Limcaf B.v.

What Limcaf B.v. does

Limcaf B.v. is a privately held Dutch coffee solutions specialist founded in 1973, operating alongside its trade name vantienen from two locations in Stein (Limburg) and Zeeland (NB). The company functions as an independent dealer of professional coffee machines and related vending equipment from A-brand manufacturers including Nescafé, Douwe Egberts, Venti, JURA, Rancilio, Bravilor, and Egro, complemented by water coolers, milk frothers, vending machines, and soup dispensers.

The core offering is a bundled solution combining hardware (coffee machines for home, business, and hospitality), consumables (coffee blends, tea, dairy products under own labels 10N, Tientime, 1973, and TIEN), and recurring services (preventive maintenance, emergency breakdown response with 4-hour SLA, and authorized JURA service). Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed; customers can purchase or rent machines with full-service contracts. The company operates a webshop for consumable reordering and a physical showroom for product trials.

Limcaf serves multiple business segments including hospitality (horeca), healthcare, sports clubs, offices, industrial, and individual consumers across the southern Netherlands provinces of Brabant, Limburg, and Gelderland. The go-to-market combines direct field sales with personalized consultations, trial placements, and a showroom experience. The company is family-owned with no institutional investors, no funding rounds, and a headcount of 1-10 employees, making it a small regional operator in a mature market.

Name

Limcaf B.v.

Legal name

Limcaf B.v.

Website

https://limcaf.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1973

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Limcaf B.v. is a family-owned Dutch coffee solutions specialist, founded in 1973, that independently distributes coffee machines, vending equipment, and consumables from A-brand manufacturers to businesses, hospitality, and consumers across the southern Netherlands (Brabant, Limburg, Gelderland).

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Office Coffee Services & Vending Equipment

NAICS

Coffee and Tea Manufacturing (311920), Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars (722515)

SIC

Wholesale-Professional & Commercial Equipment & Supplies (5040)

akta.pro primary industry

Coffee, Espresso & Tea Appliances Retail (CRACADAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Coffee (Roasted, Ground, Whole Bean) (CRADAHAG), Specialty Coffee & Tea Retail (Beans, Leaves, Accessories) (CRAHAGAI)

Keywords

• Coffee machine supply
• Office coffee solutions
• Vending equipment distribution
• Coffee maintenance services
• Horeca beverage systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Stein

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Coffee Machine Sales: Sale of new and used coffee machines including volautomaten and halfautomaten for home, business, and hospitality use. Machines sourced from A-brand manufacturers.
2. Coffee and beverage products: Sale of coffee blends (espresso beans, filter coffee, instant coffee) and related products through their webshop. Brands include Simon Lévelt, Douwe Egberts, FrieslandCampina, Pickwick, and own labels (vantienen, Tientime, 10N).
3. Service and maintenance contracts: Preventive maintenance services for coffee machines including the Jura service point. Includes fixed service rates based on machine age and number of preparations. Emergency breakdown service with 4-hour response time.
4. Machine rental/hire: Option to rent coffee machines with full service included, providing fixed monthly costs and hassle-free maintenance for customers.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Limcaf B.v. operates as an independent coffee solutions dealer, supplying professional coffee machines, vending equipment, and coffee/tea consumables from multiple A-brand manufacturers, paired with full-service installation, preventive maintenance, emergency breakdown repair, and flexible rental options. The company serves both business customers (horeca, offices, healthcare, sports clubs, industrial) and individual consumers across the southern Netherlands.

Product overview

Limcaf B.v. operates as a coffee solutions provider alongside vantienen, offering a comprehensive portfolio combining hardware, consumables, and services. The core offering centers on professional coffee machines (from brands including Nescafé, Douwe Egberts, Venti, JURA, Rancilio, Bravilor, and Egro) and vending equipment (Brita, Jaski, Coca Cola, Chocomel, Lattiz, Cup a Soup), complemented by coffee and tea consumables spanning own-label products to premium sub-brands (10N, Tientime, 1973). Services include machine maintenance and repair, a 4-hour emergency breakdown response, authorized JURA service, and an e-commerce webshop platform. Solutions are available for home, business (offices), and hospitality (horeca) sectors, with options to purchase or rent equipment.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• 10N: Premium coffee brand line
• tientime
• 1973
• TIEN

Quantifiable outcome

• 4-hour response time for equipment failures
• +3 more outcomes

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• JURAcoreTechnology or IntegrationJURA is a premium Swiss coffee machine manufacturer. vantienen is an authorized JURA service point in Zeeland, providing maintenance and repairs for JURA machines with a target 2-working-day turnaround.
• NescafécoreTechnology or IntegrationNescafé is a major coffee brand and manufacturer of professional coffee machines distributed through vantienen as an independent dealer.
• Douwe EgbertscoreTechnology or IntegrationDouwe Egberts (DE) is a leading Dutch coffee brand and machine manufacturer partnered with vantienen/limcaf for distribution and service.
• RanciliocoreTechnology or IntegrationRancilio is an Italian espresso machine manufacturer whose products are distributed through vantienen/limcaf.
• BravilorcoreTechnology or IntegrationBravilor is a manufacturer of professional coffee and tea brewing equipment partnered for distribution through vantienen/limcaf.
• EgrocoreTechnology or IntegrationEgro is a manufacturer of professional coffee machines whose products are distributed through vantienen/limcaf.
• 10NcoreTechnology or Integration10N is an own brand of premium coffee offered by vantienen, carrying at least one sustainability certification (RFA, Fairtrade, or Organic).
• TientimecoreTechnology or IntegrationTientime is a premium coffee brand line under vantienen, differentiated as a higher-end offering in their product portfolio.
• VenticoreTechnology or IntegrationVenti is a coffee machine manufacturer whose products are distributed through vantienen/limcaf.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Simon Lévelt: Premium Dutch coffee brand with a workplace/B2B coffee service offering; also an active partner of Limcaf, but competes head-to-head in the same customer verticals.
• Peeze: Dutch coffee roaster and B2B workplace coffee solutions provider, offering machines, coffee, and service to Dutch offices and horeca — directly overlapping Limcaf's model.

Emerging players

• Technivorm Moccamaster: Premium Dutch handbuilt filter-coffee equipment maker with a strong specialty-coffee consumer brand; overlaps Limcaf on the high-end home and small-office machine category.

Broad incumbents

• JDE Peet's (Douwe Egberts): Major Dutch/global coffee company owning the Douwe Egberts and DE brands; supplies both machines and beans to workplaces and competes with dealer-led models via its own professional channel.
• Franke Coffee Systems: Swiss-based manufacturer of professional fully-automatic coffee machines, serving offices, horeca, and convenience retail globally — competing on the equipment side of Limcaf's offering.
• Bravilor: Dutch manufacturer of professional coffee and tea brewing equipment; both a Limcaf partner and a broader market incumbent whose machines compete for the same end customers.
• Nestlé Professional (Nescafé): Global food and beverage giant's out-of-home coffee arm; supplies Nescafé-branded machines to offices and horeca and competes directly for the same B2B coffee machine customers.
• Schaerer (WMF Professional): Swiss manufacturer of professional coffee machines under the WMF/Schaerer umbrella; competes for the same horeca and workplace equipment budgets as the brands Limcaf distributes.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/limcafstein
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/limcaf

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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