La Bella Frutta

What La Bella Frutta does

La Bella Frutta is a single-location specialty food retail store based in Uccle, Brussels, Belgium, operated as a sole proprietorship by proprietor Sciarrotta Silvia under Belgian VAT registration BE0764251716. The store sells fresh seasonal fruits and vegetables (referred to as "primeurs"), French artisanal cheeses (fromagerie française), fine grocery items (épicerie fine), and confectionery products. Established as an independent business, it serves local Brussels-area consumers seeking quality specialty food products and personalized advice from qualified staff on seasonal selections and food conservation.

The business model is direct-to-consumer retail through walk-in foot traffic at the physical storefront located at Chaussée d'Alsemberg 803, 1180 Uccle. There are no e-commerce, delivery, or online ordering channels disclosed. Products are sold on a one-time transaction basis, supplemented by a small event catering line: cheese platters priced at €6.50 per person for dessert service and €9.50 per person for main course service. The store operates six days per week (Monday through Saturday, 9:00 to 18:30) and is closed on Sundays.

The company maintains a WordPress website that supports local marketing through educational content, including recipes, fruit and vegetable conservation tables, and cheese storage recommendations, alongside organic search visibility targeting the Brussels/Uccle area. There is no proprietary technology, no mobile application, no API integrations, and no digital sales infrastructure documented. The business is bootstrapped with no venture capital, private equity, or institutional investment indicated, no documented acquisitions, partnerships, or expansion initiatives beyond the existing single storefront.

Name

La Bella Frutta

Legal name

La Bella Frutta

Website

https://labellafrutta.be

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

La Bella Frutta is a sole proprietorship specialty food retailer in Uccle, Brussels, selling fresh seasonal produce, French artisanal cheeses, fine groceries, and confectionery to local walk-in consumers from a single storefront, with a small cheese platter catering add-on.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Food Retail

NAICS

Specialty Food Retailers (4452), Fruit and Vegetable Retailers (44523)

SIC

Retail-Food Stores (5400)

akta.pro primary industry

Delis & Sandwich Specialty Stores (CRAHAGAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Prepared Foods & Catering-Focused Specialty Stores (CRAHAGAM)

Keywords

• Specialty food retail
• Fresh produce
• French cheeses
• Cheese platters
• Fine grocery

Headquarters

HQ city

Uccle

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations

Revenue model

1. Retail Sales of Fresh Produce and Cheeses: Revenue generated through direct retail sales of fresh seasonal fruits and vegetables (primeurs), French specialty cheeses (fromagerie), and fine grocery products. Customers purchase products in-store at the single physical location. No online sales channel indicated.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

La Bella Frutta is a single-location specialty food retail store in Uccle, Brussels, selling fresh seasonal fruits and vegetables (primeurs), French cheeses, fine grocery products, and confectionery. The store also offers prepared cheese platters for events, priced per person, and provides in-store advice from qualified staff on seasonal products and food conservation.

Product overview

La Bella Frutta is a specialty food retail store located in Uccle, Bruxelles, offering a combination of fresh seasonal fruits and vegetables (primeurs), French cheese specialties (fromagerie), fine groceries, and confectionery. The store operates as a single-location physical retail business, providing both pre-packaged products and prepared cheese platters for events. The product portfolio centers around three core offerings: fresh produce, French cheeses with catering services, and specialty groceries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Fresh seasonal fruits and vegetables (Primeurs) Fresh seasonal fruits and vegetables, including tomatoes, asparagus, artichokes, and other primeurs selected for quality, sold in-store to local consumers in Uccle, Brussels.
• French cheese selection (Fromagerie française) Curated selection of French cheeses sold at the store, with a reference cheese catalog available; caters to local consumers seeking specialty French cheeses.
• Cheese platters (Plateaux de fromages) Prepared cheese platters offered at €6.50 per person for dessert or €9.50 per person as a main course, suitable for events and gatherings.
• Fine grocery (Épicerie fine) Fine grocery specialty products complementing the fresh produce and cheese offerings, sold in-store to local consumers.
• Confections (Confectionery) Confectionery and sweet products available at the store, sold to local consumers alongside fresh produce and cheeses.

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 indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Fauchon: Paris-headquartered luxury food house with worldwide retail spanning cheese, confectionery, and gourmet grocery; comparable as a French-specialty incumbent but operating at much larger scale than La Bella Frutta.
• Fortnum & Mason: London luxury department store with an extensive food hall covering cheese, fresh produce, and confectionery; comparable as a destination for premium specialty foods but operating as a broader incumbent rather than a single-category specialist.
• Hediard: Historic Paris maison de l'epicerie fine selling premium fruits, specialty groceries, and confectionery across multiple stores; overlaps with La Bella Frutta's primeurs and fine grocery offering but operates as a larger multi-location incumbent brand.
• Le Bon Marche: Paris department store whose La Grande Epicerie de Paris houses one of the world's premier specialty food halls across produce, cheese, and fine grocery; comparable as a destination for premium French specialty foods but at far greater scale and assortment breadth than La Bella Frutta.

Direct peers

• Pluk: Amsterdam concept food store focused on fresh, seasonal, and artisanal products including fruit-based assortments; comparable to La Bella Frutta's primeur-and-specialty-grocery combination.
• Paxton & Whitfield: Long-established UK cheesemonger and fine food retailer offering curated specialty cheeses and accompaniments through shops and online; comparable single-format specialty cheese retail to La Bella Frutta.
• Neal's Yard Dairy: London-based specialty retailer of British and European artisanal cheeses with both wholesale and walk-in counter operations; directly comparable to La Bella Frutta's French fromagerie counter model.
• Androuet: Historic Paris fromagerie founded in 1909 with multiple retail shops dedicated to curated French cheeses and accompaniments; directly comparable specialty cheese counter concept to La Bella Frutta.
• De Kaaskamer: Amsterdam specialty cheese shop with curated European cheeses and accompaniments; directly comparable to La Bella Frutta's fromagerie-led specialty cheese retail model.
• La Fromagerie: London specialty cheese and fine food shop with cheese counters and cheese-focused menus; comparable specialist European cheese retailer with a curated fromagerie identity.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 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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