List of Food Distribution Companies in Belgium

Last updated 5 November 2026

There are 12,790 food distribution companies in Belgium, one in every 187 Belgian companies. Most of them are small: nine in ten have one to four people, and only 129 firms employ 50 people or more. One in eight food wholesalers is based in Antwerpen, Bruxelles, Gent, Anderlecht and Liège. Below you find the largest food wholesalers 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.

12,790 companies indexed · Data counted on 5 November 2026

Companies12,7901 in187 Belgian companiesCities589Largest cityAntwerpen 623Sole traders15%Employees1-4 (87%)Revenue$100-500K (41%)Email36%Phone54%Website40%

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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	Scabel	Belgium	Bruxelles	Square de Meeûs 23	Bruxelles Capitale	1000	N/A	2016	$7,033,508,340	38	Corporation	3	BE0655767906
2	Vandemoortele Europe	Belgium	Gent	Ottergemsesteenweg-zuid 816	Oost Vlaanderen	9000	*****.com	2019	$2,229,256,237	597	Corporation	10	BE0721494116
3	Conway - The Convenience Company België	Belgium	Temse	Laagstraat 63	Oost Vlaanderen	9140	*****.be	1972	$2,019,269,655	313	Corporation	7645	BE0412070549
4	Itm Alimentaire Belgium	Belgium	Ottignies	Rue Du Bosquet 4	Brabant Wallon	1348	*****.be	1996	$1,662,665,360	118	Corporation	791	BE0458113776
5	Agristo	Belgium	Wielsbeke	Ridder de Ghellinckstraat 9	West Vlaanderen	8710	*****.com	1983	$1,416,726,242	759	Corporation	13	BE0425038558
6	Trendy Foods Belgium	Belgium	Herstal	Rue Du Fond Des Fourches 23, Internal Postal Box D	Liège	4041	*****.com	2010	$1,136,803,398	430	Corporation	13	BE0407095835
7	Solarec	Belgium	Libramont	Recognerue de Saint-hubert 75	Luxembourg	6800	*****.be	2010	$1,093,403,528	402	Corporation	5	BE0442442140
8	Zespri International (europe)	Belgium	Antwerpen	Posthofbrug 10, Internal Postal Box 3	Antwerpen	2600	*****.eu	1997	$1,090,429,290	23	Corporation	37	BE0460404263
9	Fixmer Belgium	Belgium	Wijnegem	Simon de Heuvellaan 5	Antwerpen	2110	*****.be	1968	$1,087,703,092	149	Corporation	16	BE0404014205
10	Retail Partners Colruyt Group	Belgium	Halle	Edingensesteenweg 196	Vlaams Brabant	1500	*****.be	1974	$968,244,406	772	Corporation	1011	BE0413970957
11	Ardo	Belgium	Ardooie	Wezestraat 61	West Vlaanderen	8850	*****.com	1988	$902,497,859	278	Corporation	35	BE0433803794
12	Laiterie Des Ardennes	Belgium	Libramont	Recognerue de Saint-hubert 75	Luxembourg	6800	*****.be	2009	$805,272,882	604	Cooperative	5	BE0821385706
13	Westvlees	Belgium	Staden	Ommegang West 9	West Vlaanderen	8840	*****.com	1991	$667,332,801	887	Corporation	17	BE0442637526
14	Coöperatie Hoogstraten	Belgium	Hoogstraten	Loenhoutseweg 59	Antwerpen	2320	*****.eu	1968	$555,182,825	142	Cooperative	2	BE0403863755
15	A-Ware Milk Processing Belgium	Belgium	Merchtem	Brusselsesteenweg 192	Vlaams Brabant	1785	N/A	2022	$551,057,283	32	Corporation	155	BE0787918033
16	Mondelez Belgium	Belgium	Mechelen	Stationsstraat 100	Antwerpen	2800	*****.com	2009	$544,787,642	111	Corporation	409	BE0821674726
17	Vlevico	Belgium	Halle	Edingensesteenweg 196	Vlaams Brabant	1500	*****.be	1982	$532,383,926	854	Corporation	1011	BE0422846259
18	Aldi	Belgium	Vaux-sur-sûre	Parc Artisanal de Villeroux 4	Luxembourg	6640	*****.be	1993	$461,802,639	838	Corporation	1482	BE0449913318
19	Bakker Belgium	Belgium	Boom	Industrieweg 16	Antwerpen	2850	N/A	2018	$444,450,342	154	Corporation	51	BE0700596158
20	Bidfood	Belgium	Thuin	Avenue Deli Xl 1	Hainaut	6530	*****.be	1975	$404,471,812	341	Corporation	297	BE0415586897
21	Vee- En Vleeshandel Vanlommel	Belgium	Olen	Industrielaan 21	Antwerpen	2250	*****.be	1994	$401,003,632	21	Corporation	21	BE0452154612
22	Volckaert-Soetens	Belgium	Lede	Grote Steenweg 41	Oost Vlaanderen	9340	*****.be	1994	$391,888,559	44	Corporation	2	BE0453957723
23	Mars Belgium	Belgium	Zaventem	Kleine Kloosterstraat 8	Vlaams Brabant	1932	*****.com	1977	$387,858,765	262	Corporation	3179	BE0417521454
24	Quatra	Belgium	Lokeren	Hoekstraat 165	Oost Vlaanderen	9160	*****.com	2021	$343,875,133	38	Corporation	34	BE0463636640
25	Jet Import	Belgium	Menen	Rekkemstraat 58	West Vlaanderen	8930	*****.be	1992	$334,914,742	8	Corporation	N/A	BE0446636401

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How many food distribution companies are there in Belgium?

Food distribution companies and food wholesalers in Belgium

12,790

5 November 2026

There are 12,790 food distribution companies and food wholesalers in Belgium in our data (5 November 2026). That is one in every 187 Belgian companies. About 2 new firms are entered in the register every working day this year (496 so far in 2026).

Structure

Single-site firms: 6,209 49%
Head offices: 3,086
Branch offices: 3,495

Classification

NACE-BEL 2008 code 463, identical to NACE Rev. 2 463. Our platform filter is NACE-BEL 2008 463.

5,525 of the 12,790 are BV/SRL and NV/SA (43%); 1,930 are sole traders. They come from Kruispuntbank van Ondernemingen (KBO/BCE) and our Belgian register data, through the KBO API.

Food wholesalers in Antwerpen

Antwerpen has 623 food distribution companies and food wholesalers, 0.6% of all 108,393 Antwerpen companies and 7% above the national share. Nine in ten Antwerpen firms have fewer than five people; 6 have 50 or more. 23 new firms were entered in 2026, 105 date from before 1990.

Size

1-4 staff: 480 · 87%
5-9: 34 · 6%
10-19: 21 · 4%
20-49: 11 · 2%
50+: 6 · 1%

Legal form

Sole traders: 102 · 16%
Partnerships: 24 · 4%
BV/SRL and NV/SA: 304 · 49%
Other or none: 193 · 31%

Of the Belgian total: 4.9%
Of all Antwerpen companies: 0.6%
Against the national share: 1.1×

New

Entered 2026 so far: 23
Entered 2025: 37
Of Belgium's 2026 entries: 4.6%

Old

Before 1990: 105 · 17%
1990 or later: 518 · 83%
Of Belgium's pre-1990 firms: 5.7%

Reachable

Email: 194 · 31%
Phone: 303 · 49%
Website: 228 · 37%

Revenue (USD)

Under $100K: 116 · 26%
$100K-$500K: 144 · 32%
$500K-$1M: 70 · 16%
$1M and more: 115 · 26%

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Where in Belgium?

Antwerpen has the most food distribution companies in Belgium (623), ahead of Bruxelles (353), Gent (265), Anderlecht (232) and Liège (212). Together the five hold one in eight of them. Relative to their size, Anderlecht, Tournai and Brugge have the most: 1.4 to 1.9 times the national share.

Cities by number of firms

589 Belgian cities have at least one food wholesaler; 329 have ten or more; 24 have exactly one. Click a city to set the lens.

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Where they cluster

Food wholesalers per 100 companies, in cities with at least 100 of them. The national share is 0.54. Anderlecht has 1.9 times the national share.

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By province 17 provinces

Province	Firms	%
Antwerpen	1,984	16%
Oost Vlaanderen	1,454	11%
West Vlaanderen	1,424	11%
Bruxelles Capitale	1,424	11%
Vlaams Brabant	1,097	9%
Hainaut	1,015	8%
Liège	999	8%
Limburg	767	6%
Brabant Wallon	441	3%
Namur	412	3%

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Firm sizes in Belgium

Of the 11,286 Belgian food wholesalers with a known headcount, 9,791 (87%) have one to four people, 611 have five to nine, 755 have ten to 49 and 129 have 50 or more. Most firms turn over between $100,000 and $500,000 a year (3,803, 41%).

EU size bands · the grey line shows all Belgian companies

Micro under 1010,402 92%
Small 10 to 49755 7%
Medium 50 to 249123 1%
Large 250+6 <0.1%

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

907

firms turn over more than $5 million a year; 520 more than $10 million.

496

firms were entered in 2026.

Largest food wholesalers 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.

Westvlees is the largest food wholesaler in Belgium by headcount. 129 firms employ 50 people or more; 66 employ 100 or more.

1Staden887 staff
2Halle861 staff
3Vaux-sur-Sûre838 staff
4Wielsbeke759 staff
5Gent597 staff
6Antwerpen496 staff
7Antwerpen463 staff
8Anderlecht458 staff
9Libramont402 staff
10Ardooie398 staff

By employee size · 11,286 firms with a known headcount

Employees	Firms	%
1-4	9,791	87%
5-9	611	5%
10-19	436	4%
20-49	319	3%
50-99	63	0.6%
100-199	38	0.3%
200-499	22	0.2%
500-999	6	<0.1%
1,000+	0	0%

87% have 1 to 4 people; 319 have 20 to 49; 129 have 50 or more.

By yearly revenue (USD)

Revenue	Firms	%
< $100K	1,963	21%
$100K-$500K	3,803	41%
$500K-$1M	1,312	14%
$1M-$5M	1,293	14%
$5M-$10M	387	4%
$10M-$50M	294	3%
$50M-$100M	108	1%
$100M-$500M	101	1%
$500M+	17	0.2%

41% between $100,000 and $500,000; 1,293 between $1M and $5M; 907 above $5M.

Newcomers in Belgium in 2026

496 food wholesalers were entered in the Belgian register so far in 2026, about 2 a working day, after 667 in 2025. Belgium as a whole saw 108,068 new companies in 2026, so this industry takes 0.5% of the inflow.

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162 of this year's 496 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.

1Etterbeek9 staff
2Harelbeke7 staff
3Namur5 staff
4Mons5 staff
5Oostende5 staff

Sole traders or BV/SRL: how they are organised

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

Sole traders (eenmanszaak / entreprise individuelle)1,93015%
Partnerships (VOF/SNC and CommV/SComm)3933%
BV/SRL and NV/SA5,52543%
No form on record or other4,94239%

Single-site: 49%
Head offices: 3,086
Branches: 3,495

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

How reachable are they?

Food wholesalers are easier to reach than the average Belgian company: 54% list a phone number and 40% a website.

Email4,577 36%
Phone6,905 54%
Website5,103 40%

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

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

How they compare

Next to related industries

There are 15 food wholesalers for every one of the wine companies in Belgium.

Industry	Firms	Website	1-4 staff
FMCG Companies	17,319	45%	75%
Food Distribution Companies	12,790	40%	77%
Catering Companies	3,787	44%	88%
Meat Companies	1,614	34%	72%
Breweries	907	54%	72%
Wine Companies	838	35%	79%

In other countries

Belgium has more food wholesalers than Sweden or Ireland.

Country	Firms	Per 1,000 cos.
The UK	34,147	3.9
Italy	29,173	4.2
Belgium	12,790	5.4
Sweden	5,297	2.9
Ireland	2,484	6.2

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The oldest firms in Belgium

Our data holds 1 Belgian food wholesalers from before 1900, 49 from before 1950 and 1,853 from before 1990.

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1. Antwerpen
1900
1. ForestForeign company
1910
1. Fleurus
1914
1. Antwerpen
1925
1. Stoumont
1926
1. Zaventem

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Belgian food wholesalers date from before 1990

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Frequently asked questions

How many food distribution companies are there in Belgium?

There are 12,790 food distribution companies and food wholesalers in Belgium in our data, counted on 5 November 2026. That is one in every 187 Belgian companies.

Which is the largest food wholesaler in Belgium?

Westvlees in Staden, with 887 staff. By revenue Vandemoortele Europe in Gent leads with $2.2 billion a year.

Which Belgian city has the most food distribution companies?

Antwerpen, with 623, ahead of Bruxelles (353), Gent (265), Anderlecht (232) and Liège (212). Relative to its size, Anderlecht has the most: 1.9 times the national share.

How many food wholesalers are there in Antwerpen?

623, which is 0.6% of all 108,393 Antwerpen companies and 7% above the national share.

How big is a typical food wholesaler?

Small. 87% of the 11,286 firms with a known headcount have one to four people; 129 have 50 or more. Most turn over between $100,000 and $500,000 a year.

Are Belgian food distribution companies sole traders or companies?

One in seven (1,930) are sole traders, 3% are partnerships and 43% (5,525) are BV/SRL and NV/SA.

How many food wholesalers started in 2026?

496 were entered in the Belgian register so far in 2026, after 667 in 2025. 162 of them are BV/SRL and NV/SA.

What is the oldest food wholesaler in Belgium?

Group Sopex in Antwerpen, 1894, followed by Perrier Vittel France in Forest (1900) and Delfood in Fleurus (1910). 1 firm dates from before 1900.

Which industry code covers food distribution companies?

Belgian food distribution companies are classified under NACE-BEL 2008 code 463, identical to NACE Rev. 2 code 463. Our platform filters them on NACE-BEL 2008 463.

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