What Voeders Huys does

Voeders Huys is a Belgian compound feed manufacturer producing formulated feed for pigs, poultry, and cattle, with an additional specialty range for horses and hobby animals. The company operates two production sites — a headquarters facility at Krakeleweg 38 in Brugge, Belgium, and a second plant at ZA de l'Alouette in Saint-Michel, Northern France — with a combined annual production capacity of approximately 250,000 tons. Its product portfolio is organized into pig feeds (gestating sows, piglets, fattening pigs), poultry feeds (broilers, laying hens, breeding stock), cattle feeds (dairy, beef, young stock), and a miscellaneous range for hobby animals (sheep, goats, horses, rabbits, deer, poultry). The underlying production technology uses separated manufacturing lines to prevent cross-contamination between species, computer-managed dosing for consistent composition, and computer-managed formulation systems. The company is OVOCOM module FSA certified, GMP+ FCS module FSA certified, and signatory to the BFA Sustainability Charter.

Voeders Huys serves commercial livestock farmers in Flanders (Belgium) and Northern France as its primary customer base, plus hobby farmers and private individuals as a secondary segment. Its go-to-market is sales-led, combining a regional field sales force of dedicated account managers covering defined territories (North, Pas-de-Calais, Somme in France; Flanders in Belgium) with a direct website ordering system available in Dutch and French. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; orders are placed by tonnage with silo selection and delivery specification. Revenue is generated transactionally through per-ton compound feed sales, supplemented by technical advisory services including ration calculations, profitability analyses, veterinary guidance, and assistance with fertilizer bank and MTR regulatory declarations. The company was founded in 1938 by a family active in grain trade since 1865 and was acquired on June 3, 2025 by Dutch family-owned animal nutrition group De Heus Voeders, with the Huys family retained in a continuing development role.

The business is asset-heavy rather than labor-heavy, with a stated headcount range of 11–50 employees supporting approximately 250,000 tons of annual capacity, indicating high operational automation. Competitive positioning rests on five generations of accumulated feed-nutrition expertise, multi-site production redundancy, certifications covering food safety and chain-of-custody requirements, and bundled technical advisory that creates switching friction for farmer customers. Post-acquisition, Voeders Huys functions as De Heus's Belgian and Northern French production node within a larger European animal nutrition platform.

Name

Voeders Huys

Legal name

Huys Voeders NV

Website

https://voedershuys.be

Company type

Private

Founded year

1938

Operating status

Acquired

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Voeders Huys is a Belgian compound feed manufacturer producing approximately 250,000 tons annually of formulated feed for pigs, poultry, and cattle across two production sites in Brugge and Northern France, serving commercial livestock farmers and hobby customers. Acquired by De Heus Voeders in June 2025.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Animal Feed Manufacturing

NAICS

Other Animal Food Manufacturing (311119), Animal Food Manufacturing (3111)

SIC

Food And Kindred Products (2000), Agricultural Prod-Livestock & Animal Specialties (200), Agricultural Services (700)

akta.pro primary industry

Livestock & Poultry Nutrition (Feed & Premixes) (HLAMAHAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Animal Nutrition & Feeding Support Services (On-Farm Feeding, Feed Management) (AFAEALAJ), Performance & Health Outcome Consulting (growth, FCR, milk yield, gut health) (AFADAMAG)

Keywords

• Compound feed production
• Animal nutrition
• Livestock feed manufacturing
• Feed advisory services
• Cattle pig poultry feed

Headquarters

HQ city

Brugge

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Compound feed sales: Voeders Huys generates revenue through the sale of compound feeds (mengvoeders) for pigs, poultry, and cattle. The company offers specialized formulas tailored to specific animal types and life stages, sold directly to farmers and livestock operations in Belgium and Northern France.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Voeders Huys manufactures and sells compound feeds (mengvoeders) for pigs, poultry, and cattle from two production sites in Belgium (Brugge) and Northern France (Saint-Michel), with combined capacity of approximately 250,000 tonnes annually. The company offers species-specific and life-stage-specific formulated feeds and concentrates, complemented by technical advisory services including ration calculations, profitability analysis, veterinary advice, and feeding program development.

Product overview

Voeders Huys is a compound feed manufacturer offering a comprehensive portfolio of animal nutrition products across three core feed categories (pig feeds, poultry feeds, and cattle feeds) plus a miscellaneous range for hobby animals. The company operates two production facilities in Belgium (Bruges) and Northern France, producing approximately 250,000 tonnes annually. The product portfolio includes formulated feeds and concentrates tailored by animal species, life stage, and production purpose. The company provides complementary advisory services including ration calculation, profitability analysis, and feeding program optimization to support farmers in maximizing their returns.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Varkensvoeders (Pig Feeds) Compound feeds and concentrates for pigs, including pregnant sows, piglets, and fattening pigs. Products are formulated to meet specific nutritional needs based on breed, age, and gestation stage, optimized for profitability.
• Pluimveevoeders (Poultry Feeds) Feed products for broiler chickens, laying hens, and breeding poultry. The range includes programs for fattening, breeding, and egg production optimized through daily nutrition research.
• Rundveevoeders (Cattle Feeds) Comprehensive range of cattle feeds for breeding, cattle fattening, and dairy cows. Technical support is provided for ration formulation based on available roughage.
• Paardenvoeders (Horse Feeds) Three types of horse feeds developed for riding schools (maneges) and breeders, including regular horse pellets, bulk pellets for stables, and a pellet and maize flake mix.
• Varia - Hobbydieren en Neerhofdieren (Miscellaneous Hobby Animal Feed) Feed products for hobby animals and poultry including sheep, goats, lambs, horses, ducks, pheasants, turkeys, ostriches, swans, deer, and rabbits. Available in smaller quantities for private individuals and hobby farmers.
• Voederbegeleiding (Feed Advisory Services) Expert advisory services including ration calculations for dairy cattle, profitability calculations for poultry, pigs and cattle, assistance with fertilizer bank declarations and MTR declarations, veterinary advice, and long-term feeding program development.

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• De Heus VoederscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 June 2025De Heus Voeders acquired Voeders Huys in June 2025 to strengthen its position in Belgium and Northern France. Voeders Huys operates two production sites - one in Brugge and one in Northern France - with combined capacity of approximately 250,000 tons. The acquisition enables local production for better customer service, logistical advantages, and reduced ecological footprint through shorter transport distances.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Royal Agrifirm Group: Dutch agricultural cooperative producing compound feeds for livestock across Northwestern Europe; directly comparable in feed milling, cooperative/family ownership heritage, and customer base.
• Verhaegen Voeders: Belgian regional compound feed manufacturer with a similar species portfolio and customer base to Voeders Huys; a regional direct competitor in the Flemish feed market.
• Aveve: Belgian agricultural cooperative with a sizable animal feed division serving Flemish farmers; competes head-to-head with Voeders Huys in the Belgian compound feed market.
• Dumoulin: Belgian family-owned compound feed producer with a comparable regional footprint and species portfolio (cattle, pigs, poultry); a direct local competitor in the Belgian feed market.
• ForFarmers: Large European compound feed manufacturer headquartered in the Netherlands, serving livestock farmers across multiple countries with species-specific feed programs — highly comparable in business model and product scope.
• De Heus Voeders: Acquiring parent company and Dutch family-owned animal nutrition group; directly overlaps on compound feed for pigs, poultry, and cattle and is the most directly comparable peer in product portfolio and geography.

Others

• Innovad: European supplier of feed additives, premixes, and specialty ingredients for compound feed mills; an adjacent supplier-participant in the livestock nutrition value chain.
• Adisseo: Global supplier of feed additives (methionine, vitamins, enzymes) used in compound feed production; an upstream ecosystem participant supplying inputs to Voeders Huys and its peers.

Broad incumbents

• Nutreco: Global animal nutrition and aquaculture feed company (parent of Trouw Nutrition and Skretting); overlaps with Voeders Huys in livestock premix and specialty feed categories across Europe.
• Cargill Animal Nutrition: Global animal nutrition business of Cargill, offering compound feeds, premixes, and additives; competes with Voeders Huys in the Belgian and French feed markets but at vastly greater scale and breadth.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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