Group Depre

What Group Depre does

Group Depre is a Belgian-Dutch family-owned agricultural and feed group operating four interconnected business units — Veevoeding (livestock nutrition), Petfood, Ingredients, and Storage & Handling — across six waterside production sites in Belgium and the Netherlands with approximately 250 employees. Founded in 1847 by Franciscus Depré at a windmill in Beernem and expanded through acquisitions of Hens Voeders (1986), the Beduco petfood business (1993), Holland Diervoeders and LenersanPoortman (2012), and the start-up of Storage & Handling in Bruges (2016), the group processes agricultural raw materials into complete feeds and concentrates, specialty petfood mixes and snacks, and traded ingredients for human and animal nutrition. Its proprietary technology centers on custom feed formulation, state-of-the-art mixing and packaging lines, an in-house laboratory, and automated weighbridge/digital loading systems at the Bruges terminal, with all sites positioned along canals or ports (Bruges-Ghent, Albert Canal, Boudewijnkanaal to Zeebrugge, Rotterdam) to leverage low-cost waterborne logistics exceeding 200,000 tons annually.

The company monetizes through a B2B sales-led motion with multiple streams: livestock nutrition sold directly to farmers or via merchants in Belgium, Southern Netherlands, and Northern France, plus concentrates exported to partners in Africa and the Middle East; petfood sold under long-running brands (Beyers, Cédé, Deli Nature, Euro Premium, Voskes) to large retail chains and pet stores, including private-label and OEM arrangements; ingredient trading (cereals, seeds, legumes, nuts, dried fruits, herbs, spices, broken rice) under the LenersanPoortman brand into European food and petfood processors; and storage, cleaning, fumigation, and handling services billed transactionally at the Bruges terminal. Pricing is not publicly disclosed, but the certification stack — ACS, FCA, GMP+2020, BRCGS, BIO, plus retailer-specific specifications from Colruyt and Delhaize — functions as the primary access ticket to enterprise retail and export customers. The customer base is hybrid: SMB livestock farmers for volume, large retail chains (Colruyt, Delhaize) for compliance-anchored contracts, export partners for concentrates, and industrial processors for ingredients, with a separate direct-to-consumer e-commerce channel for petfood.

Name

Group Depre

Legal name

Group Depre nv

Website

https://groupdepre.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1847

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Group Depre is a Belgian-Dutch family-owned agricultural group with ~250 employees operating livestock nutrition, petfood (Beyers, Cédé, Deli Nature, Euro Premium, Voskes), ingredients trading, and storage/handling across six waterside production sites in Belgium and the Netherlands.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Animal Feed Manufacturing

NAICS

Animal Food Manufacturing (3111), Farm Product Raw Material Merchant Wholesalers (4245)

SIC

Food And Kindred Products (2000), Wholesale-Farm Product Raw Materials (5150)

akta.pro primary industry

Manufacturing, Private Label & Co-Manufacturing for Animal Diets (HLAMAHAO)

akta.pro secondary industry

Bio-based Animal Feed Ingredients & Nutrition Co-products (e.g., DDGS, protein meals, yeast) (EUAAAIAI)

Keywords

• Livestock feed manufacturing
• Pet food production
• Agricultural ingredients trading
• Animal nutrition
• Bulk storage logistics

Headquarters

HQ city

Oostende

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Livestock Nutrition (Veevoeding): Development and production of innovative livestock nutrition that optimizes health and performance of utility animals. Complete feeds for local markets and concentrates for export outside Europe. Revenue from product sales to farmers and merchants.
2. Pet Food: Production of mixes of grains, seeds, and pure ingredients for sporting pigeons, ornamental birds, rabbits, rodents, and small farmyard animals. Distribution and production of dog and cat food and snacks under own brands (Beyers, Cédé, Deli Nature, Euro Premium, Voskes) and private label.
3. Ingredients: Trading and processing of pure raw materials including cereals, seeds, legumes, nuts, dried fruits, herbs and spices for both human and animal nutrition. Broken rice (white, brown, parboiled), potato flour, spices, seeds, legumes, dried fruits.
4. Storage & Handling: Logistics services and dry storage for agro-bulk raw materials. Cleaning of cereals, fumigation of goods, unloading/loading of ships and trucks.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Group Depre is a family-owned Belgian-Dutch feed and food group that develops, produces, and distributes livestock nutrition (complete feeds and concentrates), pet food (mixes for pigeons, birds, rodents, rabbits, plus dog and cat food and snacks), traded agricultural ingredients (cereals, seeds, legumes, nuts, dried fruits, herbs and spices), and bulk dry storage and handling services for agro-bulk raw materials. Operations span five waterway-located production and logistics sites in Belgium and the Netherlands, serving farmers, merchants, retail chains and industrial food processors across Europe, Africa and the Middle East.

Product overview

Group Depre is a family-owned Belgian-Dutch company operating as a diversified feed and food group with four interconnected business units: (1) Veevoeding/Livestock Nutrition producing complete feeds and concentrates from production sites in Beernem and Deurne; (2) Depre Petfood manufacturing mixes for pigeons, birds, rodents and companion animals from Schoten and Dordrecht, with top brands including Beyers, Cédé, Deli Nature, Euro Premium and Voskes, plus private label capabilities; (3) Group Depre Ingredients trading pure raw materials (cereals, seeds, legumes, nuts, dried fruits, spices) under the LenersanPoortman brand; and (4) Depre Storage & Handling providing logistics, storage and processing services from Brugge. All five waterside production facilities are strategically located along major waterways in Belgium and the Netherlands.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Beyers: Leading brand for pigeon nutrition, known for products that promote health and well-being of racing pigeons.
• Cede
• Deli Nature
• Euro Premium
• Voskes

Products and services

• Veevoeding (Livestock Nutrition) Development and production of innovative livestock nutrition that optimizes the health and performance of farm animals, supplying complete compound feeds for local markets in Belgium, Southern Netherlands and Northern France and concentrates for export markets outside Europe. Products cover pigs, cattle, laying hens and broilers and are formulated to retailer and feed-association specifications including Colruyt PLUSVOEDER, Delhaize GREEN, BFA VEG and KAT.
• Depre Petfood Production of mixes of pure grains, seeds and ingredients for sporting pigeons, ornamental birds, rabbits, rodents and small farmyard animals, plus distribution and production of dog and cat food and snacks under own brands and private label. The unit operates from Schoten (Beduco) and Dordrecht (Holland Diervoeders) and ships to 64+ export countries.
• Group Depre Ingredients Trading and processing of pure raw materials including broken rice (white, brown, parboiled), potato flour, cereals, seeds, legumes, edible nuts, dried fruits, herbs and spices for both human nutrition and animal feed. The unit operates across reprocessing plants in Belgium, the UK and Spain, delivering Europe-wide under BRCGS Agents & Brokers, BRCGS Storage & Distribution, BIO and GMP+2020 certifications.
• Depre Storage & Handling Logistics services and dry bulk storage for agro-bulk raw materials at the Port of Brugge, including cleaning of cereals, fumigation of goods, transhipment, and loading/unloading of ships and trucks via automated weighbridges with digital document handling and reserved time slots. The division also operates conditioned and unconditioned storage at Dordrecht with 17,025 pallet spaces.
• Private Label Full-service private label solutions for retailers covering petfood and snacks for pigeons, birds, rodents, outdoor birds, dogs and cats, including product development, composition advice, packaging options and production at modern facilities, with marketing support for shop-floor presentation.
• Depre Concentrates Concentrated feed rich in proteins, vitamins and minerals produced on a separate line at the Deurne site for export markets outside Europe, enabling local partners in Africa and the Middle East to mix complete rations using regionally available raw materials.
• Beyers Beyers (Beyers Belgium) is the Group Depre sub-brand specializing in high-quality food for sporting/racing pigeons, promoting health, performance and well-being across racing and breeding lines.
• Cédé Cédé (cede.eu) is the Group Depre sub-brand for bird enthusiasts and breeders featuring unique egg-based nutrition products including egg cakes essential for optimal growth, molting and breeding of ornamental birds.
• Deli Nature Deli Nature (delinature.com) is the Group Depre sub-brand for food for birds, rodents and outdoor birds, developed with care to provide a healthy and vital life for hobby pets.
• Euro Premium Euro Premium (europremium.com) is the Group Depre comprehensive line of dog food tailored to specific needs from puppy to senior, formulated with high-quality ingredients to keep dogs healthy, active and happy.
• Voskes Voskes (voskes.nl) is the Group Depre varied range of cat food, snacks and wet food with high-quality ingredients, plus a wide selection of dog snacks from training treats to healthy treats.

Quantifiable outcome

• Waterway transport enables sustainable supply chain with >200,000 tons of annual boat deliveries
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers6 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

Feature4 records

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Cargill Animal Nutrition: Worldwide agribusiness with a sizable animal feed and nutrition business across Europe, supplying compound feeds, premixes and specialty ingredients. Overlaps with Group Depre's Veevoeding and Ingredients divisions but as part of a much broader agricultural commodity portfolio.
• Nutreco / Trouw Nutrition: Global animal nutrition group (owned by SHV) producing premixes, specialty feeds and nutritional solutions for livestock and pets. Broader incumbent operating across all of Group Depre's segments with a global brand (Trouw, Skretting) and much larger scale.

Others

• Bühler Group: Swiss plant and equipment supplier for feed and food processing, including animal feed milling and extrusion. Adjacent ecosystem participant supplying technology and process lines to feed manufacturers such as Group Depre's plants.

Regional players

• Sanders (French feed): French livestock feed manufacturer serving poultry, swine and ruminant producers, part of the Avril Group. Comparable product offering to Group Depre's Veevoeding unit but focused on the French market rather than Benelux.
• Aveve (Belgium): Belgian agricultural retail and animal feed cooperative supplying farmers with compound feeds alongside agronomy inputs. Direct overlap in the Belgian livestock feed market where Group Depre's Veevoeding operates.

Direct peers

• Royal Agrifirm Group: Dutch agricultural cooperative producing compound feeds, premixes, concentrates and specialty ingredients for livestock and pets. Comparable vertical integration (feed + ingredients) and Benelux production footprint mirror Group Depre's structure.
• Versele-Laga: Belgian-headquartered specialist in pet food and care products for birds, rodents, pigeons and other hobby animals. Closest direct peer to Group Depre's Beduco/Beyers/Cédé/Deli Nature business given shared Belgian heritage, specialty pet focus and international pigeon/bird segment leadership.
• ForFarmers: Leading European feed cooperative headquartered in the Netherlands supplying compound feed for livestock. Direct overlap with Group Depre's livestock nutrition business in the Benelux and Northwestern European footprint.
• De Heus Animal Nutrition: Dutch family-owned livestock feed manufacturer with global operations producing complete feeds and concentrates for pigs, poultry, ruminants and aqua. Overlaps directly with Group Depre's Veevoeding/Concentrates offering and competes for Belgian and export accounts.

Emerging players

• Haeck's Animal Nutrition: Smaller Belgian producer of specialty animal nutrition (pets and livestock) with comparable expertise in custom formulation and serving local Benelux markets. Direct but smaller-scale competitor to Group Depre's livestock and pet segments.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/groupdepre
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fides-petfood-nv

Compliance7 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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