Van den Bos Freshpartners

What Van den Bos Freshpartners does

Van den Bos Freshpartners BV is a Netherlands-based B2B logistics services provider specializing in the cold-chain handling of fresh and organic agrifood products. The company operates a single integrated facility in Poeldijk (Westland), delivering a bundled service stack comprising cold storage, customs warehousing and inspection, container transport, quality control, sorting and packing, and a specialized ginger processing line. Infrastructure consists of 3,000 pallet positions across 25 temperature-controlled rooms (range -3°C to +20°C, most fitted with floor heating) and 18 loading docks, all located within a logistics cluster proximate to the ports of Rotterdam and Antwerp and to Schiphol airport.

The company's product surface is organized around six discrete but interlocked services under a "one roof, one invoice" outsourcing model, marketed primarily to (inter)national fresh-produce importers, exporters, greenhouse vegetable producers, organic product specialists, and ginger importers serving Western Europe. Differentiated capabilities are anchored in regulatory accreditations rather than technology: AEO F-certification, IFS Food & Logistics at Higher Level (97.94%), SKAL Biocontrole, Bio Suisse, Nekovri membership, and recognized inspection location status for KCB, NVWA, and BKD. The technology stack is conventional cold-chain infrastructure with sensor-based temperature monitoring and semi-automated sorting/packing rather than AI- or vision-driven systems.

Commercially, Van den Bos Freshpartners operates as a division of the privately held Dutch conglomerate Van den Bos Groep (parent headquartered in Honselersdijk, Netherlands). Revenue is generated through managed-services contracts with custom, non-public pricing, where customers can outsource logistics handling on a partial or end-to-end basis. The company maintains no public listing, has not raised external funding, and discloses neither revenue, headcount, nor named customer relationships; its addressable market is the Western European fresh-produce trade, with origin sourcing spanning non-EU countries including China, Thailand, and Peru for ginger and other exotic categories.

Name

Van den Bos Freshpartners

Legal name

Van den Bos Freshpartners BV

Website

https://vandenbosfreshpartners.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Van den Bos Freshpartners is a Dutch B2B logistics provider for the fresh produce sector, bundling cold storage, customs, transport, quality control, sorting/packing, and ginger processing at its Poeldijk facility to serve Western European agrifood importers, exporters, and organic product traders.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cold Chain Logistics Services

NAICS

Refrigerated Warehousing and Storage (493120)

SIC

Public Warehousing & Storage (4220)

akta.pro primary industry

Dedicated/Contract Cold Storage (Single-Client) (AFAOAFAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Controlled Atmosphere (CA) Cold Storage for Produce (AFAOAFAI)

Keywords

• Cold chain logistics
• Fresh produce warehousing
• Agrifood distribution services
• Temperature-controlled storage
• Customs clearance logistics

Headquarters

HQ city

Poeldijk

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Infrastructure, Personnel, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Logistics Services: Comprehensive logistics handling for agrifood products including cold storage, customs warehouse, transport, quality control, sorting and packing, and ginger specialist services. Revenue generated through bundled service offerings under one invoice.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Van den Bos Freshpartners is a B2B logistics services provider for the fresh-produce (agrifood) sector, bundling cold storage, customs warehousing, container transport, quality control, sorting and packing, and a specialized ginger handling service under one roof on a single invoice. The company operates from a single 25-cold-room facility in Poeldijk (Westland, Netherlands) with 3,000 pallet positions and serves (inter)national importers, exporters, growers, traders, and organic-product specialists across Western Europe.

Product overview

Van den Bos Freshpartners operates as a full-service logistics provider for the fresh produce sector under the Freshpartners brand (a division of Van den Bos Groep). The company offers an integrated suite of six core services: Cold Storage for temperature-controlled warehousing, Customs Warehouse & KCB for customs clearance and inspection, Transport for container logistics, Quality Control for product inspection, Sorting & Packing for retail preparation, and a specialized Ginger Specialist service. All services are bundled under one roof on a single invoice, enabling clients to partially or entirely outsource their fresh produce logistics handling.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cold Storage

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Nichirei Logistics Group: Nichirei Logistics operates one of Asia's largest cold storage networks and is comparable as a temperature-controlled warehousing specialist, though primarily serving Japanese and Asian markets rather than directly competing in Western Europe.
• Lineage Logistics: Lineage Logistics is the world's largest temperature-controlled warehouse and logistics operator with extensive European footprint; comparable to Van den Bos Freshpartners as a refrigerated storage provider but at vastly greater scale and geographic breadth.
• Americold Logistics: Americold is a global publicly-listed cold storage and logistics company operating temperature-controlled facilities across North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific; it overlaps with Van den Bos Freshpartners in refrigerated warehousing for food customers but on a much larger, multi-region scale.

Direct peers

• Bakker Logistiek: Bakker Logistiek is a Dutch logistics provider specializing in fresh, chilled, and frozen food distribution including ambient, cold, and frozen storage; comparable to Van den Bos Freshpartners in serving fresh food customers with temperature-controlled warehousing and value-added services in the Netherlands.
• Eurofrigo BV: Eurofrigo is a Netherlands-based cold storage and logistics provider focused on food products including fresh produce, offering warehousing, customs, and value-added services similar to Van den Bos Freshpartners' integrated offering.
• Kloosterboer: Kloosterboer is a leading Dutch-headquartered cold storage and logistics operator with multi-site facilities across Europe serving food producers and traders; it is directly comparable to Van den Bos Freshpartners as a specialist in temperature-controlled storage and added-value logistics for food products.
• AGRO Merchants Group: AGRO Merchants (now part of Lineage) is a cold storage operator focused on fresh and frozen food products across Europe and the Americas; it directly overlaps with Van den Bos Freshpartners' cold chain services for fresh produce and protein customers.

Others

• Fresh Del Monte Produce: Fresh Del Monte Produce is a major vertically integrated producer, distributor, and marketer of fresh fruit and vegetables with European operations; comparable to Van den Bos Freshpartners as a customer/competitor in fresh produce handling and logistics infrastructure serving European markets.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/van-den-bos-freshpartners

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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