Die Genussakademie Frankfurt, k/c/e Marketing GmbH

What Die Genussakademie Frankfurt, k/c/e Marketing GmbH does

Die Genussakademie Frankfurt is a Frankfurt-based culinary school and event venue operator, legally organized as k/c/e Marketing GmbH, a privately-held German limited liability company (GmbH). The company operates three physical venues in central Frankfurt — Atelier 3.0 (capacity up to 250 persons), City (up to 200), and Medienhaus (up to 150) — and offers a multi-vertical platform spanning individual cooking courses, corporate events, culinary travel, certified professional chef training, venue rental, and a daily lunch service. The core go-to-market is direct-to-consumer via a website-based booking system (ssl.genussakademie.com) with searchable course catalog, online gift voucher sales, and direct corporate inquiry handling via phone (+069-97460671), email, and an online form with a stated 24-hour response guarantee.

The product surface is organized into themed course categories (Spitzenköche/Top Chefs, International, Klassiker, Bestseller, Basics, Trend & Saison, Backen & Süßes, Trinken) taught by a roster of professional chefs including Michelin-experienced instructors such as David Fischer, Pascal Scheel, and Hannes Dankel. Supporting revenue streams include corporate events (team building, Christmas parties, conferences, seminars), culinary travel to Italy (Piedmont, Friuli, Trentino) and domestic destinations, gift vouchers with unlimited validity, venue rental, and ancillary branded services including the GenussakademieProfessional master craftsman training program (genussakademie-pro.com), the Lunch Club daily meal service run by chef Richard Wangler, the GenussCard loyalty program, and the GenussMagazin editorial publication.

The business model is entirely transaction-based with no disclosed subscription, SaaS, or platform economics. Revenue is generated from one-time course fees, per-event corporate bookings, gift voucher sales (settled via SEPA direct debit through k/c/e Marketing GmbH), travel packages, and venue rental. Marketing relies on the company website, Instagram and Facebook organic social, email newsletter, and the GenussCard loyalty mechanic. The company has no disclosed funding rounds, no M&A history, no publicly known management team, and no disclosed financials — it appears to be a self-funded, independently-operated lifestyle/experience business with no parent company or institutional investor backing referenced in the source material.

Name

Die Genussakademie Frankfurt, k/c/e Marketing GmbH

Legal name

k/c/e Marketing GmbH

Website

https://ssl.genussakademie.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Die Genussakademie Frankfurt is a Frankfurt-based culinary school and event venue operator offering cooking courses, corporate events, culinary travel, certified chef training, and venue rental across three city venues for individual consumers and corporate clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Culinary Education

NAICS

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

akta.pro primary industry

Cooking Classes & Chef-Led Workshops (THAJAGAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Professional Culinary Arts (Chef Training) (EDAOAKAA), Culinary Arts & Cooking (Baking, Pastry, Global Cuisines) (EDAAAGAG)

Keywords

• Cooking classes
• Culinary education
• Corporate event venues
• Cooking school
• Culinary experiences

Headquarters

HQ city

Frankfurt

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Cooking Courses: One-time fees for participation in cooking classes taught by professional chefs across various cuisines and skill levels
2. Corporate Events: Revenue from company events including team building, Christmas parties, seminars, and business events at three venue locations
3. Gift Vouchers: Value vouchers with unlimited validity, can be used for any course with flexible balance adjustment
4. Culinary Travel: Multi-day culinary travel experiences to destinations including Italy (Trentino, Piedmont, Friuli), combining cooking classes with travel
5. Venue Rental: Rental of fully equipped event locations for private celebrations and corporate functions

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Die Genussakademie Frankfurt is a cooking school operated by k/c/e Marketing GmbH that delivers hands-on cooking courses, tastings, and culinary events taught by Michelin-starred and top-level professional chefs across three Frankfurt venues (Atelier 3.0, City, Medienhaus). Its portfolio includes individual and group cooking classes organized by cuisine/style, corporate team building and event services for 8 to 250 guests, culinary travel experiences to Italy, gift vouchers, a GenussCard loyalty program, a Lunch Club daily dining service, and a certified professional training division (Genussakademie Professional) preparing chefs for master craftsman examinations.

Product overview

Die Genussakademie Frankfurt is a cooking school operated by k/c/e Marketing GmbH offering culinary education and experiences. The core offering consists of cooking courses organized into category-specific modules: Spitzenköche (Top Chefs), International, Klassiker (Classics), Bestseller, Basics, Trend & Saison (Trend & Season), Backen & Süßes (Baking & Sweets), and Trinken (Drinking/Tasting). Supporting services include Corporate Events (FirmenEvents) for team building and company celebrations, culinary travel (GenussReisen), venue rentals across three locations, gift vouchers, a GenussCard membership program, Lunch Club dining service, and the GenussMagazin magazine. A professional division, GenussakademieProfessional, provides certified training for aspiring master craftsmen. Event formats include Show-Cooking-Dinner, Küchenparty, and collaborative cooking team events.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Genussakademie Professional: Professional education division offering certified training for chefs and restaurant professionals preparing for master craftsman examinations (Meisterprüfung). Operated at genussakademie-pro.com.
• Lunch Club
• GenussCard
• GenussMagazin

Products and services

• Kochschule (Cooking School)
• FirmenEvents (Corporate Events) Corporate team building, Christmas parties, conferences, and company celebrations for 8 to 250 guests hosted across three venues: Medienhaus, Atelier 3.0, and City.
• GenussReisen (Culinary Travel) Multi-day culinary travel experiences to destinations including Piedmont, Friuli, Trentino (Italy), and Schlosshotel Gedern, combining cooking experiences with travel.
• Gutscheine (Gift Vouchers) Gift vouchers available as value vouchers for flexible use across any course, with unlimited validity and remaining balance retained, sold via SEPA direct debit.
• GenussCard (Gourmet Card) Exclusive culinary discount card offering reduced prices, special extras, and priority access to courses and events for members.
• Lunch Club Exclusive daily lunch service where chef Richard Wangler prepares a fresh daily dish, complemented by rotating weekly specials.
• Genussakademie Professional Certified professional training program for chefs and restaurant service professionals preparing for master craftsman examinations (Meisterprüfung), delivered as a certified education provider.
• Event Venues (Atelier 3.0, City, Medienhaus) Rental of three fully equipped event venues in central Frankfurt: Atelier 3.0 (up to 250 persons), City (up to 200 persons), and Medienhaus (up to 150 persons).

Quantifiable outcome

• Events for groups of 8 to 250 persons

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Cookionista: German cooking school offering hands-on courses, corporate events, and gift vouchers in a comparable DACH-market positioning; direct overlap in target customer (culinary enthusiasts, corporate groups) and product mix.
• L'Atelier des Chefs: Paris-founded cooking school operating hands-on chef-led classes and corporate team-building events across multiple locations; comparable consumer + corporate + in-person model with a similar chef-network brand promise.
• Kochschule Teubner: Long-established German cooking school offering themed culinary courses, professional training, and corporate events; overlaps in product mix, German-market target customer, and chef-led format.
• Ballymaloe Cookery School: Ireland-based residential and short-course cooking school teaching international cuisines led by professional chefs; comparable chef-led consumer education with multi-format (short courses, professional training) offerings.
• Leiths School of Food and Wine: London cooking school offering recreational courses, professional culinary diplomas, and corporate events; highly comparable dual-track consumer/professional education business with strong chef-instructor brand.
• Hiltl Cooking Studio: Zurich-based cooking school attached to the Hiltl restaurant brand, offering themed classes and corporate events; comparable Swiss-DACH positioning with consumer classes plus private/corporate functions.

Emerging players

• Cozymeal: Online marketplace aggregating in-person cooking classes, team-building events, and culinary experiences across many markets; an emerging aggregator/competitor in the same consumer and corporate cooking-experience category.

Broad incumbents

• Sur La Table: US-based specialty cookware retailer historically operating a national chain of in-store cooking class programs; broader incumbent whose cooking-class business overlaps with Genussakademie's consumer course model, though retail and reach are far larger.
• Institute of Culinary Education (ICE): Large US career-focused culinary school offering both professional diploma programs and recreational consumer classes; comparable dual consumer/professional education model with much broader scale and brand recognition.

Regional players

• The Chef & The Cook: Catering and private chef services operator with cooking class offerings in another geography; comparable culinary-event business but operates in a different market than Frankfurt.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/genussakademieffm
• Instagraminstagram.com/genussakademie
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/die-genussakademie-frankfurt-k-c-e-marketing-gmbh

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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