Fruit- En Groentehal Eyserhalte B.v.

What Fruit- En Groentehal Eyserhalte B.v. does

Fruit- En Groentehal Eyserhalte B.v. (DBA: Eyserhalte) is a family-owned Dutch delicatessen founded in the early 1990s and headquartered in a former apple cold-storage building in Eys, South Limburg. The business originated in the Leclercq family fruit orchard in the 1980s and evolved into an artisanal delicatessen with house-made preserved jars (weckpotten), sauces, jams, and dressings prepared daily in an on-site professional kitchen, alongside a curated assortment of olive oils, balsamic vinegars, charcuterie (including authentic Spanish Jamón Ibérico via partner Iberico Fino), artisan cheeses, and fresh and processed truffles sourced from Limburg, Italy, Hungary, and France.

The company operates a hybrid physical-and-digital retail model: a brick-and-mortar store with an attached lunch restaurant (Tuesday through Sunday, walk-in) and terrace overlooking the Limburg hills, plus a Shopify-powered e-commerce webshop that ships to the Netherlands, Belgium, and Germany (free shipping from €100 order value). The product portfolio spans 246 SKUs priced from €3.95 to €350, including a growing gift-package category (e.g., Italia Box, Limburgs Streekpakket, Borrelbox). In 2020, Eyserhalte launched Truffière Eyserhalte, planting truffle-inoculated trees on former orchard land in partnership with Bodensee Truffle Company and truffle expert Judith Evenaar, with first harvest projected in 5-6 years and an associated truffle-hunting experience led by a trained Hungarian Vizsla dog (Gaya).

Eyserhalte serves three primary customer personas: discerning food enthusiasts and gourmets purchasing artisanal products, gift buyers seeking premium regional or themed packages, and a smaller cohort of restaurants/hospitality buyers sourcing fresh truffles. The company holds Cittaslow ambassadorship for Gulpen-Wittem and has received recurring national Dutch media coverage. It is privately held with no external funding, no parent company, and no disclosed revenue. The primary revenue drivers are unit-priced retail product sales and on-site lunch service; no subscription model is offered.

Name

Fruit- En Groentehal Eyserhalte B.v.

Legal name

Fruit-En Groentehal Eyserhalte B.v.

Website

https://eyserhalte.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Eyserhalte is a family-owned South Limburg delicatessen selling house-made weckpotten, sauces, jams, dressings, premium oils, charcuterie, cheeses, fresh truffles, and gift packages through its physical store in Eys, an on-site lunch restaurant, and a Shopify webshop shipping across the Netherlands, Belgium, and Germany.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Foods / Delicatessen

NAICS

Other Specialty Food Retailers (44529), Mayonnaise, Dressing, and Other Prepared Sauce Manufacturing (311941)

SIC

Miscellaneous Food Preparations & Kindred Products (2090), Canned, Frozen & Preservd Fruit, Veg & Food Specialties (2030), Canned, Fruits, Veg, Preserves, Jams & Jellies (2033)

akta.pro primary industry

Farmstead & Local Artisan Food Markets (Retail Shops) (CRAHAGAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

Specialty & Artisanal Online Food Marketplaces (AFAIAMAG), Specialty Food & Beverage Delivery (organic, gourmet, dietary) (CRAFAFAG), Olive Oil, Vinegar & Condiment Specialty Stores (CRAHAGAJ)

Keywords

• Artisan delicatessen
• Specialty food retail
• Truffle products
• Gift packages
• Regional food products

Headquarters

HQ city

Eys

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Retail Product Sales: Sale of artisanal delicatessen products including house-made weckpotten (preserved jars), sauces, jams, dressings, charcuterie, cheeses, oils, vinegars, and truffles through the physical store and e-commerce webshop.
2. On-site Restaurant/Lunch: Lunch service offered Tuesday through Sunday from the on-site kitchen, serving dishes prepared with local products and international delicacies. No reservations required; walk-in service.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Eyserhalte is a family-owned South Limburg delicatessen producing and curating house-made weckpotten (preserved jars), sauces, jams, and dressings alongside premium olive oils, balsamic vinegars, charcuterie, fresh and processed truffles, artisan cheeses, and curated gift packages. It operates a physical storefront in Eys (Wittemerweg 2), a Shopify-powered e-commerce webshop shipping to the Netherlands, Belgium, and Germany, and an on-site lunch restaurant serving Tuesday through Sunday.

Product overview

Eyserhalte is a delicatessen company in South Limburg, Netherlands, operating as both a physical store and e-commerce platform. The core offering consists of home-made preserved foods (weckpotten, sauces, jams, dressings), premium oils and vinegars (olive oil, balsamic), charcuterie (Spanish ham, Iberico), fresh and processed truffles, and regional products from Limburg, Italy, and Spain. The product portfolio also includes artisan cheeses, gift packages (Italy Box, Limburg packages, appetizer boxes), and a truffle grove experience (Truffière). The company offers lunch service and truffle hunting experiences. Products are sold through their Shopify-powered webshop with shipping across the Netherlands, Belgium, and Germany.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Weckpotten (Preserved Jars) Home-made preserved jars prepared in Eyserhalte's own kitchen, filled with rich sauces, spicy flavors, hearty stews, and sweet treats. Sold to consumers via the physical store and webshop.
• Sauzen (Sauces) Home-made sauces including spicy tomato, creamy truffle, and mustard variants, suitable for meat, pasta, or vegetables. Sold to consumers.
• Jams | Confituur Home-made jams prepared with ripe fruit and minimal additives, ranging from classic strawberry and apricot to combinations with herbs or spices.
• Dressings Home-made dressings in fresh, spicy, creamy, and full-flavored varieties made with pure ingredients.
• Olijfolie (Olive Oil) Carefully selected olive oils from top regions in Spain and Italy, ranging from mild Arbequina to robust Picual, available in bottles, cans, and gift packages.
• Balsamico (Balsamic Vinegar) Aged Italian balsamic vinegar with full, sweet-sour taste suitable for salads, grilled vegetables, cheese, or strawberries.
• Charcuterie Charcuterie from artisan producers including Jamón Ibérico, chorizo, fuet, lomo, and fine patés. Sourced via partnership with Iberico Fino.
• Truffelproducten (Truffle Products) Processed truffle products including truffle oil, tapenades, sauces, and pastas.
• Truffels (Fresh Truffles) Fresh black and white truffles of top quality, sourced from Limburg (own and local wild), Italy, Hungary, and France.
• Limburgse Producten (Limburg Products) Regional Limburg products including home-made preserved jars and jam, local cheese, sausage, and wine.
• Italiaanse Producten (Italian Products) Italian artisan products including pastas, risotto rice, olive oil, truffle products, and refined sauces.
• Spaanse Producten (Spanish Products) Spanish products including Jamón Ibérico (including Bellota grade, sliced fresh to order), chorizo, olive oil, paté, and curated gift packages, supplied via the Iberico Fino partnership.
• Kaas (Cheese) Artisan cheeses including Tomme de Savoie, Comté aged 24 months, and OG Kristal aged cheese.
• Pakketten (Gift Packages) Curated gift packages containing selected delicacies ranging from Spanish ham and olive oil to home-made preserved jars and fine cheeses, positioned for gifting or personal enjoyment.
• Bolognese Saus (Bolognese Sauce) Home-made Bolognese sauce prepared with care following a traditional recipe, rich with quality minced meat, tomatoes, vegetables, and herbs.
• Truffel Mayonaise (Truffle Mayonnaise) Luxury truffle mayonnaise made with real summer truffle and truffle oil, with a creamy texture and deep, earthy flavor.
• Eysersterk Zuurvlees Traditional Limburg beef stew following the family recipe of Mrs. Leclercq, made with tender Black Angus beef slowly stewed in a sweet-sour sauce with onions, herbs, and apple syrup.
• Eyserhalte Italia Box Grande Large Italian gift package featuring a selection of premium Italian delicacies.
• Eyserhalte Italia Box Piccola Small Italian gift package featuring a selection of Italian delicacies.
• Cadeau Pakket Mooiste van Limburg Gift package featuring the best of Limburg regional products.
• Limburgs Streekpakket Limburg regional gift package featuring local delicacies from the Heuvelland region.
• Eyserhalte Heuvel & Ham Borrelbox Appetizer box featuring ham and delicacies from the hills.
• Eyserhalte Gran Reserva Borrelbox Premium appetizer box featuring Gran Reserva quality products.
• Truffel Aperitief Kit – TartufLanghe Truffle aperitif kit featuring TartufLanghe products.
• Lunch Service Walk-in lunch service available Tuesday through Sunday featuring dishes prepared with local products and international delicacies in the on-site kitchen with terrace views.
• Truffière Eyserhalte (Truffle Orchard Experience) Truffle orchard and truffle hunting experience located on-site, featuring a trained Hungarian Vizsla truffle dog (Gaya) and owner André Leclercq as guide.

Quantifiable outcome

• Products shipped within 1 business day

Named customers2 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

Five partnerships are on record, tiered supporting and core.

• Kunrader SteengroevesupportingOthers · 1 January 2020Provided limestone for the truffière project. 100 tons of limestone from the Kunrader Steengroeve was added to enrich the soil for the truffle orchard. A representative from the quarry introduced André Leclercq to Judith Evenaar's truffle expertise.
• Judith Evenaar (Truffelgaard Wageningen)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Truffle expert from Wageningen who has conducted research on finding truffles under the Dutch rivers. Her knowledge helped establish that truffles grow wild in the region and that the soil at Eyserhalte is suitable for truffle cultivation. Her expertise was instrumental in developing the Truffière Eyserhalte.
• Bodensee Truffle Company (Specialized Truffle Grafting Company)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020A specialized company from the Bodensee region with 12 years of experience grafting truffle fungus onto oak, beech, and hazelnut seedlings. Successfully established truffle orchards in Germany, Sweden, and Austria. Their first major project in the Netherlands focused on the black autumn truffle at Eyserhalte. Trees were planted in November 2020.
• Iberico FinocoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCollaboration with Iberico Fino brings authentic Spanish delicacies to Eyserhalte's assortment. Products include authentic Jamón Ibérico (including Bellota grade, sliced fresh to order), olives, olive oil, artisanal sausages, and other Spanish specialties. Available in-store and via the webshop.
• Cittaslow Gulpen-WittemsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerEyserhalte serves as Cittaslow ambassador for Gulpen-Wittem municipality, representing the Cittaslow philosophy of quality over speed, respect for nature and landscape, and working with local, artisanal products.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Sabatino Tartufi: US-based truffle products company selling truffle oils, sauces, honey, salt and preserved truffles via retail and wholesale. Comparable in product mix to Eyserhalte's truffle-derived SKUs (mayonnaise, tapenades, balsamic) and represents a benchmark for branded truffle specialty products sold through multiple channels.
• Tartuflanghe: Italian truffle and specialty food producer from Piedmont offering fresh truffles, truffle sauces, oils and gift kits (already carried by Eyserhalte in its Truffel Aperitief Kit). Comparable in assortment, premium positioning, and gift-pack format.
• Neal's Yard Dairy: London-based specialist cheesemonger and maturing affineur focused on British and European farmhouse cheeses, with on-site retail and wholesale. Comparable to Eyserhalte in its specialty cheese category and curated retail experience built around artisanal provenance.
• La Fromagerie: London specialty cheese and fine food retailer with on-site dining and a strong gift/hampers offering. Comparable to Eyserhalte in combining retail, in-store food service, and curated gift packages around an artisanal cheese-led assortment.
• De Kaaskamer: Amsterdam-based specialty cheese and delicatessen shop offering curated artisan cheeses, charcuterie, wines, and accompaniments. Comparable to Eyserhalte as a Dutch specialty food retailer emphasizing artisanal provenance, in-store tasting, and a curated premium assortment — though focused on cheese rather than the broader house-made/truffle assortment.
• Urbani Tartufi: Italian truffle specialist producing fresh truffles, preserved truffle products, oils, sauces and condiments for retail and foodservice globally. Directly comparable to Eyserhalte's truffle product and fresh-truffle categories, and a model for what a vertically integrated truffle brand can scale into.

Emerging players

• Pit&Pit: Dutch online specialty retailer focused on organic, natural, and specialty foods and pantry products with home delivery across the Netherlands. Comparable as a Dutch specialty food D2C player competing for the same premium/conscious-consumer wallet as Eyserhalte, though focused on organic rather than artisanal house-made.

Broad incumbents

• Dille & Kamille: Dutch multi-store lifestyle and specialty retailer with deep assortment across home, pantry and specialty foods. Comparable as a Dutch specialty food/gift retailer with broader reach and multiple locations — a larger-scale template that overlaps with Eyserhalte's gift and regional specialty assortment.

Others

• Bodensee Truffle Company: Specialized European truffle-grafting company (oak, beech, hazel) that established truffle orchards across Germany, Sweden, Austria and the Netherlands — including Eyserhalte's. Comparable as the upstream enabling partner for cultivated truffle supply and as an adjacent participant in the European truffle value chain.
• Iberico Fino: Dutch importer and specialist retailer of authentic Spanish Jamón Ibérico, olives, oils, and charcuterie — currently a Channel Partner to Eyserhalte. Comparable in Spanish charcuterie/pantry specialty and a benchmark for category-specialist D2C positioning in the Benelux market.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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