What Lokaal 55 does

Lokaal 55 is a multi-service hospitality and catering business headquartered at an industrial waterfront venue on the Houkesloot waterway in Sneek, Friesland, Netherlands. The company operates a single physical site comprising event spaces, a Grand Café, a cooking studio, and a boat dock, from which it delivers venue rental, on-site and off-site catering, cooking workshops, water-based activities, and wedding services across the Friesland province.

The core offering is an integrated event platform built around a fixed real estate asset and a diversified fleet of boats (including sloepen, a traditional Frisian skûtsje, and a floating venue called 'Drijvend Lokaal'). Service lines span weddings, corporate outings, private parties, meetings, BBQ catering (Big Green Egg), walking dinners, buffets, wine and high tea arrangements, and the seasonal Weber Grill Academy partnership. Supporting infrastructure includes a webshop for tickets and gift vouchers, regional landing pages for catering delivery in Leeuwarden, Heerenveen, Drachten, Bolsward, and Harlingen, and a seasonal Bistro55 popup restaurant. Technology consists of standard hospitality operations, a WordPress-based website, and basic e-commerce; no proprietary software platform or AI capability is disclosed.

Revenue is generated through six primary streams: catering services (quote-based, professional services), venue rental, cooking workshops (€89.50/person individual; €975 minimum group), boat rental and water activities, wedding packages, and transactional event ticket/gift card sales. Go-to-market is direct-to-consumer via the company website, phone, email, walk-in inquiries, Instagram (@bistro.55), Facebook, LinkedIn, and local advertising. Customer segments are evenly split between Private Individuals, Corporate Clients, and Wedding Couples, with no named enterprise accounts and no disclosed enterprise contracts, indicating a high-volume, low-concentration transactional model.

Name

Lokaal 55

Legal name

Lokaal 55

Website

https://lokaal55.nl

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Lokaal 55 is a multi-service hospitality and catering company in Sneek, Friesland, operating a waterfront venue that delivers venue rental, catering, cooking workshops, boat-based events, and weddings to private individuals, corporate clients, and couples across the Friesland region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Event Venue and Catering Services

NAICS

Caterers (722320), Mobile Food Services (72233), Food Service Contractors (72231)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

Wedding & Social Event Catering (THAHAKAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Off-Premise / Mobile Event Catering (THAHAKAD), Wedding & Reception Catering (HSACAGAD), Event Culinary Staffing & Back-of-House Services (Chefs, Servers, Bartenders) (THAHAKAN)

Keywords

• Event venue services
• Catering services
• Cooking workshops
• Wedding venue
• Boat rental events

Headquarters

HQ city

Sneek

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Catering Services: Full-service catering for events including weddings, corporate functions, and private parties. Covers on-site and off-site delivery. Includes BBQ catering with Big Green Egg.
2. Venue Rental: Rental of event spaces for weddings, parties, meetings, and celebrations at their industrial venue in Sneek
3. Cooking Workshops: Individual and group cooking workshops, including wine pairings, at their on-site cooking studio. Also cupcake and cake decorating workshops.
4. Boat Rental and Water Activities: Rental of various boats for events, tours, and activities on the Frisian waterways. Includes arrangements like Water & Wine, Water & Bubbels, Water & Fish, and Water & High Tea.
5. Wedding Services: Complete wedding venue and catering services including ceremony, reception, dinner, and boat trips
6. Event Tickets and Gift Cards: Sale of tickets for events like Local Vibes festival and gift vouchers for cooking workshops through their webshop

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Lokaal 55 is a hospitality venue in Sneek, Friesland that delivers catering, dining, events, and culinary experiences. Its core offerings include on-site and off-site catering across Friesland, a popup bistro (Bistro55), a cooking studio hosting workshops, multi-purpose venue hire for parties, weddings, and meetings, and boat-based event activities. An online webshop sells gift vouchers and tickets for these experiences.

Product overview

Lokaal 55 is a multi-service hospitality venue and catering company located in Sneek, Friesland, operating as a unified service platform centered around its unique industrial waterfront location. The core offering includes venue rental services for feesten (parties), trouwen (weddings), and vergaderen (meetings), complemented by an extensive catering division providing on-location and off-site catering across the Friesland region. The business operates Bistro55 as a seasonal popup restaurant, maintains a cooking studio with various workshop offerings, and operates a boat fleet for water-based events including sailing, floating venues, and themed cruise arrangements. Additional services include a webshop for tickets and gift vouchers. The portfolio spans from budget-friendly team events to premium wedding celebrations, unified by the company's 40+ years of hospitality experience and waterfront location at the Houkesloot.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Feesten (Party Venue Hire) Venue hire at Lokaal 55 for private parties and celebrations, including catering and event coordination services for hosts in Friesland.
• Trouwen (Wedding Venue) Wedding venue hire at Lokaal 55 with waterfront setting, including catering, dining, and event coordination for couples.
• Vergaderen (Meeting Venue) Meeting and conference venue hire at Lokaal 55 for business clients, with catering available on-site.
• Catering Friesland Regional catering service delivering food and beverage arrangements for events across Friesland, including Sneek, Leeuwarden, Heerenveen, Drachten, Bolsward, and Harlingen.
• Catering op Locatie (On-Location Catering) Mobile catering service that prepares and serves food at any customer-specified location across Friesland, including on-site cooking and setup.
• Big Green Egg BBQ Catering Specialty BBQ catering service using Big Green Egg equipment for on-location and venue-based events in Friesland.
• Bistro55 Popup Restaurant Popup restaurant operated at the Lokaal 55 venue in Sneek, offering onsite dining experiences to guests and event participants.
• Varen & Events (Boat-Based Events) Boat rental and on-water event experiences hosted from the Lokaal 55 waterfront location in Sneek, integrated with catering and event services.
• Dineren (Dining Experiences) On-site dining experiences at Lokaal 55, including multi-course meals and curated dining events for groups and private parties.
• Kookstudio (Cooking Studio Workshops) Hands-on cooking workshop venue at Lokaal 55, hosting group cooking classes and specialty workshops such as cake decorating (Taartworkshop).
• Webshop (Gift Vouchers and Tickets) Online webshop selling gift vouchers (such as the Cadeaubon Kookworkshop) and tickets for workshops, events, and dining experiences.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Weber Grill AcademycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerReitse Spanninga, the first Grill Master of Weber, relocated his Weber Grill Academy from Joure to Lokaal 55 in Sneek. The Academy offers BBQ workshops including Basic, Smoking, American style, The art of charcoal grilling, and Street food themes. This partnership enhances Lokaal 55's culinary offerings and provides professional BBQ training.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Kookpunt Friesland: Regional cooking studio and workshop provider in Friesland offering similar team building cooking classes and culinary experiences. Directly competes with Lokaal 55's Kookstudio for individual and group cooking workshop bookings.
• Landgoed Issyck: Wedding and event venue in Friesland offering ceremony, reception, and catering services in a historic estate setting. Directly competes with Lokaal 55 for wedding bookings in the same regional market with comparable full-service event positioning.
• Dekema State: Historic Frisian estate venue offering wedding receptions, corporate events, and dining experiences. Competes head-to-head with Lokaal 55 for premium wedding and event bookings in Friesland with comparable upscale positioning.

Broad incumbents

• Fletcher Hotels: Dutch hotel and event venue chain with locations across Friesland and the Netherlands. Provides meeting rooms, weddings, and catering packages that overlap with Lokaal 55's venue rental and corporate event offerings, though as part of a larger lodging business.
• Van der Valk Hotel Group: Large Dutch hospitality chain with hotels, restaurants, and event venues across the Netherlands including Friesland. Overlaps with Lokaal 55 on wedding venues, corporate meetings, and catering services, though operates at a much larger scale with standardized offerings.

Regional players

• Party Tent Friesland: Regional party and event suppliers in Friesland offering tent rentals, catering, and party infrastructure. Adjacent competitor that overlaps with Lokaal 55's Feesten party venue and catering services for outdoor and large-scale events.
• Sloepverhuur Friesland: Boat rental operators across Friesland's waterways including Sneek, offering similar sloep and sailing vessel rentals for leisure and small events. Competes with Lokaal 55's Varen & Events boat fleet for casual boat rental bookings.

Emerging players

• Big Green Egg Catering NL: Network of Dutch caterers specializing in Big Green Egg BBQ catering services. Overlaps with Lokaal 55's BBQ op locatie and Big Green Egg BBQ offerings in mobile BBQ catering across the Netherlands.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/lokaal55
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lokaal-55
• Instagraminstagram.com/lokaal55

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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