Speiseräume

What Speiseräume does

Speiseräume is a Berlin-based, dual-entity consulting organization that designs sustainable food systems for public-sector clients in Germany and the European Union. The commercial arm, Speiseräume – Urban Food Concepts GmbH, sells project-based consulting services to municipalities, state governments, and corporate customers covering sustainable communal catering (Gemeinschaftsgastronomie), food strategy development, and operational quality improvement in public canteens. The non-profit arm, Speiseräume – Büro für angewandte Ernährungspolitik gGmbH, executes publicly funded and grant-backed engagement initiatives, including the EU-coordinated SchoolFood4Change project, the Kantine Zukunft Berlin program, the Bio-Regio-Küchenprojekt Sachsen, and the Ernährungsstrategie Bremen Bremerhaven. Together the two entities generated a portfolio of seven named programs, a published cookbook (Currywurst und Grünzeug), and the 2024–2025 'Kantine macht glücklich' campaign.

The company employs 27 people and is led by three managing directors — Dr. Philipp Stierand (both entities), Patrick Wodni (commercial), and Dinah Hoffmann (non-profit) — operating from a single Berlin headquarters at Oberlandstr. 26-35. Speiseräume does not develop proprietary software or hardware; its core technology is human advisory expertise spanning strategic policy frameworks (described internally as 'mastering PowerPoint') and hands-on culinary practice ('making stocks and sauces'). Revenue is generated through project-based consulting fees on the commercial side and through public grants, EU funding, and municipal contracts on the non-profit side. Distribution is entirely direct and consultative: services are delivered through relationship-driven B2G sales, public procurement processes, and EU project consortia, with no self-serve or channel-based go-to-market.

Name

Speiseräume

Legal name

Speiseräume – Urban Food Concepts GmbH

Website

https://speiseraeume.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Speiseräume is a Berlin-based dual-entity consultancy that designs sustainable food systems for German municipalities, state governments, and the EU, combining paid consulting services with grant-funded non-profit engagement projects in public communal catering.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Food Policy Consulting

NAICS

Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services (5416)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPADAJAG

Food Systems & Value Chain Development for Nutrition

Business & Public Services/International Organizations & Development/Food Security & Nutrition Programs

SECONDARYBPADAJAL

Nutrition Governance, Policy & Coordination (SUN, National Plans)

Business & Public Services/International Organizations & Development/Food Security & Nutrition Programs

SECONDARYBPAGAGAI

Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Environmental & Conservation Organizations

Keywords

• Sustainable food consulting
• Public catering advisory
• Food policy research
• Communal gastronomy consulting
• Community nutrition strategy

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Commercial Consulting Services (Urban Food Concepts GmbH): Speiseräume – Urban Foods Concept GmbH (the commercial arm) provides paid consulting services to businesses, municipalities, and governments for the design and improvement of sustainable communal catering (Gemeinschaftsgastronomie). Revenue is generated through project-based consulting fees.
2. Non-Profit Project Funding (Büro für angewandte Ernährungspolitik gGmbH): The non-profit entity carries out publicly funded and grant-supported initiatives (e.g., Kantine Zukunft Berlin, Bio-Regio-Küchenprojekt Sachsen, SchoolFood4Change) funded through public grants, EU project funding, and municipal/regional government contracts. These projects are not commercial revenue streams but rather funded engagement activities.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Speiseräume designs future-proof food systems by combining strategic consulting and practical implementation for businesses, municipalities, and governments. Its commercial arm (Urban Food Concepts GmbH) delivers paid consulting on sustainable communal catering, while its non-profit arm (Büro für angewandte Ernährungspolitik gGmbH) runs publicly funded engagement initiatives such as Kantine Zukunft Berlin, Bio-Regio-Küchenprojekt Sachsen, and SchoolFood4Change. The team pairs policy-level advisory with hands-on kitchen expertise, producing recipe development, cookbook publication, and stakeholder coordination.

Product overview

Speiseräume consists of two legally separate sister companies operating under a shared brand: the non-profit Speiseräume – Büro für angewandte Ernährungspolitik gGmbH (carrying charitable engagement projects) and the commercial Speiseräume – Urban Foods Concept GmbH (providing paid consulting services). The organization designs future-proof food systems through consulting, research, education, and networking for businesses, municipalities, and countries. Key offerings include Kantine Zukunft Berlin (consulting for Berlin's public catering), Stadt-Land-Küche (Saxon community gastronomy consulting), the Bio-Regio-Küchenprojekt Sachsen, the SchoolFood4Change EU project, the Ernährungsstrategie Bremen Bremerhaven, the Kantine macht glücklich campaign, and the Currywurst und Grünzeug cookbook. Speiseräume does not offer a software product or SaaS platform—it provides advisory services and manages non-profit initiatives in sustainable food systems.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sustainable Communal Catering Consulting (Urban Food Concepts)

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

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App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• SchoolFood4Change Consortium (EU-funded)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Speiseräume serves as the German coordinator for SchoolFood4Change, a pan-European project that turns schools into actors for sustainable food across the EU. In Germany, they coordinate the cities of Essen and Nürnberg, facilitate local actor networks, and adapt and transfer project concepts into the German context. The project involves multiple European partner cities and institutions.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• EAT Foundation: Global nonprofit connecting science, policy and business on food systems (EAT-Lancet, Food Planet Prize); operates at a much higher altitude than Speiseräume but addresses the same underlying food-system transformation agenda.
• Food Tank: Global food policy think tank producing research and thought leadership — operates in the same food-system-policy space as Speiseräume but at a broader, more global scale.
• ICLEI Europe – Sustainable Food Systems programme: Global network of cities working on sustainability; runs city-level food system programs in Europe (e.g., GreenCircularCities, Food) — adjacent to Speiseräume's municipal Ernährungsstrategie work but broader in scope.
• Barilla Center for Food & Nutrition Foundation: Italy-based food-sustainability foundation producing research, policy analysis and multi-stakeholder initiatives on food systems; comparable to Speiseräume's policy/engagement work, though at a corporate-backed, international scale.
• BÖLW (Bund Ökologische Lebensmittelwirtschaft): German umbrella association of organic agriculture and food producers; advocates for higher organic shares in public procurement — directly aligned with Speiseräume's "more bio in canteens" mission.

Direct peers

• Vernetzungsstellen Schulverpflegung (school food networking hubs): Federal/state-funded hubs providing training, counseling, and quality programs for school meals across Germany — overlap heavily with Speiseräume's SchoolFood4Change and Stadt-Land-Küche work.
• Deutsche Gesellschaft für Ernährung (DGE): Germany's leading nutrition science society; develops standards for school and workplace canteens (e.g., DGE-Qualitätsstandards) and runs federal nutrition programs — directly comparable to Speiseräume's canteen advisory work.
• Sustain (UK): Alliance of ~100 food and farming organizations advocating for better food systems in the UK; comparable to Speiseräume's role coordinating stakeholders around municipal food strategies.
• The Food Foundation (UK): UK-based food policy NGO that combines research, advocacy and engagement projects on healthy/sustainable food systems — a structural analog to Speiseräume's policy-plus-engagement model.

Others

• Compass Group Sustainability Advisory (e.g., Food for Change): Large caterer's sustainability programs and client advisory serving institutional canteens across Europe; an adjacent player with significant scale that Speiseräume sometimes interacts with on public catering transformation.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@Speiser%C3%A4ume
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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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