Joppe-Pregerm

What Joppe-Pregerm does

Joppe-Pregerm BV is a privately held Dutch company, founded in 1988 by Cor Joppe on his own arable farm in Melissant, Netherlands, that markets the Joppe Voorkiemsysteem — a large-scale, professional pre-germination (voorkiemen) system for seed potatoes. The system centres on the Sprinter2 kiemrek, a galvanised steel sprouting rack holding 14 standard or 11 wide pre-germination bags (1,375-1,400 kg of seed potatoes per rack, stackable three-high indoors to 4,200 kg per stack), combined with proprietary wide-mesh voorkiemzakken in standard (100 kg) and wide (125 kg) variants, plus accessories including universal rain flaps, variable forklift catch hooks, flex distance holders, insert wheels, and carrying bars. The method uses natural wind exposure (≈75%) and UV light (≈25%) to produce short, hard sprouts (max 5 mm) that resist breaking during mechanical planting, eliminates condensation inside the bags, and delivers a documented 10-14 day growth advantage versus non-pre-germinated planting.

The company's business model is a broker / exclusive sales representative rather than a manufacturer. Joppe-Pregerm mediates between end customers and two Dutch manufacturing partners: TradeMax in Veghel (which produces the voorkiemzakken) and VSS Machinebouw BV in Oudelande, Zeeland (which produces the Sprinter2 kiemrekken and accessories, having taken over rack production from WIFO Anema BV in 2020). Cor Joppe personally handles promotion and sales via the company website (voorkiemen.nl, with multilingual mirrors on presprouting.com, vorkeimen.de, pregermination.fr), a quote-request funnel, telephone advisory, and trade-show presence at Aardappeldemodag; TradeMax and VSS deliver and invoice the end customer directly while Joppe-Pregerm earns its margin through the exclusive sales-representation agreements. Local dealer partners represent the system in Switzerland and Norway, while Cor Joppe sells direct into Belgium and most other geographies.

Joppe-Pregerm serves commercial arable potato growers across the Netherlands, Belgium, Sweden, Norway, Iceland, Switzerland, Germany, England, and Canada — a customer base described as 'hundreds of satisfied users' spanning five crop segments: primeur (early) potatoes, tafel (table) potatoes, pootaardappelen (seed potatoes), fritesaardappelen (french fry potatoes), and biologische (organic) potatoes, with additional applications for cut-seed potatoes and harsh-winter / short-spring climates. Ownership remains with the Joppe family (directors Cor Joppe and Jolanda Joppe-Boon), the company is not externally funded, no revenue is publicly disclosed, and operations are described as active in 2025 with a 2026 trade-show listing.

Name

Joppe-Pregerm

Legal name

Joppe-Pregerm BV

Website

http://voorkiemen.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Joppe-Pregerm BV markets the Joppe Voorkiemsysteem, a large-scale pre-germination system for seed potatoes comprising galvanised sprouting racks and proprietary wide-mesh breathable bags. The firm acts as exclusive sales intermediary for manufacturers TradeMax and VSS Machinebouw BV, serving hundreds of commercial potato growers across nine European and North American countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Equipment - Potato Pre-Germination Systems

NAICS

Soil Preparation, Planting, and Cultivating (115112)

SIC

Farm Machinery & Equipment (3523)

akta.pro primary industry

Potato & Specialty Crop Planters (Potato, Garlic, Sugarcane) (AFAAABAJ)

Keywords

• Potato pre-germination systems
• Seed sprouting equipment
• Pre-germination bags
• Arable farming equipment
• Agricultural sprouting racks

Headquarters

HQ city

Melissant

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Voorkiemzakken (Pre-germination Bags): Sale of standard and wide pre-germination bags, manufactured by TradeMax in Veghel. Delivered directly from factory to customer. Invoiced directly by TradeMax. Joppe-Pregerm acts as exclusive sales representative.
2. Sprinter2 Kiemrekken (Sprouting Racks): Sale of Sprinter2 sprouting racks and accessories (rain flaps, catch hooks, insert wheels, carrying bars, distance holders). Manufactured by VSS Machinebouw BV in Oudelande. Delivered and invoiced directly by VSS. Joppe-Pregerm acts as exclusive sales representative.
3. Advisory and Mediation Services: Cor Joppe provides expert advisory on pre-germination techniques for the customer's specific situation (crop type, climate, farm setup). No separate service fee is charged — revenue flows through product margins managed by the manufacturing partners.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Joppe-Pregerm sells the Joppe Voorkiemsysteem, a large-scale pre-germination system for commercial potato seed stock. The offering centers on the Sprinter2 galvanized sprouting rack and proprietary wide-mesh pre-germination bags (voorkiemzakken) that hold 100 kg or 125 kg of seed potatoes, enabling farmers to achieve a 10–14 day growth advantage through wind-driven and UV-light sprout hardening outdoors or in a trekschuur.

Product overview

Joppe-Pregerm offers the Joppe Voorkiemsysteem, a comprehensive pre-germination (greensprouting) system for large-scale professional potato farming. The system consists of the Sprinter2 sprouting rack as the core product, combined with standard and wide pre-germination bags (holding 100 kg and 125 kg of seed potatoes respectively), plus essential accessories including rain flaps, catching hooks, flex spacers, insert wheels, and carrying bars. The system enables farmers to achieve a 10-14 day growth advantage, produces short hard sprouts, prevents condensation, and supports both indoor (3-high stacking) and outdoor (2-high) hardening. Joppe-Pregerm acts as a mediator between customers and manufacturing partners VSS Machinebouw (for racks) and TradeMax (for bags).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sprinter2 Kiemrek Professional galvanised steel sprouting rack for pre-germination of seed potatoes. Holds 14 standard bags (1,400 kg) or 11 wide bags (1,375 kg), stackable 3-high indoors (4,200 kg total) and 2-high outdoors. Manufactured by VSS Machinebouw BV with robotic welding and powder coating.
• Voorkiemzak Standaard

Quantifiable outcome

• 10-14 days earlier crop emergence compared to non-pre-germinated planting
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• VSS Machinebouw BVcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2020VSS Machinebouw BV (located in Oudelande, Zeeland, Netherlands) manufactures the Sprinter2 kiemrekken (sprouting racks) and accessories (rain flaps, catch hooks, insert wheels, carrying bars). They took over production from WIFO Anema BV in 2020. They have an exclusive sales representation agreement with Joppe-Pregerm BV. Products are delivered assembled to the customer and invoiced directly. General terms are based on Metaalunie.
• TradeMaxcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTradeMax (located in Veghel, Netherlands) manufactures the voorkiemzakken (pre-germination bags). They have an exclusive sales representation agreement with Joppe-Pregerm BV. TradeMax delivers products directly from their factory and invoices end customers directly. The voorkiemzakken come in standard (100 kg, 35-50 mm) and wide (125 kg, 35-55 mm) versions. General terms are based on Eurojute.
• WIFO Anema BVminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorWIFO Anema BV in Ferwert (Friesland) was the manufacturing partner from 1996 to 2020, responsible for developing the Voorkiemsysteem into a system suitable for large-scale commercial use. In 2020, WIFO concluded that kiemrekken production no longer fit their product portfolio and transferred production to VSS Machinebouw BV in good consultation.
• Local Dealers (Switzerland and Norway)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorIn Switzerland and Norway, local companies represent Joppe Voorkiemsysteem as dealers. These are the only markets where Cor Joppe works with local dealer partners rather than direct sales.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Tolsma-Grisnich: Dutch family-owned supplier of potato storage, ventilation, and box handling equipment to the same European potato-farming customer base. Comparable as a specialist equipment provider serving potato growers across the full post-harvest and seed storage workflow that Joppe-Pregerm's pre-germination system feeds into.
• Grimme: German family-owned global leader in potato, sugar beet, and vegetable equipment, with planting, harvesting, and storage product lines. Comparable because its planters accept (and increasingly are designed around) pre-sprouted seed potatoes, making it a downstream complement to Joppe-Pregerm's system within the same growers' fleet.
• Dewulf: Belgian-based potato and root crop equipment manufacturer (planters, harvesters, storage). Comparable because its cup-type planters are specifically designed to handle pre-sprouted seed potatoes sold by Joppe-Pregerm, and it targets the same European commercial potato grower.
• AVR: Belgian potato equipment manufacturer offering planters, cultivators, and harvesters. Comparable as a European specialist serving the same potato farmer with planting equipment that depends on healthy, pre-germinated seed potatoes.

Regional players

• Omnivent: Dutch specialist in potato and onion storage ventilation and climate control. Comparable as a Dutch-headquartered, niche equipment supplier to professional potato growers that addresses adjacent stages of the seed potato storage and conditioning workflow.
• APH Group: Dutch supplier and integrator of potato, vegetable, and fruit handling/storage equipment serving growers in more than 80 countries. Comparable as a Dutch-anchored specialty equipment distributor that supplies complementary equipment to the same potato-farming customers.
• WM Kartoffeltechnik: German manufacturer of potato handling, grading, and storage equipment. Comparable as a regional specialty equipment maker serving potato farmers, with adjacent product categories (storage boxes, receiving hoppers) that intersect with the pre-germination conditioning workflow.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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