List of Bakeries in Belgium

Last updated 5 November 2026

There are 5,236 bakeries in Belgium, one in every 456 Belgian companies. Most of them are small: four in five have one to four people, and only 57 firms employ 50 people or more. One in eight bakeries is based in Antwerpen, Gent, Liège, Bruxelles and Brugge. Below you find the largest bakeries in Belgium, the cities where they cluster, how many started this year and which are the oldest. The full list with addresses, phone numbers and email is in our Belgian company database or through the KBO API.

5,236 companies indexed · Data counted on 5 November 2026

Companies5,2361 in456 Belgian companiesCities570Largest cityAntwerpen 268Sole traders38%Employees1-4 (83%)Revenue$100-500K (49%)Email41%Phone62%Website50%

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	Company Name	Country	City	Address 1	State/Province	Postal Code	Website	Founding Year	Yearly Revenue in U.S. Dollars	Employees Total	Business Legal Type - Description	Number of Companies in Group	Company Registration Number
1	La Lorraine Ninove	Belgium	Ninove	Elisabethlaan 143	Oost Vlaanderen	9400	*****.com	1958	$693,190,193	750	Corporation	65	BE0402225247
2	Lantmannen Unibake Londerzeel	Belgium	Londerzeel	Nijverheidsstraat 3	Vlaams Brabant	1840	*****.be	1985	$271,311,251	164	Corporation	320	BE0427655479
3	La Lorraine Erpe-Mere	Belgium	Erpe	Joseph Cardijnstraat 52	Oost Vlaanderen	9420	*****.com	1988	$261,084,949	315	Corporation	65	BE0435367276
4	Biscuits Delacre	Belgium	Watermael-boitsfort	Avenue Emile van Becelaere 2	Bruxelles Capitale	1170	*****.be	1988	$146,823,827	310	Corporation	101	BE0434979177
5	Lantmännen Unibake Mouscron	Belgium	Mouscron	Avenue de la Metropole 7	Hainaut	7700	*****.com	1997	$120,166,668	166	Corporation	320	BE0461118402
6	Pmsweet	Belgium	Dison	Rue Du Progrès 5	Liège	4821	*****.be	2014	$110,042,924	333	Corporation	4	BE0556753373
7	La Lorraine Barchon	Belgium	Blegny	Champs de Tignee 7	Liège	4671	*****.be	1953	$107,201,965	320	Corporation	65	BE0403879096
8	Crelem Bakeries	Belgium	Dilsen	Kempenstraat 13	Limburg	3650	*****.be	2010	$105,555,748	367	Corporation	11	BE0451360596
9	Cerelia Belgium	Belgium	Veurne	Ondernemingenstraat 5a	West Vlaanderen	8630	*****.com	1996	$70,887,453	127	Corporation	9	BE0457576318
10	Interwaffles	Belgium	Courcelles	Rue de Liège 39	Hainaut	6180	*****.be	1989	$70,405,597	259	Corporation	52	BE0439312406
11	La Lorraine Oostende	Belgium	Oostende	Zandvoordestraat 501	West Vlaanderen	8400	*****.com	2015	$53,516,183	117	Corporation	65	BE0863953363
12	La Lorraine Morlanwelz	Belgium	Morlanwelz-mariemont	Route Nationale 59	Hainaut	7140	*****.be	2017	$52,368,777	86	Corporation	65	BE0428940928
13	Roelandt	Belgium	Zele	Warandestraat 5	Oost Vlaanderen	9240	*****.be	1972	$50,377,372	213	Corporation	5	BE0412127858
14	Delifrance Belgium	Belgium	Nivelles	Avenue Robert Schuman 71	Brabant Wallon	1400	*****.com	1978	$50,046,600	20	Corporation	398	BE0418994468
15	La Lorraine Alken	Belgium	Alken	Industrieterrein Kolmen 1514	Limburg	3570	*****.be	1997	$47,304,133	110	Corporation	65	BE0434739548
16	Dessert Factory	Belgium	Villers-le-bouillet	Rue de la Metallurgie 41	Liège	4530	*****.be	1986	$45,933,659	90	Corporation	9	BE0429185903
17	Pq Belgium	Belgium	Bruxelles	Avenue Du Port 86c	Bruxelles Capitale	1000	*****.com	2009	$44,431,951	449	Corporation	8	BE0810307316
18	La Lorraine Antwerpen	Belgium	Schoten	Toekomstlaan 16	Antwerpen	2900	*****.com	2017	$43,317,004	70	Corporation	65	BE0438206804
19	Boulangerie De France	Belgium	Erpe	Industrieweg 29	Oost Vlaanderen	9420	*****.com	2015	$41,166,992	88	Corporation	220	BE0630761603
20	Alysse Food	Belgium	Seneffe	Rue Charles Richet	Hainaut	7180	*****.be	1997	$40,754,038	214	Corporation	141	BE0446200196
21	Gourmand	Belgium	Mouscron	Drève Gustave Fache 6	Hainaut	7700	*****.com	2024	$40,240,766	173	Corporation	13	BE0425877807
22	Eclair	Belgium	Zaventem	Da Vincilaan 3, Internal Postal Box 3	Vlaams Brabant	1930	*****.be	1998	$33,921,213	153	Corporation	7459	BE0464484696
23	Biscuiterie Seghers	Belgium	Temse	Kapelanielaan 12	Oost Vlaanderen	9140	*****.be	1978	$32,356,991	72	Corporation	17	BE0418962695
24	Guenther Bakeries Belgium	Belgium	Olen	Lammerdries 34	Antwerpen	2250	*****.be	1996	$30,740,150	83	Corporation	14	BE0458558689
25	Tf CO	Belgium	Seneffe	Rue Jules Bordet 65f	Hainaut	7180	*****.be	2005	$30,661,441	202	Corporation	25	BE0877890580

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Largest bakeries in Belgium

The biggest firms by staff and by revenue, the largest in Antwerpen, the biggest newcomers of 2026 and the oldest firms. Click a name for the record.

La Lorraine Ninove is the largest bakery in Belgium by headcount. 57 firms employ 50 people or more; 28 employ 100 or more.

1Ninove750 staff
2Bruxelles449 staff
3Dilsen367 staff
4Gent353 staff
5Dison333 staff
6Hoogstraten311 staff
7Watermael-Boitsfort310 staff
8Gembloux295 staff
9Braine-l'Alleud281 staff
10Courcelles259 staff

By employee size · 4,885 firms with a known headcount

Employees	Firms	%
1-4	4,072	83%
5-9	502	10%
10-19	163	3%
20-49	91	2%
50-99	29	0.6%
100-199	16	0.3%
200-499	11	0.2%
500-999	1	<0.1%
1,000+	0	0%

83% have 1 to 4 people; 91 have 20 to 49; 57 have 50 or more.

By yearly revenue (USD)

Revenue	Firms	%
< $100K	1,105	26%
$100K-$500K	2,097	49%
$500K-$1M	877	21%
$1M-$5M	115	3%
$5M-$10M	4	<0.1%
$10M-$50M	31	0.7%
$50M-$100M	6	0.1%
$100M-$500M	7	0.2%
$500M+	1	<0.1%

49% between $100,000 and $500,000; 115 between $1M and $5M; 49 above $5M.

How many bakeries are there in Belgium?

Bakeries in Belgium

5,236

5 November 2026

There are 5,236 bakeries in Belgium in our data (5 November 2026). That is one in every 456 Belgian companies. About 2 new firms are entered in the register every working day this year (337 so far in 2026).

Structure

Single-site firms: 3,153 60%
Head offices: 1,094
Branch offices: 989

Classification

NACE-BEL 2008 code 1071, identical to NACE Rev. 2 1071. Our platform filter is NACE-BEL 2008 1071.

2,077 of the 5,236 are BV/SRL and NV/SA (40%); 1,973 are sole traders. They come from Kruispuntbank van Ondernemingen (KBO/BCE) and our Belgian register data, through the KBO API.

Firm sizes in Belgium

Of the 4,885 Belgian bakeries with a known headcount, 4,072 (83%) have one to four people, 502 have five to nine, 254 have ten to 49 and 57 have 50 or more. Most firms turn over between $100,000 and $500,000 a year (2,097, 49%).

EU size bands · the grey line shows all Belgian companies

Micro under 104,574 94%
Small 10 to 49254 5%
Medium 50 to 24956 1%
Large 250+1 <0.1%

Grey line: the share among all Belgian companies (98% have under ten staff).

firms turn over more than $5 million a year; 45 more than $10 million.

337

firms were entered in 2026.

Bakeries in Antwerpen

Antwerpen has 268 bakeries, 0.2% of all 108,393 Antwerpen companies and 13% above the national share. Nine in ten Antwerpen firms have fewer than five people; 1 has 50 or more. 26 new firms were entered in 2026, 21 date from before 1990.

Size

1-4 staff: 220 · 89%
5-9: 22 · 9%
10-19: 3 · 1%
20-49: 2 · 0.8%
50+: 1 · 0.4%

Legal form

Sole traders: 64 · 24%
Partnerships: 6 · 2%
BV/SRL and NV/SA: 136 · 51%
Other or none: 62 · 23%

Of the Belgian total: 5.1%
Of all Antwerpen companies: 0.2%
Against the national share: 1.1×

New

Entered 2026 so far: 26
Entered 2025: 39
Of Belgium's 2026 entries: 7.7%

Old

Before 1990: 21 · 8%
1990 or later: 247 · 92%
Of Belgium's pre-1990 firms: 4.0%

Reachable

Email: 61 · 23%
Phone: 100 · 37%
Website: 89 · 33%

Revenue (USD)

Under $100K: 72 · 34%
$100K-$500K: 90 · 43%
$500K-$1M: 46 · 22%
$1M and more: 1 · 0.5%

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Where in Belgium?

Antwerpen has the most bakeries in Belgium (268), ahead of Gent (128), Liège (85), Bruxelles (76) and Brugge (70). Together the five hold one in eight of them.

Cities by number of firms

570 Belgian cities have at least one bakery; 144 have ten or more; 49 have exactly one. Click a city to set the lens.

By province 18 provinces

Province	Firms	%
Antwerpen	852	16%
West Vlaanderen	745	14%
Oost Vlaanderen	716	14%
Hainaut	513	10%
Vlaams Brabant	457	9%
Liège	447	9%
Bruxelles Capitale	432	8%
Limburg	345	7%
Namur	260	5%
Brabant Wallon	160	3%

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The oldest firms in Belgium

Our data holds 0 Belgian bakeries from before 1900, 11 from before 1950 and 519 from before 1990.

1911
1. Tournai
1918
1. Lier
1921
1. Leuven
1922
1. Saint-Gilles
1922
1. Nieuwpoort
1922
1. Liège

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519

Belgian bakeries date from before 1990

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How reachable are they?

Bakeries are easier to reach than the average Belgian company: 62% list a phone number and 50% a website.

Email2,148 41%
Phone3,226 62%
Website2,642 50%

Grey line: all Belgian companies (email 23%, phone 43%, website 27%).

The full list with these fields is in our Belgian company database.

Newcomers in Belgium in 2026

337 bakeries were entered in the Belgian register so far in 2026, about 2 a working day, after 453 in 2025. Belgium as a whole saw 108,068 new companies in 2026, so this industry takes 0.3% of the inflow.

2682022
2862023
3702024
4532025
3372026 so far

90 of this year's 337 are BV/SRL and NV/SA.

The biggest newcomers of 2026

The year is the register entry; an established firm that changes legal form appears as new.

1Gent8 staff
2Welkenraedt5 staff
3Attert5 staff
4Denderleeuw2 staff
5Couvin2 staff

Sole traders or BV/SRL: how they are organised

Two in five Belgian bakeries work as sole traders, against 32% of all Belgian companies. Two in five are BV/SRL and NV/SA.

Sole traders (eenmanszaak / entreprise individuelle)1,97338%
Partnerships (VOF/SNC and CommV/SComm)1222%
BV/SRL and NV/SA2,07740%
No form on record or other1,06420%

Single-site: 60%
Head offices: 1,094
Branches: 989

All Belgian companies: 32% sole traders, 9% partnerships, 28% BV/SRL and NV/SA.

How they compare

Next to related industries

There are 2 food distribution companies for every bakery in Belgium.

Industry	Firms	Website	1-4 staff
Food Distribution Companies	12,790	40%	77%
Bakeries	5,236	50%	78%
Butchers	4,207	50%	74%
Meat Companies	1,614	34%	72%
Breweries	907	54%	72%
Wine Companies	838	35%	79%

In other countries

Belgium has more bakeries than Ireland or Italy, and more per company than either.

Country	Firms	Per 1,000 cos.
Spain	12,786	2.3
Belgium	5,236	2.2
Ireland	645	1.6
Italy	419	0.1

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Frequently asked questions

How many bakeries are there in Belgium?

There are 5,236 bakeries in Belgium in our data, counted on 5 November 2026. That is one in every 456 Belgian companies.

Which is the largest bakery in Belgium?

La Lorraine Ninove in Ninove, with 750 staff.

Which Belgian city has the most bakeries?

Antwerpen, with 268, ahead of Gent (128), Liège (85), Bruxelles (76) and Brugge (70).

How many bakeries are there in Antwerpen?

268, which is 0.2% of all 108,393 Antwerpen companies and 13% above the national share.

How big is a typical bakery?

Small. 83% of the 4,885 firms with a known headcount have one to four people; 57 have 50 or more. Most turn over between $100,000 and $500,000 a year.

Are Belgian bakeries sole traders or companies?

Two in five (1,973) are sole traders, 2% are partnerships and 40% (2,077) are BV/SRL and NV/SA.

How many bakeries started in 2026?

337 were entered in the Belgian register so far in 2026, after 453 in 2025. 90 of them are BV/SRL and NV/SA.

What is the oldest bakery in Belgium?

L'Avenir in Tournai, 1911, followed by Ons Brood in Lier (1918) and Gemeenschap Van De Zusters Clarissen Leuven in Leuven (1921). 0 firms date from before 1900.

Which industry code covers bakeries?

Belgian bakeries are classified under NACE-BEL 2008 code 1071, identical to NACE Rev. 2 code 1071. Our platform filters them on NACE-BEL 2008 1071.

Can I download the full list?

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