The New Generation Of Corporate Catering
Corporate catering has spent years chasing scale, efficiency, and standardised experiences. Somewhere along the way, Lokaal noticed something got lost. Their answer isn't to reject scale - it's to keep things simple where it counts, and personal where it truly matters.
That mindset shows up in who they've built the team to be. Lokaal describes itself as the new generation of corporate caterers: young, energetic, creative, and deliberately diverse. It's a combination that gives the whole operation a different kind of dynamic - one that clients notice the moment they walk in.
"We are the new generation of corporate caterers. We are a young, energetic, and creative team, and very diverse. And that gives a great dynamic."
- Haik van Veen, Co-Founder, Marketing
"We are the new generation of corporate caterers. We are a young, energetic, and creative team, and very diverse. And that gives a great dynamic."
- Haik van Veen, Co-Founder, Marketing
"We are the new generation of corporate caterers. We are a young, energetic, and creative team, and very diverse. And that gives a great dynamic."
- Haik van Veen, Co-Founder, Marketing
"We are the new generation of corporate caterers. We are a young, energetic, and creative team, and very diverse. And that gives a great dynamic."
- Haik van Veen, Co-Founder, Marketing
Espresso Bar, Quarter Offices Amsterdam, Lokaal
Espresso Bar, Quarter Offices Amsterdam, Lokaal
Espresso Bar, Quarter Offices Amsterdam, Lokaal
Espresso Bar, Quarter Offices Amsterdam, Lokaal
Espresso Bar, Quarter Offices Amsterdam, Lokaal
Espresso Bar, Quarter Offices Amsterdam, Lokaal
Espresso Bar, Quarter Offices Amsterdam, Lokaal
Espresso Bar, Quarter Offices Amsterdam, Lokaal
Craft and Character, Without The Marketing Gloss
For Lokaal, craft is measured in taste, freshness, and the provenance of local products, and it has to hold up in practice, not just in a pitch deck. Everything has to add up, because credibility depends on it. What they promise, they deliver.
Character works the same way. It's in the choices they're willing to make: giving local producers a platform and building a hospitality experience that's genuine rather than scripted. Honest, sharp, professional, and - deliberately - without mediocrity. Not a slick story. A caterer that delivers, and then surprises.
"Craft for us is in the taste, freshness, and provenance of our local products. Everything has to add up, otherwise you lose credibility. Because what you promise, you have to deliver."
- Noor Boersen, Food Innovation Manager
"Craft for us is in the taste, freshness, and provenance of our local products. Everything has to add up, otherwise you lose credibility. Because what you promise, you have to deliver."
- Noor Boersen, Food Innovation Manager
"Craft for us is in the taste, freshness, and provenance of our local products. Everything has to add up, otherwise you lose credibility. Because what you promise, you have to deliver."
- Noor Boersen, Food Innovation Manager
"Craft for us is in the taste, freshness, and provenance of our local products. Everything has to add up, otherwise you lose credibility. Because what you promise, you have to deliver."
- Noor Boersen, Food Innovation Manager
A Welcome That Shapes The Working Day
When you walk into a Lokaal site, the first thing you meet is the espresso bar - a friendly face, a warm welcome, and a small ritual that sets the tone for the rest of the day. The break isn't just downtime either; it's a moment of real interaction between colleagues. At Podium, that comes to life around a pool table or a shared game - people sitting down together, not just refuelling.
Behind that experience, Lokaal wanted a technology partner that matched their own values: entrepreneurial, reliable, and genuinely people-first. That's what led them to Kanpla - not only a user-friendly product, but a partnership built on trust with the people behind it.
"We chose Kanpla because they have a good, user-friendly product, but above all because of the people behind the organisation and the partnership that comes with that. With Kanpla, we have 100% confidence in that."
- Daan van Veen, Co-Founder, Finance & Procurement
"We chose Kanpla because they have a good, user-friendly product, but above all because of the people behind the organisation and the partnership that comes with that. With Kanpla, we have 100% confidence in that."
- Daan van Veen, Co-Founder, Finance & Procurement
"We chose Kanpla because they have a good, user-friendly product, but above all because of the people behind the organisation and the partnership that comes with that. With Kanpla, we have 100% confidence in that."
- Daan van Veen, Co-Founder, Finance & Procurement
"We chose Kanpla because they have a good, user-friendly product, but above all because of the people behind the organisation and the partnership that comes with that. With Kanpla, we have 100% confidence in that."
- Daan van Veen, Co-Founder, Finance & Procurement
Proof That Corporate Catering Can Be Different
Lokaal set out to show that corporate catering doesn't have to look the way it's always looked. More entrepreneurial. More creative. More transparent. More sustainable. And, above all, true to what they promised and then some.
"We have shown corporate catering can be different. More entrepreneurial, more creative, better, more transparent. More sustainable too. And that we did what we promised - and even more."
- Collin Schoonens, Managing Director
"We have shown corporate catering can be different. More entrepreneurial, more creative, better, more transparent. More sustainable too. And that we did what we promised - and even more."
- Collin Schoonens, Managing Director
"We have shown corporate catering can be different. More entrepreneurial, more creative, better, more transparent. More sustainable too. And that we did what we promised - and even more."
- Collin Schoonens, Managing Director
"We have shown corporate catering can be different. More entrepreneurial, more creative, better, more transparent. More sustainable too. And that we did what we promised - and even more."
- Collin Schoonens, Managing Director
