F&B
1-2 months
Sustainability
Food travels far too many miles before it reaches our plates.
That is not only a waste, it is also unnecessary.
We explicitly seek out producers close to home.
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Chef Centraal’s mission is to make the food transition happen in the hospitality industry. We do this by making sustainable and local products accessible to chefs as an Amsterdam based food wholesaler. From our warehouse in the Houthavens, we use electric buses to deliver the finest products to our customers in Amsterdam and surrounding areas.
From a lifelong passion for food and the conviction of wanting to contribute to a more sustainable food chain, Karel Raymakers founded Chef Centraal in 2019.
After years of working at Unilever and Makro Argentina, he realizes he needs to take the reins himself to make a difference.
By talking to chefs, who share his enthusiasm for beautiful products, he soon notices the enormous interest in local and sustainable products. However, the supply is fragmented, and chefs don’t have the time and space to travel the country in search of something surprising.
Armed with a healthy set of taste buds and boundless energy, Karel embarks on a quest to find producers
with a story. To makers who are as dedicated to their craft as they are to their environment.
This is how Chef Centraal is taking shape, a personal hospitality wholesaler where craftsmanship, quality and enthusiasm go hand in hand with the pursuit of a sustainable food supply.
© 2025 - Future Ready Hospitality Collective
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