Koholã ~ poke & salad bar

What Koholã ~ poke & salad bar does

Koholã is a privately held fast-casual restaurant chain operating under the legal entity KOHOLA (Siret: 887807592, APE 5610C), headquartered at 11 Rue des Champs, 67610 La Wantzenau, France. Founded in 2020, the company runs six physical poke bowl and salad restaurants across two French regions: five in the Strasbourg metropolitan area (Strasbourg Austerlitz, Rivetoile shopping center, Schiltigheim, Espace Européen, and Illkirch) and one in Nice. The legal representative is Avicenne Bacharyar, who also serves as data protection officer. The company is founder/management-owned, with no disclosed institutional investors, parent company, or external funding rounds.

The core product is Hawaiian-inspired poke bowls sold in three formats — signature recipes (e.g., Salmon Cheese, Sweet Salmon, Crispy Chicken), custom build-your-own bowls (base, protein, toppings, sauce), and Smart Bowls (lower-priced vegetarian and chicken options). Bowls are priced between €9.90 and €16.90, with sides, beverages, and desserts as add-ons. The business earns revenue across multiple channels: in-store dine-in and counter takeout at all six locations, click & collect via the L'Addition platform, third-party delivery via Uber Eats, and B2B services including corporate group ordering (with free delivery over 10 bowls and scheduled delivery windows), catering for events, a foodtruck service for events exceeding 150 attendees, restaurant privatization at the Espace Européen site, and full Hawaiian-themed event organization. A loyalty program ('Fidélité') and email newsletter support repeat-customer engagement.

The operating model is asset-light-to-traditional restaurant: no proprietary technology beyond a standard website and third-party ordering integrations, no central kitchen disclosed, and no franchise model evident. Revenue is not publicly disclosed and the reported employee count of 9 does not reconcile with six operating restaurants, suggesting that kitchen and front-of-house staff are not captured in the filed headcount. The website is GDPR-compliant and hosted in the EU via IONOS. The business model is geographically concentrated in eastern France with a single southern outpost in Nice, and depends on a thin product surface (poke bowls) executed across multiple channels.

Name

Koholã ~ poke & salad bar

Legal name

KOHOLA

Website

https://kohola.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Koholã operates a six-location poke bowl and salad bar chain across the Strasbourg metropolitan area and Nice, France, serving individual consumers via dine-in, click & collect, and Uber Eats, plus B2B catering and events.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Fast-casual restaurant

NAICS

Limited-Service Restaurants (722513)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810), Retail-Eating Places (5812)

akta.pro primary industry

Salad & Bowl Concepts (Grain/Protein/Healthy Bowls) (THAFABAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Made-to-Order Counters (Deli/Grill/Bowl/Custom Stations) (CRAHAKAK), Specialty & Dietary Catering (Halal, Kosher, Vegan, Allergen-Free, Medical) (THAHAKAK)

Keywords

• Poke bowl restaurant
• Fast casual dining
• Hawaiian cuisine
• Corporate catering service
• Custom salad bar

Headquarters

HQ city

La Wantzenau

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Restaurant dine-in and takeout sales: Revenue generated from selling poke bowls and salads directly to consumers at 6 physical restaurant locations in France (Strasbourg area and Nice). Customers order at the counter or via click & collect.
2. Delivery commissions: Third-party delivery through Uber Eats platform, generating revenue from food orders placed through the marketplace.
3. Catering and events: B2B catering services for corporate events including traiteur (catering), foodtruck for events over 150 people, and restaurant privatization services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Koholã sells Hawaiian-inspired poke bowls and salads at 6 physical restaurant locations in Strasbourg and Nice, offering both pre-designed signature bowls and a custom bowl builder (base, protein, toppings, sauce). The chain also provides B2B catering, foodtruck service for large events, restaurant privatization, and Hawaiian-themed event organization, with click & collect via the L'Addition platform and delivery through Uber Eats.

Product overview

Koholã is a Hawaiian-inspired poke bowl restaurant chain operating 6 locations in Strasbourg area (Strasbourg, Rivetoile, Schiltigheim, Espace Européen, Illkirch) and Nice. The core offering consists of signature poke bowls (pre-designed recipes like Salmon Cheese, Sweet Salmon, Crispy Chicken, and Smart Bowls) and a custom bowl builder where customers compose their own bowls. Supporting products include catering/traiteur services, a foodtruck for large events, restaurant privatization, and Hawaiian-themed event organization. The business also operates Click & Collect and Uber Eats delivery integrations for takeaway and delivery orders. Add-on items include sides, beverages, and desserts.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Pokebowl Strasbourg: Pokebowl location in Strasbourg Austerlitz district.
• Pokebowl Rivetoile
• Pokebowl Schiltigheim
• Pokebowl Espace Européen
• Pokebowl Illkirch
• Pokebowl Nice

Products and services

• Signature Bowls Pre-designed poke bowl recipes including best-sellers like Salmon Cheese, Sweet Salmon, and Crispy Chicken, plus Smart Bowls (vegetarian and chicken options) and seasonal offerings, served at €9.90–€14.50.
• Custom Poke Bowl Builder DIY poke bowl creation system where customers compose their own bowl by selecting base (rice, quinoa, salad, pasta), protein (salmon, chicken, gyozas, falafels, beef), toppings, and sauces, priced at €12.50 (Regular) or €15.50 (Big Bowl).
• Traiteur (Catering) Custom catering service for business lunches, dinners, corporate events and congresses, featuring Hawaiian-inspired poke bowls and salads.
• Foodtruck Mobile food truck service for events with 150+ attendees, bringing Hawaiian-inspired poke bowls to external locations.
• Restaurant Privatization Venue rental service at the Espace Européen location, available evenings and weekends for private events and corporate gatherings.
• Hawaiian Event Service Full-service Hawaiian-themed event organization including customized cuisine, tropical ambiance, decorations, music and animations, available at restaurants, private homes, offices or event venues.
• Click & Collect Online ordering service for takeaway at multiple locations including Strasbourg Austerlitz, Rivetoile, Espace Européen, Schiltigheim, and Illkirch, operated through the L'Addition platform.
• Group & Corporate Orders (B2B) Bulk ordering service for businesses with free delivery for orders above 10 bowls, advance ordering before 10am, and delivery between 11:15–12:15 in the Strasbourg, Schiltigheim, and Illkirch area.
• Sides Side dishes including edamame salad (€3.90), wakame salad (€4.50), gyozas (3 pcs, €4.50), and chicken skewers (2 pcs, €4.50).
• Beverages Drinks including still/sparkling water 50cl (€2.50), soft drink 33cl (€2.50), coffee (€1.90), and tea (€3.20).
• Desserts Dessert options including muffin (€3.50), tropical fruits (€4.50), tiramisu (€4.50), yogurt muesli (€4.50), and granola bowl (€7.90, summer).

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Uber EatsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThird-party delivery partnership allowing customers to order Koholã poke bowls for home or office delivery through the Uber Eats platform.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Pokawa: French poke bowl chain with multiple locations across Paris and other French cities, offering signature and custom poke bowls with dine-in, takeaway, and delivery. Same Hawaiian-inspired fast-casual positioning as Koholã.
• Hana Poké: French poke bowl operator with locations in multiple French cities, offering Hawaiian-inspired poke bowls and bowls concepts. Directly comparable in cuisine, format, and target customer.
• Oh My Poké!: French poke bowl chain with a similar format of signature and custom poke bowls served fast-casual. Operates in comparable French metros and targets the same dine-in and takeaway customer base.
• Poke House: Italy-founded poke bowl chain that has expanded aggressively across Europe including France, offering a near-identical fast-casual custom poke bowl concept with dine-in, takeaway, and delivery. Directly comparable to Koholã on cuisine, format, menu, and target consumer.
• Maison Poké: French poke bowl restaurant concept offering customizable Hawaiian poke bowls in a similar fast-casual format. Directly competes with Koholã for the same health-conscious lunch and dinner consumer in France.
• Fresh Burritos: French fast-casual chain offering customizable bowls, burritos, and salads with a similar build-your-own concept and price point. Operates in Paris and other French cities with dine-in, click & collect, and delivery.
• Eat Salad: French fast-casual salad and bowl chain with multiple locations across France, offering customizable salads and warm bowls. Directly competes with Koholã for the health-conscious lunch and dinner consumer in the same price band.

Broad incumbents

• Sweetgreen: US-listed fast-casual salad and bowl chain that defined the category globally. While geographically separate, Sweetgreen is the global benchmark for the customizable bowl format and pricing architecture that Koholã mirrors, and is relevant for scaling playbook reference.
• Big Mamma: Large French restaurant group operating multiple full-service Italian trattorias across France and Europe. While not direct poke competition, Big Mamma represents the broader French restaurant landscape against which fast-casual chains like Koholã compete for real estate, staff, and consumer dining occasions.
• CAVA: US-listed fast-casual Mediterranean bowl chain with a similar customizable grain/Protein/topping concept. Operates at a much larger scale than Koholã but provides a useful benchmark for category economics, multi-format revenue, and digital ordering strategy.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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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