CdL-Battice

What CdL-Battice does

Comité du Lait ASBL (CdL-Battice) is a Belgian non-profit association founded in 1964 that serves as the official interprofessional organization for dairy quality control in Wallonia. It operates three wholly-owned service divisions: CdL LAB (laboratory analysis of raw milk and food products for payment, composition, and quality parameters), CdL TECH (on-farm technical services including sampling control, milking equipment checks, and farm monitoring), and CdL CERTIF (third-party certification audits across multiple standards including Vegaplan, G033, QFL, Belbeef, BelPork, and organic production). CdL is the legally designated body for official milk payment analyses in Wallonia, with regional and federal approvals plus three ISO accreditations, and is independently evaluated annually by CRA-W and ILVO scientific guidance.

The organization processed approximately 1 million samples yielding 5 million analyses in 2025, conducted 4,300 specification audits and 5,100 technical field interventions, and serves 2,220 dairy producers across Wallonia. Core technology consists of laboratory analytical instruments validated by external scientific guidance, a producer-facing digital portal (MyCdL / Digimilk), and recently expanded into G033 and Vegaplan Entrepreneurs audit capabilities following the November 2025 takeover of Carah's certification operations and a strategic partnership with Certisys for organic certification.

Revenue is generated through interprofessional levies and fees for laboratory analyses, certification audits, and technical field services. The model is sales-led with direct service delivery to dairy farmers and agricultural operators; 46 employees support the operation. The customer base is highly fragmented (2,220 individual SMB dairy producers), though all are concentrated in a single country (Belgium) and a single sub-region (Wallonia). Distribution is direct on-farm, with communication via agricultural fairs (Libramont, Battice), monthly bulletins, and the MyCdL portal. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; tariffs are communicated annually to members.

Name

CdL-Battice

Legal name

Comité du Lait ASBL

Website

https://cdl-battice.be

Company type

Private

Founded year

1964

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Comité du Lait ASBL is the Belgian non-profit interprofessional organization founded in 1964 that provides official milk quality analysis, on-farm technical services, and certification audits to 2,220 dairy producers across Wallonia, Belgium.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Dairy Quality Assurance Services

SIC

Services-Testing Laboratories (8734), Agricultural Services (700)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYAFALAAAA

Food Testing Laboratories (Microbiological, Chemical, Allergen)

Agriculture & Food Production/Food Safety, Testing & Certification/Food Testing Laboratories (Microbiological, Chemical, Allergen)

SECONDARYAFALAAAC

Food Safety Certification Bodies (ISO 22000, FSSC 22000, BRCGS, SQF)

Agriculture & Food Production/Food Safety, Testing & Certification/Food Testing Laboratories (Microbiological, Chemical, Allergen)

Keywords

• Dairy quality analysis
• Milk testing laboratory
• Certification audits
• Dairy farm services
• Interprofessional dairy

Headquarters

HQ city

Battice

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Laboratory Analysis Services: Fees for milk quality analysis used for producer payment determination. Analysis services cover fat, protein, urea, somatic cells, and other milk quality parameters.
2. Certification Services: Fees for certification audits under various schemes (Vegaplan, G033, QFL, Belbeef, BelPork, organic production)
3. Technical Field Services: On-farm technical services including sampling control, milking machine checks, and farm monitoring (5,100 interventions annually)

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

CdL-Battice is an interprofessional non-profit organization providing official milk quality laboratory analysis (fat, protein, urea, somatic cell counts), on-farm technical services (sampling control, milking machine checks, farm monitoring), and certification audits under multiple standards (Vegaplan, G033, Codiplan, QFL, Belbeef, BelPork, organic production). It serves 2,220 dairy producers in Wallonia with 1 million samples and 5 million analyses processed annually, structured across three divisions: CdL LAB, CdL TECH, and CdL CERTIF.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CdL LAB: Laboratory services for raw milk and food product analysis
• CdL TECH
• CdL CERTIF

Products and services

• CdL LAB - Raw Milk and Food Laboratory Analysis Official laboratory analysis of raw milk and food products, including fat, protein, urea, and somatic cell counts for milk payment determination, plus analyses for all food categories via Agrolab. Used by dairy producers and food operators in Wallonia.
• CdL TECH - On-Farm Technical Services On-farm technical services for dairy producers including sampling control, milking machine verification checks, and farm monitoring. Approximately 5,100 field interventions are performed annually.
• CdL CERTIF - Multi-Standard Certification Audits Certification audits under multiple standards including Vegaplan, G033, Codiplan, QFL, Belbeef, BelPork, and organic production. Conducted across animal and plant primary production sectors, with approximately 4,300 audits performed annually.
• Digimilk Digital Milk Data Platform Digital platform giving dairy producers in Wallonia access to their milk quality analysis results, launched through a partnership with Wallesmart.
• MyCdL Personal Portal Online personal portal providing members direct access to their milk analysis results and related documents from CdL.

Quantifiable outcome

• 1 million milk and food samples processed for 5 million analyses annually
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• CarahcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 November 2025CdL took over the certification portfolio of Carah (approximately 1,180 operators) when Carah stopped its certification activities on 01/01/2026. Also acquired two auditors (1.5 ETP).
• CertisyscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 November 2025Strategic collaboration for agricultural and biological certification in Belgium. Combined expertise enhances certification offerings for organic and conventional production.
• CRA-W and ILVOcoreTechnology or IntegrationScientific guidance organizations providing independent quality control and evaluation of CdL's analytical laboratories. They conduct annual assessments confirming the accuracy and reliability of milk analysis methods.
• ECI (European Colostrum Initiative)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for valorizing surplus bovine colostrum from first milking, turning it into additional revenue for dairy farmers.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights8 records

Broad incumbents

• SGS: One of the world's largest testing, inspection, and certification groups, with a dedicated agricultural and food business offering laboratory and certification services to dairy and broader primary sector operators in Benelux and Europe.
• Intertek: Global testing and certification group with agri-food and dairy capabilities, particularly strong in agricultural commodity and food assurance schemes relevant to Belgian importers and exporters.
• Bureau Veritas: Global TIC major offering agri-food testing and primary-production certification (GLOBALG.A.P. and others) across Europe, with Belgian operations that compete for adjacent certification work to what CdL CERTIF delivers.
• Eurofins Scientific: Global food and feed testing leader with extensive dairy microbiology, chemistry, and residue testing offerings, including dedicated dairy laboratory networks across Europe. Operates at far broader scale than CdL but overlaps directly in food testing services to producers and processors.
• Mérieux NutriSciences: International food testing services group with dedicated dairy and agricultural laboratory operations across Europe, providing commercial analytical and certification-adjacent services competing with CdL LAB.

Emerging players

• ACTALIA: French food and dairy technical institute providing laboratory analyses, technical support, and training to dairy producers and processors. A smaller-scale but functionally analogous technical center for French dairy interprofession, comparable to CdL's combined LAB+TECH offering.

Direct peers

• Vegaplan: Belgian primary-sector quality assurance scheme owner whose standards CdL audits against. Operates at the scheme/brand level above CdL, but functionally closest peer for the Vegaplan Entrepreneurs audit work CdL is newly accredited to perform.
• Certisys: Belgian organic and agricultural certification body, now a strategic partner of CdL CERTIF but historically a peer. Both compete for and collaborate on organic and primary sector certification assignments in Belgium.
• MCC-Vlaanderen (Melkcontrolecentrum Vlaanderen): The Flemish counterpart interprofessional body explicitly referenced in CdL's materials as performing the same official raw milk payment analyses in Flanders, under the same CRA-W/ILVO scientific guidance. The closest functional mirror of CdL in Belgium.
• Qlip: Dutch dairy chain quality assurance organization providing milk payment analyses, farm audits, and dairy certification in the Netherlands. Directly comparable operating model to CdL's laboratory and certification divisions in a neighboring market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries3 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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