Best Food and Agriculture Companies in Belgium
The 546 best Food and Agriculture companies in Belgium in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Vandemoortele.
Belgium's Food and Agriculture sector isn't waiting for a unicorn to validate it. This directory tracks 546 companies, $63M in total disclosed funding, and a clear hierarchy at the top: Vandemoortele leads with $29M, followed by Gimber at $11M and Galler at $8M. That's real earned scale, not paper valuations.
So what does the broader picture look like? The sector's growing at around 5.5% CAGR, driven by economic shifts, soil monitoring technology and tightening supply-chain scrutiny. Across 504 food and foodtech apps, median install growth is running at roughly +20% year on year, which tells you digital adoption is moving faster than funding headlines suggest. I'd watch that gap. Hot themes right now include food waste composting, food rescue programs and agricultural extension outreach, areas where capital is thin but operator activity is dense. As key practices for food and agriculture investing makes clear, the discipline here is matching patient capital to long-cycle assets. Investors like Start it @KBC, Noshaq and Sambrinvest are doing exactly that across Belgium's pipeline.
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Our analysis of 653 Food and Agriculture companies
$71.7b in tracked funding; 82% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
Ranked: Best Food and Agriculture companies in Belgium
| # | Company | Last round | Disclosed funding | Revenue | Employees | Founded | Founder | Market signals (1y) | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 't Paenhuys Brouwerij Beer brand | — | — | — | — | 2010 | Paul Van Nieulande Founder | — | — | — |
| 2 | A OP DE BEECK Provider of planting services | — | — | — | 4 | 1832 | — | — | 2 patents Screw-press filtration technology for marine waste processing | — |
| 3 | a-kwadraat A-kwadraat is a non-profit organization that offers education, employment, social assistance, rehabilitation… | — | — | — | 600 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | AAMS Provider of sprayer solutions for measuring, developing and calibrating in various markets | — | — | — | 1 | 2002 | Jan Langenakens Founder | — | — | — |
| 5 | AB InBev Manufacturer of beer | — | — | — | 175,000 | 2000 | Carlos Brito CEO | — | 342 patents Advanced beverage dispensing systems, pressure-regulating valves, and bag‑in‑container packaging | — |
| 6 | ABS Provider of wine packaging services | — | — | — | 12 | 2015 | — | — | — | — |
| 7 | Accent Etiketten Accent Etiketten is a company based out Westlaan 2, 8560 Gullegem, Belgium. | — | — | $32M FY2021 | 20 | 1985 | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | Dripl Manufacturer of food equipments | 4 mo ago | $2M | — | 9 | 2019 | Colin Deblonde Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | 1 launch |
| 9 | Vandemoortele Manufacturer of bakery snacks | 9 mo ago | $29M | $755M FY2024 | 71 | 1899 | — | 4 signals ▼43% Regulatory · Capital raise | 4 patents Formulation of bakery shortenings and sugar‑alcohol glazing for baked goods | 2 awards |
| 10 | Zymofix Biotechnology company that develops microbial solutions for scaling the production of beneficial… | 9 mo ago | — | — | — | 2022 | Emile Redant Co-Founder & CEO | — | 4 patents Microbial delivery platforms for nutrients and bioactive compounds in biotech applications | — |
| 11 | Galler Brand of chocolates | 23 mo ago | $8M | $32M FY2024 | 129 | 1997 | — | — | — | — |
| 12 | FoodDrinkEurope Food ingredients processing company | 29 mo ago | — | — | 20 | 1982 | — | — | — | 1 job opening |
| 13 | Calidris Bio Manufacturer and distributor of microbe-based sustainable protein products | 31 mo ago | $580K | — | 1 | 2019 | — | — | — | — |
| 14 | AB InBev Brand of beer | 33 mo ago | — | — | 2,054 | 2008 | Michel Doukeris Chief Executive Officer | 52 signals Earnings · M&A · Acquisition | 342 patents Advanced beverage dispensing systems, pressure-regulating valves, and bag-in-container packaging | — |
| 15 | Gimber Brand of energy drink | 39 mo ago | $11M | — | 73 | 2018 | Dimitri Oosterlynck Founder and Chairman of the board GIMBER | — | 3 patents Preparation processes for ginger-infused beverages and related food/drink formulations | 9 job openings |
| 16 | Niets Manufacturer of triple-distilled, non-alcoholic spirits and aperitifs | 42 mo ago | $1M | — | 6 | 2020 | — | — | — | 1 partnership · 1 award |
| 17 | Mad Vision Group Provider of restaurant development services | 45 mo ago | — | — | — | 2018 | Adlane Draw Founder | — | — | — |
| 18 | Ingrizo Brand of healthy food products | 45 mo ago | — | $20M FY2025 | 8 | 2005 | — | — | — | 1 internship · 1 launch |
| 19 | Puratos Processor of bakery ingredients | 45 mo ago | — | $948M FY2023 | 720 | 1919 | Pierre Slippers CEO | 9 signals ▲29% M&A · Announcements · Contracts | 725 patents Patents concentrated in health & consumer products | — |
| 20 | Davai Restaurant serving Chinese dishes | 45 mo ago | $499K | — | 5 | 2018 | Ruslan Podgaetskiy Co-Founder | — | — | — |
| 21 | Bar.on Brand offering beer products | 47 mo ago | $2M | — | 8 | 2022 | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | Innovad Innovative livestock solutions: nutrition, gut health, mycotoxin control, and species guides | 51 mo ago | $46K | — | 30 | 2010 | Jamal Saifi Founder & CEO | — | — | 1 expansion |
| 23 | EIT Food Provider of food safety testing services | 53 mo ago | $341K | $52M FY2024 | 42 | 2016 | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | Quatra Delivers, collects, and recycles cooking oil | 55 mo ago | — | $253M FY2024 | — | 1984 | Paul Guth Co-Founder | — | 8 patents Recycling and processing systems for used industrial oils and fats | 2 job openings · 1 internship |
| 25 | Inagro vzw Provider of agriculture and horticulture research and advisory services | 60 mo ago | — | $44K FY2018 | 1 | 1956 | — | — | 6 patents Floating hydroponic cultivation systems for plants | 2 job openings |
| 26 | Greenyard Supplier of fresh, frozen, and prepared fruits and vegetables | 62 mo ago | — | $39M FY2024 | 23 | 1987 | Hein Deprez Founder | 4 signals ▲300% Funding · M&A | — | 2 job openings · 1 expansion |
Top 12 Food and Agriculture companies in Belgium
#1
Early Stage · Izegem, Flanders · founded 1899 · 71 employees$29.4Mraised▾
Manufacturer of bakery snacks
#2
Series A · Gentbrugge, Flanders · founded 2019 · 9 employees$2.3Mraised▾
Manufacturer of food equipments
- Jan 2026Series A$4.6M
- Aug 2023Seed$2.3M
#3
Early Stage · Herstal, Wallonia · founded 1997 · 129 employees$8.1Mraised▾
Brand of chocolates
#4
Series B · Halle, Flanders · founded 2018 · 73 employees$10.6Mraised▾
Provider of a non-alcoholic ginger-based aperitif intended to offer an alcohol-free drink with organic ginger concentrate. The company's drink offers a ginger brew blended with organic ingredients such as lemons, herbs, spices, and gems that is great for simple mixes with sparkling and hot water, enabling consumers to get a non-alcoholic drink with a selection of ingredients.
- Feb 2023Series B$10.6M
- Nov 2020Seed—
#5
Funding Raised · Antwerp, Flanders · founded 2019 · 1 employees$580.4Kraised▾
Manufacturer and distributor of microbe-based sustainable protein products
- Nov 2023Grant (prize money)$71.4K
- Nov 2022Grant (prize money)$509.1K
#6
Seed · Watermael-boitsfort, Brussels Capital · founded 2020 · 6 employees$1.3Mraised▾
Manufacturer of triple-distilled, non-alcoholic spirits and aperitifs. The company focuses on developing alcohol-free beverages using traditional distillation and dealcoholisation techniques. It offers distilled spirits, including barrel-aged dark spirits and aperitifs, designed as alternatives to alcoholic cocktails. The company distributes its products through partnerships with distributors.
- Dec 2022Seed$1.3M
#7
Seed · Antwerp, Flanders · founded 2022 · 8 employees$1.9Mraised▾
Producer of various types of beer intended to reshape the future of the industry with molecular mixing technology. The company creates natural, personalized and sustainable beverages which are steeped in tradition, heritage and centuries of craftsmanship and brought through innovative beer machines, cartridges filled with natural flavors and fool-proof recipes from molecular beer mixing technology, enabling consumers to mix any beer they like by simply pushing a few buttons.
- Jul 2022Seed$1.9M
#8
Series A · Hoegaarden, Flanders · founded 1445 · 3009 employees$6.4Mraised▾
Brand of beers
#9
Seed · Ghent, Flanders · founded 2018 · 5 employees$499.1Kraised▾
Operator of a food-producing company intended to produce vegetable dumplings. The company's dumplings come in two versions spicy and cheesy that are completely plant-based, enabling customers to experience and taste original vegan food.
- Aug 2022Seed$499.1K
#10
Acquired · Hasselt, Flanders · founded 2004$1.4Mraised▾
Provider of global food processing services
#11
Funding Raised · Leuven, Flemish Region · founded 2016 · 42 employees$340.7Kraised▾
Provider of food safety testing services
- Dec 2021Grant (prize money)—
- Nov 2017Grant (prize money)$182.5K
- Jan 2017Grant (prize money)$158.3K
#12
Funding Raised · Brussels, Brussels · founded 2013 · 4 employees$460.7Kraised▾
Producer of coffee products focused on presenting eco-friendly coffees to companies and families. The company offers organic Belgian and artisanal coffee sourced directly from small local farmers, machine renting and maintenance as well as a monthly coffee subscription service, thereby aiding clients in receiving a different fairtrade coffee every month in their mailbox.
- Oct 2018Conventional Debt$460.7K
Funding & investor landscape
Notable founders
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Food and Agriculture coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
How research on Agritech is moving in Belgium
A read on the academic research around Agritech — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 27 Belgium-affiliated papers.
- KU Leuven5
- Ghent University4
- University of Antwerp2
- Instituut voor Landbouw en Visserijonderzoek2
- European Union of Medical Specialists2
- Agriculture2
- Safeguarding1
- Precision agriculture1
- Information privacy1
- Knowledge management1
- Agriculture6
- Context (archaeology)3
- Climate change3
- Sustainability2
- Natural resource economics2
- Agriculture4
- Robot2
- Information and Communications Technology1
- Interdependence1
- Sustainability1
Where agritech is researched across Belgium
Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.
Common questions
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