Our history

"We do the best we know!” ... with knowledge, passion and high pace we develop and sell products and concept solutions within food and drinks for convenience, groceries, cafés and restaurants"

We are a development company and our focus is product development, concept development and business development. We develop the products and concepts demanded by the customer and then we build networks of partners to meet the different needs our customers have

CQ Foods has two different business areas:

Sales of our own products and concept solutions
Consultancy in product and concept development

Founders of CQ Foods are;

SEVERIN SJÖSTEDT
"Expert competence who has developed restaurant kitchens and product concepts all over the world. One of the few with competence in both higher gastronomy and industrial production"

Chef, Restaurateur and Consultant
25 years experience in development cooperations with actors like IKEA worldwide, SAS worldwide, ICA, Reitan Convenience, Dafgårds, Önos, Leröy, etc.
Teaching at Campus Grythyttan at Örebro University
Previous owner of restaurants like Tures, Norrlands Bar & Grill, etc
Owner of Restaurant Station in Stockholm today.

CHRISTIAN PERSSON
"Great experience of development and conceptualization throughout the chain from production through retail operations to end customer purchases"

Head of Business Development - Reitan Convenience Norway
Category & Purchasing Director - Reitan Convenience Norway
Senior Project Manager Business Development - ICA
Senior Category Manager - Bread, Dairy, Juice, Biscuits and Cookies, Ready Meals - ICA
Marketing and Sales Manager - Lantmännen Unibake