Vion Food Group

What Vion Food Group does

Vion Food Group is an international producer of meat, meat products and plant-based alternatives, headquartered in Boxtel, Netherlands, and operating 17 production locations in the Netherlands and Germany alongside 13 sales support and representative offices across Europe and Asia. The company serves B2B customers in retail, foodservice and meat processing through four business areas (Pork, Beef, Retail, Food Service), with farmer supply chain integration handled by wholly-owned subsidiaries Vion Farming (pig supply, FarmingNet platform) and Vion Rundvee (cattle supply, RundveeNet platform). Core products are fresh pork, fresh beef, plant-based alternatives and by-products; the brand portfolio includes De Groene Weg (organic meat since 1981), SALOMON FoodWorld, ME-AT, Encebe Vleeswaren and several regional pork and beef labels.

Vion's underlying technology combines industrial meat processing and slaughtering infrastructure with digital farm management systems. FarmingNet provides pig farmers with real-time slaughter data, weights, muscle/fat thickness and anonymous benchmarking across multiple locations; RundveeNet offers cattle farmers equivalent visibility into weight, quality and animal health registrations from Vion slaughterhouses. Vion participates in the JoinData cooperative for farmer data sovereignty and operates under ISO 9001-certified Good Farming chain concepts covering food safety, traceability, sustainability, animal welfare and transparency. A 2025 Innovation Award recognized an AI application ('AI for a Healthy Curly Tail') for pig health monitoring.

Vion generates revenue through one-time sale of fresh and processed meat products to enterprise customers in retail, foodservice and meat processing, plus by-products (notably hides via BestHides). Pricing is contract-based and not publicly disclosed. Ownership sits with Stichting Administratiekantoor SBT, holding certificates through NCB-Ontwikkeling affiliated with the ZLTO agricultural cooperative, meaning control rests with the Dutch farmer cooperative ecosystem rather than external PE/VC. From 2024 through 2026 Vion has executed a strategic exit from Germany, divesting multiple slaughterhouses and the entire Food Service business unit.

Name

Vion Food Group

Legal name

Vion N.V.

Website

https://vionfoodgroup.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1934

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

Vion Food Group is a Netherlands-headquartered, farmer-cooperative-owned producer of fresh pork, beef, plant-based alternatives and by-products, serving retail, foodservice and meat-processing customers across Europe and Asia from 17 production sites.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Meat and Meat Products Manufacturing

NAICS

Animal Slaughtering and Processing (3116), Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering (311611), Food Manufacturing (311), Rendering and Meat Byproduct Processing (311613)

SIC

Meat Packing Plants (2011), Sausages & Other Prepared Meat Products (2013), Miscellaneous Food Preparations & Kindred Products (2090)

akta.pro primary industry

Ground & Formed Meat Products Manufacturing (Burgers, Sausages, Meatballs) (AFAKALAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Plant-Based Meat & Seafood Analogues Manufacturing (AFAKAGAA), Ethnic Meat, Poultry & Seafood Wholesale (AFAIAIAC)

Keywords

• Fresh meat production
• Pork and beef processing
• Plant-based alternatives
• Meat product manufacturing
• Food supply chain

Headquarters

HQ city

Boxtel

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices39 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Fresh Pork Sales: Fresh pork products supplied to retail, foodservice, and meat processing industry in Netherlands, Germany, and worldwide
2. Beef Products: High-quality beef products for retail, foodservice, and meat processing industry with special customer requirements
3. Plant-Based Alternatives: Fresh frozen vegetarian products for out-of-home market and retail
4. By-products: Hides and other by-products from meat processing operations

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Vion Food Group is an international producer of meat, meat products, and plant-based alternatives. The company operates four core business areas (Pork, Beef, Retail, and Food Service) supported by 17 production locations in the Netherlands and Germany. It produces fresh pork, fresh beef, processed meat products, plant-based alternatives, and by-products (hides) for retail, foodservice, and meat processing customers.

Product overview

Vion Food Group is an international meat, meat products, and plant-based alternatives producer with operations in the Netherlands and Germany. The company operates four core business areas: Pork, Beef, Retail, and Food Service, supported by farming operations and distribution services. Core products include fresh pork, fresh beef, plant-based alternatives, meat products, and by-products. The product portfolio also includes multiple consumer-facing brands such as De Groene Weg (organic meat), SALOMON FoodWorld (convenience foods), ME-AT, Encebe Vleeswaren, and regional brands. Supporting services include Vion Farming (pig supply coordination with FarmingNet platform) and RundveeNet (cattle farmer information platform), alongside distribution through Distrifresh.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• De Groene Weg: Organic beef and pork products; EU bio-legislation compliant, 3-star Beter Leven certified organic meat brand operating since 1981.
• Food Family
• ME-AT
• Encebe Vleeswaren
• SALOMON FoodWorld
• FVZ Convenience
• BestHides
• Robusto
• Goldbeef
• BBQ Star
• 100% Halal
• Schweinegold
• Weylander
• Windmill Pork

Products and services

• Fresh Pork Fresh pork products supplied to retail, foodservice, and meat processing industry customers in the Netherlands, Germany, and worldwide.
• Fresh Beef High-quality beef products for retail, foodservice, and meat processing industry customers with special customer requirements.
• Plant-Based Alternatives Plant-based alternative products supplied to retail and foodservice markets as fresh frozen offerings.
• Processed Meat Products Processed meat products including fresh frozen options for retail and foodservice customers.
• By-products Hides and other by-products derived from meat processing operations.
• De Groene Weg Organic Meat Brand Organic beef and pork products under the De Groene Weg brand, meeting EU organic legislation and 3-star Beter Leven quality label standards.
• SALOMON FoodWorld Brand Convenience and meat product concepts under the SALOMON FoodWorld brand, operated from Großostheim, Germany.
• Encebe Vleeswaren Brand Meat products and cured meats brand based in Boxtel, Netherlands.
• ME-AT Brand Beef products brand based in Leeuwarden, Netherlands.
• BestHides Brand Hides and skins processing and trading under the BestHides brand, based in Eching, Germany.
• 100% Halal Brand Halal-certified meat products sold under the 100% Halal brand.
• Vion Farming (Pig Supply Coordination Service) Service that coordinates the supply of pigs and sows to Vion slaughterhouses in the Netherlands, mediates between propagators and pig farmers, and provides the FarmingNet information management system.
• RundveeNet (Cattle Farmer Information Service) Online information platform for cattle farmers providing insights into slaughter data including weight, quality, and animal health registrations from Vion slaughterhouses.
• Distrifresh Distribution Service Logistics and distribution service for fresh and frozen meat products, based in Boxtel, Netherlands.

Quantifiable outcome

• Serves 100 million+ consumers daily with wholesome food
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability1 record

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• China-Netherlands Business CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 July 2026Established through memorandum of understanding signed by Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao and Dutch Trade Minister Sjoerd Sjoerdsma. Vion Foods participated in Dutch trade mission to China with 17 Dutch companies including ASML, NXP Semiconductors, FrieslandCampina. Council aims to facilitate investment and market access for companies from both nations.
• StarFarmersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrong chain partnership celebrating 10-year anniversary. StarFarmers represents pig farmers within the Good Farming Star concept, focusing on farm optimization and chain integration.
• Tönnies GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVion reached principle agreement with Tönnies Group for the takeover of Vion's German beef activities. Part of Vion's strategic portfolio review in Germany.
• Boeser FrischfleischminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBuyer of Vion's Waldkraiburg slaughterhouse site in Germany as part of Vion's strategic exit from German market. Transaction structured as share deal subject to regulatory approvals.
• OSI Europe FoodworksminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBuyer of Vion's Crailsheim slaughterhouse site in Germany as part of Vion's strategic exit from German market. Transaction structured as share deal subject to regulatory approvals.
• Danish CrowncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVion and Danish Crown collaboration in North Germany. Strategic partnership in German beef market.
• Premium Food GroupminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPrevious attempted buyer of Vion's German locations (Waldkraiburg and Crailsheim) that was blocked by German competition regulator in June due to concerns about harm to farmers and smaller rivals.
• De Groene WegcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDe Groene Weg is Vion's wholly-owned subsidiary and market leader in Dutch organic meat sector since 1981. Operates organic butchery concepts meeting EU organic legislation and Beter Leven 3-star certification.
• Erzeugergemeinschaft SüdbayernminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVion sold shares in Vilshofen and Landshut locations to Erzeugergemeinschaft Südbayern as part of German portfolio optimization.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Subsidiaries11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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