fass sa

What fass sa does

Fass, S.A. is a Spanish privately held company (Sociedad Anónima) founded in 1975 and headquartered in Madrid that operates a portfolio of German-specialty hospitality and food retail businesses. Its core operations include a sit-down restaurant serving traditional German dishes (pork knuckle, Nürnberger sausages, schnitzel) and German draft beers at the Rodríguez Marín location in Madrid; a co-located gourmet specialty food shop selling imported German products; and two bakery-cafés — one in Madrid Montecarmelo (100 meters from the German School Madrid) and one in Valencia (70 meters from the German School Valencia). The company also runs an e-commerce storefront (fassonline.es) delivering German specialty products across Spain and Portugal (excluding the Canary Islands), a professional catering service for corporate events, a Beer Festival / Oktoberfest event organization business with over 90 events completed across the Iberian Peninsula, an online takeaway ordering system, and gift cards for both the shop and restaurant.

Fass makes money through multiple parallel revenue streams: in-restaurant dining with table reservations (€5 per person deposit for weekends and groups of 10+), takeaway orders (minimum €0.01), unit-priced menu items (main courses €18.50–€26.50; draft beers €4.05–€8.45), per-person celebration menus (€30.00–€49.50 for groups of 12+), retail product sales both in-store and online, corporate catering contracts, and event-based beer festival packages. Customer segments include the German expatriate community in Spain, Spanish consumers seeking German cuisine, and corporate clients — particularly German multinational subsidiaries operating in Spain such as Siemens, Bosch, Roche, Mercedes-Benz, Lufthansa, Miele, and MAN, of which 24+ are named. The company has been owner-operated and self-funded since founding, with the only external financial support being European Union NextGenerationEU funding received in 2022 for a photovoltaic installation that reduces warehouse electricity consumption by up to 70%. The technology layer is minimal — a multilingual WordPress website with reservation, takeaway, and online-shop forms, Google Analytics, and GDPR cookie compliance — with no proprietary platform, integrations, or AI capabilities referenced.

Name

fass sa

Legal name

Fass, S.A.

Website

https://fassgrill.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1975

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Fass, S.A. operates four German-specialty hospitality and gourmet food retail locations in Madrid and Valencia, serving the German expatriate community in Spain, Spanish customers seeking authentic German cuisine, and corporate clients through catering and Oktoberfest-style beer events across the Iberian Peninsula.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Madrid

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Restaurant Dining Service: In-restaurant dining with table reservations and walk-in service. The restaurant offers German specialties including pork knuckle, sausages, schnitzel, and draft German beers. Open daily with extended hours on weekends.
2. Takeaway and Online Food Ordering: Takeaway ordering system accessible via the website with scheduled pickup times. Minimum order of €0.01.
3. German Gourmet Retail Products: Sale of German specialty food products including bread, cakes, charcuterie, sausages, fresh dairy, and seasonal items. Available in physical stores and via online shop (fassonline.es) with delivery across Spain and Portugal (excluding Canary Islands).
4. Catering Services: Corporate catering including cocktail canapés, buffets, multi-course gourmet menus, professional food platters, and event planning. Also includes Oktoberfest-style beer festival organization for corporate events.
5. Gift Cards: Gift cards sold for restaurant and shop use, available as 'Tarjeta Regalo Tienda' and 'Tarjeta Regalo Restaurante'.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Fass operates a German-specialty restaurant business in Spain, founded in 1975. Core offerings include in-restaurant dining featuring traditional German dishes (pork knuckle, Nürnberger sausages, schnitzel, German draft beers), takeaway and online food ordering, German gourmet food retail through physical shops and an e-commerce platform (fassonline.es), bakery & café locations in Madrid and Valencia, professional catering services for corporate events, and Oktoberfest-style beer festival organization across the Iberian Peninsula.

Product overview

Fass SA operates a multi-location German specialty restaurant and gourmet food retail business. The core offering is Restaurante Fass, a German restaurant in Madrid serving traditional German cuisine including sausages, pork knuckle (codillo), and German beers. Supporting the restaurant are multiple retail and café locations: the Tienda de Especialidades Alemanas (German specialty shop), Bakery & Café Montecarmelo, and Bakery & Café Valencia. The company also operates an e-commerce platform (fassonline.es) for online sales of German products. Additional services include professional Catering for events, Beer Festival organization (Oktoberfest-style celebrations), Gift Cards, and online Table Reservations and Takeaway ordering systems.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Restaurante Fass The main German specialty restaurant located in Madrid at C/ Rodríguez Marín 84, offering traditional German cuisine including pork knuckle, Nürnberger sausages, schnitzel, and German draft beers. Accommodates parties of 1-16 people with table reservations and walk-in service. Open daily with extended hours on weekends.
• Tienda de Especialidades Alemanas

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 45 years of continuous operation since 1975
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers22 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Duni GroupminorOthersFass sources high-quality single-use table linens from Duni Group, which provides maximum functionality and long-term solutions for recycling, composting, and reuse. Duni is a UN Global Compact member and receives annual Ecovadis Gold sustainability rating. Fass chose this more expensive but sustainable option over fabric tablecloths.
• UN Global Compact (via Duni Group)minorOthersDuni Group is a member of the UN Global Compact, committing to sustainable business practices. Fass benefits indirectly through its sustainable table linen partnership with Duni.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Hofbräuhaus München: Iconic Bavarian beer hall and brewery with dine-in and event operations serving traditional German fare and beer; directly comparable to Fass's restaurant + beer festival model with the same German authenticity positioning.
• Paulaner Bräuhaus: Munich brewery with a global Bräuhaus restaurant franchise offering German beer, traditional dishes, and event hosting; comparable to Fass across dining, brewing, and large-format German-themed events.
• Augustiner-Bräu: Traditional Munich brewery operating its own beer halls and restaurants serving classic German cuisine and beer; closely analogous to Fass's authentic German specialty restaurant model.
• Hacker-Pschorr: Bavarian brewery with associated restaurants serving traditional German fare and beer; comparable to Fass's combination of brewery heritage, restaurant dining, and event hosting.

Broad incumbents

• Grupo Vips: Spanish multi-brand restaurant/café group (Vips, Ginos, Domino's Spain master franchise) operating multiple casual dining concepts across Spain; comparable to Fass as a multi-format Spanish food operator with combined dine-in, retail, and franchised concepts.
• Restalia (100 Montaditos, La Sureña): Spanish casual dining group operating themed restaurant brands across Iberia with strong event and catering dimensions; broadly comparable as a multi-location Spanish restaurant operator targeting similar geographic and demographic segments.
• Sodexo Spain: Major corporate catering and food services operator in Spain serving multinational workplaces and events; comparable to Fass's corporate catering and event segment, though Sodexo operates at vastly greater scale.
• Compass Group Spain: Global contract foodservice and corporate hospitality provider with significant Spanish operations; comparable to Fass's corporate catering and event business from a customer-overlap (multinationals in Spain) perspective.
• Mediterránea de Catering: Spain-based catering company providing corporate and event catering across the Iberian market; comparable to Fass's catering and Oktoberfest-style event operations for corporate and institutional clients.

Others

• Lidl Spain: German-origin supermarket chain operating across Spain, selling German specialty products and baked goods through physical retail and e-commerce; indirectly comparable to Fass's German specialty retail and online shop strategy as another Germany-flavored retail option in Spain.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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