Wiskerke Onions

What Wiskerke Onions does

Wiskerke Onions B.V. is a privately held, vertically integrated Dutch onion producer and exporter headquartered in Kruiningen, Netherlands, founded in 1933. The company cultivates onions across more than 4,000 hectares in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, and France, and runs a central packing station in Kruiningen supplemented by an inland distribution port at Vlissingen. Its product portfolio covers more than ten SKUs including yellow, red, pink (proprietary Crimsun variety), sweet, white, and organic onions, plus standard, half-long, and banana shallots, baby onions, and multiple garlic varieties, sold under brands such as JWK, Crimsun, Dutch Pride, Black Lion, Champion, and Dafrico. Annual packaging volume reaches approximately 28 million units across pack sizes from 100g to 2,000g.

The company's technology stack is built around post-harvest processing (drying, sizing, optical and AI-assisted grading, custom packaging) and an in-house export and logistics platform that monitors 400+ containers in real time across more than 125 destination countries. A proprietary AI/computer-vision sorting system for internal and external onion grading is under development. Sustainability is a structural input: residual-heat exchange with neighboring Lamb-Weston eliminates 500,000 m³ of annual natural-gas use and saves 875 tonnes of CO2, supplemented by a 45,000-panel, 24 MW stakeholder solar park and solar panels fitted to transport trailers. The result, per company disclosure, is a negative corporate CO2 footprint.

Go-to-market is sales-led direct B2B, serving international and local retail chains, wholesale markets, and importers on contract-based pricing with CIF terms for sea shipments and ex-works for other transport. The company layers in digital channels — a multi-language corporate site (EN, NL, FR, DE, ES), branded iOS and Android apps, and dedicated producer and consumer portals — to support grower relations and post-sale quality reporting. An extensive compliance program (BRC-V2, GLOBALGAP, PlanetProof, QS, BIO, LEAF Marque, Lean & Green, FDA, Global GRASP, Het Rik, Sedex) underwrites market access across the EU, Germany, and the United States.

Name

Wiskerke Onions

Legal name

Wiskerke Onions B.V.

Website

https://wiskerke-onions.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1933

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Wiskerke Onions is a Dutch, vertically integrated onion producer and exporter founded in 1933, cultivating over 4,000 hectares across four countries and packing roughly 28 million packages annually of more than 10 onion, shallot, and garlic varieties for retail chains, wholesalers, and importers in 125+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Fresh Onion Production and Export

NAICS

Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Merchant Wholesalers (424480)

SIC

Food And Kindred Products (2000)

akta.pro primary industry

Fresh Produce Wholesale Distribution (CRAOAAAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Fresh Vegetable Wholesale (AFAIACAB), Import / Export Produce Wholesale (Cross-Border Trading) (AFAIACAH), Fresh Produce Distribution (CRAOABAB)

Keywords

• Onion cultivation
• Onion processing
• Produce export
• Agricultural packaging
• Sustainable farming

Headquarters

HQ city

Kruiningen

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Onion and Produce Sales: Core revenue from growing, processing, and selling onions (yellow, red, pink, sweet, white, organic), shallots, and garlic. More than 10 types available. Processed and packaged according to client specifications.
2. Processing and Packaging Services: Drying, sorting by size and quality, and packaging services. Produces 28,000,000 packages per year with packaging sizes ranging from 150g to 2000g.
3. Export and Logistics Services: Export services to over 125 countries worldwide with own logistics platform. CIF sales for water transport and ex-works for other transport.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Wiskerke Onions cultivates, processes, packages, and exports onions, shallots, and garlic from more than 4,000 hectares across the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, and France, supplying retail chains, wholesale markets, and importers in over 125 countries. The company operates a central packing station in Kruiningen, an export logistics platform with 400+ real-time-tracked containers, and offers flexible packaging from 100g to 2,000g, producing 28 million packages per year. Its portfolio includes more than 10 product types marketed under sub-brands such as JWK, Crimsun, Dutch Pride, Black Lion, Champion, and Dafrico.

Product overview

Wiskerke Onions operates as a vertically integrated onion and produce company offering over 10 types of onions (yellow, red, pink/Crimsun, sweet, white, organic), shallots (standard, half-long, banana), baby onions, and various garlic types. The company manages the full supply chain from cultivation across 4,000+ hectares in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, and France through to processing, packaging (100g-2000g, producing 28 million packages annually), and global export to 125+ countries. Their branded products include multiple sub-brands (JWK, Crimsun, Dutch Pride, Black Lion, Champion, Dafrico) serving different market segments (retail, wholesale). Core services encompass processing with AI-powered sorting technology (in development), flexible packaging solutions, and an export/logistics platform with 400+ tracked containers. The company also provides grower and consumer-facing web portals for account and quality management. Sustainability is achieved through residual heat exchange with Lamb-Weston, a 45,000-panel solar park generating 24 MW, and solar-equipped trucks.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Crimsun: Brand offering pink onions and related products.
• JWK
• Dutch Pride
• Black Lion
• Champion
• Dafrico

Products and services

• Yellow Onions

Quantifiable outcome

• 875 tonnes CO2 saved annually through residual heat utilization
• +3 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 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

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Lamb-WestoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLamb-Weston is a neighboring company that provides residual heat which Wiskerke Onions uses to dry onions and heat offices. This partnership results in annual savings of 500,000 m3 of natural gas and reduces CO2 emissions by 875 tonnes annually. This is a key sustainability partnership contributing to the company's negative CO2 footprint.
• Stakeholders (Suppliers and Partners)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative solar park project with suppliers and partners to make the entire value chain from farmer to final consumer the most sustainable. 45,000 solar panels generating 24 MW total power, with 10% of the solar park providing all company electricity needs. Enables company to be completely sustainable without natural gas and receive green electricity from the grid.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• T&G Global: New Zealand-based fresh produce grower and marketer with global distribution to retail and wholesale customers. Comparable in vertically integrated produce supply and B2B retail focus, with similar export-driven model though in different categories (e.g., apples, tomatoes).
• Greenyard NV: Belgian-headquartered, publicly listed global supplier of fresh, frozen, and prepared fruits and vegetables with deep European retail relationships. Most directly comparable European fresh-produce wholesaler to Wiskerke's onion and shallot distribution model.
• Fyffes plc: Irish-headquartered fresh produce company specializing in bananas, pineapples, and melons, with growing presence in other categories. Comparable as a global B2B produce distributor to European retail, though different in primary category.
• Total Produce (now part of Dole plc): Irish-headquartered fresh produce group with significant European produce distribution operations, now combined with Dole plc. Comparable as a multi-country produce wholesaler supplying international retail chains.
• Bonduelle Group: French family-controlled leader in processed vegetables (canned, frozen, fresh) sold through European retail. Comparable to Wiskerke in its vegetable focus, retail-channel orientation, and family-controlled European roots, though more processed-product weighted.

Broad incumbents

• Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. Vertically integrated global producer, distributor, and marketer of fresh and fresh-cut fruit and vegetables. Comparable in vertical integration and global retail/wholesale distribution, but far larger and far broader in category scope.
• Dole plc: Global fresh produce giant post-merger with Total Produce, with broad fruit and vegetable portfolios sold to retail worldwide. A broad incumbent overlapping with Wiskerke in fresh-produce retail supply at much larger scale and broader category mix.

Emerging players

• SVZ International B.V. Royal Cosun subsidiary focused on fruit and vegetable ingredient supply for food and beverage manufacturers. Comparable in European roots and B2B food ingredient supply chain, though more focused on industrial ingredient customers than retail.

Others

• Lamb Weston Holdings: Global leader in frozen potato products and a strategic neighbor/partner to Wiskerke in Kruiningen. Listed as a partnership here because Lamb-Weston supplies the residual heat that anchors Wiskerke's sustainability story, making it an enabling ecosystem participant rather than a direct competitor.

Regional players

• Emona Co-operative (U.A.): Dutch onion and shallot packing and export co-operative based in the same Zeeland production region as Wiskerke. The closest regional peer in the Dutch onion export category, with overlapping grower base and similar export-channel orientation, but smaller scale and co-operative ownership.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/cwiskerkeonions
• Facebookfacebook.com/dutchonions
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/daily-shallot-b-v-

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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