Why Not Foods ApS
Private limited companyCVR 41451645København SActive
Why Not Foods ApS is a private limited company, based in København S, active in restaurants and cafés, founded in 2020. Equity was negative at the end of 2025 (−DKK 5.9m). The company made a loss in both 2024 and 2025, most recently DKK 199k. Operations are spread over 3 production units.
Key figures · financial year 2025
What has changed
calculated from recorded figures and datesFinancials: 2025 against 2024
- The loss got smaller: from DKK 324k to DKK 199k (2024 → 2025).
Employees
- 12 fewer employees than a year earlier: 3 (06/2022) against 15 (06/2021).
Registrations, last 24 months
- 01/01/2025: Industry changed to Restaurants and cafés (561110)
Calculated from the latest two annual reports in sequence and from registrations in CVR. A figure that is missing in either year gives no line, and we derive no figures.
Financial statements
Financial years 2021–2025 · amounts in DKK thousandEquity and net profit
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | not stated | not stated | not stated | not stated | not stated | – |
| Gross profit | −447 | −608 | −156 | −17 | 0 | +100% |
| Operating profit (EBIT) | −2,464 | −2,534 | −156 | −110 | 0 | +100% |
| Profit before tax | −2,614 | −2,632 | −363 | – | −226 | – |
| Net profit | −2,040 | −2,581 | −363 | −324 | −199 | +38.8% |
| Total assets | 2,712 | 699 | 1 | 2 | 29 | +1,451.7% |
| Equity | −2,423 | −5,003 | −5,366 | −5,691 | −5,890 | −3.5% |
| Liabilities | 5,083 | 5,702 | 5,367 | 5,693 | 5,918 | +4% |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 268 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | −37.1% |
| Average number of employees | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
Source: annual reports filed with the Danish Business Authority (XBRL). Figures for the company (not the group); change is the latest year against the year before. “–” means the figure is not stated in the annual report. Revenue is not stated for 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025: smaller companies may omit it, and we do not derive it from other figures.
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Signals from the financial statements
calculated from the 2025 figuresNegative equity
Equity was −DKK 5.9m at the end of 2025.
How is this calculated?
Equity in the latest annual report is below zero.
Loss for 5 years in a row
Net result has been negative in 2021–2025.
How is this calculated?
Net result is negative in the two or more latest annual reports in a row.
The signals are rules applied to the figures in the annual reports. They are not an assessment or credit rating of the company. See Data and method.
Annual reports
5 financial years| Financial year | Period | Published | Figures for | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 01/01/2025 – 31/12/2025 | 13/05/2026 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2024 | 01/01/2024 – 31/12/2024 | 04/06/2025 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2023 | 01/01/2023 – 31/12/2023 | 05/04/2024 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2022 | 01/01/2022 – 31/12/2022 | 31/05/2023 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2021 | 01/01/2021 – 31/12/2021 | 17/06/2022 | The company | PDFXBRL |
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Employees
monthly figures from CVRPosition in the industry
3,486 companies in the databaseComparison with the other companies in restaurants and cafés based on the latest financial year.
Industry median: gross profit DKK 2.1m, net profit DKK 62,146, equity DKK 220k, 5 employees.
Compared with similar companies
size, age and company form| Group | Gross profit | Equity |
|---|---|---|
| Companies with fewer than 20 employees69,967 companies in the comparison | No. 62,791of 69,742 Better than 10% | No. 69,290of 69,964 Better than 1% |
| Same industry and fewer than 20 employees2,301 companies in the comparison | No. 2,102of 2,296 Better than 8% | No. 2,286of 2,301 Better than 1% |
| Companies that are between 5 and 14 years old33,688 companies in the comparison | No. 30,995of 33,588 Better than 8% | No. 33,158of 33,687 Better than 2% |
| All companies of type ApS66,508 companies in the comparison | No. 60,346of 66,379 Better than 9% | No. 65,836of 66,505 Better than 1% |
The rank is calculated among companies in the database with a figure for the latest financial year, and is shown only for groups of at least ten companies.
Compare with the industry
Restaurants and cafés- Why Not Foods ApSDKK 0
- Copenhagen Food Collective ApSDKK 305.3m
- Bone's Restauranter A/SDKK 193.6m
- Why Not Foods ApS−DKK 199k
- Copenhagen Food Collective ApSDKK 70.4m
- Bone's Restauranter A/SDKK 14.5m
- Why Not Foods ApS−DKK 5.9m
- Copenhagen Food Collective ApSDKK 263m
- Bone's Restauranter A/SDKK 23.3m
- Why Not Foods ApS3
- Copenhagen Food Collective ApS240
- Bone's Restauranter A/S1,208
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Owners and group
from the Public Ownership Register- Alimentas Øst ApS100%
Management
1 active registrationsExecutive management
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Line Sørensen | CEO | 22/06/2020 |
- Founders
- Alimentas Øst ApS
Signing rule: Selskabet tegnes af én direktør
Address and production units
3 active production unitsCarlsgade 7
2300 København S
| Production unit | Address | Employees | P number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Why Not Foods ApS | Carlsgade 7, 2300 København S | 9 | 1025950638 |
| Croissanten | Frederiksborggade 3, st. 1, 1360 København K | 3 | 1026050401 |
| Why Not Deli | Bredgade 49, 1260 København K | – | 1027929164 |
Purpose
Selskabets formål er at drive virksomhed med handel og service, herunder restaurant- og cafévirksomhed.
The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.
Changes year by year
18 registered events20261 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2025 published
20252 changesaccounts 1 · industry 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2024 published
- IndustryIndustry changed to Restaurants and cafés (561110)
20241 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2023 published
20231 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2022 published
20225 changesaccounts 1 · ownership 4
- AccountsAnnual report for 2021 published
- OwnershipALIMENTAS ØST ApS registered as owner (100%)
- OwnershipPVN2021 Holding ApS is no longer registered as owner
- OwnershipDGN21 Holding ApS is no longer registered as owner
- OwnershipALIMENTAS ØST ApS is no longer registered as owner
20215 changesownership 4 · name 1
- OwnershipALIMENTAS ØST ApS registered as owner (50%)
- OwnershipPVN2021 Holding ApS registered as owner (10%)
- OwnershipDGN21 Holding ApS registered as owner (33.33%)
- OwnershipALIMENTAS ØST ApS is no longer registered as owner
- NameName changed from Lifos ApS to Why Not Foods ApS
20203 changesfounded 1 · management 1 · ownership 1
- FoundedRegistered as Lifos ApS
- ManagementLine Sørensen appointed ceo
- OwnershipALIMENTAS ØST ApS registered as owner (100%)
Related companies
Same industry in København
- Nordic Service Partners A/S827 employees
- King Food Danmark A/S826 employees
- Sticks 'n' Sushi A/S614 employees
- Jagger Junk ApS523 employees
- Wedogreens ApS256 employees
- Copenhagen Food Collective ApS240 employees
Same people in management
- Esmiley A/Svia Line Sørensen
- Moo Moo Is ApSvia Line Sørensen
Largest in the industry
- Copenhagen Food Collective ApSDKK 305.3m
- Bone's Restauranter A/SDKK 193.6m
- Sticks 'n' Sushi A/SDKK 190m
- MR Restaurants ApSDKK 173.9m
- Flammen A/SDKK 154.9m
- Nordic Service Partners A/SDKK 148.6m
Source and updates
The information comes from the Danish Central Business Register (Danish Business Authority) and from annual reports filed with the Danish Business Authority. Last synchronised 24/10/2026.