What RESTLOS GLÜCKLICH does

RESTLOS GLÜCKLICH is a Berlin-based non-profit educational association (eingetragener Verein / e.V.) founded in 2015 that operates programs on food appreciation, climate-friendly nutrition, and food waste reduction. The organization delivers workshops, community events, corporate team events, and school-based programming for audiences including children, families, and corporate clients, with curriculum content covering sustainable cooking, ingredient knowledge, and waste avoidance. Its core product is a reusable educational curriculum and a portfolio of formats (workshops, events, the RESTLOS Rad mobile activation, neighborhood kitchens such as "Unsere Küche im Quartier Nahariyastraße," and online kitchen sessions), supported by partnerships with foundations and the Berlin Senate (within the Bio-Stadt framework) and co-developed material with the Sarah Wiener Stiftung.\n\nThe association's business model is hybrid and non-commercial in structure. It generates fee revenue from workshops priced at €650–€1,350 per session and corporate engagements with named clients including IKEA, Kaufland, Deutsche Telekom, RaboDirect, BSR, and Bad Heilbrunner, balanced against project-based funding from the Berlin Senate and partner foundations. Distribution is anchored in Berlin — including district-level programs in Spandau, Reinickendorf, and the Friedrichshain neighborhood — with select activities elsewhere in Germany and a Goethe-Institut partnership that opens an international lane. The organization is led by Edith Timm and Karoline Kraft (Vorstand) with supervisory oversight from Mai Vu and Leonie Beckmann (Aufsichtsrat), and operates with a headcount of 11–50.

Name

RESTLOS GLÜCKLICH

Legal name

RESTLOS GLÜCKLICH e.V.

Website

https://restlos-gluecklich.berlin

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

RESTLOS GLÜCKLICH is a Berlin-based non-profit founded in 2015 that delivers workshops, community events, and corporate programs on food appreciation, climate-friendly nutrition, and waste reduction, serving schools, families, and corporate clients across Germany.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sustainability Education and Food Waste Prevention Services

NAICS

Educational Services (611), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Health, Wellness & Lifestyle Noncredit Programs (EDAAAEAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Nutrition, Special Diets & Wellness Cooking (EDAOAKAJ)

Keywords

• Food waste education
• Climate-friendly nutrition
• Sustainability workshops
• Cooking education programs
• Community nutrition projects

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

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, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Corporate Team Events: Paid cooking workshops, theory workshops, action stands, and presentations for companies as team-building and corporate health promotion events
2. Corporate Customer Events: Sustainable customer engagement events for companies focusing on CSR and sustainability
3. Educational Institution Training: Training and professional development for educators and teachers on food appreciation and climate-friendly nutrition
4. Government-Funded Projects: Free educational projects funded by government grants and foundation support for Kitas, schools, and neighborhoods

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

RESTLOS GLÜCKLICH e.V. delivers experiential educational workshops, cooking events, and community projects on food appreciation and climate-friendly nutrition. The organization runs Kitas and school programs, neighborhood projects, corporate team and customer events, educator training, and produces teaching materials, a children's book, and an educational newsletter. Services are anchored by mobile demonstration equipment (Smoothiebike, RESTLOS Rad mobile bicycle kitchen) and processing of rescued food.

Product overview

RESTLOS GLÜCKLICH e.V. is a non-profit educational association (verein) based in Berlin focused on food appreciation and climate-friendly nutrition. Rather than a technology product, the organization offers a portfolio of educational programs and services including: long-term projects (Berliner Ernährungscoaches, VERWENDERISCH teaching materials, Bis auf den letzten Krümel Kita project, gesund & gemeinsam, Prima Klima, Unsere Küche), workshop services (Zero Waste Koch-Workshop, Planetary Health Workshop, Konservierungs-Workshop, Online Kitchen digital workshop), event services (Mitmach-Infostand with Smoothiebike, customer events with show cooking), professional training (Fortbildung for educators), educational media (children's book Benja & Wuse, Krümel-Kit newsletter), and mobile programs (RESTLOS Rad bicycle kitchen, school programs). The organization operates through partnerships with companies (IKEA, Kaufland, Lidl, Deutsche Postcode Lotterie) and is funded by public institutions and private foundations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• RESTLOS Rad: Mobile bicycle kitchen touring Berlin since August 2020, preparing climate-friendly dishes from rescued food.
• Bis auf den letzten Krümel
• VERWENDERISCH
• Zusammen isst man im Mittelpunkt
• Online Kitchen
• Die Berliner Ernährungscoaches
• gesund & gemeinsam
• Prima Klima – Nachhaltiger Kiez

Quantifiable outcome

• 2,000 Berlin elementary school children educated in 2021-2022 through Schulessen project
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Goethe-InstitutcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational cultural institute partnership for educational materials on food appreciation and climate-friendly nutrition, including materials for China-Germany school exchange programs
• KauflandcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerJoint customer action events at retail locations across Germany. Organization conducts interactive action stands at Kaufland stores promoting food rescue and sustainable eating
• Sarah Wiener StiftungcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint project 'Meinem Schulessen auf der Spur!' for Berlin elementary schools exploring the value chain of organic food from farm to school canteen
• Bio-Stadt Berlin (Senatsverwaltung für Umwelt, Mobilität, Verbraucher- und Klimaschutz)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership as part of Berlin Nutrition Strategy to promote regional organic food in school meals
• Berliner Stadtreinigungsbetriebe (BSR)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration for RESTLOS Rad mobile bicycle kitchen project as part of Berlin bio-waste campaign
• Yesil Çember - Ökologisch Interkulturell gGmbHminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for RESTLOS Rad mobile kitchen project promoting intercultural environmental education
• Berliner ErnährungsratminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork partner for LebensMittelPunkt at Haus der Statistik promoting urban sustainable food systems
• Verband der Deutschen Schul- und Kitacaterer e.V. (VDSKC)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork partnership with WO KOMMT DEIN ESSEN HER? project to increase regional organic food in school catering
• Re-Use BerlinminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization for Berlin reuse and sustainability initiatives

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Verbraucherzentrale Bundesverband (vzbv): Federation of German consumer protection agencies that rated RESTLOS GLÜCKLICH's VERWENDERISCH materials 'Sehr gut'. Larger incumbent providing consumer education and policy advocacy, with overlapping nutrition/sustainability education mandate and school-facing materials.
• NABU Berlin (Naturschutzbund): Large German environmental nonprofit with active Berlin chapter delivering environmental and sustainability education in schools and communities. Comparable experiential education methodology, school partnerships, and funding sources (foundation + government grants).
• Umweltbundesamt (UBA) – Bundeszentrum für Ernährung (BZfE): Federal German nutrition education center under BMEL providing nutrition education materials and curricula. Larger incumbent peer on educator training (Fortbildung) and school-facing nutrition materials; RESTLOS GLÜCKLICH operates in adjacent space.

Direct peers

• Tafel Deutschland e.V. Federation of German food banks rescuing surplus food and redistributing to people in need. Peer in the German food-rescue ecosystem with overlapping political engagement (Bündnis Lebensmittelrettung) and parallel educational/public-awareness role on food waste.
• Sarah Wiener Stiftung: German nonprofit foundation focused on food and nutrition education for children and schools, including school garden and 'Mein Schulessen' programs. Direct peer given joint project work with RESTLOS GLÜCKLICH on 'Meinem Schulessen auf der Spur!' and overlapping Kitas/schools target audience.
• Brot für die Welt: German development and relief NGO of the Protestant churches running extensive educational programs in schools on sustainability, global food systems, and consumption. Peer on the educator training (Globales Lernen) channel and educational materials licensed to schools.
• foodsharing e.V. German nonprofit running a food rescue network that saves household and retail food from waste. Peer in the food-waste reduction space, with overlapping Berlin community base, political engagement, and educational mission around surplus food.
• Berliner Ernährungsrat: Berlin-based food council organizing the LebensMittelPunkt and advocating for sustainable urban food systems. Direct peer through formal partnership on the Haus der Statistik community programming and shared neighborhood-level engagement model.
• Slow Food Deutschland e.V. Nonprofit association promoting good, clean, and fair food through education, events, and advocacy. Highly comparable mission of food appreciation and sustainable eating, with shared target audiences of educators, children, and conscious consumers across Germany.
• foodwatch e.V. Berlin-based food policy NGO focused on consumer protection, sustainable agriculture, and food-waste advocacy. Peer on food-system education and political engagement, with similar small Berlin-headquartered nonprofit operating model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCZ4r3wUHCS6_BjjFqQVIdRQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/restlos.gluecklich
• Instagraminstagram.com/restlos_gluecklich

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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