JBR M&A transaction

StarCuisine's shareholders

JBR acted as M&A advisor to StarCuisine's shareholders.

JBR Corporate Finance's deal team consists of:
Caspar van der Geest and Niklas Kaiser.

Author: Caspar van der Geest

Partner
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Starcuisine and Bracamonte Convenient Kitchen strengthen each other through strategic partnership

Bracamonte Convenient Kitchen (BCK) in Weesp, specialist in food to go, has taken a strategic stake in StarCuisine. This will enable both companies to offer better customer solutions and strengthen each other in the convenience market.

Facts and figures

StarCuisine

StarCuisine cooks fresh and high-quality ready meals and meal components for retail and food service.

Founded in 2009, the company is known in the Dutch market for its high-quality and flavorful meals
Over the past 11 years, StarCuisine has built a strong track record through excellent craftsmanship based on the heritage of oriental cuisine
With the strategic partnership and the new branch in Bleiswijk, StarCuisine and BCK aim to leverage StarCuisine's leading position and combine new products, techniques and distribution channels
JBR assisted StarCuisine as M&A advisor throughout the sales process with a targeted market approach

Bracamonte Convenient Kitchen

Bracamonte Convenient Kitchen is a specialist in food to go, producing fresh wraps, sandwiches, poke bowls, yogurts and salads with more than 100 chefs.

Founded in 2004, BCK produces healthy food to go
In 2019, it acquired Sushi Ran to expand its product portfolio
On June 30, 2021, BCK acquired a minority stake in StarCuisine
BCK and StarCuisine continue to operate independently with the ambition of becoming Western Europe's best ready meal and food-to-go specialist Both companies share the same family values and embrace their long association with employees, suppliers and customers
Both companies strongly believe in combining delicious and healthy food based on high-quality and authentic preparation techniques

June 30, 2021

Press Release

BCK and StarCuisine will continue to operate independently and have the ambition to develop new products, techniques and sales channels in both retail and foodservice together. Both companies have the ambition to prove that convenience products can also be really tasty and healthy, so that our customers stay ahead with ever broader and better convenience solutions.

Fernand Molenschot (commercial & culinary director StarCuisine): "We've noticed for a while that customers have been needing more and more diverse solutions. To be able to support our relations even better in this, we were looking for a way to realize this."

Lart Braaksma (operational & financial director StarCuisine): "Together with BCK and Sushi Ran, we can even better realize our ambitions to grow into the best meal preparation company in Western Europe. Both our products, and our culture are an excellent fit for this purpose."

Sandrijn Poortman (CEO BCK): "I am pleased that we have found a new partner that acts according to the same family values and respects our cooperation with employees, business associates and partners. We work from the same appreciation for taste and authentic preparation methods. The chefs of StarCuisine, BCK & Sushi Ran are eager to work together to make an innovative and diverse assortment available to all customers."

Poortman continues: "BCK stands for making everyday eating moments better and more special. We do this with fast good food such as sandwiches, wraps, yogurts, salads and our sushi from the Japanese Kitchen of Sushi Ran. We see many opportunities to strengthen and grow our ambition with the "chef" worthy meals from StarCuisine."

Contact the deal team personally

Caspar van der Geest
Partner

Niklas Kaiser
Consultant Corporate Finance