Beroepsvereniging Gewichtsconsulenten Nederland

Name

Beroepsvereniging Gewichtsconsulenten Nederland

Legal name

Beroepsvereniging Gewichtsconsulenten Nederland

Website

https://gewichtsconsulenten.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Association Services

NAICS

Diet and Weight Reducing Centers (812191), Offices of All Other Miscellaneous Health Practitioners (621399)

akta.pro primary industry

Weight Loss Coaching (Non-Clinical) (HSADAFAB)

Keywords

• Professional association services
• Weight management consulting
• Lifestyle coaching membership
• Accredited continuing education
• Preventive health network

Headquarters

HQ city

Utrecht

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Kernlidmaatschap (Core membership): Annual membership fee charged to qualified weight consultants (kernleden). Core members receive full access to member portal, nascholing (continuing education), BGN logo usage rights, referral to consumers via the directory, and eligibility for health insurer reimbursements. Per 1 January 2026: €207.10 per membership year (incl. VAT), plus one-time registration fee of €45.38 (incl. VAT).
2. Aspirantlidmaatschap (Aspirant membership): Annual membership fee for trainees enrolled in accredited weight consultant programmes. Aspirant members have limited access (no nascholingspunten, no logo usage, no insurer reimbursement). Per 1 January 2026: €88.94 per membership year (incl. VAT), plus one-time registration fee of €33.28 (incl. VAT).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

BGN is a Dutch professional membership association for accredited weight consultants, offering annual membership subscriptions, a public consumer-facing consultant directory ('Vind consulent'), an internal member portal with continuing education tracking, accredited education programmes, corporate vitality services for employers, and an annual reimbursement overview for Dutch health insurers. Its members deliver evidence-based weight and lifestyle counselling grounded in the Gezondheidsraad's Richtlijnen Goede Voeding, Voedingsnormen and Beweegrichtlijnen.

Product overview

Beroepsvereniging Gewichtsconsulenten Nederland (BGN) operates as a professional association offering a unified ecosystem of services centered on weight consultation and lifestyle coaching. The core offering is the BGN-Gewichtsconsulent service, where certified consultants provide guidance based on official dietary guidelines. This is supported by the Ledenportaal (member portal) for internal operations and the Vind Consulent search service for consumer access. Additional services include the Vergoedingenoverzicht reimbursement overview, accredited education and continuing education programs, corporate vitality services, and professional membership tiers (kernlidmaatschap and aspirantlidmaatschap). The organization functions as a membership-based professional body rather than a software product company.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Kernlidmaatschap (Core Membership) Full annual membership for qualified weight consultants who have completed accredited training and passed the TCI national exam. Costs €207.10 per membership year (incl. VAT) plus a one-time registration fee of €45.38 (incl. VAT) as of January 2026. Includes use of the BGN quality-marked logo, listing in the 'Vind consulent' consumer directory, eligibility for health insurer reimbursements, access to the member portal, discounts on food calculation software and Voeding NU magazine.
• Aspirantlidmaatschap (Aspirant Membership) Pre-membership for individuals currently enrolled in an accredited BGN weight consultant training programme (maximum 2 years). Costs €88.94 per membership year (incl. VAT) plus a one-time registration fee of €33.28 (incl. VAT) as of January 2026. Includes access to BGN activities and newsletter; no nascholingspunten, no BGN logo usage, and no insurer reimbursement eligibility.
• Vind Consulent (Find a Consultant) Directory Public-facing search directory allowing consumers, healthcare referrers, municipalities and other stakeholders to find BGN-certified weight consultants by last name, specialisation (Kind en Voeding, Sportvoeding) and location with distance radius.
• Ledenportaal (Member Portal) Members-only portal providing access to continuing education (nascholing) offerings, a library of practical documents, member newsletters, networking opportunities, intervision (peer supervision) groups, and webshop materials.
• Vergoedingenoverzicht (Reimbursement Overview) Annual overview of health insurance reimbursements for BGN weight consultant consultations across more than 30 Dutch insurance providers, showing coverage amounts per supplementary insurance package, typically ranging from €50 to €750 per year.
• BGN Accredited Education Programmes Accredited weight consultant training programmes delivered through approved institutes including AALO, Academie voor Holistisch Coachen, benVitaal Academy, CIVAS, Laudius, LOI, NCOI Opleidingen, NHA, NTI, Opleidingen 2000, Scheidegger, Start2Move, and Vonk, as well as the MBO Voeding- en Leefstijladviseur qualification. These form the primary pipeline for new BGN members.
• Nascholing (Continuing Education) Mandatory continuing education for BGN members requiring 60 training points every three years (80 points in first period for those with diplomas older than two years). Includes accredited courses, e-learnings, regional meetings (regiobijeenkomsten) and the annual BGN Day with networking opportunities.
• Vitaliteit voor Medewerkers (Employee Vitality Services) Corporate wellness services bringing BGN weight consultants into organisations to support employee health objectives through individual or group nutrition and movement programmes, on-site workshops, lectures, and customised programmes tailored to company needs.

Quantifiable outcome

• From GfK research in 2015, three-quarters (75%) of BGN-clients reported being satisfied with the guidance from their BGN-gewichtsconsulent.

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor, moderate and core.

• NL ActiefminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNL Actief is shown as a partner logo on the BGN homepage. NL Actief is the Dutch association for sports and physical activity. The partnership appears to be aligned around the exercise component (Beweegrichtlijnen) of BGN's methodology and broader healthy lifestyle promotion.
• Partnerschap Overgewicht (PON)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnerschap Overgewicht (PON) is shown as a partner logo on the BGN homepage. PON focuses on combating overweight and obesity in the Netherlands. The partnership aligns BGN with the broader national effort to reduce obesity and promote healthy weight.
• Platform Voeding Nederland (PVN)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPlatform Voeding Nederland (PVN) is shown as a partner logo on the BGN homepage. PVN is a Dutch platform for nutrition knowledge and policy. The partnership supports BGN's evidence-based approach grounded in the Richtlijnen Goede Voeding and Voedingsnormen.
• VoedingscentrummoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Voedingscentrum (Dutch Nutrition Centre) is shown as a partner logo on the BGN homepage. The Voedingscentrum is the official Dutch government-funded institute for healthy eating information. BGN is listed as a useful link on the Voedingscentrum website, indicating a recognised, authoritative relationship that reinforces BGN's credibility as an evidence-based organisation.
• Exameninstituut TCI (TCI-examens)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTCI (Toetscentrum Individuele Studiezaken) is the central examination institute for BGN. Since September 2018, all aspiring BGN members must pass the TCI central exam to qualify for membership. TCI also administers the EVC (Erkenning van Verworven Competenties) trajectory introduced in 2026 as an alternative entry route. This is a core, foundational partnership that defines BGN's quality standard.
• Accredited education institutes (AALO, CIVAS, Laudius, LOI, NHA, NTI, and others)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBGN maintains a formal accreditation programme for weight consultant training institutes. A list of BGN-recognised institutions includes AALO, Academie voor Holistisch Coachen, benVitaal Academy, CIVAS, Laudius, LOI, NCOI Opleidingen, NHA, NTI, Opleidingen 2000, Scheidegger, Start2Move, and Vonk, plus the MBO Voeding- en Leefstijladviseur qualification. These institutions are the primary pipeline for new BGN members.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Noom: Digital weight-management app using coaching and behaviour-change programmes for the same overweight Dutch/European consumer. Represents a direct digital alternative to BGN-consultant consultations, distributed via app stores rather than professional accreditation.

Regional players

• Slimming World: UK-headquartered commercial group-based weight-management programme with a comparable non-clinical lifestyle-coaching model. Geographically separate from BGN but methodologically adjacent.

Others

• Platform Voeding Nederland: Dutch platform for nutrition knowledge and policy. Listed BGN homepage partner, reinforcing BGN's evidence-based positioning alongside the official Dutch nutrition guidelines.
• NL Actief: Dutch trade association for the sports and physical-activity sector. Listed BGN homepage partner aligned around the Beweegrichtlijnen (exercise guidelines) component of BGN consultants' methodology.
• Stichting Ik Kies Bewust / 'Bewust Gezond' initiatives: Dutch public-health awareness initiatives (e.g. balance-diet choice logo) that compete for the same preventive-nutrition mindshare as BGN-consultant visits and operate alongside BGN via Dutch municipalities and retailers.
• Voedingscentrum (Dutch Nutrition Centre): Government-funded Dutch nutrition knowledge institute and listed BGN homepage partner. Not a competitor but the upstream authority whose guidelines (Richtlijnen Goede Voeding) BGN consultants are credentialed to apply.
• Partnerschap Overgewicht Nederland (PON): National Dutch partnership aimed at combating overweight/obesity. Listed BGN homepage partner and a coordinating body that channels municipal and government prevention programmes — overlapping with BGN's preventive mission.

Broad incumbents

• WW International (Weight Watchers): Global consumer weight-management brand with reach in the Netherlands. Addresses the same overweight consumer outcome but via a commercial subscription/coaching model rather than a credentialed professional association.

Direct peers

• Nederlandse Vereniging van Diëtisten (NVD): Dutch professional association for dietitians, the closest clinical counterpart to BGN's non-clinical weight consultants. Overlaps directly in target consumer (overweight Dutch population), referral flows from GPs, and insurer reimbursement ecosystem.
• BLCN — Beroepsvereniging Leefstijlcoaches Nederland: Dutch association for lifestyle coaches. Operates a similar professional-body model (membership tiers, continuing education, accreditation) and competes with BGN for the same preventive-lifestyle positioning in the Dutch market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

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