Food Manufacturing Companies in Belgium

THE BEST OF NATURE, FROZEN TO PERFECTION More than 40 years ago Crop’s started out as a small family business with a passion for vegetables and fruits and a keen eye for excellence. Today we operate all over the world, growing and freezing the finest fresh ingredients. We have five key veg facilities (Belgium, France, Portugal, Spain, Poland) and four key fruit facilities (Serbia, Poland, Morocco, Costa Rica), all located in the middle of the fields and each chosen for its soil and climate. No country is too far, no effort too great and the goal is always the same: the best vegetables and fruits grown in the best possible conditions. And let these be the key ingredients of our delicious ready meals. Crop’s agronomists work with our local partners, always striving for quality, excellence and sustainability. The group applies the highest standards to guarantee traceability and food safety – and is proud of the certifications it has achieved. It’s a priority to ensure all work is carried out with respect for the environment, keeping energy consumption low and recycling water. At Crop’s HQ we work with a dynamic team of talented professionals. This team does not only include commercial talents but also engineers specialized in quality or purchasing, experts in logistics and supply chain, linguists with a commercial feeling, product developers, … all foodies in heart and soul. Are you looking for entrepreneurship, responsibility, autonomy and personal development in an international and innovative environment then Crop’s is the right company for you! Have a look at www.jobsbycrops.be and happy to meet you.

Lotus Bakeries, founded in 1932, operates worldwide in the indulgent and natural snacking segment with brands including Lotus®, Biscoff®, nākd®, TREK®, BEAR®, Kiddylicious®, Peter’s Yard®, Dinosaurus®, Peijnenburg® and Annas®. Headquartered in Belgium, Lotus Bakeries is a dynamic and internationally oriented company with production facilities in Belgium, the Netherlands, France, Sweden, South Africa and the United States. A third production facility for Biscoff is currently under construction in Thailand and will be operational by 2026. It has 23 sales organizations in Europe, America, Asia and Australia. Lotus Bakeries also works with commercial partners in approximately fifty countries worldwide. Lotus Bakeries has around 3,000 employees and achieved a revenue of EUR 1,063.0 million in 2023. Lotus Bakeries is listed on Euronext Brussels and is part of the BEL20-Index. The majority of shares are owned by the Boone and Stevens family.

Vandemoortele was founded in 1899 as a Belgian family business, and has continued to grow and develop ever since. Over the last two decades, we became a European food company with leading positions in two business lines: Bakery Products and Plant-Based Food Solutions. We are known for supplying innovative and high-quality products. In our two business lines we aim to meet and exceed customer expectations in terms of taste, quality, convenience and value for money. In 2024, Vandemoortele achieved a turnover of approximately EUR 2 billion, employing 4,094 associates (both permanent and temporary). The head office is located in Ghent, Belgium, with commercial offices in 12 European countries, as well as 2 in the United States and 1 in Asia. Vandemoortele operates on 31 high-quality production sites across Europe and 1 in the U.S., ensuring proximity to key markets, and exports from Europe to around 70 countries worldwide. Big challenges the world faces, like the climate crisis, are becoming ever more critical. Vandemoortele wants to be a part of the solution. We believe that sustainability is an important driver for our business performance, and we see it as the only right way to create long-term value for all our stakeholders. We are dedicated to ensuring healthy, safe, and inclusive workplaces. We encourage the development and personal growth of our people, and appreciate the value of a diverse work force. All our associates are given equal opportunities to flourish in their jobs and achieve their goals. We also cooperate constructively with our suppliers, and reach out to local communities in order to generate a positive social impact. Vandemoortele lives by three corporate values: respect, ambition and cooperation. These both lie at the core of our corporate culture.

ILANGA NATURE est une entreprise familiale éthique et équitable à la portée internationale. Notre travail se déroule principalement à Madagascar mais également à l'île Maurice et en Sardaigne, notre siège lui se trouve en Belgique. Nous produisons, traitons, conditionnons, expédions, et distribuons nos miels, confitures, huiles, épices et sucres. Notre fondateur, Olivier Laurent et sa fille, Laura, ont créé une agriculture et apiculture équitable en donnant la possibilité aux locaux de vivre de leurs récoltes en leur fournissant à la base des formations et tout le matériel nécessaire. De plus, nous nous assurons de la vente de ces produits et organisons des actions humanitaires sur place. Acheter des produits ou des matières premières ILANGA NATURE c'est comme planter un arbre. Car nous faisons un cycle complet avec la matière première. Nous plantons des arbres pour les fruits et les fleurs pour la création de miels et de confitures. Ces ventes nous permettent de planter encore et toujours plus d'arbres. Grâce à cela nous participons à la pollinisation et le biodiversité des îles avec lesquelles nous travaillons. Et cela évidemment de manière éco-responsable. Envie de nous soutenir ou d'avoir plus d'infos? Envoyer un mail sur info@ilanga-nature.com Suivez-nous: FB, Insta, Twitter et bien-sûr notre site internet!

Dossche Mills, located in Belgium, The Netherlands & Germany, is a leading European milling company and a key supplier of high-quality flour and bakery ingredients. As a fourth-generation family business, we embrace our heritage while striving for the future—with the ambition to become Europe’s number one in milling by 2030. Our success is built on quality, innovation, and long-term partnerships. But most of all, it’s our people who make the difference—collaborating, problem-solving, and delivering excellence every day. Together, we ensure that bakeries and food professionals can always rely on us to meet the highest standards in an ever-evolving market.

KKO International offers an ingenious solution to growing global demand.

The passion for developing wonderfully delicious viennoiserie products is at the heart of everything we do. Taste is what drives and motivates us, day after day. We strive for active customer relations in the long term, and seek out opportunities in the market. This means we have become specialists in detecting trends, developing new products and co-creation. Satisfied customers worldwide Consumers in over 50 countries enjoy our bakery products. Our sweet and savoury treats are distributed through supermarkets, food service and on-the-go channels. Everything is produced at our high-tech site in Moeskroen. Pursuing quality We follow strict quality standards and procedures, verified by external parties on a regular basis. Our production procedures thus comply with BRC, IFS and FDA standards.

We are on the move. All of us. Driven by the passion for chocolate. Empowered by the ambition to further explore our role as partners in chocolate. We are flexible, dedicated and solution driven. We optimise and maximise. We think global but act local. We listen and connect. We create together. Baronie is an European confectionery & food company with locations and production facilities in in Belgium, Côte d’Ivoire, France, Germany, Poland, United Kingdom, Switzerland and The Netherlands. Our international group employs approximately 4.700 people, working every day to produce the most qualitative private label confectionery and ice cream products for a multitude of national and international retailers. Besides the production of private label products, we also produce our own nationally known brands. In addition, we co-manufacture for globally well-known brands and are also specialized in B2B chocolate production and supply.

Oleon brings you a natural chemistry. Our specialty lies in converting natural fats and oils into a wide range of oleochemical products, such as fatty acids, glycerin, esters, dimers, technical oils, specialty oleochemicals and biodiesel. As a leading producer of oleochemicals made from renewable raw materials, our products combine high performance with ready biodegradability. Our natural chemistry is everywhere. We offer our oleochemical building blocks and ingredients in a large variety of markets such as: Crop protection, Cosmetics, Industrial Ingredients, Lubricants, Nutrition, Oilfields, Coatings, Detergents and many more. Our oleochemicals are used for their functional properties such as chemical reactivity, lubricity, stabilization of emulsions, etc. The industry also attaches great value to the fact that most oleochemicals are completely non-toxic, and do not cause skin or eye irritation. At Oleon, we believe that a natural chemistry entails much more than just the production of our oleochemicals. That is why we attach great importance to all the people who matter to us. We invest in our employees, commit to long-term relationships with our clients, communicate openly with our suppliers and respect our neighbors. We believe that all these factors contribute to a natural chemistry with all our stakeholders, including the wider community in which we do business, which benefits all levels of our supply chain. Our global corporate functions are based at Ertvelde near Ghent (Belgium). We have two production sites in Belgium (Ertvelde and Oelegem), one in Germany (Emmerich), one in France (Compiègne), one in the United Kingdom (Goole) one in Malaysia (Port Klang), one in the United States (Conroe, Texas), and one in Brazil (Itupeva). We have a number of sales affiliates in all continents. Oleon is a company of Avril, a major agri-food group in France.

Dupon Biscuits is a food production group with 13 production plants in 10 countries, globally offering food products, packaging and engineering solutions for the ice cream industry, worldwide, under the umbrella of the D’Hoore Group. The headquarters are located at Ringaertstraat 3, 8820 Torhout, Belgium.