THE TEAM BEHIND
STREET FOOD DISTRICT
The team behind Street Food District is a group of resourceful, committed and energetic people. We are now in our 10th season of street food, and from the very beginning we have done our best to build a strong team of competent leaders who every day create an inspiring culture, motivate and develop our business. Get to know them below.
THE Board
JESPER JULIAN MØLLER
Chief Executive Officer & owner
Jesper Julian
CEO & Owner
Jesper Julian Møller is the owner and CEO of the street food markets Reffen, Broens Street Food and Seaside in Copenhagen and Storms Pakhus in Odense.
He is an entrepreneurial man with big ambitions. Each season has to be better than the last, and successes are always celebrated. In 2025, however, the celebrations will be stepped up when Jesper Julian Møller turns 50 and celebrates his 25th anniversary as an independent restaurateur.
Big ideas, entrepreneurship and risk-taking are key words that describe Jesper's rise in the restaurant industry. His career began when he got his first job as a dishwasher at Græsted Kro at the age of 10. He then went to cookery school and trained as a chef, and for a number of years he chopped, steamed and braised at several renowned restaurants such as Kong Hans, Olsen and Falsled Kro.
In 2000, he took the plunge and started as a restaurateur at the National Museum in Copenhagen. Here he spoiled hungry museum guests, Cop 15 participants and others, and cooked up ambitious projects that would strengthen Copenhagen's position on the gastronomic world map.
In 2014, he went all in and took over the old paper halls on Papirøen in Copenhagen, where he established the street food market PapirØen - the first of its kind in Denmark. The mission was to help young, talented chefs become independent restaurateurs and give something back to Copenhagen. This was largely successful. PapirØen was a big hit, but it had to be closed down in favour of housing construction.
However, Jesper had a real taste for street food and cracked the code on how to set up and run successful food markets with a strong team. In 2017 he opened Storms Pakhus, the following year he opened Reffen and Broens Street Food, and in 2019 he launched street food at Seaside.
In addition to street food, all the markets have a lot of culture and international flavour on the menu. They appeal to people of all ages from all corners of the world and are now among the most visited destinations in Copenhagen and Odense.
In short, Jesper Julian Møller has a lot to celebrate in 2025.Â
KARSTEN SØDERBERG
Chairman of the Board
Karsten Søderberg
Board member
Karsten Søderberg holds an MSc in Business Administration from CBS and has many years of international experience in corporate management, strategy and organisational development at board, group management and top management level. Karsten has held several executive and director positions in Brussels, London and Denmark. In the group, together with Summit Consulting, he is responsible for the professional development of the group's middle managers and directors as well as counselling and coaching.
Kenneth Lysell Madsen
Board member
Kenneth Lysell Madsen
Board member
Kenneth Lysell Madsen joined the board as a new board member in 2023. He works as a court courier for the Royal House, where he is responsible for planning and organising private and official events in collaboration with the entire staff of the Royal House. The staff consists of around 200 employees, so a high degree of service understanding, discretion and attention to detail is required. Kenneth Lysell Madsen has been employed at the Royal House since 1997.
DIRECTORS
VINCENT DREIER
Chief Operating Officer
VINCENT DREIER
Chief Operating Officer
Vincent is the COO of the company, Jesper Julian Møller's right-hand man. He is primarily based at our head office, but also regularly visits the markets. Vincent has experience from Copenhagen Airport and 7-Eleven, as well as being self-employed with his own cafés and nightclub in Copenhagen. He has a great overview and manages sales figures and calculations with a firm hand and has a keen nose for gastronomy and wine.
KIRA THANNING
Divisional Director - Seaside & Broens Gadekøkken
KIRA THANNING
Divisional Director
AT Seaside & Broens Street Food
Kira Thanning is the director of Broens Street Food, where she started back in 2019 and since 2023 she has also been the director of Seaside. She has extensive experience in the service industry, having worked for Lagkagehuset as district manager and for Meyers as business director.
MARTIN BØDKER
Chief Executive Officer - Storms Pakhus
Martin Bødker
Chief Executive Officer at Storms Pakhus
Martin Bødker started as self-employed in the restaurant industry in 2011. Today he runs Bargroup together with his two partners, who are co-owners of Storms and together they run seven other locations in Odense. Martin has been employed as CEO of Storms since autumn 2018.
RUBEN PASSER
Chief Executive Officer - Reffen
Ruben Passer
Chief Executive Officer at Reffen
Ruben passer is the CEO of Reffen and has been with the company since 2012, when he started at Seaside. In 2014, he co-founded and ran Papirøen, the first street food market in Denmark, before moving to Refshaleøen in 2018. Ruben has a commercial background from retail in 7-Eleven, Bestseller and Diesel, and he has a huge love for food, wine and music.