Swinkels Nutrition

What Swinkels Nutrition does

Swinkels Nutrition is a privately held Dutch company founded in 2007 and headquartered in Someren-Heide, Netherlands, that specializes in pig nutrition. The company sells customized feed concentrates (kernvoeders) for porkers, piglets, and sows — covering each stage of the reproductive cycle — as well as complementary raw materials including amino acids, dairy concentrates, acids, and a prestarter for suckling pigs. All products are delivered under GMP certification and tailored to each customer's specific situation, drawing on expertise in raw material evaluation, ration optimization, and feed particle size management. The company also supplies single raw materials to compound feed companies that want to reduce their mixing percentages.

Swinkels Nutrition serves two primary customer groups: home-mixing pig farmers (zelfmengers) who purchase raw materials in-house and need premixes/concentrates to maintain quality and reduce feed costs, and pig farmers and compound feed companies seeking objective nutritional advice. The company positions itself as independent from any feed manufacturer, which it uses as the basis for offering vendor-neutral advice. It delivers this through personalized dietary support, on-farm consultations, and educational study clubs led by consultant Bart Swinkels, with content covering home-mixing techniques, raw materials, ration optimization, and piglet rearing. The team consists of 1-10 employees and was expanded in 2019 with the addition of nutritional advisor Kristi Ernst, a Wageningen University graduate.

The revenue model combines product sales (customized concentrates and raw materials) with professional nutritional consulting services. Distribution is direct, domestic, and field-based across the Netherlands, supported by a website, social media presence, trade show participation (e.g., LIV Venray), and a study club community. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; customers contact the company directly for quotes. No funding rounds, acquisitions, partnerships, patents, or institutional ownership have been disclosed.

Name

Swinkels Nutrition

Legal name

Swinkels Nutrition

Website

https://swinkelsnutrition.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Swinkels Nutrition is an independent Dutch pig nutrition specialist that sells customized feed concentrates and provides nutritional consulting to home-mixing pig farmers and compound feed companies across the Netherlands.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Animal Feed and Pig Nutrition

NAICS

Other Animal Food Manufacturing (311119), Animal Food Manufacturing (3111), Animal Food Manufacturing (31111)

SIC

Food And Kindred Products (2000), Agricultural Prod-Livestock & Animal Specialties (200)

akta.pro primary industry

Swine Feed Concentrates & Protein Supplements (AFADABAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Specialty Diet Formulation (starter/finisher, transition diets, heat-stress, high-forage, low-starch) (AFADAMAJ), Animal Nutrition & Feeding Support Services (On-Farm Feeding, Feed Management) (AFAEALAJ), Performance & Health Outcome Consulting (growth, FCR, milk yield, gut health) (AFADAMAG)

Keywords

• Pig feed concentrates
• Swine nutrition consulting
• Animal feed premixes
• Home-mixing pig feed
• Feed additives suppliers

Headquarters

HQ city

Someren-heide

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations

Revenue model

1. Concentrates and Premixes Sales: Sells customized pig feed concentrates (kernvoeders) for porkers, piglets, and sows. Products are tailored to each specific situation.
2. Raw Materials Supply: Delivers raw materials such as amino acids, dairy products, and acids. Can supply single products for companies wanting to reduce mixing percentages.
3. Nutritional Consulting Services: Provides nutritional advice ranging from feed composition optimization to in-barn feed management. Advisory services for specific questions regarding sow milk production, pork quality, or piglet growth.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Swinkels Nutrition provides customized nutritional solutions for pig farming, including tailored feed concentrates (kernvoeders) for porkers, piglets, and sows, as well as raw materials such as amino acids, dairy products, and acids. The company serves both home-mixing pig farmers (zelfmengers) and compound feed companies, and also delivers nutritional advisory services covering ration optimization, feed particle size management, and in-barn feed management.

Product overview

Swinkels Nutrition offers a portfolio of specialized feed products and nutritional services for pig farming. The core product portfolio includes Vleesvarkenskernen (Porker Concentrates), Biggenkernen (Piglet Concentrates), Zeugenkernen (Sow Concentrates), Prestarter, Aminozuren (Amino Acids), Zuivelkernen (Dairy Concentrates), and Zuren (Acids). Products are customized per situation and are delivered under GMP certification. The company also provides nutritional advice services, feed optimization, and guidance for home-mixers (zelfmengers).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Vleesvarkenskernen (Porker Concentrates)

Quantifiable outcome

• Considerable savings on feed costs through in-house raw material purchasing and home-mixing
• +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

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Agrifirm: Dutch agricultural cooperative providing animal feed (including pig concentrates and premixes) and on-farm advisory to Dutch and European livestock producers. Comparable as a Dutch pig nutrition supplier combining feed products with nutritional consulting, though as a cooperative serving multiple species.
• ForFarmers: Leading Dutch-based European feed company offering compound feed and concentrates for pigs, poultry, and ruminants. Comparable as a Dutch pig feed supplier, though ForFarmers is a publicly listed company with vastly broader scale and a multi-species portfolio.
• De Heus Animal Nutrition: Dutch-headquartered global animal feed manufacturer with a substantial pig feed portfolio and nutritional advisory services across Europe. Directly comparable to Swinkels Nutrition as a pig feed concentrate/premix supplier serving European pig farmers, though at much larger scale and with full-line compound feed as well.
• Hamlet Protein: Dutch-based specialty producer of protein ingredients for young animal nutrition, with a strong focus on piglet feeds. Comparable to Swinkels Nutrition's piglet concentrate and prestarter offerings, including its use of dairy proteins and specialty ingredients for early-life swine nutrition.
• Orffa Animal Nutrition: Specialty animal nutrition company headquartered in the Netherlands/Belgium, supplying feed additives, premixes, and specialty ingredients including for swine nutrition. Comparable in pig nutritional specialty ingredients and concentrates for European livestock producers.
• Nijhof-Wassink: Dutch feed company supplying compound feed, premixes, and concentrates to pig and poultry farmers in the Netherlands and Germany. Comparable in pig feed premix/concentrate manufacturing and on-farm nutritional advice for Dutch pig producers.
• ABZ Diervoeding: Dutch animal feed manufacturer producing compound feeds, concentrates, and premixes for pigs and poultry in the Netherlands. Comparable as a Dutch pig feed concentrate supplier serving Dutch pig farmers, including home-mixers, at a regional mid-market scale.

Broad incumbents

• Vitfoss (Vilofoss): European premix and specialty feed company (DLG Group), supplying vitamin/mineral premixes and young animal nutrition products for pigs and poultry. Comparable in premix and young pig nutrition, though as a multi-country European player serving larger integrators.
• Cargill Animal Nutrition: Global animal nutrition business of Cargill offering premixes, concentrates, and compound feeds for swine and other livestock. Comparable in pig nutritional products and advisory, though as a global incumbent with vastly broader geographic and species coverage.
• Trouw Nutrition (Nutreco): Global animal nutrition division of Nutreco (a SHV company), offering premixes, specialty feeds, and nutritional services for pigs and other livestock. Comparable in pig nutritional solutions and feed optimization expertise, but at global scale with much broader species and product coverage.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/swinkels-nutrition-bv

Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 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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