Veco

What Veco does

Veco Groente & Bloembollen BV is a Dutch, family-owned agricultural processor founded in 1975 and headquartered at Creilerpad 4 in Creil, Noordoostpolder. The company specializes in cultivating and processing silverskin onions and Parisian carrots into semi-finished products (washed, peeled, graded and packed in crates or drums, with overflow preserved in acetic acid) for industrial customers in the canning and preserving industry. Veco manages nearly all of its silverskin onion cultivation itself across the Noordoostpolder, Drenthe and Limburg, while Parisian carrots are grown under contract by farmers in Flevoland, Drenthe and Friesland, with all processing consolidated at the Creil facility. Annual throughput is approximately 40,000 tons, and the site includes a 2015-built processing line plus 61,000 m³ of cold storage, the latter also rented out to third parties.

The business operates a direct, sales-led B2B go-to-market managed by the Veendrick family, with Mark Veendrick handling sales and export, Sjoerd Veendrick responsible for silverskin onion cultivation, and Jan Veendrick covering Parisian carrot, red beet and cold storage contracts. Products are exported to more than 30 countries across Western Europe, North America and South Asia. Veco monetizes through one-off product sales to canning factories, contract processing for third parties, and managed cold-storage rental services; pricing is contractual and not publicly disclosed. The company maintains a dense certification stack — FSSC 22000, Global GAP, SKAL organic, Kosher (OU), VVAK sustainable farming, and Groene Vlieg biological pest control — which functions as a market access prerequisite for industrial canning customers and supports both conventional and organic SKUs.

Veco is privately held by the third generation of the Veendrick family, has no external funding rounds on record, and employs 101-250 people. Capex has focused on vertical integration (2006 Prodimex acquisition, consolidated by 2014), processing and storage capacity expansion (2014 cold storage, 2015 processing facility), and sustainability (2017 installation of over 2,000 solar panels producing 700 MWh/year). Revenue and unit pricing are not publicly disclosed.

Name

Veco

Legal name

Veco Groente & Bloembollen BV

Website

https://vecobv.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1975

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Vegetable Processing

NAICS

Fruit and Vegetable Canning, Pickling, and Drying (31142)

SIC

Canned, Frozen & Preservd Fruit, Veg & Food Specialties (2030)

akta.pro primary industry

Canned Vegetables Manufacturing (AFAKACAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Fresh Vegetable Wholesale (AFAIACAB)

Keywords

• Vegetable processing
• Silverskin onion processing
• Parisian carrot processing
• Cold storage services
• Industrial food ingredients

Headquarters

HQ city

Creil

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Silverskin onion processing and sales: Veco grows and processes silverskin onions (zilveruien) in the Noordoostpolder. The company cultivates nearly all silverskin onions under its own management in the Noordoostpolder, Drenthe and Limburg. At their Creil facility, they process onions into semi-finished products for the canning industry. Products are washed, peeled, graded and packed in crates or drums. Product that cannot be supplied fresh is preserved in acetic acid. Majority of production is exported to over 30 countries worldwide.
2. Parisian carrot processing: Parisian carrots are grown mainly under contract by farmers in Flevoland, Drenthe and Friesland, then processed at Veco's Creil facility. The company washes and sorts carrots by size, with most sorted carrots transported directly to canning factories.
3. Cold storage rental: Veco rents out cold storage facilities to third parties for storage of winter carrots, cabbage and various other products. The company has 61,000 cubic meters of cold storage capacity.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Veco grows, processes, and supplies semi-finished silverskin onions and Parisian carrots to industrial customers in the canning and preserving industry. At its Creil facility in the Noordoostpolder, the company washes, peels, grades and packs the products in crates or drums, and preserves surplus in acetic acid or via 61,000 m³ of cold storage. It also rents cold storage capacity to third parties for winter carrots, cabbage and other produce.

Product overview

Veco BV is a Dutch agricultural company that processes vegetables into semi-finished products for industrial customers in the canning industry. The core product portfolio consists of Silverskin Onions (Zilveruien) and Parisian Carrots (Parijse Wortelen), which are grown in the Noordoostpolder region and processed at their Creil facility. The company also offers cold storage rental services with 61,000 cubic meters of capacity. Additional offerings include tulip bulbs (though the company reduced focus on this in 2013). Products are exported to over 30 countries worldwide including Canada, India, France and Germany.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Silverskin Onions (Zilveruien) Washed, peeled, graded and packed silverskin onions (also known as pearl or pickled onions) supplied as semi-finished ingredients in crates or drums to industrial canning and preserving factories. Nearly all silverskin onions are grown under Veco's own management in the Noordoostpolder, Drenthe and Limburg, with surplus preserved in acetic acid. Exported to over 30 countries.
• Parisian Carrots (Parijse Wortelen) Small round carrots grown under contract by farmers in Flevoland, Drenthe and Friesland, then washed, size-sorted and supplied as semi-finished ingredients to canning and preserving factories. Growing season is approximately 100 days.
• Cold Storage Rental (Koeling) Temperature-controlled cold storage capacity (+2°C to -20°C) rented out to third parties for storage of winter carrots, cabbage and other produce, including dock-shelter-equipped transfer areas for customer-specific customization.

Quantifiable outcome

• 40,000 tons of vegetables processed annually
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Ardo: Belgian frozen vegetable processor supplying industrial and foodservice customers across Europe. Comparable in serving industrial vegetable processing customers with semi-finished and packaged vegetable products.
• McCain Foods: Global frozen potato and vegetable processor with industrial and foodservice channels. Comparable in vertical integration from farm to processed frozen product, though at vastly larger scale and with broader product breadth.
• Birds Eye: UK-based frozen vegetable and seafood brand with strong European frozen vegetable capability. Comparable in providing processed vegetable products to retail and foodservice customers through similar supply chains.
• Lamb Weston: Global frozen potato product supplier to food service and retail. While potato-focused, the vertical integration model and B2B supply to industrial/foodservice customers is structurally comparable to Veco's operation.
• Bonduelle: Global leader in canned and frozen vegetables, headquartered in France. Operates broadly across preserved vegetables with similar B2B and B2C channels, making it a comparable large-scale incumbent in Veco's adjacent product categories.
• Greenyard: Belgian global market leader in fresh, frozen, and prepared fruit and vegetables. Operates an industrial processing model similar to Veco's, with deep relationships across European canning and preserving customers.

Direct peers

• SVZ: Spanish fruit and vegetable ingredient processor supplying purees, concentrates, and processed produce to food and beverage manufacturers. Comparable B2B supplier model focused on industrial customers in the preserved/ingredient space.
• HAK: Dutch preserved vegetable processor and brand specializing in canned and jarred vegetables. Most direct Dutch-based peer in the preserved vegetable category, with overlapping raw material sourcing and similar end-market exposure to canning/preserving customers.

Regional players

• Pinguin: Belgian frozen vegetable processor serving European industrial and foodservice customers. Comparable model of processing vegetables into semi-finished and finished frozen products for B2B buyers.
• D'Arta: Belgian producer of vegetable-based prepared foods and ingredients for industrial customers. Comparable in serving European food manufacturers with processed vegetable inputs and semi-finished products.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/VecoBV
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/veco-groente-en-fruit-b.v.

Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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