Rikolto

Name

Rikolto

Legal name

Rikolto België V.Z.W.

Website

https://rikolto.be

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sustainable Food Systems Programming

NAICS

Community Food Services (624210)

akta.pro primary industry

Agriculture & Food Security Development (BPAGABAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Food Systems & Value Chain Development for Nutrition (BPADAJAG), Sustainable Agriculture, Food Systems & Land Management (BPADALAG)

Keywords

• Sustainable agriculture programmes
• Food system consulting
• Farmer cooperative support
• Sustainable rice initiatives
• Cocoa coffee value chains

Headquarters

HQ city

Leuven

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual donations and bequests: Voluntary financial gifts from private supporters (donateurs) plus legacies/testamenten (legaten), channeled through bank account BE64 0000 0000 5252. Rikolto België stands in for the private fundraising of the entire international network. Recurring and one-off contributions.
2. Government subsidies and fiscal-attestation revenue: Public subsidies tied to legal obligations (e.g., processing of fiscal attestations via the secure government application using the rijksregisternummer).
3. Office rental income (Huur ons kantoor): Revenue from sub-letting shared office space at Blijde Inkomststraat 50, Leuven to small/medium organisations. 2-month trial contract followed by annual contracts; pricing varies by headcount and usage frequency.
4. EU and international project grants: Funding from EU programmes and partnerships (e.g., HotelsCutWaste supported by the European Union; SchoolFood4Change across 12 EU countries; EU Supermarkets LIFE; Healthy Wave; Generation Food).
5. FoodWIN consultancy fees: Paid trajectories for hotels, hospitals and large kitchens to reduce food waste; expert guidance, measurements and impact reporting delivered for a fee.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Core offering

Rikolto designs and delivers global programmes that connect farmer cooperatives, SMEs, municipalities, and policymakers to build sustainable, inclusive food systems across three pillars: Sustainable Rice, Good Food for Cities, and Cocoa & Coffee. It provides capacity building, technical assistance, supply-chain facilitation, policy advocacy, and food-waste consulting (FoodWIN), funded primarily by institutional donors and individual supporters.

Product overview

Rikolto (formerly Vredeseilanden) is an international NGO operating as a platform organised around three global programmes - Sustainable Rice (Duurzame rijst), Good Food for Cities (Goed eten voor steden) and Cocoa & Coffee (Cacao & koffie) - delivered through eight regional offices in 18 countries. In Belgium, Rikolto's offering is essentially a portfolio of programmes, projects, campaigns and supporting services rather than a single unified software product: flagship modules include the FoodWIN expertise centre for food waste, the Superlijst supermarket benchmarking project, the SchoolFood4Change (SF4C) project with its Whole School Food Approach, the annual Week voor Goed Eten campaign, free school teaching materials such as Smakelijk Leren / "De slimste boer ter wereld", the Rikolto podcast (Het Recept van Rikolto), the Recepten recipe collection, the shared office in Leuven and downloadable brand assets. These programmes and projects fit together as a coherent platform: each global programme provides the international umbrella while Belgium-specific modules (FoodWIN, Superlijst, SF4C, Smakelijk Leren, Week voor Goed Eten, etc.) operationalise the mission on the ground, supported by donor administration, legacy giving and an annual report.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• FoodWIN: In-house expertise center of Rikolto that guides organizations and businesses in reducing food loss; runs projects such as HotelsCutWaste and the FoodWIN measurement tool.
• SchoolFood4Change (SF4C)
• Superlijst
• Healthy Wave
• Koolstofboeren
• Generation Food

Products and services

• Sustainable Rice Programme A global programme that supports smallholder rice farmers and their cooperatives to adopt sustainable production practices, professionalise their organisations, and access markets, with operations across Asia, Africa, and Latin America.
• Good Food for Cities Programme A global programme that works with cities, SMEs, and citizens to design more sustainable urban food systems, shorten supply chains, and enable healthy and inclusive food access.
• Cocoa & Coffee Programme A global programme that supports sustainable cocoa and coffee value chains by strengthening farmer cooperatives, improving livelihoods, and engaging private-sector partners in responsible sourcing.
• FoodWIN Consultancy A food-waste consulting service offering expertise and advisory engagements to organisations seeking to reduce food loss and waste across the value chain.

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• IDH - The Sustainable Trade Initiative: Dutch-based foundation convening companies, NGOs and governments to make global value chains sustainable in commodities including cocoa, coffee and rice — closely aligned with Rikolto's public-private partnership approach in food value chains.
• Solidaridad: International NGO operating across Asia, Africa and Latin America on sustainable supply chains for cotton, coffee, cocoa, palm oil and other food commodities — directly comparable to Rikolto's multi-commodity, multi-region sustainable food systems model.
• TechnoServe: US-based non-profit working with enterprising people in the developing world to build competitive farms, businesses and industries in food and agriculture — a direct peer in market-based food systems development.
• Heifer International: International development organisation working with smallholder farmers on sustainable agriculture and food security — comparable scope, donor-funded model and farmer-to-market focus to Rikolto.
• Hivos: Dutch international development organisation with programmes on sustainable food and agriculture, including in coffee and cocoa producer countries; comparable geographic spread and NGO governance model.

Others

• Sustainable Food Lab: Multi-stakeholder organisation that convenes companies, NGOs and governments to accelerate sustainable food value chains; Stephanie Daniels (Rikolto board member) is its Senior Program Director, evidencing direct collaboration.

Broad incumbents

• World Food Programme (WFP): UN agency addressing food security and nutrition globally — a much larger institutional peer operating school meals and sustainable food procurement programmes that overlap with Rikolto's SchoolFood4Change work.
• Oxfam: Large international confederation running food justice, smallholder farmer and equitable value-chain programmes globally; a broader incumbent that competes with Rikolto for institutional food-systems funding.
• Rainforest Alliance: International NGO certifying sustainable agriculture (including cocoa, coffee and rice) and running landscape-level programmes in tropical producer countries — overlaps directly with Rikolto's value-chain sustainability work.
• Fairtrade International: Global standard-setting and certification organisation focused on fair prices and sustainable livelihoods for farmers and workers in cocoa, coffee and other food commodities; comparable to Rikolto's Cocoa & Coffee and Sustainable Rice programmes.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/rikoltoBE

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Rikolto