List of Food Companies in Belgium

Last updated 5 November 2026

There are 14,752 food companies in Belgium, one in every 162 Belgian companies. Most of them are small: four in five have one to four people, and only 290 firms employ 50 people or more. One in nine food firms is based in Antwerpen, Gent, Liège, Bruxelles and Brugge. Below you find the largest food firms 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.

14,752 companies indexed · Data counted on 5 November 2026

Companies14,7521 in162 Belgian companiesCities605Largest cityAntwerpen 573Sole traders34%Employees1-4 (84%)Revenue$100-500K (45%)Email39%Phone56%Website45%

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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	Cargill NV	Belgium	Mechelen	Bedrijvenlaan 7-9	Antwerpen	2800	*****.be	1968	$15,242,604,453	966	Corporation	1749	BE0405546706
2	Barry Callebaut Belgium NV	Belgium	Lebbeke	Aalstersestraat 122	Oost Vlaanderen	9280	*****.be	1989	$7,588,945,121	968	Corporation	139	BE0438950833
3	Clarebout Potatoes	Belgium	Kemmel	Heirweg 26	West Vlaanderen	8950	*****.com	1987	$1,905,866,474	736	Corporation	398	BE0432637717
4	Frieslandcampina Belgium	Belgium	Aalter	Venecolaan 17	Oost Vlaanderen	9880	*****.com	1930	$1,751,116,061	1,136	Corporation	251	BE0402814175
5	Tereos Starch & Sweeteners Belgium	Belgium	Aalst	Burchtstraat 10	Oost Vlaanderen	9300	*****.be	1925	$1,196,985,914	332	Corporation	185	BE0405716158
6	Puratos	Belgium	Dilbeek	Industrialaan 25	Vlaams Brabant	1702	*****.com	1989	$1,173,104,166	1,430	Corporation	202	BE0438632416
7	Vamix	Belgium	Gent	Ottergemsesteenweg-zuid 816	Oost Vlaanderen	9000	*****.com	1978	$1,108,117,348	300	Corporation	62	BE0418123646
8	Milcobel Dairy	Belgium	Beveren-waas	Fabriekstraat 141	Oost Vlaanderen	9120	*****.com	2004	$905,499,549	662	Corporation	251	BE0870017447
9	Lutosa	Belgium	Leuze	Zone Industrielle Du Vieux-pont 5	Hainaut	7900	*****.com	1978	$802,876,181	1,010	Corporation	244	BE0418162347
10	Vandemoortele Lipids	Belgium	Gent	Ottergemsesteenweg-zuid 816	Oost Vlaanderen	9000	*****.com	1974	$710,842,987	250	Corporation	62	BE0414062415
11	Alpro	Belgium	Wevelgem	Vlamingstraat 28	West Vlaanderen	8560	*****.com	1980	$705,438,753	792	Corporation	6	BE0420429375
12	La Lorraine Ninove	Belgium	Ninove	Elisabethlaan 143	Oost Vlaanderen	9400	*****.com	1958	$693,190,193	750	Corporation	65	BE0402225247
13	Ecofrost	Belgium	Péruwelz	Rue de L'Europe 34	Hainaut	7600	*****.be	2013	$631,911,940	168	Corporation	2	BE0475512410
14	S.A. Corman	Belgium	Limbourg	Rue de la Gileppe 4	Liège	4834	*****.pro	1965	$606,825,353	662	Corporation	380	BE0402791015
15	Ysco	Belgium	Langemark	Melkerijstraat 10	West Vlaanderen	8920	*****.eu	2000	$551,605,419	662	Corporation	4	BE0472336451
16	Plukon Maasmechelen	Belgium	Maasmechelen	Slakweidestraat 25	Limburg	3630	*****.be	2005	$537,087,978	505	Corporation	73	BE0875041849
17	Nestle Belgilux	Belgium	Anderlecht	Rue de Birmingham 221	Bruxelles Capitale	1070	*****.be	1925	$504,640,561	350	Corporation	2327	BE0402231383
18	Gb Foods Belgium	Belgium	Puurs	Rijksweg 16	Antwerpen	2870	*****.com	2011	$493,410,373	300	Corporation	74	BE0458358850
19	Vanden Avenne Ooigem	Belgium	Wielsbeke	Zwaantjesstraat 12	West Vlaanderen	8710	*****.be	1997	$493,288,879	79	Corporation	10	BE0430523909
20	Lotus Bakeries België	Belgium	Kaprijke	Gentstraat 52	Oost Vlaanderen	9971	*****.com	1981	$488,722,312	1,042	Corporation	52	BE0421694038
21	Snack Food Poco Loco	Belgium	Roeselare	Rumbeeksegravier 157	West Vlaanderen	8800	*****.com	1994	$474,857,290	900	Corporation	31	BE0453500734
22	Beneo-Orafti	Belgium	Oreye	Rue Louis Marechal 1	Liège	4360	*****.com	1973	$444,596,452	800	Corporation	141	BE0413631556
23	Dossche Mills	Belgium	Deinze	Clemence Dosschestraat 1	Oost Vlaanderen	9800	*****.com	2024	$443,868,803	275	Corporation	37	BE0400771039
24	Tiense Suikerraffinaderij	Belgium	Tienen	Aandorenstraat 1	Vlaams Brabant	3300	*****.com	1988	$439,279,826	800	Corporation	141	BE0436410522
25	Cl Warneton	Belgium	Comines	Chaussee de Lille 61	Hainaut	7784	N/A	2007	$430,882,538	792	Corporation	398	BE0893004269

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Largest food firms 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.

Puratos is the largest food firm in Belgium by headcount. 290 firms employ 50 people or more; 169 employ 100 or more.

1Dilbeek1,430 staff
2Arlon1,228 staff
3Aalter1,136 staff
4Kaprijke1,042 staff
5Leuze1,010 staff
6Herentals1,000 staff
7Lebbeke968 staff
8Roeselare900 staff
9Bree858 staff
10Grobbendonk845 staff

By employee size · 13,051 firms with a known headcount

Employees	Firms	%
1-4	10,941	84%
5-9	1,082	8%
10-19	429	3%
20-49	309	2%
50-99	121	0.9%
100-199	87	0.7%
200-499	60	0.5%
500-999	16	0.1%
1,000+	6	<0.1%

84% have 1 to 4 people; 309 have 20 to 49; 290 have 50 or more.

By yearly revenue (USD)

Revenue	Firms	%
< $100K	2,867	27%
$100K-$500K	4,753	45%
$500K-$1M	1,307	12%
$1M-$5M	925	9%
$5M-$10M	187	2%
$10M-$50M	332	3%
$50M-$100M	81	0.8%
$100M-$500M	105	1.0%
$500M+	17	0.2%

45% between $100,000 and $500,000; 925 between $1M and $5M; 722 above $5M.

How many food companies are there in Belgium?

Food companies and food firms in Belgium

14,752

5 November 2026

There are 14,752 food companies and food firms in Belgium in our data (5 November 2026). That is one in every 162 Belgian companies. About 4 new firms are entered in the register every working day this year (797 so far in 2026).

Structure

Single-site firms: 7,698 52%
Head offices: 2,885
Branch offices: 4,169

Classification

NACE-BEL 2008 code 10, identical to NACE Rev. 2 10. Our platform filter is NACE-BEL 2008 10.

4,862 of the 14,752 are BV/SRL and NV/SA (33%); 4,952 are sole traders. They come from Kruispuntbank van Ondernemingen (KBO/BCE) and our Belgian register data, through the KBO API.

Where in Belgium?

Antwerpen has the most food companies in Belgium (573), ahead of Gent (414), Liège (251), Bruxelles (245) and Brugge (211). Together the five hold one in nine of them. Relative to their size, Mouscron, Roeselare and Brugge have the most: 1.3 to 2.9 times the national share.

Cities by number of firms

605 Belgian cities have at least one food firm; 421 have ten or more; 12 have exactly one. Click a city to set the lens.

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Where they cluster

Food firms per 100 companies, in cities with at least 100 of them. The national share is 0.62. Mouscron has 2.9 times the national share.

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Dashed line: the national share. A filled dot is twice the national share or more.

By province 19 provinces

Province	Firms	%
Antwerpen	2,115	14%
West Vlaanderen	2,093	14%
Oost Vlaanderen	2,084	14%
Liège	1,408	10%
Hainaut	1,356	9%
Vlaams Brabant	1,232	8%
Bruxelles Capitale	1,206	8%
Limburg	907	6%
Namur	809	5%
Brabant Wallon	545	4%

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Food firms in Antwerpen

Antwerpen has 573 food companies and food firms, 0.5% of all 108,393 Antwerpen companies and 14% below the national share. Nine in ten Antwerpen firms have fewer than five people; 4 have 50 or more. 54 new firms were entered in 2026, 93 date from before 1990.

Size

1-4 staff: 438 · 86%
5-9: 48 · 9%
10-19: 8 · 2%
20-49: 9 · 2%
50+: 4 · 0.8%

Legal form

Sole traders: 148 · 26%
Partnerships: 9 · 2%
BV/SRL and NV/SA: 236 · 41%
Other or none: 180 · 31%

Of the Belgian total: 3.9%
Of all Antwerpen companies: 0.5%
Against the national share: 0.9×

New

Entered 2026 so far: 54
Entered 2025: 61
Of Belgium's 2026 entries: 6.8%

Old

Before 1990: 93 · 16%
1990 or later: 480 · 84%
Of Belgium's pre-1990 firms: 4.3%

Reachable

Email: 165 · 29%
Phone: 222 · 39%
Website: 204 · 36%

Revenue (USD)

Under $100K: 105 · 26%
$100K-$500K: 176 · 44%
$500K-$1M: 59 · 15%
$1M and more: 58 · 15%

Largest

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Firm sizes in Belgium

Of the 13,051 Belgian food firms with a known headcount, 10,941 (84%) have one to four people, 1,082 have five to nine, 738 have ten to 49 and 290 have 50 or more. Most firms turn over between $100,000 and $500,000 a year (4,753, 45%).

EU size bands · the grey line shows all Belgian companies

Micro under 1012,023 92%
Small 10 to 49738 6%
Medium 50 to 249268 2%
Large 250+22 0.2%

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

722

firms turn over more than $5 million a year; 535 more than $10 million.

797

firms were entered in 2026.

The oldest firms in Belgium

Our data holds 1 Belgian food firms from before 1900, 83 from before 1950 and 2,144 from before 1990.

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1. Tienen
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1. Landen
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1. Frasnes-Lez-Buissenal
1906
1. Verviers
1906
1. Bierbeek

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1990

2,144

Belgian food firms date from before 1990

207

were entered in 1990

Newcomers in Belgium in 2026

797 food firms were entered in the Belgian register so far in 2026, about 4 a working day, after 1,023 in 2025. Belgium as a whole saw 108,068 new companies in 2026, so this industry takes 0.7% of the inflow.

7342022
7692023
9162024
1,0232025
7972026 so far

188 of this year's 797 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.

1Gent18 staff
2Zottegem15 staff
3Antwerpen10 staff
4Grimbergen10 staff
5De Haan10 staff

How they compare

Next to related industries

There are 159 food firms for every one of the workwear companies in Belgium.

Industry	Firms	Website	1-4 staff
Clothing Companies	15,833	42%	81%
Food Companies	14,752	45%	74%
Fashion Companies	6,683	33%	82%
Shoe Companies	2,234	53%	72%
Leather Companies	497	34%	86%
Workwear Companies	93	42%	72%

In other countries

Only the UK, Italy and the Czech Republic have more food firms than Belgium.

Country	Firms	Per 1,000 cos.
The UK	26,909	3.0
Italy	26,425	3.8
The Czech Republic	25,754	7.3
Belgium	14,752	6.2
The Netherlands	11,113	2.9

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How reachable are they?

Food firms are easier to reach than the average Belgian company: 56% list a phone number and 45% a website.

Email5,693 39%
Phone8,244 56%
Website6,688 45%

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

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

Sole traders or BV/SRL: how they are organised

One in three Belgian food firms work as sole traders, against 32% of all Belgian companies. Only one firm in three is a BV/SRL or NV/SA.

Sole traders (eenmanszaak / entreprise individuelle)4,95234%
Partnerships (VOF/SNC and CommV/SComm)3953%
BV/SRL and NV/SA4,86233%
No form on record or other4,54331%

Single-site: 52%
Head offices: 2,885
Branches: 4,169

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

Frequently asked questions

How many food companies are there in Belgium?

There are 14,752 food companies and food firms in Belgium in our data, counted on 5 November 2026. That is one in every 162 Belgian companies.

Which is the largest food firm in Belgium?

Puratos in Dilbeek, with 1,430 staff. By revenue Barry Callebaut Belgium NV in Lebbeke leads with $7.6 billion a year.

Which Belgian city has the most food companies?

Antwerpen, with 573, ahead of Gent (414), Liège (251), Bruxelles (245) and Brugge (211). Relative to its size, Mouscron has the most: 2.9 times the national share.

How many food firms are there in Antwerpen?

573, which is 0.5% of all 108,393 Antwerpen companies and 14% below the national share.

How big is a typical food firm?

Small. 84% of the 13,051 firms with a known headcount have one to four people; 290 have 50 or more. Most turn over between $100,000 and $500,000 a year.

Are Belgian food companies sole traders or companies?

One in three (4,952) are sole traders, 3% are partnerships and 33% (4,862) are BV/SRL and NV/SA.

How many food firms started in 2026?

797 were entered in the Belgian register so far in 2026, after 1,023 in 2025. 188 of them are BV/SRL and NV/SA.

What is the oldest food firm in Belgium?

R.T. Holding in Tienen, 1894, followed by Van Haverbeke Noël (1900) and Aveve in Landen (1901). 1 firm dates from before 1900.

Which industry code covers food companies?

Belgian food companies are classified under NACE-BEL 2008 code 10, identical to NACE Rev. 2 code 10. Our platform filters them on NACE-BEL 2008 10.

Can I download the full list?

Yes. All 14,752 firms with address, phone, email, legal form, employees, revenue and founding year, as Excel, CSV or through the API.

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