Rauschenberger Gastronomie

What Rauschenberger Gastronomie does

Rauschenberger Gastronomie is a German catering and event company founded in 1982 and headquartered in Fellbach near Stuttgart. It operates a multi-segment service model covering corporate events, sports events, trade fairs, weddings, and private celebrations, serving both B2B clients (corporations, athletes, teams) and B2C private customers. The company runs 7 self-operated restaurants and works with 60+ event venue partners across Germany, with additional operational presence in Munich and Mallorca, Spain.

The business model combines asset-light venue partnerships with owned retail/restaurant locations, generating revenue through event catering contracts, restaurant operations, and packaged themed events under the "Book the Concept" product line. The company has ~500 employees and formalizes staff development through the Rauschenberger Academy. It reinvests in operational digitalization, evidenced by its 2022 Digital X Award, though no proprietary AI/ML products are disclosed. The company remains family-owned and privately held, with no public funding, M&A, or IPO activity on record.

Revenue mechanics are diversified across event day-of execution (catering, staffing, décor), restaurant F&B sales, and concept-event packaging. Geographic expansion from the Stuttgart base to Munich and Mallorca demonstrates a measured, organically funded growth posture typical of long-tenured German Mittelstand catering firms.

Name

Rauschenberger Gastronomie

Legal name

Rauschenberger Catering & Restaurants

Website

https://rauschenberger-gastro.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1982

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Rauschenberger Gastronomie is a family-owned German catering and event company founded in 1982, headquartered in Fellbach near Stuttgart, serving corporate, sports, wedding, and private clients across 7 owned restaurants and 60+ partner venues, with operations in Munich and Mallorca.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Event Catering Services

NAICS

Caterers (722320), Food Service Contractors (722310), Special Food Services (7223)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810), Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Gala, Fundraiser & Nonprofit Event Catering (THAHAKAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

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

Keywords

• Event catering services
• Corporate event catering
• Fine dining restaurants
• Private event catering
• Trade fair catering

Headquarters

HQ city

Fellbach

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Event Catering Services: Corporate event catering, sports event catering, and trade fair catering services provided to large corporate clients nationwide and internationally.
2. Fine Dining Restaurants: Operation of fine dining restaurants including Cube Restaurant Stuttgart, Motorworld Inn locations, and popup Supper Club concept with Crossover Cuisine.
3. Private Events: Private event services including weddings, celebrations, and family events with full-service catering and venue coordination.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Rauschenberger Gastronomie delivers full-service event catering for corporate clients (trade fairs, sports events, anniversaries, galas, employee and client events) and private clients (weddings, family celebrations, private parties) across Germany and Europe. The offering is anchored by approximately 500 in-house trained staff, end-to-end logistics and equipment, themed "Book The Concept" packages, and a culinary foundation provided by seven own-operated fine dining restaurants.

Product overview

Rauschenberger Gastronomie is a catering and restaurant company operating a platform-plus-services model. The core offering consists of Eventcatering services (catering, private events, corporate events, and themed "Book the Concept" experiences) supported by a network of owned and partner event venues across Germany, Spain (Mallorca), and internationally. The company also operates a portfolio of seven restaurants (The Supper Club popup, Cube Restaurant, o.T. Bar Lounge, Motorworld Inn locations in Böblingen, München, and Mallorca, and Rauschenberger's Weinlaube), all featuring Crossover cuisine, exceptional atmosphere, and perfect service. The Academy provides internal training, and the company offers comprehensive logistics and equipment services for events.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• The Supper Club: A popup restaurant concept featuring fine dining experiences with a 'Feel the Forest' theme.
• Cube Restaurant
• o.T. Bar Lounge
• Motorworld Inn Böblingen
• MOTORWORLD Inn München
• Die Motorworld Alm
• Motorworld Inn Mallorca
• Rauschenberger's Weinlaube
• Book the Concept

Products and services

• Catering & Eventcatering

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• DO & CO: Austrian-listed premium event and airline catering group with strong presence in sports events (UEFA, Formula 1) and corporate/private catering globally — most direct comparability to Rauschenberger's premium event catering + own-restaurant model.
• Marché International (Mövenpick Restaurants): Swiss-rooted event and on-site catering group with strong DACH presence, combining event catering, restaurants, and themed dining concepts — directly comparable in operating model and geographic footprint.
• Kofler & Kompanie: German premium event caterer and restaurateur operating multiple high-end event venues with corporate and private event focus — closest German-market analog to Rauschenberger's positioning.
• Petit Cuisse: German fine-dining private event caterer specializing in weddings, corporate events and intimate private celebrations — smaller, comparable operator in the German premium private-event segment.
• Schäfer's Genuss Catering: German premium event catering company operating own restaurants and event venues, focused on corporate galas, weddings, and themed events — closely comparable mid-sized operator in the same DACH market.

Broad incumbents

• Aramark: Global contract foodservice and uniform services provider with event and sports catering capabilities; broad incumbent with overlapping capabilities but lacks Rauschenberger's premium restaurant-fed model.
• Compass Group: World's largest contract foodservice company operating across multiple segments including events and premium venues; broad incumbent whose scale and segment breadth overlap with Rauschenberger's catering core.
• Sodexo (live events & catering): Global contract foodservice giant with a dedicated events & sports catering segment; competes broadly with Rauschenberger for large corporate event contracts but operates at vastly greater scale.
• LSG Group (Lufthansa subsidiary): Lufthansa-owned airline catering and hospitality services group with adjacent event catering capabilities; large incumbent with related but not directly overlapping event portfolio.

Emerging players

• Hofmann Menü: German party-service and event caterer competing for mid-market events and family celebrations; adjacent competitor for Rauschenberger's private events segment rather than premium corporate accounts.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Rauschenberger.Eventcatering
• Instagraminstagram.com/rauschenbergereventcatering
• Pinterestpinterest.com/rauschenbergere
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/rauschenberger-gastronomie

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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