Restaurant la Caravane Passe

What Restaurant la Caravane Passe does

Restaurant La Caravane Passe is a privately held Lebanese and Egyptian-inspired restaurant and catering business founded in 2001 and operating from a single location at Rue Doctor-Alfred-Vincent 11 in Geneva, Switzerland. The company serves individual diners, private event hosts, and corporate clients through four integrated revenue streams: dine-in service (Thursday through Saturday evenings, reservations required), take-away pickup (extended daily hours Monday through Saturday), home delivery via third-party platforms Uber Eats and Just Eat (under one hour within Geneva), and a full-service catering/traiteur offering available seven days a week with a 24-hour minimum lead time. The restaurant supports private dining privatization for events of up to 50 guests and has executed external catering for events of approximately 90 guests.

The menu centers on handmade Lebanese specialties including hummus, eggplant caviar, falafel, kebbe (traditional and vegetarian), fatayers, tabbouleh, and tzatziki, with vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free options. Catering includes customizable buffets, mezze platters, lunch boxes, and finger food cocktails for weddings, anniversaries, corporate events, and seminars, with a dedicated e-commerce presence at traiteurgeneve.ch for online ordering and assortment building. Operations are supported by a small team of 7 employees, with no disclosed funding, no parent company, no institutional ownership, and no expansion beyond the Geneva market.

The business model is direct-to-consumer across all channels with no public pricing, custom quotes for catering, and revenue derived from per-transaction food sales and event fees. Distribution is multi-channel but tied to a single physical kitchen, creating capacity constraints relative to demand and concentrating execution risk in one location. Marketing is limited to the company website and the two delivery marketplaces, with no disclosed social media presence or paid acquisition channels.

Name

Restaurant la Caravane Passe

Legal name

La Caravane Passe

Website

https://lacaravanepasse.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

La Caravane Passe is a Geneva-based Lebanese and Egyptian restaurant and catering business operating since 2001, serving individual diners, private event hosts, and corporate clients via dine-in, take-away, third-party delivery, and full-service catering from a single location with 7 employees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Lebanese Restaurant and Catering Services

NAICS

Full-Service Restaurants (722511), Caterers (722320)

SIC

Retail-Eating Places (5812)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYTHAFACAB

Casual Dining Restaurants

Travel & Hospitality/Foodservice & Beverage (Restaurants, Cafes, Bars)/Full-Service Restaurants (Casual & Fine Dining)

SECONDARYTHAHAKAD

Off-Premise / Mobile Event Catering

Travel & Hospitality/MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences & Exhibitions)/Catering & Banqueting Services for Events

Keywords

• Lebanese restaurant
• Catering services
• Home delivery
• Private dining
• Event catering

Headquarters

HQ city

Geneva

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Restaurant dine-in service: In-restaurant dining service operating Thursday to Saturday evenings. Reservations required, accepts group bookings up to 50 people for privatization.
2. Take-away service: Self-service take-away option with scheduled hours Monday through Saturday. Customers order directly and pick up at the restaurant.
3. Delivery service: Home delivery through third-party platforms Uber Eats and Just Eat, operating within Geneva area with delivery in under one hour.
4. Catering service: Custom Lebanese buffets for private and corporate events (anniversaries, weddings, business events). Service includes preparation, delivery, installation, and presentation. Available 7 days a week with 24-hour advance notice.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

La Caravane Passe is a Lebanese and Egyptian-inspired restaurant and catering business in Geneva offering dine-in service Thursday to Saturday evenings, take-away pick-up during extended daily hours, home delivery through Uber Eats and Just Eat in under one hour, and a full-service catering (traiteur) line for private celebrations and corporate events with custom Lebanese buffets, mezze platters, and group menus. Private dining (restaurant privatization) for up to 50 guests is available outside standard hours, with same-day orders possible by phone for urgent requests.

Product overview

Restaurant La Caravane Passe is a Lebanese and Egyptian-inspired restaurant and catering business operating in Geneva since 2001. The company offers a unified portfolio consisting of its core restaurant dining service (open Thursday through Saturday evenings), a take-away service with extended daily hours, a catering/traiteur service for events (operating 7 days a week with custom buffets and mezze offerings), home delivery via third-party platforms (Uber Eats and Just Eat), and private dining options for up to 50 guests. The business positions itself around fresh, handmade Lebanese cuisine including hummus, eggplant caviar, falafel, fatayers, and tajines, with vegetarian and gluten-free options available.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Restaurant Dine-in Service In-restaurant dining service offering authentic Lebanese and Egyptian-inspired cuisine, open Thursday to Saturday evenings from 18:00. Reservations required; group bookings and full restaurant privatization available for private or corporate events up to 50 guests outside standard hours. Located near Hotel Beau-Rivage and Hotel d'Angleterre in Geneva.
• Take-Away Service Self-service take-away allowing customers to order and pick up fresh Lebanese dishes (mezze, hot dishes, house specialties) directly at the restaurant. Operating hours: Monday 10h–16h, Tuesday & Wednesday 10h–19h, Thursday–Saturday 10h–22h.
• Catering (Traiteur) Service Custom Lebanese catering service for private and corporate events including birthdays, weddings, anniversaries, business events, seminars, and group meals. Offers custom buffets, mezze platters, individual lunch boxes, and cocktail finger food with preparation, delivery, setup, and presentation included. Available 7 days a week with 24-hour advance notice and quotes returned within 24 hours.
• Home Delivery Service Express home delivery of Lebanese dishes to customers within Geneva area in under one hour, operated through third-party delivery platforms Uber Eats and Just Eat. Menu includes houmous, eggplant caviar, fatayers, falafel, tabbouleh, and signature salads.
• Private Dining (Restaurant Privatization) Full restaurant privatization service accommodating up to 50 guests for business dinners, birthdays, weddings, and other private occasions outside the standard Thursday to Saturday evening service.

Quantifiable outcome

• Delivery within 1 hour in Geneva area
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered supporting.

• Uber EatssupportingChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThird-party food delivery partnership enabling home delivery within Geneva. Orders placed through Uber Eats platform and delivered from the restaurant.
• Just EatsupportingChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThird-party food delivery partnership enabling home delivery within Geneva. Orders placed through Just Eat platform and delivered from the restaurant.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Others

• Uber Eats Switzerland: Existing delivery platform partner of La Caravane Passe, providing home delivery service within Geneva in under one hour. Comparable as a channel partner whose commission economics directly shape the restaurant's delivery margin profile.
• Smood: Swiss food delivery platform operating in Geneva and other Swiss cities. Comparable as an alternative third-party delivery channel that competes with Uber Eats and Just Eat for the same delivery order pool, and as an ecosystem enabler that La Caravane Passe could (but does not currently) leverage.
• Just Eat Switzerland: Existing delivery platform partner of La Caravane Passe, enabling third-party delivery orders in Geneva. Comparable as a channel partner with similar commission and visibility dynamics to Uber Eats, and a direct determinant of delivery unit economics.

Broad incumbents

• Mövenpick Restaurants: Established Swiss full-service and casual dining chain with broad menu and multiple locations across Switzerland. Comparable as a Switzerland-based foodservice operator competing for the same dine-in and catering customers, though Mövenpick operates at significantly larger scale and broader cuisine portfolio.
• Tibits: Swiss vegetarian restaurant chain with multiple locations including Geneva, emphasizing healthy and inclusive dining. Comparable as a Geneva-present, vegetarian-inclusive foodservice operator, though Tibits competes at chain scale and serves a broader vegetarian/vegan audience rather than Lebanese cuisine.
• Migros Restaurant: Restaurant and takeaway counters inside Migros retail locations across Switzerland, including Geneva. Comparable as a Switzerland-based foodservice competitor serving take-away and casual dining demand, though at grocery-retail scale rather than independent restaurant positioning.
• Manora Restaurants: Swiss self-service restaurant chain located within larger retail stores, serving everyday meals across Switzerland. Comparable as a Switzerland-based multi-channel foodservice brand, though Manora competes on convenience and price rather than ethnic specialization or catering service.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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