Best Food Processing Companies in Netherlands
The 104 best Food Processing companies in Netherlands in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: The Protein Brewery.
Food Processing in the Netherlands has a clear pecking order right now, and this directory ranks all 104 companies we track by disclosed equity funding and recent momentum. Total disclosed funding sits at $63M across the cohort, which sounds modest until you see how concentrated it is.
The Protein Brewery alone accounts for $30M of that pool, nearly half the sector's capital, with Phycom pulling another $12M and revyve adding $9M. So three companies are carrying most of the weight, and the remaining 101 are fighting for the scraps of a $63M pie. That concentration tells you something about where Dutch investors are placing conviction: alternative proteins and precision fermentation, not incremental processing plays. Backers like Invest-NL and Triodos Investment Management keep showing up in cap tables, which signals patient, mission-aligned capital rather than pure return-chasing. Globally, the food processing market was valued at roughly $200.3B in 2023 and is forecast to reach $544.1B by 2028 at a 9.5% CAGR, driven by convenience food demand and advanced processing technology. The Dutch cluster is small relative to that macro runway, but if you're tracking where the next breakout comes from, the funding concentration here is worth watching.
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Ranked: Best Food Processing companies in Netherlands
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Founded | Founder | Tech stack | Market signals (1y) | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abbot Kinney's Manufactures and supplies plant-based yogurt | — | — | — | 2014 | Gijs Van Maasakkers Co-Founder | Craft CMSSentryPHP+17 | — | — | — |
| 2 | Acatris Manufacturer and distributor of chemicals for multiple range of areas | — | — | 17 | 1971 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | Amusca Provider of insect-based animal feed | — | — | — | 2015 | Pim Faas Founder | — | — | 2 patents Insect breeding systems for larvae and crawling insects | — |
| 4 | Avebe Provider of potato starch and potato protein for various industries | — | — | 9 | 1919 | David Fousert CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+19 | — | — | — |
| 5 | Bakeplus Manufacturer of baking flours | — | — | 68 | 2003 | — | Cart FunctionalityCloudSuiteAmazon Web Services+22 | — | — | — |
| 6 | Breatec Application technology offering functional ingredients for the cereal and baking industry | — | — | 8 | 2006 | Aryan Moelker CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 7 | Bunge Loders Croklaan Bunge Loders Croklaan is a global producer and supplier of vegetable oils and fats for the food manufacturing… | — | — | — | 2018 | Greg Heckman CEO | — | — | 288 patents Patents concentrated in health & consumer products | — |
| 8 | Cassia Cinnamon processing company | — | — | 14 | 2010 | Patrick Barthelemy Founder | — | — | — | 1 job opening |
Top 12 Food Processing companies in Netherlands
#1
Series B · Breda, North Brabant · founded 2010 · 38 employees$30.3Mraised▾
Beer processing company
- Sep 2025Series B$35.3M
- Nov 2020Series A$25.6M
#2
Series B · Wageningen, Gelderland · founded 2019 · 12 employees$9.3Mraised▾
Provider of food processing services
- Sep 2025Series B$28.2M
- May 2023Series A$8.8M
- Feb 2020Seed$552.5K
#3
Seed · Wageningen, Gelderland · founded 2020 · 7 employees$1.6Mraised▾
Provider of food processing services
- Sep 2025Seed$2.4M
- Mar 2024Seed$916.7K
- Jul 2021Seed$658.4K
#4
Seed · Ede, Gelderland · founded 2020 · 5 employees$1.8Mraised▾
Provider of plant-based food ingredients. The company claims that its process allows to extraction of ingredients out of seeds that enable food companies to create the next generation of plant-based foods, which are natural and sustainable.
- Mar 2025Seed$1.7M
- Mar 2022Seed$82.6K
#5
Series A · Veenendaal, Utrecht · founded 2009 · 21 employees$11.6Mraised▾
Producer of algae-based sustainable ingredients for animal and human consumption. It is convolved in the development of nutritional products that help in the enrichment of human food. It offers algae-based animal feed, that helps in improving the animal immune system.
- Feb 2024Series A$1.9M
- Sep 2023Series A$9.7M
#6
Funding Raised · Hattem, Gelderland · founded 2013$4.2Mraised▾
Provider of temperature-controlled supply chain services intended to solve the problem of transporting fresh milk over long distances. The company offers to incorporate into an aseptic chilled maritime supply chain for liquid foods in dairy, enabling large dairy companies to efficiently transport fresh milk to parts of the world where milk cannot be sustainably produced.
- Feb 2018Grant (prize money)$3.1M
- Sep 2015Grant (prize money)$1.1M
#7
Seed · Wageningen, Gelderland · founded 2019 · 7 employees$490.1Kraised▾
Food ingredients processing company
- Oct 2022Seed$490.1K
#8
Late Stage · The Hague, South Holland · founded 2007 · 2000 employees$2Mraised▾
Producer and exporter of fruit beverages intended to meet the growing international, regional, and local demand for processed tropical fruits. The company produces and exports tropical juices, concentrates, and purees from mango papaya, and other fruits with no additives and aseptically packaged in various quantities depending on market demand, enabling clients with an alternative to the traditional supply sources of Latin America and Asia.
#9
Late Stage · Rotterdam, South Holland · founded 1991 · 143 employees$1.8Mraised▾
Fruits & vegetable processing company
#10
Funding Raised · Wageningen, Gelderland · founded 2014 · 6 employees$110.7Kraised▾
Producer of innovative quinoa ingredients intended to be a healthy and sustainable alternative in food production. The company's ingredients include essential proteins, dietary fibers, unsaturated fats, vitamins, and minerals, enabling customers to make tasty and healthy food products in a sustainable way.
- Sep 2019Grant (prize money)$54.7K
- May 2019Grant (prize money)$56K
#11
Funding Raised · Amersfoort, Utrecht · founded 2013 · 70 employees$7.2Kraised▾
FrieslandCampina Ingredients is a leading provider of healthy and functional ingredients and solutions, offering a range of protein and prebiotic products. The company's solutions cater to the growing demand for innovative nutritional solutions in the food, beverage, and animal nutrition industries. With a focus on innovation and quality, FrieslandCampina Ingredients is committed to helping its customers create products that meet the evolving needs of consumers.
- Sep 2020Grant (prize money)$7.2K
#12
Funding Raised · Wageningen, Gelderland · founded 2021—raised▾
The company is a pioneer in harnessing the potential of microalgae-derived ingredients to revolutionize the food industry. By engineering a paradigm shift in sauces and other food products, they aim to improve food security and reduce the environmental impact of traditional agriculture.
- May 2024Grant (prize money)—
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