Team lunch perks

Do you cook sometimes for your team? At Benoo, we got daily habits and one is to cook and have lunch together. As the holidays have come to an end, sharing again those special moments made us realize how we missed it and how is it important for us. Here’s why.  ...

Back to school

Many children have made their back to school recently. It was the case of our co-founders' children. They have shared with you their mom lifehack to provide delicious healthy meal for their kids. #1: Benoo recipes into lunch boxes We made a selection of time saving,...

Stay fresh: ices, smoothies, water, meringues

Summer means hot weather, that's why we have selected recipes with seasonal fruits and of course you can make them with local ingredients. Very fresh and light, you will love them. And because zero waste is important to us, we suggest a meringue recipe that you can...

Stay fresh: appreciate some amazing Benoo dips

Lately we learnt in an article from The Guardian that many items including sauces were facing shortages due to the heatwave. Why not making your own climate-friendly dip? Benoo have selected for you some creative and local dips to spice up your summer dishes. Spicy...

Edible flowers in Berlin in July: where do you get them and how do you cook them?

  Flowers: the queens of our gardens and Nature itself! They have so many qualities: they come in a multitude of colors, they give off pleasant scents and some of them have medicinal properties. They decorate our homes, we offer them to those we love, we use them...

Stay fresh: discover some delicious combinations of flavors you absolutely need to try as tasty starters!

Add a fresh touch to your meals with the Benoo selection! Discover some delicious combinations of flavors you absolutely need to try as tasty starters!      Beetroot and pear carpaccio    Ingredients: 1 medium-sized beetroot, 1 small pear, 1 tbsp...

In the Spotlight: Inés Lauber

We recently had the pleasure to work with Inés who has been developing recipes for Benoo, including the summer ratatouille. She tells us about her passion for food and her current work. Finally you can read her tips to keep a zero waste kitchen. Inés, can you tell us...

Stay fresh: Enjoy 4 best Benoo salads edited with seasonal ingredients

Chef NicoleIngredientsPastry with onion, pepper bell  and tofu filling 150 g wholemeal 100 g margarine 3/4 tsp salt yellow onion  1 tbsp. vegetable oil 1-2 pinches of ground chili ½ tsp. brown sugar Teto Tofu (plain) 1 tbsp. cornstarch Pepper bell Tomato and rocket...

A Benoo internship review

During 2 months, we had the pleasure to welcome Mathilde in our team. She has been shared her experience with us. If you ever wonder how was it like to work at Benoo, have a look at her review:   "Hello everyone, I recently carried out an 8-week internship at...

Juicy investments with Ostmost

This week we are glad to promote Ostmost who has started a #crowdinvesting in order to save #biodiversity though the protection of orchard against monoculture. Last Wednesday, we surprised our customers with delicious Ostmost juices in their Benoo bag. It was...

#SocialSoilClub: Fertilizer foraging edition

Let's turn the spotlight on #circularity and #sustainability at Benoo office.   Our partner Ayumi Matsuzaka, TerraPreta Expert and founder of DYCLE, gave a workshop today about how taking care of our shared compost. We toured the Ateliers Gardens site in order forage...

Being a Benoo-customer, a quick guide

Months ago, we received a surprising and pleasant request: Benoo will get its own short-movie! Rick Minnich, Independent Documentary Filmmaker & Producer, who works as a tutor at Met Film School Berlin spotted us on Instagram and loved our team work as a food...
Certification or not?

Certification or not?

We ask ourselves this question regularly. It seems obvious that we, at Benoo, should work towards certifications such as BCorp for example. We have had some discussions with the BCorp and we would be a good candidate: we claim strong values such as transparency,...

The world is moving – so is our cooking

The world is moving – so is our cooking

Did you know that 35% of people living in Berlin have foreign roots? Although Berlin-Based Benoo promotes regional and seasonal food, we, as a team, are proud to be part of diverse groups and origins.  So this week, we would like to bring a recipe from a new country:...

Benoo partners with Dream Local to deliver cooking workshops

Benoo partners with Dream Local to deliver cooking workshops

Benoo is happy to announce that it joined force with Dream Local to deliver cooking workshops in Berlin. Cook sustainably. Eat healthy. Do both in this unique dinner experience that's one part a sustainable cooking workshop and one part dinner party. Using vegetarian...

International Women’s Day

International Women’s Day

Not only does Benoo have the ambition to save the planet, but this ambition is also driven by two women, our two co-founders Bénédicte Ennis and Oriante de la Brassine. Could you dream of something more inspiring? When you think that in Germany, only one in three...

EM-active cleaning product

EM-active cleaning product

Last week, Benoo took part in a workshop organized to make us discover the cleaning powers of the EM-active.  On BUFA’s site, we were presented the EM-active, EM standing for effective microorganism, by Ayumi Matsuzaka from DYCLE. We found out that this substance is...

Story behind St Valentine’s cookies

Story behind St Valentine’s cookies

This week, Benoo put a special surprise into your weekly Benoo bag : 4 delicious cookies from @bakinginberlin Want to know more about it?  "You are special to us" That's the message you could read on the sticker that closed an extra packet our customers received in...

Cook in music with us

Cook in music with us

Benoo's cooking playlist Want to cook your meal kit in music? And discover new songs? You're in the right place!👨‍🍳 Psss.... This playlist is collaborative, which means that you can personalize it by adding your own songs and sharing it with Benoo community~ We hope...

Introducing “Fynn” our new influencer!

Introducing “Fynn” our new influencer!

This week, we would like to introduce our new influencer! 👇 Fynn Huch is a young food expert who studied Nutrition Science & Ecotrophology at Fachhochschule Münster. Fynn conducts a vegan diet for 8 years because he wants to alleviate animal suffering, and pursue...

Compost workshop

Compost workshop

This week, Benoo participated in a workshop to encourage people to do their own compost with lunch food rest at the office.   Ayumi Matsuzaka from DYCLE introduced the Terra Petra method on BUFA site, where our office is located. Benoo is using that method of...

Benoo is 1 year old!

Benoo is 1 year old!

Benoo's birthday and Instagram Giveaways. Here we are. The long awaited moment. We got up with incredible energy. We put on our most beautiful apron and prepared our best knives and pans. Because yes, we would like to share that this month, Benoo is 1 year old! One...