EPP - European Pig Producer

What EPP - European Pig Producer does

European Pig Producers (EPP) is a membership-based professional network for pig producers across Europe, founded in 1990 in Herning, Denmark. It is operated as a network under the umbrella of DLG e.V. (German Agricultural Society), with its head office co-located at DLG's headquarters in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. The organization has grown to include more than 600 members spanning 22 European countries, serving leading pig farmers — including sow, piglet, and finishing operations — who seek cross-border exchange of expertise on breeding, welfare, and management of pigs.

EPP's core offering is structured around four interconnected components: the EPP Network (cross-border member community), EPP Membership (access and participation), EPP Events (a rotating annual congress held in different European countries, including Kolding, Denmark in 2025, Poznań, Poland in 2026, and Ostend, Belgium in 2027), and EPP News (industry updates published via DLG channels). There is no proprietary technology platform; the service surface is the network itself, supported by DLG's website, magazine, and event infrastructure. Governance is provided by a President (Gert van Beek, a Dutch sow farmer) and Vice-President (Michael Riedl, a German piglet producer and finisher, elected in 2024).

EPP's business model is a subscription/recurring membership-fee model: producers pay to join the network and gain access to knowledge exchange, congress participation, and peer connections across Europe. GTM is event-driven, with the annual EPP Congress functioning as the primary member acquisition and retention vehicle. The organization does not publicly disclose pricing, revenue, or financials, and operates as a nonprofit member association rather than a commercial enterprise.

Name

EPP - European Pig Producer

Legal name

European Pig Producers

Website

https://pigproducer.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

European Pig Producers (EPP) is a membership-based professional network of more than 600 pig farmers across 22 European countries, founded in 1990 and operated under the German Agricultural Society (DLG e.V.) to enable cross-border knowledge exchange through membership and an annual rotating congress.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Producer Association

NAICS

Hog and Pig Farming (1122), Business Associations (813910)

SIC

Agricultural Prod-Livestock & Animal Specialties (200), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Pig producer network
• Agricultural membership association
• Livestock knowledge exchange
• Pig farming congress events
• European farmer community

Headquarters

HQ city

Frankfurt am Main

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: EPP generates revenue through membership fees from pig producers across Europe. Members join to access the network of over 600 producers from 22 countries, participate in congress events, and benefit from cross-border knowledge exchange and collaboration opportunities.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

EPP is a membership-based professional network for pig producers across Europe, offering pan-European membership access, cross-border knowledge exchange on pig breeding, welfare, and farm management, and an annual EPP Congress event. The organization has over 600 members from 22 countries and operates under the administrative umbrella of DLG e.V. (German Agricultural Society), headquartered in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.

Product overview

EPP (European Pig Producers) is a network organization rather than a technology product company. It operates as a membership-based network for pig farmers, offering four interconnected components: the EPP Network for cross-border knowledge sharing among over 600 members from 22 countries, EPP Membership for participation and access, EPP Events including annual congresses (2027 in Ostend, 2026 in Poznań, 2025 in Kolding), and EPP News for industry updates. The organization was founded in 1990 in Herning, Denmark, and is administered by the German Agricultural Society (DLG).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• EPP Membership

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• DLG (German Agricultural Society)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEPP operates in conjunction with the German Agricultural Society (DLG) for promoting European pig production within a framework of committees, events and exhibitions. DLG provides the infrastructure and platform for EPP operations, including website hosting, event organization (such as EuroTier), and administrative support. EPP's head office is located at DLG headquarters in Frankfurt.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• COPA-COGECA: The united voice of European farmers and agricultural cooperatives at EU level. Operates a much broader agricultural membership and policy-advocacy remit than EPP, but is comparable as a pan-European farmer membership body that EPP's members also interact with.

Others

• AnimalhealthEurope: European animal health industry association representing veterinary medicine manufacturers. Adjacent to EPP's pig-producer membership and a potential sponsor/partner that engages with EPP members on health and welfare topics.
• UECBV (European Livestock and Meat Trades Union): European umbrella for national livestock and meat trade bodies. Comparable as a meat-and-livestock membership association engaged in EU policy advocacy, although its members are traders and processors rather than primary pig producers.
• EFFAB (European Forum of Farm Animal Breeders): European association for animal breeding organizations. Operates in the same livestock value chain as EPP's members and engages on similar policy and sustainability topics, but represents breeding companies rather than producers.
• DLG e.V. (German Agricultural Society): Parent organization and infrastructure provider for EPP. Not a peer in the competitive sense but the single most relevant entity for understanding EPP's operating model, governance, and strategic constraints.

Direct peers

• European Arable Farmers: DLG-affiliated network for European crop farmers operating the same model as EPP — cross-border knowledge exchange via congresses and member committees. Directly comparable in structure, funding model, and DLG platform leverage.
• European Poultry Club: Sister network under DLG e.V. using the same membership-association and congress-driven model as EPP, but for European poultry producers. Mirrors EPP's structure, governance, and DLG platform dependency, making it the closest direct comparison.
• Nederlandse Vakbond Varkenshouders (NVV): Dutch pig farmers union, a national-level membership organization for pig producers. Comparable function to EPP at country level and overlaps with EPP's Dutch membership, including connection to EPP President Gert van Beek.
• Zentralverband der Deutschen Schweineproduktion (ZDS): German national pig production association representing German pig producers. Directly comparable in mission (advocacy and knowledge exchange for pig farmers) and partially overlaps with EPP's German membership base.

Regional players

• National Pork Producers Council (NPPC): US pig producer advocacy and membership organization. Structurally analogous to EPP — producer-membership association focused on pork — but operating in a different regulatory and market environment, making it a useful regional benchmark rather than a direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/epp---european-pig-producer

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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