Stella Marina

What Stella Marina does

Stella Marina is a single-location Italian restaurant (Ristorante) operating in the Berlin Lichtenrade district of Germany, owned and operated by VCC Gastronomie GmbH. The business has approximately 34 years of operating history and serves authentic Cucina-Italiana including pizzas, pasta dishes, traditional specialties such as Saltimbocca alla Romana, and a full beverage program spanning Italian wines, aperitifs, and liqueurs. The restaurant employs 16 people and operates daily from 12:00 to 22:00, with a seated capacity of approximately 50 persons indoors plus an additional 50 in the garden terrace, for a total of 100 persons. Management consists of chef Agim Djemailji, who oversees food preparation, and Fuat Duetto, who serves as the primary contact person.

The business model is traditional dine-in service with a secondary private event hosting line. Revenue is generated through one-time in-person transactions for food and beverage at standard menu prices, plus quote-based pricing for private celebrations and corporate events accommodating up to 100 guests. The company relies on word-of-mouth, a 34-year base of regular customers ("Stammgäste"), a static marketing website at stella-marina.de, and local neighborhood discovery for customer acquisition. There is no mobile application, no e-commerce channel, no third-party delivery integration, and no proprietary technology platform — operations are entirely brick-and-mortar with no digital infrastructure beyond the website.

The company has no external funding, no institutional investors, and operates as a privately held German limited liability company (GmbH). It has no expansion beyond the single Berlin Lichtenrade location, no documented partnerships of strategic significance beyond the legal operating entity relationship with VCC Gastronomie GmbH, and no online presence beyond the basic website. The customer base is concentrated in the immediate Berlin Lichtenrade neighborhood, with the business positioned as a long-standing, community-oriented neighborhood Italian restaurant rather than a scaling enterprise.

Name

Stella Marina

Legal name

VCC Gastronomie GmbH

Website

https://stella-marina.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Stella Marina is a traditional Italian restaurant in Berlin Lichtenrade, Germany, operated by VCC Gastronomie GmbH. The single-location, 100-seat establishment serves authentic Cucina-Italiana to local families and hosts private events, employing 16 people across approximately 34 years of continuous operation.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Dine-in Restaurant Service: Revenue from serving Italian cuisine including pizzas, pasta dishes, and specialty dishes like Saltimbocca alla Romana to dine-in customers. Customer payments for food and beverages consumed on premises.

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Stella Marina is a single-location Italian restaurant (Ristorante) in Berlin Lichtenrade serving traditional Cucina-Italiana cuisine including pizzas, pasta, meat and fish dishes, antipasti, desserts, Italian wines, and liqueurs. It operates daily from 12:00 to 22:00 and additionally rents its indoor room (capacity ~50) and garden terrace (additional ~50) for private celebrations and corporate events.

Product overview

Stella Marina is a single-location Italian restaurant (Ristorante) operating as a unified dining establishment in Berlin Lichtenrade. The restaurant offers a complete Italian dining experience organized into complementary menu categories: Aperitivi (pre-dinner drinks), Antipasti e Insalata (starters and salads), Pasta und Pizza (house specialty including Saltimbocca ala Romana), Carne e Pesce (meat and fish main courses), Dolci e Bevande (desserts and beverages), Vini (Italian wines), and Liquori (digestifs). The menu follows a Cucina-Italiana philosophy emphasizing fresh ingredients (Frischware). Seasonal rotating promotions are offered as add-on specials. The venue also provides private event hosting services for celebrations and corporate events, with indoor capacity of 50 persons and outdoor garden seating for an additional 50 persons.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Italian Restaurant Dining Service

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• VCC Gastronomie GmbHminorOthersLegal entity operating the Ristorante Stella Marina. The company is the registered business entity behind the restaurant operations at Lichtenrader Damm 7, Berlin.

Scale indicators2 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Vapiano: International Italian casual dining chain with German roots serving fresh pasta, pizza, and salads in a sit-down format. Comparable cuisine, service style, and target customer to Stella Marina, though operating at substantially larger scale.
• L'Osteria: German casual Italian restaurant chain with locations across Germany serving pizza, pasta, and wine in a sit-down format. Directly comparable business model and cuisine offering to Stella Marina, scaled across multiple cities.
• Sausalitos: German full-service casual dining chain with a Latin-American/Mediterranean menu, bar program, and event-hosting capabilities. Closely comparable in restaurant format, sit-down service, beverage offering, and target demographic to Stella Marina, though with a different cuisine.
• Hans im Glück: German full-service casual burger restaurant chain with sit-down dining, bar program, and event-hosting capabilities. Closely comparable in restaurant format and German neighborhood footprint to Stella Marina, though with a burger-focused menu.
• Dean & David: German casual dining chain offering fresh bowls, salads, and burgers in a sit-down setting with a beverage program. Comparable full-service format, urban neighborhood footprint, and daily operating window to Stella Marina.

Broad incumbents

• Pizza Hut Germany: Major international Italian-cuisine casual dining and delivery brand with broad German presence. Overlapping cuisine (pizza) and dine-in service model to Stella Marina, though at significantly larger scale and with delivery-led operations.
• Block House: Established German casual-dining steakhouse chain with multiple urban locations. Comparable full-service sit-down model, neighborhood footprint, and event-hosting capacity to Stella Marina, though focused on steak rather than Italian cuisine.
• Maredo: German casual steakhouse chain with a sit-down full-service model and event-hosting capability. Comparable in service style and German urban footprint to Stella Marina, though the menu centers on steak rather than Italian cuisine.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/stella-marina

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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