Les Boîtes Nomades

Name

Les Boîtes Nomades

Legal name

Les Boîtes Nomades

Website

https://lesboitesnomades.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Reusable Food Packaging Services

akta.pro primary industry

Foodservice & Hospitality Waste Services (Non-hazardous, Back-of-house) (EUAIAGAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Catering Equipment, Rentals & Setup (Non-decor) (HSACAGAL)

Keywords

• Reusable food packaging
• Consigned container service
• Zero-waste takeaway
• Circular packaging network
• Deposit return scheme

Headquarters

HQ city

Nantes

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Consigned packaging deposit system: Revenue model based on consignment deposits where consumers borrow reusable boxes from partner merchants. The system operates through consumer accounts with a 'cagnotte' (digital wallet) mechanism. Partner merchants pay to join the network and benefit from the reusable packaging solution. Revenue is generated through deposit fees and network participation fees from restaurant and retail partners.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Les Boîtes Nomades operates a consigned reusable food packaging service for takeaways, restaurant meals, and events across western France. Customers and event organizers borrow durable, sanitized food boxes and trays from a partner merchant network, paying a deposit that is refundable on return to any partner location. The association funds the program through network participation fees paid by professional partners and through the deposit cycle.

Product overview

Les Boîtes Nomades operates a consigned reusable packaging service for the restaurant and food service industry. The company provides a network of partner restaurants, shops, and caterers where consumers can borrow reusable food containers, consume their meals, and return the containers to any partner location. The service also extends to event organizers who can rent reusable dishware. The company maintains a consumer-facing platform for account management and a professional portal for partner establishments. The core product is the consigned box system, supported by an impact tracking system that measures avoided single-use packaging.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Boîte Nomade (consigned reusable food box) Durable, sanitized takeaway food container lent to consumers through a network of partner restaurants and takeaways in Nantes, Angers, and Saint-Nazaire. Customers pay a deposit that is returned when the box is brought back to any partner location, and each box replaces more than 1,000 single-use packages.
• Event dishware rental service Rental of reusable dishware and food containers for events, festivals, weddings, and corporate gatherings in western France, providing a mass-volume alternative to single-use event dishware.
• Partner merchant network enrollment Recurring participation program that onboards restaurants, takeaways, and caterers as drop-off and pick-up points in the deposit-return network, giving them access to the consigned box service for their customers.

Quantifiable outcome

• One Boîte Nomade can replace more than 1000 single-use disposable packaging items
• +1 more outcomes

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

One partnership is on record.

• Collectif IMPECmoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerLes Boîtes Nomades is part of the Collectif IMPEC, a collective working to reduce single-use packaging. The collective has avoided 933,000+ units of single-use packaging in France, demonstrating environmental impact at scale through collaboration among similar initiatives.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves1 record

Regional players

• reCIRCLE: reCIRCLE operates a reusable food container system for takeaways and restaurants in Switzerland. It applies the same consignment-based, multi-merchant return model in a different geography from Les Boîtes Nomades.
• DeliverZero: DeliverZero provides reusable container service for restaurant takeout and delivery in the United States. While geographically separate, it targets the same foodservice single-use packaging problem with a comparable deposit-driven return system.
• Algramo: Algramo is a Chilean reusable packaging platform serving food, personal care, and cleaning brands. It shares the reusable/deposit-driven circular packaging mission but spans multiple product categories rather than focusing solely on foodservice takeaways.

Broad incumbents

• Loop (TerraCycle): Loop, a TerraCycle initiative, offers a global reusable packaging platform with major retail and brand partners. It overlaps with Les Boîtes Nomades on the reusable-packaging thesis but operates at a far larger, brand-and-retailer-focused scale.

Direct peers

• Bumerang: Bumerang provides a reusable takeaway container deposit system for restaurants in Spain. It competes in the same circular packaging niche and shares the merchant-network return-anywhere mechanic that defines Les Boîtes Nomades.
• Vytal: Vytal operates a reusable packaging deposit system for restaurants and takeaway food service across Germany and several other European countries. Its consigned-container network model is the closest analog to Les Boîtes Nomades' approach in the foodservice waste-replacement category.
• Recup: Recup runs a reusable cup and container sharing system used by cafés, restaurants, and event organizers in Germany. The shared, deposit-based circular packaging model directly mirrors Les Boîtes Nomades' Boîte Nomade proposition.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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