What Nomad Kitchens does

Nomad Kitchens (legal entity FOOD TRUCKS GOURMETS) is a Lyon-based B2B culinary events agency founded in 2013 that designs and executes street-food catering, ephemeral food courts, live showcooking, and food festivals for corporate clients across France. The company serves events ranging from 50 to 5,000 attendees and operates exclusively in the B2B segment, with a documented enterprise client roster spanning construction, energy, technology, sports, pharmaceutical, education, transportation, retail, hospitality, insurance, real estate, and beverage sectors (e.g., Google, Total, EDF, Sanofi, SNCF, Casino, GL Events, Groupama Stadium, FIFA/Euro 2016). It is the producer of the Lyon Street Food Festival, which has run eight editions since 2016.

The core technology stack is operational rather than software-driven: a fleet of mobile kitchen units (food trucks and stands), live cooking performances by a curated network of ultra-specialized chefs, and an in-house carpentry/scenography workshop (Les Ateliers NK in Pierre-Bénite) that fabricates custom eco-responsible stands, furniture, and decor. The product portfolio includes Traiteur Street Food, Traiteur Événementiel (cocktail, buffet, seated meal), Festival Organization, Scenography via Ateliers NK, and experience formats such as Food Court Éphémère, Food Festival, Village Food Trucks, Cocktail Street Food, and Showcooking. Backend systems are standard SaaS (Boond Manager CRM, Microsoft Office 365, Google Analytics) with website maintenance handled by external agencies.

The revenue model is purely professional services, sold direct-to-client at per-person pricing ranging from €15 (food truck) to €120 (seated meal/wedding), with supplemental unit-based pricing for staff (servers €35–€45/hour, chefs/project managers €55–€65/hour, with out-of-midnight and weekend uplifts) and travel surcharges beyond 10 km from Lyon city center. Go-to-market is sales-led, executed via direct outreach, website quote requests, and relationship-based business development, with top-of-funnel content marketing through blog, Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn and bottom-of-funnel validation through 31 verified Google reviews aggregated via Trustindex. The company is founder-led by PDG Emeric Richard, operates two Lyon locations plus the Pierre-Bénite workshop, and is privately held with no disclosed institutional funding.

Name

Nomad Kitchens

Legal name

FOOD TRUCKS GOURMETS

Website

https://nomadkitchens.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Nomad Kitchens is a Lyon-based B2B culinary events agency founded in 2013 that delivers street food catering, live showcooking, ephemeral food courts, and food festivals for corporate clients across France, serving events of 50–5,000 attendees via an in-house scenography workshop.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Event Catering Services

NAICS

Caterers (722320), Mobile Food Services (72233)

akta.pro primary industry

Off-Premise / Mobile Event Catering (THAHAKAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Event Culinary Staffing & Back-of-House Services (Chefs, Servers, Bartenders) (THAHAKAN)

Keywords

• Event catering services
• Corporate catering
• Street food catering
• Food festival organization
• Event scenography

Headquarters

HQ city

Lyon

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Catering Services: B2B event catering services including cocktails, buffets, seated meals, food trucks, and brunches. Revenue generated through per-person pricing for events ranging from 50 to 5000 attendees.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Nomad Kitchens is a B2B culinary events agency that designs and delivers street-food-style catering, professional event catering (cocktails, buffets, seated meals, food trucks, brunches), food festival organization, and custom event scenography. All offerings serve corporate clients with events ranging from 50 to 5,000 attendees, deployed through mobile food trucks, ephemeral stands, and live showcooking, with custom fixture fabrication handled by the in-house Ateliers NK workshop.

Product overview

Nomad Kitchens is a B2B culinary events agency based in Lyon operating since 2013 (10+ years of expertise). The company offers a portfolio of interconnected services unified around the concept of nomadic gastronomy: Traiteur Street Food provides mobile catering with live cooking; Traiteur Événementiel delivers full-service professional catering for corporate events; Organisateur de Festivals produces food festivals including the Lyon Street Food Festival; and Scénographe – Les Ateliers NK creates custom scenography and furniture through an in-house carpentry workshop. Experience formats like Food Court Éphémère, Food Festival, Village Food Trucks, Cocktail Street Food, and Showcooking animation serve as delivery mechanisms that showcase these core services. All offerings emphasize local sourcing, seasonal products, and eco-responsible practices (zero plastic, waste management, composting partnerships). The company operates exclusively B2B and adapts to events ranging from 50 to 5,000 attendees.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Traiteur Street Food B2B street food catering service featuring live cooking demonstrations by ultra-specialized chefs, offering innovative street food concepts for corporate events.
• Traiteur Événementiel Professional event catering service including cocktail receptions, buffets, seated dinners, and seminars, adapting to event format and group size from 50 to 5,000 people.
• Organisateur de Festivals Festival organization services, including production of the Lyon Street Food Festival (8 editions since 2016) in iconic venues across the Lyon region.
• Scénographe – Les Ateliers NK Event scenography and custom furniture design service through the Ateliers NK workshop in Pierre-Bénite, featuring carpenter-scenographers who create eco-responsible stands, furniture, and decorative sets.
• Food Court Éphémère Temporary multi-vendor food court experience recreating night market atmospheres, featuring rotating themed stands with world cuisines and cashless payment systems.
• Food Festival 360-degree experience combining food, culture, and music through immersive festival concepts with multiple culinary zones and live entertainment.
• Village Food Trucks Modern market experience recreating effervescence through clusters of food trucks, providing dynamic outdoor dining with mobile kitchen units.
• Cocktail Street Food Standing cocktail events featuring deconstructed street food formats designed for networking and professional social gatherings.

Named customers15 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• LinkeeminorOthers · 1 January 2016Association partnership for food waste reduction; surplus food is redistributed to Linkee instead of being discarded, supporting social solidarity while minimizing waste.
• Le Chaînon ManquantminorOthersAssociation partnership for food surplus redistribution; helps combat food insecurity while ensuring no waste from events.
• Le VelcroccoreOthersBistro-vélo partnership venue in Lyon; collaborative space for hosting events combining cycling culture with culinary experiences.
• L'AscensoircoreOthersRooftop event venue partnership in Lyon; exclusive venue for elevated rooftop events and gatherings.
• Les Grandes Locos (Gare d'Oullins)minorOthersFestival venue location for Lyon Street Food Festival editions; rehabilitated industrial space used for major food festival events.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Lenôtre: Iconic French gastronomy brand (now part of Sodexo) offering event catering and banquet services; comparable in B2B event catering breadth but operates as a large incumbent rather than a street-food specialist.
• Compass Group France: Major multinational contract foodservice provider with French operations spanning corporate and event catering; comparable B2B contract catering model but operates at vastly greater scale and breadth.
• Sodexo Live! (formerly Sodexo Sports & Leisure): Global large-scale event and stadium catering incumbent; comparable in serving major venues and sports events (Groupama Stadium, FIFA/Euro 2016) but at much larger scale and as part of a broad portfolio.

Emerging players

• Superfluide: French B2B event catering agency specializing in trendy street-food and live-cooking formats for corporate clients; emerging direct competitor in the same street-food event catering niche.
• Butchers Traiteur: French B2B street-food inspired event caterer offering trendy, mobile-kitchen-based catering formats, closely aligned with Nomad Kitchens' showcooking and street-food positioning.

Others

• Atelier des Chefs: French culinary workshop and team-building operator offering cooking classes and chef-led events for corporate groups; comparable in combining culinary expertise with B2B team-building experiences.

Direct peers

• Potel & Chabot: Historic French luxury event caterer serving high-end corporate and private events across France, comparable to Nomad Kitchens' B2B event catering core but at the premium end of the market and without the street-food/showcooking positioning.
• Saint Clair Le Traiteur: French event caterer serving corporate and private events with seated meals, buffets, and cocktails; similar B2B catering positioning with comparable per-person pricing structure.
• Traiteur de Paris: French corporate event caterer delivering on-site catering for seminars, conferences, and corporate functions; directly comparable in B2B catering segment though more traditional in format than Nomad Kitchens.
• Maison Rostang: Paris-based French event caterer with a heritage fine-dining pedigree, serving premium corporate and private events; comparable in upscale B2B catering but with a different culinary positioning.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/nomadkitchens
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/nomad-kitchens
• Instagraminstagram.com/nomadkitchens

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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