Foodstudio

What Foodstudio does

Foodstudio Kitchen OÜ is an Estonian food company headquartered at Telliskivi 60a/7 in Tallinn's Telliskivi Creative City, operating two distinct, integrated business lines under the FoodStudio brand. The first is a packaged consumer-goods line producing restaurant-quality, ready-to-use broths (chicken, beef, vegetable) and a broad sauce range (bechamel, chanterelle, lemon, pepper, cheese, minced-meat, coconut curry, red wine, demi-glace, brown gravy, green-pepper, porcini and basil salad dressing) — all gluten- and lactose-free, made from organic and locally sourced raw materials, and sold through eight major Estonian retail chains (Selver, Kaubamaja, Rimi, Stock, Coop, Solaris, Maxima, Delice) as well as directly to HoReCa customers (under a separate sub-brand site at petfood.foodstudio.ee, an emerging pet-broth line is also in development with EU grant support).

The second business line is a culinary-studio experience venue in Telliskivi, hosting team-building events, corporate functions, private dining, cooking classes, blind dinners and 11 distinct event packages for groups of up to 54 guests; it is Green Key-certified and uses Alexela green electricity. The company was originally founded in 2009 by executive chef Indrek Kivisalu (a former personal chef to two Estonian presidents) and gourmet Helgor Markov as informal cooking evenings among friends, was formalised in Tallinn, and relocated to the larger Telliskivi Creative City site in 2022. Day-to-day operations are now led by head chef Jaan Liiv (who trained five years under Kivisalu), operations manager Rainis Pajumäe, CEO Jana Koppel (sales and marketing), production/procurement lead Amanda Sankmann, export manager Kadi Askileiskiri, product manager Maru Metspalu, and quality specialist Christopher Saage.

Revenue is generated through wholesale packaged-food sales (retail and HoReCa channels) on a quote-based model with no publicly disclosed pricing, and through bespoke event fees for studio bookings. The company has cumulatively received approximately €1.76 million in EU/Enterprise Estonia grants between 2014 and 2027 for food-industry investment, bioresource valorisation, enterprise development (including pet food) and rural-development modernisation, which have funded equipment, digitalization and sustainability initiatives. The company remains privately held, is not publicly funded by venture capital, and operates with a small (1-10) headcount while serving primarily the Estonian market with nascent Finnish and Swedish landing pages.

Name

Foodstudio

Legal name

Foodstudio Kitchen OÜ

Website

https://foodstudio.ee

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Foodstudio Kitchen OÜ is an Estonian food company that sells restaurant-quality, ready-to-use broths and sauces through Estonian retailers and HoReCa channels while operating a Telliskivi-based culinary studio hosting team-building, corporate and private cooking events for groups up to 54.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Premium Packaged Foods

NAICS

Food Manufacturing (311), Other Food Manufacturing (3119), Food Service Contractors (722310)

SIC

Food And Kindred Products (2000), Miscellaneous Food Preparations & Kindred Products (2090)

akta.pro primary industry

Soups, Broths & Meal Starters (CRADAAAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Canned Soups, Broths & Stews Manufacturing (AFAKACAE), Special-Diet Prepared Meat & Seafood Meals (Low-Sodium, Keto, Gluten-Free) (AFANAFAL), Shelf-Stable/Retort Prepared Meat & Seafood Meals (AFANAFAE)

Keywords

• Premium packaged foods
• Ready-to-use broths
• Culinary cooking events
• Corporate team building
• Specialty sauces

Headquarters

HQ city

Tallinn

HQ country

Estonia

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Packaged Food Products (Broths and Sauces): Foodstudio manufactures and sells packaged broths and sauces through retail chains and HoReCa (hotel/restaurant/catering) channels. Products include chicken broth, beef broth, vegetable broth, and various sauces (Bechamel, pepper sauce, cheese sauce, red wine sauce, coconut curry, etc.)
2. Cooking Experience Events: Foodstudio operates a cooking studio in Telliskivi Creative City, Tallinn, hosting team building events, corporate events, birthdays, cooking classes, blind dinners, and other culinary experiences. They offer packages like cooking together, seasonal menus, gin and food, meeting days, brunch, and room rental.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Foodstudio manufactures and sells a premium line of restaurant-quality, ready-to-use natural broths (chicken, beef, vegetable) and sauces (bechamel, pepper, cheese, mushroom, red wine, coconut curry, demi-glace, etc.) through Estonian retail chains and HoReCa channels. It also operates a culinary cooking studio at Telliskivi Creative City in Tallinn, hosting interactive group cooking events, team building activities, corporate events, private dining, and cooking classes for up to 54 guests.

Product overview

Foodstudio operates two distinct business lines under a unified brand. The first is the FoodStudio Cooking Studio — a private culinary events venue in Telliskivi Creative City, Tallinn, offering 11 event packages including group cooking experiences, team events, cooking classes, and private dining for up to 54 guests. The second is the FoodStudio food products line — a range of premium ready-to-use broths and sauces sold through Estonian retailers (Selver, Rimi, Kaubamaja, Stockmann, Coop, Solaris, Maxima) and directly to HoReCa. The product portfolio includes three broths (chicken, beef, vegetable), and fourteen sauces spanning cream-based sauces (bechamel, chanterelle, lemon, pepper, cheese, minced meat), specialty sauces (coconut curry, red wine, demi-glace, brown gravy, green pepper party sauce, porcini), and a basil salad dressing. All products are characterized as natural, ready-to-use foods made from organic and locally sourced raw materials.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Pet Food: Pet food product line including bone broth for cats and dogs

Products and services

• FoodStudio Cooking Studio (Toidustuudio)

Quantifiable outcome

• Products are ready in 5 minutes - just pour and serve
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers7 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

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Green Key GlobalminorOthers · 1 January 2025Environmental sustainability certification program for businesses committed to environmental responsibility.
• Telliskivi Creative CitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFoodstudio is located in Telliskivi Creative City, which promotes environmentally sustainable solutions, DIY mindset, and strong community sense. The location is easily accessible by foot, bicycle, and public transport.
• Bureau VeritasminorOthersCertification body for quality and compliance standards.
• SedexminorOthersMembership organization for ethical supply chain management.
• PÖFF (Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCultural partnership - PÖFF has organized various events at FoodStudio including jury dinners, partner meetings, and team building activities.
• Kalevi Jalgpalliklubi (Kalev Football Club)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSports partnership - organized team building cooking events for football players.
• IngerminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCultural partnership collaboration.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• Hellemann: Hellemann is an Estonian producer of preserves, sauces, and condiments sold in Estonian retail. It operates in overlapping product categories with Foodstudio (sauces, prepared foods) within the same Estonian market, making it a comparable regional packaged food peer.
• Tartu Mill: Tartu Mill is one of Estonia's largest grain and food companies, producing flours, mixes, and prepared grain-based foods. While focused on grain-based products, it shares Foodstudio's Estonian market presence and retail distribution channels, and represents a comparable scale of Estonian food manufacturer.
• Maratuk: Maratuk is an Estonian producer of natural juices, purées, and related food products, based near Tallinn. It shares Foodstudio's positioning around natural, clean-label, locally-sourced Estonian food products, and competes for similar health-conscious Estonian consumers.

Broad incumbents

• Knorr (Unilever): Knorr is Unilever's global brand for soups, broths, stocks, and sauces, including organic and clean-label sub-lines. It is the most direct incumbent competitor to Foodstudio's broth and sauce range at European scale, with deep grocery distribution and strong consumer brand recognition.
• Sur La Table: Sur La Table operates a chain of cooking schools and culinary experience venues across the US, offering cooking classes, team-building events, and date-night experiences. It is the closest international analogue to Foodstudio's Telliskivi cooking studio business line in terms of experiential format and target customer (group/corporate cooking events).
• Maggi (Nestlé): Maggi is a global leader in broths, bouillons, soups, and cooking sauces sold across Europe. Maggi represents the dominant incumbent in Foodstudio's core product categories, with vastly superior scale, distribution, and marketing resources — a key competitor if Foodstudio expands internationally.

Direct peers

• Salvest: Salvest is a major Estonian food manufacturer of baby food, soups, sauces, and ready meals. It directly competes with Foodstudio in the soup, broth, and sauce category in Estonian retail, and represents a more established scale player in the same product space.
• Saaremaa Lihatööstus: Saaremaa is an Estonian meat processing company producing sausages, deli meats, and meat-based prepared foods. It overlaps with Foodstudio's use of premium meat inputs (organic beef, chicken) and Estonian retail distribution, and competes for shelf space in the protein-based prepared foods category.
• Põltsamaa: Põltsamaa is a well-known Estonian food manufacturer producing jams, juices, sauces, and condiments sold through Estonian retail chains. It is the closest direct domestic analogue to Foodstudio's packaged broths and sauces, competing in the same grocery aisles and HoReCa channels within Estonia.

Emerging players

• Cookery School: Cookery School is a boutique culinary experience and event venue that hosts cooking classes, corporate team-building events, and private dining — directly mirroring Foodstudio's cooking studio format. It represents an emerging play in the same experiential culinary category in a different geography.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xinstagram.com/foodstudio_eesti
• Instagraminstagram.com/foodstudio_broth_sauces
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/foodstudio-telliskivi

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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