning Port/Sherry/Vermouth, sparkling (Champagne, Prosecco/Spumante, Cava), red, white, rosé, dessert, alcohol-free, and Bag-in-Box format options for hospitality menus.
• Gedistilleerde Dranken (Spirits) Distilled spirits assortment including Jenever/Vieux, Bitters/Beerenburg, Advocaat, Cognac/Armagnac, Whisky/Bourbon, Single Malt, Irish Whiskey, Gin, Rum, Vodka, Liqueur, Tequila/Mezcal, Calvados, Grappa/Eau de Vie/Brandy, Hard Seltzer, cocktails and mocktails, with premix variants and Bag-in-Box options.
• Koffie & Thee (Coffee & Tea) Coffee and tea range for hospitality venues covering cacao, coffee beans, ground coffee, cappuccino and topping, tea, sugar, sweeteners, coffee milk, and creamer, plus ice cream and dessert.
• Food Food assortment for hospitality menus including cookies, chips and nuts, candy, sauces, fats and oils, soups, snacks, fries/frites/patat, bread and pastry (cake, pastry, bar snacks, bread products), ice cream, dessert, and bread toppings.
• Non-Food Non-food hospitality supplies including glassware (cognac, whisky, beer, wine, soft drink), disposables (cups, crockery, cutlery, containers, straws, waste supplies, cleaning materials), paper products, cleaning articles, dispensers, hospitality necessities, carbonation and gas mixtures, and gift packaging.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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App detail

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Metro Cash & Carry Nederland: International cash-and-carry and delivery wholesaler serving Dutch horeca with beverages, fresh, dry, and non-food lines. Competes directly with Knaap for hospitality account spending across the same product mix.
• Bidfood Nederland: Dutch foodservice distribution business supplying out-of-home eating and drinking establishments across multiple categories. Operates a comparable B2B distribution model targeting the same Dutch hospitality segments.
• Hanos: Major Dutch horeca wholesaler with cash-and-carry megastores and delivery service supplying restaurants, hotels, and caterers with beverages, food, and non-food supplies. Closely comparable assortment, customer type, and B2B delivery model.
• Sligro Food Group: Largest Dutch foodservice and horeca wholesaler operating cash-and-carry outlets and delivery across the Netherlands and Belgium. Sells the same beverage, food, and non-food categories Knaap targets to the same hospitality customer base.
• Lekkerkerker: Dutch beverage wholesaler (dranken) supplying bars, restaurants, and hospitality operators with beer, wine, and spirits — a narrower but directly comparable niche within the same horeca channel.
• TopDrank: Dutch online B2B beverage wholesaler serving hospitality with beer, wine, and spirits via an e-commerce ordering platform. Closely mirrors Knaap's digital-first B2B horeca distribution model.

Emerging players

• Ad van Geloven (Mora/Verkade-adjacent foodservice): Dutch meat and snacks producer supplying foodservice and horeca channels — partially overlapping in the food/snacks/glassware-adjacent categories that Knaap also distributes to the same hospitality base.

Broad incumbents

• AB InBev Nederland (Bavaria portfolio): Major brewer with direct on-trade distribution in the Netherlands and Belgium (including Bavaria). Competes with Knaap as a vertically integrated supplier that bypasses wholesalers for major hospitality accounts.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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