QACSFOOD

What QACSFOOD does

QACSFOOD is a specialized food testing laboratory headquartered in Piraeus, Greece, operating as part of the QACS group. Founded in 2002, the company provides chemical, packaging, and molecular testing services to clients across the food, feed, pesticide, and environmental industries. Its core customer base spans the food industry, feed industry, packaging industry, environmental sector, and HORECA (hotel, restaurant, and catering) sector, served through an enterprise-focused B2B direct field sales model.

The laboratory's service portfolio includes food quality testing, R&D support, packaging analysis, molecular analyses (including a Metagenomic Mapping Service), food monitoring, and environmental and residues analysis. Its technology stack combines traditional analytical chemistry with molecular biology tools, including Real-Time PCR, Sanger Sequencing, Maldi TOF, and next-generation sequencing (NGS). The company has also deployed an AI-powered emotional tracking component within its sensory analysis offering, signaling selective adoption of machine learning in specialized workflows. The facility operates under ISO 17025 accreditation (ESYD) and holds several sector-specific credentials, including IOC certification for olive oil, GAFTA-approved analyst status for grain and feed, Halal certification, EFET registration, and EPES network membership for Salmonella control.

QACSFOOD operates a professional services revenue model, charging on a per-test or per-project basis, with no public pricing disclosed. The business is privately held and employs 51-100 staff. Its commercial strategy relies on enterprise field sales, addressing regulated and quality-driven buyers who require accredited laboratory support to meet domestic and export market requirements. The company's parent, the QACS group, provides broader group-level resources, though specific revenue figures and growth metrics for QACSFOOD as a standalone unit are not publicly disclosed.

Name

QACSFOOD

Legal name

QACSFOOD

Website

https://qacsfood.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

QACSFOOD is a Piraeus-based accredited food testing laboratory offering chemical, molecular, and packaging analysis to the food, feed, environmental, and HORECA industries in Greece, operating as part of the QACS group.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Analytical Laboratory Services

NAICS

Testing Laboratories and Services (54138), Testing Laboratories and Services (541380)

SIC

Services-Testing Laboratories (8734), Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYAFALAAAA

Food Testing Laboratories (Microbiological, Chemical, Allergen)

Agriculture & Food Production/Food Safety, Testing & Certification/Food Testing Laboratories (Microbiological, Chemical, Allergen)

SECONDARYAFALAAAL

Food Quality Assurance (QA) Programs & Supplier Quality Management

Agriculture & Food Production/Food Safety, Testing & Certification/Food Testing Laboratories (Microbiological, Chemical, Allergen)

SECONDARYAFALALAC

Internal QA Audits & Compliance Monitoring (GMP/SSOP/HACCP Verification)

Agriculture & Food Production/Food Safety, Testing & Certification/Food Quality Assurance Systems

SECONDARYAFALAAAE

Environmental Monitoring & Hygiene Verification (Swabs, ATP, Pathogen Monitoring)

Agriculture & Food Production/Food Safety, Testing & Certification/Food Testing Laboratories (Microbiological, Chemical, Allergen)

SECONDARYAFALAFAI

Emerging Contaminants Testing (PFAS, Microplastics)

Agriculture & Food Production/Food Safety, Testing & Certification/Residue & Contaminant Testing (Pesticides, Veterinary Drugs, Mycotoxins, Heavy Metals)

Keywords

• Food testing services
• Laboratory analysis
• Packaging analysis
• Molecular diagnostics
• Microbiological testing

Headquarters

HQ city

Piraeus

HQ country

Greece

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Laboratory Testing Services: B2B laboratory testing services for food, feed, packaging, and environmental samples including chemical, microbiological, molecular, and sensory analyses. Services are provided on a per-test or project basis to food industry clients.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

QACSFOOD is an independent analytical laboratory in Piraeus, Greece that provides chemical, microbiological, molecular, and sensory testing services. The laboratory serves the food, feed, packaging, and environmental industries, offering routine quality control, R&D support, monitoring programs, residue analysis, and specialized molecular diagnostics using techniques such as PCR, NGS, and MALDI-TOF.

Product overview

QACSFOOD is a food and packaging testing laboratory that provides a comprehensive suite of laboratory testing services organized into distinct service categories: Ποιότητα Τροφίμων (Food Quality Testing) covering nutritional, microbiological, and compositional analyses; RnD Support offering sensory analysis, shelf life, compatibility, and texture testing for product development; Συσκευασία Αναλύσεις (Packaging Analysis) including migration testing, NIAS screening, heavy metals, OTR, PFAS, and physical/mechanical property testing; Μοριακές Αναλύσεις (Molecular Analyses) providing PCR-based pathogen detection, food authenticity, GMO testing, and metagenomic mapping; Food Monitoring for proficiency testing and rapid microbiology; plus environmental analysis and residue testing. The portfolio is unified under ISO 17025 accreditation and serves the broader food, feed, packaging, and environmental industries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Food Quality Testing (Ποιότητα Τροφίμων)

Quantifiable outcome

• Pathogen detection results in 24 hours
• +2 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• FAPAScoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2002QACS (parent company) has represented FAPAS proficiency testing provider since 2002. FAPAS offers the largest series of analytical combinations available in the food industry including chemical, microbiological and molecular tests.
• QACS (Parent Company)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerQACSFOOD is a member of QACS, a laboratory group providing chemical, microbiological and molecular testing services. QACS has been operating since 2002 and represents FAPAS proficiency testing provider in Greece.
• International Olive Council (IOC)coreTechnology or IntegrationQACSFOOD is IOC certified for sensory analysis and chemical analysis of contaminants in olive oil. The certification is maintained through successful participation in IOC interlaboratory studies and use of approved methods.
• EFET (Greek Food Safety Authority)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerQACSFOOD is listed in the Register of Official Food Control Laboratories collaborating with EFET for official food control purposes.
• ΕΠΕΣ (National Salmonella Control Network)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerQACSFOOD is part of the network of private laboratories conducting analyses within the National Salmonella Control Programs under the Ministry of Rural Development.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• NSF International: Global public health and safety organization offering food testing, certification, and auditing services — overlapping QACSFOOD's food safety, quality assurance, and regulatory compliance testing.
• SGS Société Générale de Surveillance: One of the world's largest testing, inspection, and certification companies with a global food testing network covering chemical, microbiological, and packaging migration analyses — overlapping QACSFOOD's core offerings across all served verticals.
• ALS Global: International testing services group with a Life Sciences division offering food, environmental, and pharmaceutical testing — comparable scope to QACSFOOD with multi-region laboratory operations.
• Intertek: Global testing and quality assurance provider with food and agricultural testing services including microbiological, chemical, and packaging analysis — overlapping QACSFOOD's full service portfolio with broader geographic coverage.
• TÜV SÜD: Global testing, inspection, and certification organization providing food and packaging testing services including migration and food-contact-material compliance — comparable to QACSFOOD's packaging migration and NIAS testing offerings.
• Bureau Veritas: Global TIC player operating an Agri-Food division that delivers laboratory testing, audits, and certification for food producers, packaging, and feed industries — directly comparable scope to QACSFOOD with international reach.
• Eurofins Scientific: Global leader in food, feed, and environmental testing with extensive multi-region lab network and broad portfolio spanning microbiology, molecular, residues, and sensory analysis — directly overlapping QACSFOOD's service lines but at vastly greater scale.

Direct peers

• Mérieux NutriSciences: Dedicated food testing and sensory analysis specialist serving food manufacturers globally with microbiology, chemistry, shelf-life, and sensory services — closely aligned with QACSFOOD's R&D-support and sensory analysis capabilities.
• Agrolab Group: European food, feed, and agricultural testing laboratory group with comparable geographic scale and service breadth — operates similar microbiological, residue, and GMO testing services across the EU food value chain.

Emerging players

• Neogen Corporation: Food safety testing products and services company offering molecular (PCR, NGS) pathogen detection, GMO testing, and food authenticity services — comparable molecular technology stack and adjacent service model to QACSFOOD's molecular analyses division.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/qacsfood-labs

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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