Elite Varkens B.V.

What Elite Varkens B.V. does

Elite Varkens B.V. is a privately held Dutch cooperative pig-breeding company operating a chain concept that links a top breeding facility in Essel-Engehausen (Germany) through a multiplication/sub-breeding farm in Diessen (Netherlands) to a network of independent member farms across the Netherlands, including Van Bommel (Liessel), Elite Van Hal VOF (Hoeven), Van Kessel (Boekel), De Wilgenhof BV (Deventer), Molenaars Fokbedrijf BV (Markelo), Van der Velden (Vorstenbosch), Savar Nuland BV, VOF De Wilgenhof, and Heijligers (De Rips). The company produces PIC Camborough breeding gilts — an F1 cross between Large White and Landrace — and PIC408 Pietrain fattening piglets, with both genetics sourced exclusively through the Pig Improvement Company (PIC). All animals are maintained under SPF (Specific Pathogen Free) certification covering APP, Mycoplasma, Streptococci, and PRRS, monitored through serology, PCR testing, and slaughterhouse controls. The chain markets uniform, healthy piglets primarily to German pig farmers, supported by a Dutch- and German-language website and a Facebook presence.

The business model is a cooperative chain in which Elite Varkens coordinates breeding protocols, genetics supply, and health standards across independent member entrepreneurs. Revenue is generated through one-time sales of breeding gilts to multipliers and through sales of finishing piglets to German finishers, with no publicly disclosed pricing. The company has expanded into adjacent ventures, including a herd of Angus cattle grazing in Boxtel (added August 2020) and the 'Ons Varken' (Our Pig) sustainable pork brand launched in August 2020 through a partnership with Coppens Lintjeshof PIC (CLP), a feed company, and a veterinary practice, partially funded by Brabant and European agricultural programs. Veterinary health management is delivered through De Varkenspraktijk, which works in close collaboration with Elite on strict health policies across member farms. The company is owned by two principals, Paul van der Meijden and Jan Welvaarts, with reported production capacity of approximately 950 sows, 3,300 breeding gilts, and 4,660 piglets across the member network.

Name

Elite Varkens B.V.

Legal name

Elitevarkens B.V.

Website

https://elitevarkens.nl

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pig Breeding and Livestock Genetics

NAICS

Hog and Pig Farming (11221)

SIC

Agricultural Prod-Livestock & Animal Specialties (200)

akta.pro primary industry

High-Health/Biosecure Hog Production (SPF/Pedigree Nucleus) (AFAEAEAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Nucleus Herd/Flock Breeding & Multiplier Stock Supply (AFAEAJAF), Replacement Gilt Development Units (AFAEAEAG)

Keywords

• Pig breeding stock
• SPF breeding gilts
• Fattening piglets
• Swine genetics
• Pig chain concept

Headquarters

HQ city

Diessen

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel

Revenue model

1. Breeding Gilt Sales: Sale of PIC Camborough breeding gilts to member pig farms in the Netherlands. F1 gilts are produced at the top breeding facility and supplied to multipliers.
2. Fattening Piglet Sales: Sale of PIC408 finishing piglets to pig farmers, primarily marketed in Germany. Piglets are produced by member farms using Elite's breeding protocols.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Elite Varkens B.V. operates a cooperative chain concept in the pig breeding industry. The company produces and supplies PIC Camborough breeding gilts (F1 cross between Large White and Landrace) and PIC408 Pietrain fattening piglets. The breeding program operates under SPF (Specific Pathogen Free) certification, with a top breeding facility in Essel-Engehausen, Germany producing gilts for member farms in the Netherlands, whose piglets are marketed primarily to German pig farmers.

Product overview

Elite Varkens B.V. operates a chain concept focused on pig breeding and piglet production. The company's core products are PIC Camborough breeding gilts (F1 cross between Large White and Landrace) and PIC408 Pietrain fattening pigs. They produce healthy, uniform piglets (biggen) that are marketed primarily in Germany. The breeding and upbringing are fully controlled in-house, with a top breeding facility in Essel-Engehausen (Germany) producing PIC gilts for all Elite operations in the chain.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Camborough: Classic F1 PIC breeding gilt, a cross between Large White and Landrace, known for high fertility combined with good growth and meat quality.
• PIC408
• Ons Varken

Products and services

• Camborough breeding gilt
• PIC408 fattening piglet

Quantifiable outcome

• 30 piglets per sow per year sold
• +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

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• De VarkenspraktijkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVeterinary practice providing animal health management support for Elite Varkens member farms. Works in close collaboration with Elite on strict health management policies across the different pig farms.
• PIC (Pig Improvement Company)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal pig genetics company providing breeding stock (Camborough gilts and PIC408 boars). Elite Varkens operates within PIC's breeding program, using PIC genetics exclusively for their chain. PIC end boars provide 100% SPF semen for Elite member farms.
• CLP (Coppens Lintjeshof PIC)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSustainable pork chain initiative involving a feed company (Mengvoederbedrijf) and veterinary practice. CLP markets 'Ons Varken' (Our Pig) - high-quality, sustainable pork. Partially funded by Brabant and European agricultural programs.
• Van der VeldencoreOthersMember pig farm in Vorstenbosch participating in the Elite Varkens chain concept.
• Savar Nuland BVcoreOthersMember pig farm in Nuland participating in the Elite Varkens chain concept.
• VOF De WilgenhofcoreOthersMember pig farm participating in the Elite Varkens chain concept.
• Molenaars Fokbedrijf bvcoreOthersMember breeding farm participating in the Elite Varkens chain concept. Located in Markelo.
• Van BommelcoreOthersMember pig farm in Liessel participating in the Elite Varkens chain concept.
• Elite Van Hal VOFcoreOthersMember pig farm in Hoeven participating in the Elite Varkens chain concept.
• Van KesselcoreOthersMember pig farm in Boekel participating in the Elite Varkens chain concept.
• De Wilgenhof BVcoreOthersMember pig farm in Deventer participating in the Elite Varkens chain concept.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Topigs Norsvin: Dutch-based global pig genetics company operating a nucleus-to-multiplier breeding model with TN70 and Tempo lines. Directly comparable to Elite Varkens as both supply PIC-derived or proprietary genetics and SPF-eligible breeding stock to European pig producers, with overlapping customer base in Germany and the Netherlands.
• Danbred: Danish pig genetics supplier selling Danbred Landrace, Yorkshire, and Duroc breeding stock and Danbred-finishing piglets across Europe. Direct competitor in the European SPF/high-health breeding-stock segment with overlapping end buyers in German fattening operations.
• Axiom (France): French cooperative pig genetics supplier selling Pietrain and maternal line breeding stock across Western Europe. Comparable to Elite in scale and product mix, also targeting independent pig farmers with high-health piglets.
• Hendrix Genetics (Hypor): Hypor is Hendrix Genetics' swine breeding division, headquartered in the Netherlands, distributing dam-line and sire-line genetics globally including into Germany and Benelux. Operates a similar nucleus-plus-multiplier structure targeting the same pig-farmer customer base as Elite Varkens.

Others

• Big Dutchman: Global supplier of housing, feeding, and climate-control equipment for pig production, including in the Netherlands and Germany. Adjacent ecosystem participant serving the same pig-farmer customers that Elite supplies with breeding stock.
• De Varkenspraktijk: Dutch veterinary practice that is a strategic partner to Elite Varkens, providing coordinated animal-health management across member farms. Comparable as an enabler in Elite's SPF health-monitoring chain rather than a direct competitor.

Broad incumbents

• PIC (Pig Improvement Company): Global, largest pig genetics company (subsidiary of Genus plc) and Elite's own partner/licensor of Camborough and PIC408 genetics. Comparable as the upstream genetics provider whose SPF product family Elite distributes, and a broad incumbent across the same European customer set.

Regional players

• Bundes Hybrid Zucht Programm (BHZP): German pig-breeding cooperative specializing in BHZP-Bentheim and other German-suited genetics for the German market. Directly competes with Elite for the same German fattening-piglet customers but is regionally focused and does not have Elite's Dutch nucleus footprint.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/elitevarkensbv
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/elite-varkens-b-v-

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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