{"id":44507,"date":"2019-10-29T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-10-28T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/techma.bakertilly.es\/apeteat-servicio-de-comida-online-para-oficinas\/"},"modified":"2025-03-12T11:48:02","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T10:48:02","slug":"apeteat-servicio-de-comida-online-para-oficinas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techma.bakertilly.es\/en\/apeteat-servicio-de-comida-online-para-oficinas\/","title":{"rendered":"APETEAT: ONLINE FOOD SERVICE FOR OFFICES"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">ApetEat is a start up selected to participate in Lanzadera, the accelerator of Mercadona's Juan Roig's dueling, has just <a href=\"https:\/\/techma.bakertilly.es\/en\/sale-of-companies\/\">sell<\/a> part of its equity in a \u20ac1M financing round. The company has been backed by new investors such as Spanish investment funds Big Sur Ventures and All Iron Ventures.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The so-called<em> food delivery\/food-tech<\/em> is a growing segment. However, its potential in B2B has not yet been fully exploited. Even so, corporate finance is reporting some movement in the B2B market.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"QUIEN_ES_APETEAT\"><\/span>WHO IS APETEAT<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Companies are increasingly demanding healthy food for their employees, and while meal delivery platforms have become commonplace, no major player has yet to disrupt the daily meal segment.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-55321 size-full\" title=\"APETEAT\" src=\"https:\/\/techma.bakertilly.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/APETEAT.png\" alt=\"APETEAT\" width=\"364\" height=\"138\" srcset=\"https:\/\/techma.bakertilly.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/APETEAT.png 364w, https:\/\/techma.bakertilly.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/APETEAT-300x114.png 300w, https:\/\/techma.bakertilly.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/APETEAT-18x7.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 364px) 100vw, 364px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This changed with the arrival <a href=\"https:\/\/www.apeteat.es\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ApetEat<\/a>a <strong>firm specialising in office catering services<\/strong> which wants to lead the lunch service for companies that want to take care of their employees through food.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">To this end, it has a <strong>online service<\/strong>known as <em>Lunch As A Benefit<\/em>The company has built a solid model that combines high quality food with the flexibility of delivery platforms.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It was founded in 2015 but did not start operating until September 2016. In these three years it has served more than 250,000 lunches in more than 2,000 companies.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It helps them to take care of their employees through food, thereby improving their reputation and the performance of their workers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It also contributes to creating a Mediterranean product that allows them to eat healthy, balanced and varied food in the office, as a nutritionist is in charge of preparing the recipes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Of course, among the different dishes you can also find food for allergy sufferers, vegetarians and vegans.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It should be noted that last year it closed the year with a growth of more than 250% and a turnover of almost \u20ac1M.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"NUEVOS_INVERSORES_PARA_CRECER\"><\/span>NEW INVESTORS FOR GROWTH<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In order to reinforce its expansion and growth strategy, Apeteat has recently taken on <strong>1M\u20ac<\/strong> in a financing round in which it has sold part of its equity stakes to new investors, including Spanish investment funds <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bigsurventures.es\/es\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Big Sur Ventures<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.alliron.vc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">All Iron Ventures<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">These two new partners have taken joint control between 10% and 15% of the company.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In this way, it intends to establish itself in the Spanish market and strengthen its sales and technology teams.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">At the moment, the company has a team of 25 people. It only operates in Madrid, but plans to start operating in Barcelona and Valencia in a few months, and then move on to other European countries.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"OTRAS_OPERACIONES_RELEVANTES_DEL_SECTOR\"><\/span>OTHER RELEVANT OPERATIONS IN THE SECTOR<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"VENVIROTECH_BIOTECHNOLOGY\"><\/span>VENVIROTECH BIOTECHNOLOGY<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It is a <strong>biotech company producing environmentally biodegradable and human-compatible bioplastics<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Follow three basic principles to achieve this:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Use of bacteria to produce bioplastics<\/li>\n<li>Transforming bioplastic into sustainable packaging<\/li>\n<li>Feeding of bacteria with organic waste<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Recently, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.venvirotech.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">VEnvirotech Biotechnology<\/a> has raised <strong>2M\u20ac<\/strong> for its growth in its first round of financing.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"CUBIQ_FOODS\"><\/span>CUBIQ FOODS<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cubiqfoods.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cubiq foods<\/a> <strong>develops and produces cultured fat from animal cells that are tailored to the needs of industrial customers<\/strong>It has a unique technology to address the need to find an affordable alternative to questionable ingredients such as palm oil.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In its latest round of financing, it has raised <strong>12M\u20ac, <\/strong>The company will use these funds to continue its expansion by setting up an R&amp;D laboratory and opening new production plants.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Apeteat, which specialises in office meal delivery services, has sold part of its shares to new investors for \u20ac1m. 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