GMV - Dutch Food Systems

What GMV - Dutch Food Systems does

GMV (Dutch Food Systems) is the Dutch industry association (vereniging) for agrifood machinery manufacturers, founded in 1969 and headquartered in Bladel, Netherlands. The organization represents more than 65 member companies — ranging from large multinationals to MKB/SMB firms and startups — active across multiple AgriFoodTech sub-sectors in the Dutch agri and food industry. Its stated mission is to mobilize and connect members with other relevant stakeholders toward 'healthy, tasty & sustainable produced food for all people and animals.'

GMV is governed as a member-owned association (KvK 40409834, BTW NL804575903B01) with a small operational team of approximately 6 employees. Revenue is generated primarily through recurring membership fees paid by machine builders and technology suppliers. Member benefits include access to a curated industry network, periodic newsletters, Algemene Ledenvergaderingen (general members meetings), company visits (e.g., to Oceanz 3D Printing in June 2026), and educational workshops such as the March 2026 AI-in-practice session at KSE. The organization does not develop or sell proprietary technology, software, or AI products; its core offering is network access, industry representation, and member services.

GMV maintains a strategic partnership with FME (the Dutch technology industry employers' association) to coordinate on agri-food societal transitions, and it markets itself to prospective members through its website (dutchfoodsystems.nl), newsletters, and in-person events. Operating geography is Netherlands-only, with no disclosed expansion into international markets.

Name

GMV - Dutch Food Systems

Legal name

GMV

Website

https://dutchfoodsystems.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

GMV (Dutch Food Systems) is a Dutch industry association founded in 1969 representing 65+ agrifood machinery manufacturers and technology suppliers in the Netherlands, delivering networking, events, and member services funded by recurring membership fees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industry Association Services

NAICS

Farm Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing (333111), Food Product Machinery Manufacturing (333241)

SIC

Farm Machinery & Equipment (3523), Special Industry Machinery (No Metalworking Machinery) (3550)

akta.pro primary industry

Agricultural Tractor & Field Machinery Vehicle Manufacturing (IMACAFAB)

Keywords

• Agrifood machinery association
• Industry trade association
• Machine builder network
• Agrifood technology membership
• Food industry representation

Headquarters

HQ city

Bladel

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership fees: GMV generates revenue through membership fees from machine builders and technology suppliers in the agri and food industry. Members include large multinationals, SMBs, and startups active in AgriFoodTech.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

GMV (Vereniging), operating under the name Dutch Food Systems, is a Dutch industry association (vereniging) that represents over 65 agrifood machinery manufacturers and technology suppliers. Its core offering is membership-based industry representation and networking services, connecting members ranging from large multinationals to SMBs and startups active in AgriFoodTech through events, newsletters, company visits, and educational workshops.

Product overview

GMV is an industry association (vereniging) of machine manufacturers in the Agri & Food sector in the Netherlands, not a product company. It serves as a membership organization that mobilizes and connects its members with relevant stakeholders towards sustainable food production. The organization does not offer a unified product platform or modules — its primary offering is network access, industry representation, and member services including events, newsletters, and industry collaboration.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• GMV Membership Network Membership-based industry association representing approximately 65+ machine builders and technology suppliers in the Dutch agri and food industry. Members include large multinationals, MKB (SMB) companies, and startups active in various AgriFoodTech areas, gaining access to networking, knowledge sharing, industry representation, company visits, and educational workshops (such as AI sessions at KSE).

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• FMEminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFME is a partner of GMV, specifically referenced in the context of their shared interest in agri-food sector transitions. FME's mission includes societal transitions, with an agri-food focus area that aligns with GMV's mission.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• FME: Dutch employers' organization for the technology industry and GMV's stated strategic partner. FME operates across multiple technology subsectors (including agri-food), so its scope is broader but its function overlaps significantly.

Direct peers

• LTO Nederland: Dutch agricultural employers' organization representing farmers and growers. While focused on the demand-side of agrifood rather than machinery supply, LTO shares GMV's cluster-organizing role and is a natural counterpart in Dutch agrifood policy discussions.
• VDMA (Verband Deutscher Maschinen- und Anlagenbau): Germany's main mechanical engineering industry association. It is the closest international counterpart to GMV, performing the same cluster-representation function for German machinery manufacturers, including those serving agrifood end markets.
• GroentenFruit Huis:
• FNLI (Federatie Nederlandse Levensmiddelen Industrie): Dutch food industry federation representing food manufacturers in the Netherlands. Highly comparable cluster-representation function, with overlapping member relationships and shared sustainability/regulation agenda.

Regional players

• Copa-Cogeca: The united voice of European farmers and agricultural cooperatives at EU level. Comparable in function but EU-wide rather than Dutch, making it an indirect peer via shared members and overlapping policy interests.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/gmv-dutchfoodsystems

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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