Qeet

Name

Qeet

Legal name

Qeet Holding BV

Website

https://qeet.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Utrecht

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Catering Services: Qeet provides food and beverage catering for events (conferences, weddings, corporate parties, borrels, dinners). Pricing is quote-based, calculated over the total order sum (opdrachtsom/reserveringswaarde) including food, beverages, staffing, space rental, and materials. Payment terms include 40% deposit on booking, 40% at 2 months before the event, and final 20% settlement post-event.
2. Event Venue Exploitation: Qeet operates its own event venues (exploitatie locaties) in Utrecht, Noord-Holland, and Zuid-Holland — including De LiK, Sonnenborgh, Fort 5, Bar Stroom, ZES, and Villa van Waning. Revenue is generated through space rental, catering exclusivity, and event management services at these locations.
3. Hospitality Staffing (via Hoogvliegers): Qeet provides hospitality and event personnel (horecamedewerkers, kok, op- en afbouw, gastheren/gastvrouwen) through its partner Hoogvliegers, a NEN-certified staffing agency operating in Utrecht, Noord-Holland, and Zuid-Holland.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Qeet is a Dutch sustainable catering and events company that designs and delivers local, seasonal catering experiences, operates event venues, and supplies hospitality crews for private and corporate events. The company runs across three Dutch provinces (Utrecht, Noord-Holland, Zuid-Holland) and is structured around three pillars: Catering, Locaties (Venues), and Crew (Hospitality Staffing). It focuses on hyper-short supply chains (max 30 km) and partners with a network of more than 30 local makers and producers.

Product overview

Qeet is a catering and event management company operating as a unified service offering across three core pillars: catering, locations, and crew. The catering service provides locally sourced, seasonal, and plant-based food for events throughout Utrecht, Noord-Holland, and Zuid-Holland. The locations service manages and provides access to a portfolio of event venues including self-operated locations (exploitatie), preferred partner venues, and partner venues across the Netherlands. The crew service delivers professional hospitality staffing through its partner Hoogvliegers. Together, these three interconnected services enable Qeet to deliver complete event experiences with local impact and B Corp certified sustainability.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Qeet Catering

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduces food kilometers from average 30,000 to max 30 km per meal
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

21 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• HoogvliegerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHoogvliegers is a NEN-certified staffing agency providing hospitality personnel (horecamedewewerkers, bar staff, hosts, setup/teardown staff, cooks) to Qeet. The partnership covers Qeet's three operating regions (Utrecht, Noord-Holland, Zuid-Holland). Hoogvliegers operates its own app for shift management, training, and payroll, and recruits staff for flexible/gig work at events. Qeet directs clients to Hoogvliegers for staffing needs, and Hoogvliegers supplies crew exclusively for Qeet events.
• YespersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerYespers produces fruit juices with a social and circular mission, made at Total Value Factory in Den Haag where people with a distance to the labor market are employed. Empty bottles are collected by Qeet and returned to PAKT in Woerden for refilling. Yespers juices are served at Qeet events.
• Bakkerij MAMAminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBakkerij MAMA in Zwanenburg supplies artisanal breads and pastries to Qeet Noord-Holland. Uses only flour, water, and salt with no additives. All organic stone-milled flour sourced from Dutch mills. Owner Karel Goudsblom transitioned from being an artist to a baker.
• Gulpener (Brouwerij Gulpener)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGulpener is the only Dutch brewer using 100% local (Dutch) ingredients and operates Europe's most sustainable brewery. Their beer byproducts (bierbostel) are used for bread or animal feed. Qeet serves Gulpener beers (pilsner, korenwolf, zwarte ruiter 0.0) at events across all three regions. Also partner in the 'Goede Gast' blonde beer.
• Goede Gast (Brouwerij Breugem x Gulpener x Qeet)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGoede Gast is a blonde beer co-created by Patrick Breugem (social brewer), Gulpener (sustainable brewery), and Derek Walsh (Dutch beer sommelier). Made with spelt from Limburg farmers and hops from social farm De Eerste Wijk. Qeet serves it at events as a brand-aligned product.
• LocalTea (Johan, Zundert)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocalTea grows winter-hardy tea plants in Zundert, Netherlands. From cultivation to harvest to processing, everything is done locally with zero pesticides or fertilizer. The tea is 96% less CO2-intensive than imported tea, saves 99% energy and 96.96% water vs. conventional tea. Served at Qeet events.
• De Dubbeldoel Burger (biologische dubbeldoelkoe)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerA burger made from biological dual-purpose cattle (dairy cows also used for beef after their dairy career), sourced from farms on the border of Utrecht and Zuid-Holland. Dual-purpose beef has up to 80% lower environmental footprint than conventional supermarket beef. Certified SKAL organic.
• Breugem BierminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBreugem Bier is a social enterprise brewery in Amsterdam's Houthavens. As an SROI-certified company, it employs people with a distance to the labor market. Served at Qeet events in Noord-Holland. Also partner in Breugem Meeting Point (Qeet-operated venue).
• Blooms out of the BoxminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBlooms out of the Box delivers plants in FSC-certified wooden BloomsBox packaging (packaging is the pot — zero waste). Made from recycled materials at an energy-neutral facility in Utrecht. Plants are assembled by people with a distance to the labor market. Used on Qeet buffet and standing tables.
• De CliqueminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDe Clique collects organic waste (coffee grounds, food scraps) from Qeet events using electric vehicles. Waste is taken to a composting facility where oyster mushrooms are grown and turned into products (e.g., oyster mushroom bitterballen and zwamcijzen). Creates a circular supply chain for Qeet's food waste.
• Fungi FactoryminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFungi Factory grows oyster mushrooms on locally available waste streams (coffee grounds, wood shavings). Produces vegetarian oyster mushroom bitterballen served at Qeet events. 100% vegetarian, locally produced on 4.6 km food miles. Qeet provides the coffee grounds; Fungi Factory provides the mushrooms for circular food products.
• Utrechtse Stadshoning (Remco, Stadsboerderij Eilandsteede)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal urban beekeeper Remco produces raw, unprocessed honey from hives at Stadsboerderij Eilandsteede in Utrecht. Honey is used in Qeet dishes. The beekeeping supports urban biodiversity.
• Bloemenweide Boerderij (Montfoort)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBloemenweide Boerderij in Montfoort grazes cows on herb-rich pastures, producing rich, creamy brie from their milk. A short farm-to-table supply chain. Their brie is served at Qeet borrels, lunches, and dinners.
• Utregse Kaas / Oude Gracht KaasminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTraditional Utrecht cheese (Utregse kaas, also called Oude Gracht kaas) made from milk of local farmers around Utrecht and the Green Heart of the Netherlands. Aged 52 weeks, with protein crystals and a piquant, sweet aftertaste. Food miles: approximately 15 km. Served at Qeet events.
• Wijngaard Aan de Breede BeekminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAward-winning vineyard (Beste Wijngaard 2019) in Nijkerk, Gelderland, producing still wines and secco from Muscaris grapes. Two hectares, producing since 2010. Qeet serves their Blanco Secco Collection 2020 at events. Food miles: 28 km.
• Betuws WijndomeinminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocated in Edrichem, Betuws Wijndomein produces artisanal Dutch wines and HopHout Thee, an alcohol-free sparkling tea cuvée aged on wine barrels. Awarded 'Beste wijngaard over de jaargangen 2017-2018-2019' by Wijnkeuring van de Lage Landen. Food miles: 27 km. Served at Qeet events.
• Roze BunkerminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRoze Bunker produces artisanal fruit syrups from real fruit and fresh herbs, rescuing berries from waste streams and using citrus from peel to juice. Empty bottles are reused as glassware. Served at Qeet events as a lemonade bar. Food miles: 60 km (Noord-Holland).
• Breugem Meeting PointminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBreugem Meeting Point is the tasting room and event space adjacent to Breugem Bier brewery in Amsterdam. Qeet operates it as an exploitation venue (exploitatie locatie) for events, offering catering with their own vegetarian, local food. Social enterprise with SROI mandate.
• KRNWTR+ / Zereau DrinksminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerKRNWTR+ provides filtered and carbonated water taps at Qeet events, eliminating the need for single-use plastic bottles. Water is chilled and filtered on-site, with optional flavor enhancers. Reduces CO2 emissions from bottled water transport. Zero food miles for water.
• KEEN Coffee (Jaguara, Familie Garcià)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerKEEN Coffee sourced the Jaguara coffee beans from Familie Garcià's plantation in Brazil, with a 100% transparent trade chain. KEEN researches CO2 and water reduction on the plantation with MVO Nederland. Served at Qeet events. Transparency about origin and fair pricing for farmers.
• Stichting PAKT (Woerden)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStichting PAKT in Woerden handles bottle rinsing and refilling for Yespers juice bottles after use at Qeet events, completing the circular economy loop. PAKT is a social enterprise.

Scale indicators3 records

Regional players

• De Vries Catering: Established Dutch event and corporate catering company serving clients across the Netherlands. Comparable to Qeet in event catering model and Dutch market focus, though at a different scale and positioning.
• Bouwmeester Catering: Netherlands-based catering company with strong presence in the Randstad region, focused on corporate and private events. Comparable to Qeet in event catering size and regional focus, though without Qeet's explicit sustainability positioning.
• Kroon Catering: Dutch catering and event services company based in the Randstad, serving corporate and private events. Comparable to Qeet in B2B event catering profile and Randstad geographic focus.

Direct peers

• Albron: Major Dutch facility-based foodservice and event catering company serving corporate, government, education, and leisure clients. Comparable to Qeet in B2B event catering and venue operations, at significantly larger scale.
• Vermaat: One of the largest Dutch contract catering and event hospitality providers, operating restaurant, event, and venue concepts. Directly competes with Qeet in corporate and institutional catering across the Netherlands.
• Hutten: Dutch catering and hospitality company serving corporate, healthcare, and event clients across the Netherlands. Directly comparable to Qeet in B2B event catering and venue-adjacent services, though larger scale and broader menu positioning.
• Appél: Dutch catering and hospitality group focused on corporate, healthcare, and event catering with a strong hospitality and venue-service portfolio. Comparable to Qeet in event catering and venue management across the Netherlands.
• D&B The Facility Group: Dutch hospitality and facility services group providing event catering, venue staffing, and hospitality services across the Netherlands. Closely comparable to Qeet's three-pillar model (catering + staff + venues).

Broad incumbents

• Compass Group (Netherlands): Global contract foodservice and support services company with a strong Dutch presence in corporate, institutional, and event catering. Broad incumbent operating at significantly larger scale than Qeet.
• Sodexo (Netherlands): Global foodservice and facilities management company with a large Dutch operation covering corporate, education, and event catering. Broad incumbent in the same space; Qeet competes against its event and premium catering offerings.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/QeetNL
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/qeetnederland

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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