Local Food Experts®

Name

Local Food Experts®

Legal name

Local Food Experts

Website

https://localfoodexperts.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sustainability Consulting Services

SIC

Agricultural Services (700)

akta.pro primary industry

Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems (BPAGAGAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Resilient Livelihoods & Climate-Smart Food Security (BPADAJAH), Food Systems & Value Chain Development for Nutrition (BPADAJAG)

Keywords

• Sustainability consulting
• Organic farming advisory
• Biodynamic agriculture consulting
• Sustainable tourism services
• Sustainability reporting advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

Heraklion, Crete

HQ country

Greece

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Sustainability Consulting Services: Professional consulting engagements for hospitality businesses, food processing companies, agricultural operations, and tourism destinations on sustainable practices, organic/biodynamic farming, sustainability reporting, and business certification standards.
2. Training and Education Programs: Design and delivery of training programs for farmers and agricultural groups covering farm production, management, marketing, and business operations.
3. "We Do Local" Certification Standard: A business certification standard that Local Food Experts offers to businesses in the hospitality/tourism sector, certifying that certified businesses support local production, economy, and human resources.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Core offering

Local Food Experts® is a sustainability consulting firm delivering advisory services across local food systems, business development, and sustainable tourism. It helps hospitality businesses (hotels, resorts), food processing companies, wineries, and farmers implement organic, biodynamic, and regenerative agriculture practices, sustainability reporting, short food supply chains, hotel farming, and the proprietary "We Do Local" certification standard. Services are project-based and tailored to client needs, supported by a multidisciplinary team with 28+ years of hands-on organic farming experience.

Product overview

Local Food Experts® is a sustainability consulting firm offering advisory services across three interconnected practice areas: Local Food Systems (covering organic farming, biodynamic farming, regenerative agriculture, sustainable beekeeping, and farmers' training), Business Development (including sustainable food processing, international trading, sustainability reporting, and cosmetics/pharmaceuticals raw materials sourcing), and Sustainable Tourism (encompassing short food supply chains, the "We Do Local" certification standard, sustainable landscaping, hotel farming, agrotourism, and sustainable events). The company operates as a multidisciplinary consulting practice rather than a software platform, delivering hands-on expertise and project implementation for clients in the hospitality, agriculture, and tourism sectors in Crete, Greece.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• We Do Local: A business certification standard that supports local production, economy, and human resources; promotes regional uniqueness and responsibility of hospitality; offers services highlighting local culture and gastronomy; respects environment and sustainability.

Products and services

• Organic Farming Advisory Consultation services for organic farming with over 28 years of hands-on experience and formal degrees in organic farming, offering tailored packages for farms of all sizes. Intended for farmers and agricultural operations seeking to adopt or improve organic practices.
• Biodynamic (BD) Farming Advisory Advisory on biodynamic farming practices that leverage natural forces for bio-intensive food production, taking a holistic and long-term viability approach to land management. Intended for farmers and agricultural operations.
• Regenerative Agriculture Advisory Sustainable farming practices focused on restoring soil health and ecosystem function. Intended for farmers and agricultural operations transitioning to regenerative methods.
• Sustainable Food Systems Consulting Building collaborative sustainable food networks that integrate multiple components to enhance community environmental, economic, and social well-being. Intended for communities, hospitality, and food businesses seeking integrated food systems design.
• Sustainable Beekeeping Consulting Consulting on bee management sustainability, addressing eight critical factors to ensure pollinator health and food supply stability. Intended for beekeepers and agricultural operations.
• Farmers' Training Programs Design and delivery of comprehensive training programs covering farm production, management, marketing, and business operations for individual farmers or groups. Intended for individual farmers and agricultural groups.
• Sustainable Food Processing Advisory Advisory services helping food processing companies embrace sustainable innovations, enhance efficiency, and improve cost-savings and profitability. Intended for food processing companies.
• International Trading Advisory Guidance for local farmers and food companies on promoting and exporting products internationally, ensuring smooth processes across all trading stages. Intended for local farmers and food companies seeking international markets.
• Sustainability Reporting in Food Business Services helping food businesses implement transparency in measuring, understanding, and communicating economic, environmental, social, and governance performance. Intended for food businesses needing sustainability disclosure and reporting.
• Cosmetics & Pharmaceuticals Raw Materials Sourcing Support and advisory services for sourcing natural and ethically produced raw materials for cosmetics and pharmaceuticals from prominent producers and specialized suppliers. Intended for cosmetics and pharmaceutical companies.
• Short Food Supply Chains Consulting Creating links between agriculture, society, producers, and consumers in tourism destinations through local industry support for sustainable food producers. Intended for tourism destinations, hospitality, and local producers.
• We Do Local Certification Standard A business certification standard that validates businesses supporting local production, economy, and human resources; promoting regional uniqueness and environmental responsibility. Intended for hospitality and tourism businesses seeking local-producer certification.
• Sustainable Landscaping Design and construction of functional, cost-efficient, environmentally friendly, and easy-to-maintain landscapes for resorts, farms, and business areas. Intended for resorts, farms, and business properties.
• Hotel Farming Cultivation of organic fresh food in hotel properties for use in hotel restaurants, utilizing garden areas or nearby dormant lands. Intended for hotels and resorts seeking on-property organic food production.
• Sustainable Agrotourism Advisory Mobilizing and networking productive, cultural, and developmental forces of an area to contribute to sustainable environmental, economic, and social development of rural zones. Intended for rural communities and tourism destinations.
• Sustainable Events Advisory Advisory and support services for organizations to implement sustainability within their event management operations and stakeholder communications. Intended for organizations running events that need sustainability integration.

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• TUI CareFoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTUI CareFoundation appears as a partner/client in the tourism section of the website, suggesting a collaborative relationship in sustainable tourism initiatives. The TUI CareFoundation focuses on sustainable tourism projects and community development.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• EarthCheck: Leading sustainability certification and advisory body for the travel and tourism industry. Directly analogous to LFE's 'We Do Local' certification and Sustainable Tourism practice, addressing the same hospitality and destination clients with benchmarking and certification services.
• Green Key: International eco-label for tourism and hospitality establishments, with an education and certification program. Highly comparable to LFE's 'We Do Local' hospitality certification and sustainability advisory offerings in the tourism vertical.
• Travelife: International sustainability certification and training system specifically for hotels, tour operators, and destinations. Closely comparable to LFE's hospitality certification and sustainable tourism work, with a similar B2B advisory plus certification revenue model.
• Sustainable Food Lab: A US-based sustainability consultancy that advises food companies, farms, and value chain actors on sustainable sourcing and food systems. Directly comparable to LFE's Local Food Systems and Business Development pillars, with a similar project-based, expert-led consulting model.
• Forum for the Future: Global sustainability charity and consultancy working on food, energy, and可持续发展 across value chains. Comparable to LFE as a multidisciplinary practice advising companies on sustainability strategy, with similar consulting, training, and program offerings.

Emerging players

• Eatable Adventures: Food innovation consultancy and accelerator that advises agri-food companies on sustainability, innovation, and go-to-market. Comparable to LFE's Business Development pillar, particularly in sustainable food processing and international trading support.
• Demeter International: Global certification body for biodynamic agriculture, which is one of LFE's core consulting specialties. Comparable as a standards-driven organization focused on organic/biodynamic farming, but operating at certification scale rather than advisory services.
• The Sustainable Restaurant Association: UK-based membership and certification organization helping restaurants and hospitality businesses improve sustainability. Comparable to LFE's 'We Do Local' certification and Sustainable Tourism practice, with a similar approach of combining consulting with a certification standard.

Regional players

• Foodvalley NL: Dutch food systems innovation organization that convenes and advises food and agriculture stakeholders on sustainable food systems. Similar to LFE in its focus on integrated food systems consulting, though operating in a different European geography (Netherlands).

Broad incumbents

• ERM (Environmental Resources Management): Global sustainability consulting firm serving food, hospitality, and agri-food clients with strategy, reporting, and certification. Offers many of the same sustainability advisory services as LFE but at significantly larger scale and broader geographic reach.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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