List of Food Companies in the Netherlands

Last updated 22 October 2026

There are 11,113 food companies in the Netherlands, one in every 348 Dutch companies. Most of them are small: seven in ten have one to four people, and only 467 firms employ 50 people or more. One in five food firms is based in Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Den Haag, Utrecht and Almere. Below you find the largest food firms in the Netherlands, 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 Dutch company database or through the KvK API.

11,113 companies indexed · Data counted on 22 October 2026

Companies11,1131 in348 Dutch companiesCities364Largest cityAmsterdam 931Sole traders45%Employees1-4 (70%)Revenue< $100K (50%)Email64%Phone40%Website63%

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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	Ahold Delhaize Coffee Company B.V.	Netherlands	Zaandam	Hoofdtocht 3	Noord-holland	1507 CJ	*****.nl	2005	$94,494,684,848	127	Corporation	4235	35012055
2	Frieslandcampina International Holding B.V.	Netherlands	Amersfoort	Stationsplein 4	Utrecht	3818 LE	*****.com	2003	$15,524,201,304	13,365	Corporation	251	11031866
3	Frieslandcampina Participations B.V.	Netherlands	Amersfoort	Stationsplein 4	Utrecht	3818 LE	*****.com	2014	$15,524,201,304	35	Corporation	251	01037390
4	Hollandse Blikmelk Internationaal (holland Canned Milk International) B.V.	Netherlands	Amersfoort	Stationsplein 4	Utrecht	3818 LE	*****.com	2003	$15,524,201,304	35	Corporation	251	16034618
5	Dmv USA B.V.	Netherlands	Amersfoort	Stationsplein 4	Utrecht	3818 LE	*****.com	2003	$15,524,201,304	35	Corporation	251	16038009
6	Het Kaasmerk B.V.	Netherlands	Leiden	Roomburgerweg 3 A	Zuid-holland	2314 XM	*****.com	1920	$15,524,201,304	42	Corporation	251	28000287
7	B.V. Hollandsche Melksuikerfabriek	Netherlands	Amersfoort	Stationsplein 4	Utrecht	3818 LE	*****.com	2003	$15,524,201,304	35	Corporation	251	35001975
8	Frieslandcampina Kievit B.V.	Netherlands	Amersfoort	Stationsplein 4	Utrecht	3818 LE	*****.com	2015	$15,524,201,304	255	Corporation	251	01123235
9	Frieslandcampina Dmv B.V.	Netherlands	Amersfoort	Stationsplein 4	Utrecht	3818 LE	*****.com	2015	$15,524,201,304	183	Corporation	251	11057386
10	Dutch Nutrition Operations B.V.	Netherlands	Zwolle	Bohemenstraat 15	Overijssel	8028 SB	*****.com	2020	$15,524,201,304	20	Corporation	251	68855273
11	Milkubator B.V.	Netherlands	Amersfoort	Stationsplein 4	Utrecht	3818 LE	*****.com	2018	$15,524,201,304	662	Corporation	251	71109560
12	Frieslandcampina Ingredients Holding B.V.	Netherlands	Amersfoort	Stationsplein 4	Utrecht	3818 LE	*****.com	2020	$15,524,201,304	183	Corporation	251	77929047
13	Frieslandcampina Specialised Nutrition B.V.	Netherlands	Amersfoort	Stationsplein 4	Utrecht	3818 LE	*****.com	2020	$15,524,201,304	183	Corporation	251	77929144
14	Frieslandcampina International Specialised Nutrition B.V.	Netherlands	Amersfoort	Stationsplein 4	Utrecht	3818 LE	*****.com	2020	$15,524,201,304	183	Corporation	251	77932897
15	Frieslandcampina Ingredients B.V.	Netherlands	Amersfoort	Stationsplein 4	Utrecht	3818 LE	*****.com	2021	$15,524,201,304	52	Corporation	251	77937929
16	Frieslandcampina Dutch Nutrition B.V.	Netherlands	Zwolle	Bohemenstraat 15	Overijssel	8028 SB	*****.com	2020	$15,524,201,304	35	Corporation	251	77938038
17	Jacobs Douwe Egberts Nl B.V.	Netherlands	Utrecht	Vleutensevaart 35	Utrecht	3532 AD	*****.nl	1968	$9,345,198,196	620	Corporation	198	30042333
18	Sloten B.V.	Netherlands	Deventer	Antwerpenweg 7	Overijssel	7418 CR	*****.com	1996	$8,696,589,646	65	Corporation	1329	38024128
19	Trouw Nutrition Nederland B.V.	Netherlands	Putten	Nijverheidsweg 2	Gelderland	3881 LA	*****.nl	1993	$8,696,589,646	91	Corporation	1329	08013919
20	Nutreco Nederland B.V.	Netherlands	Boxmeer	Veerstraat 38	Noord-brabant	5831 JN	*****.com	2013	$8,696,589,646	335	Corporation	1329	16058721
21	Dsm Twilmij B.V.	Netherlands	Barneveld	Houtbeekweg 4	Gelderland	3776 LZ	*****.nl	2001	$8,251,734,924	59	Corporation	440	08095054
22	Dsm Food Specialties B.V.	Netherlands	Delft	Alexander Fleminglaan 1	Zuid-holland	2613 AX	*****.com	1987	$8,251,734,924	1,500	Corporation	440	27235314
23	Cargill B.V.	Netherlands	Hoofddorp	Evert van de Beekstraat 378	Noord-holland	1118 CZ	*****.nl	1967	$8,112,766,861	3	Corporation	1749	33119622
24	Cargill Meats Holland B.V.	Netherlands	Hoofddorp	Evert van de Beekstraat 378	Noord-holland	1118 CZ	*****.nl	1982	$8,112,766,861	500	Corporation	1749	06047613
25	Perfetti Van Melle Benelux B.V.	Netherlands	Breda	Zoete Inval 20	Noord-brabant	4815 HK	*****.nl	1936	$4,292,568,793	800	Corporation	164	20045885

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Where in the Netherlands?

Amsterdam has the most food companies in the Netherlands (931), ahead of Rotterdam (478), Den Haag (352), Utrecht (198) and Almere (190). Together the five hold one in five of them. Relative to their size, Almere, Zaandam and Tilburg have the most: 1.1 to 1.5 times the national share.

Cities by number of firms

364 Dutch cities have at least one food firm; 285 have ten or more; 16 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 0.29. Almere has 1.5 times the national share.

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By province 12 provinces

Province	Firms	%
Noord-Holland	2,308	21%
Zuid-Holland	2,197	20%
Noord-Brabant	1,650	15%
Gelderland	1,276	11%
Utrecht	782	7%
Limburg	625	6%
Overijssel	611	5%
Flevoland	405	4%
Friesland	367	3%
Zeeland	308	3%

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Food firms in Amsterdam

Amsterdam has 931 food companies and food firms, 0.3% of all 341,674 Amsterdam companies and 5% below the national share. Three in four Amsterdam firms have fewer than five people; 10 have 50 or more. 120 new firms were entered in 2026, 55 date from before 1990.

Size

1-4 staff: 694 · 75%
5-9: 133 · 14%
10-19: 56 · 6%
20-49: 33 · 4%
50+: 10 · 1%

Legal form

Sole traders: 431 · 46%
Partnerships: 123 · 13%
BV and NV: 374 · 40%
Other or none: 3 · 0.3%

Of the Dutch total: 8.4%
Of all Amsterdam companies: 0.3%
Against the national share: 0.9×

New

Entered 2026 so far: 120
Entered 2025: 133
Of Netherlands's 2026 entries: 11.7%

Old

Before 1990: 55 · 6%
1990 or later: 876 · 94%
Of Netherlands's pre-1990 firms: 4.6%

Reachable

Email: 533 · 57%
Phone: 229 · 25%
Website: 460 · 49%

Revenue (USD)

Under $100K: 429 · 51%
$100K-$500K: 205 · 25%
$500K-$1M: 87 · 10%
$1M and more: 115 · 14%

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Food companies and food firms in the Netherlands

11,113

22 October 2026

There are 11,113 food companies and food firms in the Netherlands in our data (22 October 2026). That is one in every 348 Dutch companies. About 5 new firms are entered in the register every working day this year (1,024 so far in 2026).

Structure

Single-site firms: 8,756 79%
Head offices: 952
Branch offices: 1,405

Classification

SBI codes 10 and 472, identical to NACE Rev. 2 10 and 472. Our platform filter is SBI 10.

4,350 of the 11,113 are BV and NV (39%); 5,011 are sole traders. They come from the KvK (Chamber of Commerce) and our Dutch register data, through the KvK API.

Firm sizes in the Netherlands

Of the 10,923 Dutch food firms with a known headcount, 7,668 (70%) have one to four people, 1,404 have five to nine, 1,384 have ten to 49 and 467 have 50 or more. Most firms turn over under $100,000 a year (4,848, 50%).

EU size bands · the grey line shows all Dutch companies

Micro under 109,072 83%
Small 10 to 491,384 13%
Medium 50 to 249449 4%
Large 250+18 0.2%

Grey line: the share among all Dutch companies (96% have under ten staff).

867

firms turn over more than $5 million a year; 604 more than $10 million.

1,024

firms were entered in 2026.

Largest food firms in the Netherlands

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

Conveni Liessel is the largest food firm in the Netherlands by headcount. 467 firms employ 50 people or more; 224 employ 100 or more.

1Deurne11,645 staff
2Breda4,528 staff
3Breda2,186 staff
4Den Haag1,969 staff
5Venlo1,327 staff
6Veghel1,297 staff
7Amstelveen1,130 staff
8Bunschoten845 staff
9Lochem825 staff
10Breda800 staff

By employee size · 10,923 firms with a known headcount

Employees	Firms	%
1-4	7,668	70%
5-9	1,404	13%
10-19	807	7%
20-49	577	5%
50-99	243	2%
100-199	128	1%
200-499	78	0.7%
500-999	15	0.1%
1,000+	3	<0.1%

70% have 1 to 4 people; 577 have 20 to 49; 467 have 50 or more.

By yearly revenue (USD)

Revenue	Firms	%
< $100K	4,848	50%
$100K-$500K	2,351	24%
$500K-$1M	579	6%
$1M-$5M	1,064	11%
$5M-$10M	263	3%
$10M-$50M	214	2%
$50M-$100M	66	0.7%
$100M-$500M	181	2%
$500M+	143	1%

50% under $100,000; 1,064 between $1M and $5M; 867 above $5M.

How they compare

In other countries

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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Sole traders or BV: how they are organised

Half Dutch food firms work as sole traders, against 45% of all Dutch companies. Two in five are BV and NV.

Sole traders (eenmanszaak)5,01145%
Partnerships (vof and cv)1,65715%
BV and NV4,35039%
No form on record or other950.9%

Single-site: 79%
Head offices: 952
Branches: 1,405

All Dutch companies: 45% sole traders, 6% partnerships, 34% BV and NV.

Newcomers in the Netherlands in 2026

1,024 food firms were entered in the Dutch register so far in 2026, about 5 a working day, after 1,195 in 2025. The Netherlands as a whole saw 202,883 new companies in 2026, so this industry takes 0.5% of the inflow.

6162022
7432023
8902024
1,1952025
1,0242026 so far

236 of this year's 1,024 are BV and NV.

The biggest newcomers of 2026

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

1Bunschoten225 staff
2Urk101 staff
3Vlijmen65 staff
4Eibergen55 staff
5Venray35 staff

The oldest firms in the Netherlands

Our data holds 46 Dutch food firms from before 1900, 430 from before 1950 and 1,193 from before 1990.

1820
1. Oosterhout
1823
1. Capelle aan den Ijssel
1836
1. Zaandam
1838
1. Wormer
1839
1. Harderwijk
1840
1. Zelhem

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Dutch food firms date from before 1990

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How reachable are they?

Food firms are easier to reach than the average Dutch company: 40% list a phone number and 63% a website.

Email7,160 64%
Phone4,464 40%
Website6,964 63%

Grey line: all Dutch companies (email 48%, phone 29%, website 45%).

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

Frequently asked questions

How many food companies are there in the Netherlands?

There are 11,113 food companies and food firms in the Netherlands in our data, counted on 22 October 2026. That is one in every 348 Dutch companies.

Which is the largest food firm in the Netherlands?

Conveni Liessel in Deurne, with 11,645 staff. By revenue Frieslandcampina International Holding in Amersfoort leads with $15.5 billion a year.

Which Dutch city has the most food companies?

Amsterdam, with 931, ahead of Rotterdam (478), Den Haag (352), Utrecht (198) and Almere (190). Relative to its size, Almere has the most: 1.5 times the national share.

How many food firms are there in Amsterdam?

931, which is 0.3% of all 341,674 Amsterdam companies and 5% below the national share.

How big is a typical food firm?

Small. 70% of the 10,923 firms with a known headcount have one to four people; 467 have 50 or more. Most turn over under $100,000 a year.

Are Dutch food companies sole traders or companies?

Half (5,011) are sole traders, 15% are partnerships and 39% (4,350) are BV and NV.

How many food firms started in 2026?

1,024 were entered in the Dutch register so far in 2026, after 1,195 in 2025. 236 of them are BV and NV.

What is the oldest food firm in the Netherlands?

De Kroes in Oosterhout, 1820, followed by De Ijsselmolen in Capelle aan den Ijssel (1823) and Echte Bakker Brakenhoff in Zaandam (1836). 46 firms date from before 1900.

Which industry code covers food companies?

Dutch food companies are classified under SBI codes 10 and 472, identical to NACE Rev. 2 codes 10 and 472. Our platform filters them on SBI 10.

Can I download the full list?

Yes. All 11,113 firms with address, phone, email, legal form, employees, revenue and founding year, as Excel, CSV or through the API.

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