apetito AG

About apetito

The apetito AG is a family business founded in 1958 in Rheine and one of the leading European providers of catering solutions. The company produces frozen menus and menu components (Cook & Freeze) as well as chilled meals for daycare centers, schools, businesses, hospitals, senior care facilities, day-care centers, workshops for people with disabilities (WfbM) and meal services such as Meals on Wheels. Production takes place at the company's own production and logistics sites, including Rheine (headquarters) and Emden (COSTA seafood specialties), using deep-freeze processes and packaging in thermoforming, pouch and sealed menu trays. All ingredients are tested in the company's own laboratories for microbiology, nutritional and residue analysis. The group employs 12,796 people and caters to around 1.5 million diners worldwide every day; 2025 revenue was 1.404 billion euros. The offering is complemented by nutrition consulting, the apetito Academy, kitchen equipment technology and the customer portal mein.apetito.

Site

Rheine

Processes

Community catering for daycare centers, schools, businesses, hospitals, senior care facilities,, Meals on Wheels / meal services (own operation and full service), Frozen menus and menu components (Cook & Freeze), chilled menus, Nutrition consulting (nutrition scientists), allergen labeling, diet types, DGE ZERT-KONFORM, apetito Academy: training, seminars, e-learning (on-site, online), Kitchen equipment technology: kitchen equipment, consulting, financing, service (cooperation, Customer portal mein.apetito (ordering, menu planning, payment systems), Retail business with Costa brand (retail)

Materials

Frozen menus (Cook & Freeze), Chilled menus, Organic products (EC Organic Regulation), DGE ZERT-KONFORM meal components, winVitalis

Certificates

DIN EN ISO 9001, DIN EN ISO 9001 (Landhaus Küche), DIN EN ISO 9001 (Menü Service), DIN EN ISO 9001 (Service Center Frankfurt), DIN EN ISO 9001 (Service Center Munich), ASC Chain of Custody Standard, EC Organic Regulation (organic), inspection body ABCERT AG, EMAS Environmental Management, ZNU Standard "Sustainable Business" (Rheine site), FSSC 22000 (meat components), ISO 22000 (frozen menus/components), HACCP (Rheine site), MSC Chain of Custody Standard, Fairtrade Sourced Ingredient (FSI), DIN EN ISO 14001 (COSTA Meeresspezialitäten), IFS Food (COSTA Meeresspezialitäten), ISO 9001, ISO 14001, HACCP, ISO 22000, FSSC 22000, IFS Food

Founded

1958

Employees

12,796 (group

Industries

Community catering, Healthcare / hospitals, Senior care / nursing, Education (daycare centers, schools), Businesses / business catering, Workshops for people with disabilities (WfbM)

1. 01

   Raw material purchasing according to defined quality requirements

2. 02

   Laboratory analysis (microbiology, nutritional values, residues)

3. 03

   Recipe and product range development

4. 04

   Cooking of menus and menu components

5. 05

   Shock freezing or chilling

6. 06

   Packaging in menu trays/pouches

7. 07

   Frozen storage and logistics

8. 08

   Sales and service (customer consulting, nutrition consulting, Academy)

Ingredients & Processes

Sites

Rheine

DE

Headquarters, production and logistics site

Materials

Frozen menus, menu components

• Production kitchens
• Frozen storage
• In-house laboratories (microbiology, nutritional and residue analysis)

Emden

DE

Production (COSTA Meeresspezialitäten GmbH & Co. KG)

Materials

Seafood specialties, fish products

Frankfurt

DE

Service Center

Munich

DE

Service Center

Trowbridge

GB

Production and sales (Apetito Ltd.), new plant announced by 2027

Products

Inside the production

Quality & Certificates

All ingredients are tested in the company's own laboratories for microbiology, nutritional and residue analysis before processing; an integrated quality management system with internal and external audits accompanies the entire product life cycle (QM certification since 1994).