Van Gorp Diervoeders

What Van Gorp Diervoeders does

Van Gorp Diervoeders B.V. is a privately held, family-owned Dutch animal feed manufacturer headquartered at Zomerdijkweg 2, Waalwijk, Netherlands, in operation since approximately 1920. The company produces a broad portfolio of more than a hundred specialized animal nutrition products organized under three sub-brands: Horsefood 'the best' (equine feed in pellets, mixes, and supplements), Van Gorp Hobbyvoeders (hobby animal feed), and the core Van Gorp Diervoeders line (general animal feed). All production is conducted at a single modernized facility in Waalwijk that has been adapted to current production and food safety requirements through the integration of advanced tracking and tracing modules, with quality systems certified under HACCP and GMP+ and participation in the SECUREFEED industry assurance program.

The company serves individual consumers and businesses across the Netherlands through a direct sales model, primarily targeting horse owners and equine professionals, hobby animal owners, and general animal owners. Its customer base is horizontally segmented across these three persona groups, with the marketing emphasis placed on brand heritage, quality, and affordability rather than technical differentiation. Pricing is not publicly disclosed, and no e-commerce or API/SDK channels are documented; distribution is regional and direct from the manufacturer.

Van Gorp Diervoeders operates with 11–50 employees and shows no disclosed funding rounds, acquisitions, leadership changes, or M&A activity in the available source material. The business model is straightforward product sales of physical feed goods, with revenue mechanics tied to unit volume across hundreds of SKUs and three sub-brand channels. Operational technology is limited to industrial traceability systems for compliance rather than proprietary digital platforms or AI/ML capabilities.

Name

Van Gorp Diervoeders

Legal name

Van Gorp Diervoeders

Website

https://van-gorp.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1920

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Van Gorp Diervoeders is a Dutch family-owned animal feed manufacturer in Waalwijk producing equine, hobby, and general animal feed across three sub-brands from a single modernized, HACCP/GMP+/SECUREFEED-certified facility for regional Dutch consumers and businesses.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Animal Feed Manufacturing

NAICS

Other Animal Food Manufacturing (311119), Animal Food Manufacturing (3111)

akta.pro primary industry

Complete Equine Feeds (Pelleted/Extruded/Textured) (AFADAEAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Small Animal Food (rabbit/guinea pig/hamster) (CRADAFAJ)

Keywords

• Animal feed production
• Horse nutrition products
• Pet food manufacturing
• Hobby animal feed
• Equine feed supplements

Headquarters

HQ city

Waalwijk

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Animal Feed Products Sales: Van Gorp Diervoeders generates revenue through the sale of animal feed products across three main product lines: Horsefood 'the best' (horse feed in forms of pellets, mixes, and supplements), Hobbyvoeders (hobby animal feed), and Diervoeders (general animal feed). The company serves individual consumers and businesses with a portfolio of hundreds of products.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Van Gorp Diervoeders manufactures and sells animal feed products at its modernized production facility in Waalwijk, Netherlands. The portfolio spans hundreds of products organized under three sub-brands: Horsefood 'the best' (horse feed pellets, mixes and supplements), Van Gorp Hobbyvoeders (hobby animal feeds) and Van Gorp Diervoeders (general animal feeds). The company operates as a family business for over 100 years, with HACCP, GMP+ and SECUREFEED certifications ensuring food safety compliance.

Product overview

Van Gorp Diervoeders is a single, unified animal feed product portfolio offered by a family company in operation for over 100 years. The company produces a broad assortment of more than hundreds of specialized animal nutrition products organized under three main sub-brands: Van Gorp Diervoeders (general animal feeds), Van Gorp Hobbyvoeders (hobby animal feeds), and Horsefood 'the best' (horse feeds including pellets, mixes, and supplements). All products are manufactured at the modernized Waalwijk production facility optimized for food safety.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Horsefood 'the best': Horse food brand consisting of a large number of tasty and carefully composed horse feeds in the form of pellets, mixes, and supplements. Customers can compose a balanced menu daily for their horse.
• Van Gorp Hobbyvoeders
• Van Gorp Diervoeders

Products and services

• Horsefood 'the best' A comprehensive range of palatable and carefully formulated horse feeds available as pellets, mixes, and supplements, allowing customers to compose a balanced daily menu for their horses. Targeted at horse owners and equine professionals seeking high-quality equine nutrition.
• Van Gorp Hobbyvoeders Hobby animal feeds produced by the family company for nearly 100 years, focusing on quality and affordable products for hobby animal keepers. Targeted at owners of recreational/personal animals seeking reliable, no-nonsense feed.
• Van Gorp Diervoeders General animal feeds characterized as a no-nonsense brand that has continuously strived for nearly 100 years to deliver good, reliable, and innovative products. The line includes hundreds of specialized animal nutrition products for general animal nutrition and care.

Quantifiable outcome

• Healthy, vital and satisfied animals through quality nutrition

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• SECUREFEEDcoreOthersVan Gorp Diervoeders participates in SECUREFEED, a quality assurance program for animal feed safety. This participation ensures that customers receive high-quality and safe animal feeds through supply chain verification and quality control standards.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• ForFarmers N.V. One of the largest European compound feed producers, headquartered in the Netherlands, serving livestock and equine markets. Significantly larger scale and broader portfolio, but directly competes for Dutch horse feed customers and supply-chain resources.
• Trouw Nutrition (Nutreco): Global animal nutrition subsidiary of Nutreco, headquartered in the Netherlands. Competes in the premium feed and specialty nutrition space; Van Gorp's SECUREFEED and GMP+ certifications align with the same European regulatory framework Trouw operates in.
• Agrifirm: Dutch agricultural cooperative providing animal feed and nutrition solutions across species. Comparable as a Netherlands-rooted feed supplier serving hobby and professional animal owners, though operating at much larger scale via cooperative distribution.
• De Heus Animal Nutrition: Major Dutch animal feed manufacturer operating globally across multiple species. Comparable as a Dutch-headquartered feed producer, though substantially larger and more diversified across livestock, poultry, and aquaculture categories.

Direct peers

• Versele-Laga: Belgian manufacturer of animal feeds and care products specializing in hobby animals, pigeons, and pet nutrition. Directly comparable in hobby/small-animal feed manufacturing, with overlapping customer segments in small mammals, birds, and recreational animals.
• Beaphar: Dutch-founded manufacturer of pet care and nutrition products, including feeds for rabbits, rodents, and other hobby animals. Comparable in small-animal and hobby-feed product categories targeting the same consumer base in the Netherlands and broader Europe.
• Witte Molen: Dutch manufacturer of pet foods and feeds for small animals, birds, and hobby pets. Comparable in hobby-animal feed category with similar product formats (pellets, mixes, supplements) targeting the Dutch and European hobby-animal owner segment.
• Hartog Horse Feed: Dutch horse feed producer focused on quality, balanced equine nutrition. Direct competitor in the Netherlands for horse pellets, mixes, and supplements, sharing a similar family-business heritage and D2C/wholesale hybrid distribution model.
• PAVO (Cargill): Dutch equine feed manufacturer offering a broad range of pellets, mixes, and supplements for horses. Directly comparable to Van Gorp's Horsefood 'the best' line in product format, customer base, and Dutch market positioning, though owned by Cargill with significantly broader scale.

Regional players

• Subli Animal Nutrition: Dutch equine and hobby animal feed brand with a broad range of products for horses, hobby animals, and pets. Closely comparable product mix to Van Gorp's three-line structure (horse, hobby, general animal feed), serving the same Dutch customer base.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/vanGorpBV
• Facebookfacebook.com/vangorpdiervoeders
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/van-gorp-diervoeders-b.v.

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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