Appèl Holding BV

Certified B Corporation
Headquarters

North Brabant, Netherlands The

Certified Since

May 2025

Industry

Restaurants & food service

Sector

Service with Significant Environmental Footprint

Operates In

Netherlands The

Appèl is a proud Dutch family-owned catering business founded in 1978. We're in business to contribute to a vital and more sustainable lifestyle for all generations - including generations to come. We do so by bringing happiness and great food to the table at schools, universities, companies, institutions in the catering industry and at events. Being the market leader in catering services for educational institutions, we demonstrate that tasty and healthy food goes hand in hand with innovative concepts. In addition, we turn every company restaurant into the beating heart of the organization, where colleagues meet, connect, and of course enjoy a meal or drink. We not only want to make an impact today but also contribute to a more vital and sustainable lifestyle for future generations. Together with our guests, we celebrate the small and big moments, every day again. A lifetime of deliciousness!

Overall B Impact Score

Based on the B Impact assessment, Appèl Holding BV earned an overall score of 89.2. The median score for ordinary businesses who complete the assessment is currently 50.9.
89.2
89.2 Overall B Impact Score
80 Qualifies for B Corp Certification
50.9 Median Score for Ordinary Businesses

Governance 16.0

Governance evaluates a company's overall mission, engagement around its social/environmental impact, ethics, and transparency. This section also evaluates the ability of a company to protect their mission and formally consider stakeholders in decision making through their corporate structure (e.g. benefit corporation) or corporate governing documents.

Mission & Engagement1.8
Ethics & Transparency4.1
+ Mission Locked10

What is this? A company with an Impact Business Model is intentionally designed to create a specific positive outcome for one of its stakeholders - such as workers, community, environment, or customers.


Workers 25.1

Workers evaluates a company’s contributions to its employees’ financial security, health & safety, wellness, career development, and engagement & satisfaction. In addition, this section recognizes business models designed to benefit workers, such as companies that are at least 40% owned by non-executive employees and those that have workforce development programs to support individuals with barriers to employment.

Financial Security6.3
Health, Wellness, & Safety8.8
Career Development3.1
Engagement & Satisfaction5.7

Community 18.7

Community evaluates a company’s engagement with and impact on the communities in which it operates, hires from, and sources from. Topics include diversity, equity & inclusion, economic impact, civic engagement, charitable giving, and supply chain management. In addition, this section recognizes business models that are designed to address specific community-oriented problems, such as poverty alleviation through fair trade sourcing or distribution via microenterprises, producer cooperative models, locally focused economic development, and formal charitable giving commitments.

Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion4.3
Economic Impact4.6
Civic Engagement & Giving2.9
Supply Chain Management5.1
+ Supply Chain Poverty Alleviation1.3

What is this? A company with an Impact Business Model is intentionally designed to create a specific positive outcome for one of its stakeholders - such as workers, community, environment, or customers.


Environment 26.1

Environment evaluates a company’s overall environmental management practices as well as its impact on the air, climate, water, land, and biodiversity. This includes the direct impact of a company’s operations and, when applicable its supply chain and distribution channels. This section also recognizes companies with environmentally innovative production processes and those that sell products or services that have a positive environmental impact. Some examples might include products and services that create renewable energy, reduce consumption or waste, conserve land or wildlife, provide less toxic alternatives to the market, or educate people about environmental problems.

Environmental Management2.6
Air & Climate5.0
Water0.5
Land & Life2.6
+ Land/wildlife Conservation0.9
+ Toxin Reduction / Remediation0.6

What is this? A company with an Impact Business Model is intentionally designed to create a specific positive outcome for one of its stakeholders - such as workers, community, environment, or customers.


Customers 3.0

Customers evaluates a company’s stewardship of its customers through the quality of its products and services, ethical marketing, data privacy and security, and feedback channels. In addition, this section recognizes products or services that are designed to address a particular social problem for or through its customers, such as health or educational products, arts & media products, serving underserved customers/clients, and services that improve the social impact of other businesses or organizations.

Customer Stewardship3.0


Additional Documentation

Appèl Holding BV Transparent Disclosure 2025