Vepo Cheese

What Vepo Cheese does

Vepo Cheese N.V. is a Dutch family-owned cheese processing company headquartered in Bodegraven, Netherlands, operating two production facilities: Bodegraven (slicing, portioning and blocks, plus headquarters and logistics) and Oudewater (grated cheese and minicubes). Founded in 1920 as H.J. van de Poll's cheese wholesale business in Bodegraven and consolidated with the 1936-founded J.E. Verkleij business in 1990-1991, the company rebranded to Vepo Cheese in 2009 and is now led by third-generation family members Mark Verkleij (CEO) and Marlou Bink-Verkleij (Director Marketing & Sustainability), alongside Managing Director Ed Brouwer.

The company's core technology is the cutting, grating, portioning and packaging of hard and semi-hard Dutch and European cheeses. Its product portfolio includes grated cheese (geraspte kaas), minicubes (miniblokjes), cheese flakes (kaasflakes), cheese slices (plakjes kaas), and the recently launched Cheez'up high-protein cheese. Quality and safety are anchored by IFS Food certification at both sites, COKZ hygiene certificates, Skal Bio organic certification (Bodegraven), Keurmerk voor geraspte kaas (Oudewater), Halal certification, and Sedex/SMETA Pillar 4 ethical trade membership; production quality is supported by Fortress Technology inspection equipment.

Vepo Cheese operates a sales-led B2B go-to-market, distributing directly to retail, foodservice and industrial customers worldwide. Pricing is quotation-based and not publicly disclosed. The commercial team is structured by European geography with dedicated sales managers for Scandinavia & UK, Southern Europe, France, DACH, and Belgium/Luxembourg, plus an industry-specific Account Manager in France. Marketing is conducted primarily through a multi-language corporate website (Dutch, English, French, German) and a Vepo News email newsletter. The Vepo Forward program provides a sustainability framework spanning sustainable product range, circular packaging, climate-neutral operations, and safety & health.

Name

Vepo Cheese

Legal name

Vepo Cheese N.V.

Website

https://vepocheese.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1920

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Vepo Cheese N.V. is a Dutch family-owned B2B cheese processor that cuts, grates, portions, and packages hard and semi-hard Dutch and European cheeses for retail, foodservice, and industrial customers worldwide from facilities in Bodegraven and Oudewater.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Packaged Cheese Products

NAICS

Cheese Manufacturing (311513), Dairy Product Manufacturing (3115)

SIC

Dairy Products (2020)

akta.pro primary industry

Grated, Shredded & Sliced Cheese Manufacturing (Value-Added Cuts) (AFAHABAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Cheese Packaging & Portioning (Retail Packs, Snack Packs, Singles) (AFAHABAI), Cheese Manufacturing (AFAKAKAB), Cheese (Natural & Processed) (CRADACAC)

Keywords

• Cheese processing services
• Packaged cheese products
• Grated cheese manufacturing
• Cheese slicing packaging
• B2B food ingredients

Headquarters

HQ city

Bodegraven

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Cheese Product Sales: B2B food ingredients business selling processed and packaged cheese products to retail, foodservice, and industrial customers. Products include grated cheese, minicubes, cheese flakes, and slices in various (half)hard Dutch and European cheese varieties.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Vepo Cheese manufactures and packages hard and semi-hard Dutch and European cheeses into consumer-ready formats, including grated cheese, minicubes, cheese flakes, and cheese slices, as well as the Cheez'up high-protein cheese line. The company operates two specialized production facilities in Bodegraven (slicing, portions, blocks) and Oudewater (grated cheese and miniblokjes), serving retail, foodservice, and industrial customers worldwide on a B2B basis.

Product overview

Vepo Cheese is a family-owned Dutch cheese processing company with over 100 years of heritage, operating as a specialized provider of cut, sliced, grated, and packaged hard and semi-hard cheeses. The company offers a portfolio of core products including grated cheese (gerasperte kaas), minicubes (miniblokjes), cheese flakes (kaasflakes), and cheese slices (plakjes kaas), all produced from Dutch and other European cheeses. A recent addition to the portfolio is Cheez'up High Protein Cheese, a health-focused innovation. Vepo Cheese operates two production facilities—one in Bodegraven for cutting and portioning cheese slices, portions, and blocks, and another in Oudewater for grating cheese and producing miniblokjes—with products distributed worldwide to retail, foodservice, and industrial customers. The company's sustainability strategy, branded as Vepo Forward, encompasses circular packaging, climate-neutral operations, and supply chain responsibility.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Vepo Forward: Sustainability strategy of Vepo Cheese focusing on four pillars: sustainable product range, circular packaging, climate-neutral organization, and safety & health.
• Cheez'up

Products and services

• Grated Cheese (Geraspte kaas) Pre-shredded hard and semi-hard Dutch and European cheeses packaged for retail, foodservice, and industrial customers.
• Minicubes (Miniblokjes) Small cube-shaped portions of hard and semi-hard cheeses, cut and packaged to customer specifications.
• Cheese Flakes (Kaasflakes) Flake-style sliced cheese products suitable for various culinary applications.
• Cheese Slices (Plakjes kaas) Pre-sliced portions of hard and semi-hard cheeses packaged for consumer convenience.
• Cheez'up High Protein Cheese A high-protein cheese product positioned as a health-focused offering and premium innovation within the Vepo Cheese portfolio.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduced false rejects and unplanned downtime through advanced inspection technology

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Fortress TechnologycoreTechnology or Integration · 5 May 2026Vepo Cheese implemented Fortress Technology's Interceptor metal detector and Raptor Checkweigher series as part of their food safety and quality control systems. This advanced inspection technology has helped reduce false rejects and unplanned downtime in their cheese processing operations.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Hochwald Foods: German dairy cooperative producing cheese, processed cheese, and ingredients for retail and food industry customers across Europe - comparable B2B processed cheese operations at larger scale.
• DMK Group: Germany's largest dairy cooperative with broad cheese and ingredients operations including processed and packaged cheese for industrial and foodservice customers - relevant incumbent peer in adjacent market.
• FrieslandCampina: Largest Dutch dairy cooperative with extensive cheese production and B2B ingredient divisions; competes with Vepo for industrial and foodservice cheese contracts at much greater scale.
• Arla Foods: European dairy cooperative with broad cheese and ingredients portfolio, including processed and packaged cheese serving retail and foodservice - a much larger incumbent in the same value-added cheese space.
• Royal A-ware: Large Dutch dairy group producing consumer cheeses and supplying food ingredient customers with processed cheese - a bigger incumbent operating in the same hard/semi-hard cheese processing space, but with broader branded retail exposure.

Direct peers

• Royal Bel Group: Dutch-based cheese manufacturer and processor producing specialty and processed cheeses for retail, foodservice, and industrial customers worldwide - closely comparable to Vepo's customer mix and product formats.
• DOC Kaas: Dutch company specializing in the production, ripening, and packaging of Gouda-style cheeses for retail and industrial markets; overlapping with Vepo's hard cheese processing focus.
• Zijerveld: Dutch cheese processing and packaging company serving retail, foodservice, and industrial customers with cut, sliced, grated, and portioned cheese - direct overlap with Vepo's core product range and B2B distribution model.
• Bouter Cheese: Dutch family-owned company specializing in cutting, portioning, and packaging of Dutch and European cheeses for retail and foodservice customers - a close small-scale analogue of Vepo's specialized cheese processing model.

Emerging players

• Henri Willig: Dutch specialty cheese producer and processor with both retail stores and B2B wholesale of specialty cheeses; adjacent in cheese processing but more skewed toward specialty/retail than Vepo's industrial/foodservice focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/vepocheese
• Facebookfacebook.com/profile.php
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/vepo-cheese-bv

Compliance7 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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