Kaasveredelingkruijt

What Kaasveredelingkruijt does

Kaasveredeling Kruijt BV is a privately held Dutch cheese processing and dairy trading company headquartered in Zegveld, Netherlands, founded in 1982 by Leen Kruijt and now in its second generation of family ownership following the 2009 arrival of Ivo Kruijt. The company operates from a 5,000 m² modern production facility with a newly completed state-of-the-art adjacent building (2024) that adds refrigerated storage, two loading docks, and additional production space. Its core function is to act as a B2B outsourced processing and packaging partner to food-industry customers, removing rind, dividing large cheese blocks (up to 100 kg), sorting, and packaging product in vacuum and soft-vacuum lines, supplemented by buying and selling of cheese (Gouda, Edam, Maasdam, Cheddar, plus foreign soft and hard varieties) and butter for industrial applications.

The underlying technology is industrial dairy-processing equipment rather than software: vacuum and soft-vacuum packaging lines designed to keep cheese suitable for cutting without tearing, integrated metal detection for food safety, and a track & trace system for end-to-end supply-chain traceability. Quality and food safety are positioned as the first priority, supported by a comprehensive certification stack including FSSC 22000 (GFSI-recognized), Organic (SKAL Biocontrol), Halal (Halal Correct), VLOG non-GMO, Meadow Milk, and EC approval supervised by the Dutch dairy inspection institute COKZ. The facility is also equipped with sustainability infrastructure including 700 solar panels, on-site water purification, heat recovery, and fermentation of residual products.

Kaasveredeling Kruijt makes money through two integrated streams: contract processing, sorting, and packaging of cheese on behalf of customers ('in opdracht' / on commission), and trading of dairy products (buying and selling cheese and butter) for industrial applications. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed, reflecting customized processing requirements. Go-to-market is sales-led and relationship-driven, with direct contact via the company website and email/phone, short communication lines, and an own transport fleet used for collection and delivery that supports responsiveness. The company states that its products are processed throughout Europe, served by a family-business culture emphasizing flexibility, reliability, and a 'deal's a deal' ethos.

Name

Kaasveredelingkruijt

Legal name

Kaasveredeling Kruijt BV

Website

https://kaasveredelingkruijt.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1982

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Kaasveredeling Kruijt BV is a Dutch family-owned B2B cheese processor and dairy trader that performs rind removal, dividing, sorting, and vacuum packaging on commission for international food producers, and trades cheese and butter for industrial applications from its Zegveld facility.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Dairy Processing Services

NAICS

Cheese Manufacturing (311513)

SIC

Dairy Products (2020)

akta.pro primary industry

Grated, Shredded & Sliced Cheese Manufacturing (Value-Added Cuts) (AFAHABAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Cheese Byproduct & Waste Stream Processing (Whey Routing, Brine Management) (AFAHABAK)

Keywords

• Cheese processing services
• Dairy packaging solutions
• Industrial cheese ripening
• Vacuum cheese packaging
• Rind removal services

Headquarters

HQ city

Zegveld

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Cheese processing services: The company processes cheese on behalf of customers, including rind removal, dividing, sorting, and packaging services in vacuum and soft-vacuum packaging. Services are performed 'in opdracht' (on commission/order).
2. Dairy product trading: Kaasveredeling Kruijt buys and sells cheese and dairy products including hard cheese types (Gouda, Edam, Maasdam, Cheddar) and butter for industrial applications. They also handle foreign cheeses (soft and hard).

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Kaasveredeling Kruijt BV is a family-owned Dutch cheese processor that provides contract cheese processing services to the food industry. The company removes rinds, divides large cheese blocks (up to 100 kg), sorts cheese, and packages in vacuum and soft-vacuum packaging, while also buying and selling cheese (Gouda, Edam, Maasdam, Cheddar, and foreign cheeses) and butter for industrial applications. All processing is done at a modern 5,000 m² facility in Zegveld, Netherlands, with own transport for collection and delivery.

Product overview

Kaasveredeling Kruijt BV is a cheese processing and trading company offering integrated services for the dairy industry. The core offering consists of six interconnected service modules: rind removal (ontkorsten) for industrial or direct-use applications, cheese dividing and packaging for blocks up to 100kg, soft-vacuum packaging technology, cheese sorting and processing, collection/delivery logistics, and dairy product trade (cheese and butter). The company also trades in hard cheese types (Gouda, Edam, Maasdam, Cheddar) and foreign cheeses. All services are delivered from their modern production facility in Zegveld, The Netherlands, with flexibility emphasized as a core value proposition.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Thousands of kilos of cheese processed daily
• +1 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

Feature4 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Royal A-ware: Large Dutch dairy group producing, ripening, cutting, and packaging cheese for retail and industrial customers across Europe — overlapping services but at much greater scale and with proprietary cheese brands.
• FrieslandCampina: Largest Dutch dairy cooperative with in-house cheese cutting, packaging, and ingredient operations serving global food manufacturers — sets the competitive ceiling on industrial cheese-processing capacity.
• Arla Foods: European dairy cooperative with industrial cheese-processing and packaging operations, competing for the same B2B food-manufacturer customers as Kruijt across Northern Europe.
• Hochwald: German dairy cooperative processing and packaging cheese and dairy ingredients for European industrial and retail customers — overlapping contract-processing capability at larger scale.
• Bettinehoeve: Dutch goat-cheese manufacturer with in-house processing, slicing, and packaging operations that competes for industrial cheese-processing contracts in the Benelux market.

Direct peers

• C. Kooiman Kaas: Dutch family-owned cheese trader and processor specializing in cutting, portioning, and packaging hard cheeses for industrial buyers — directly comparable scale and product mix.
• Vergeer Holland: Dutch cheese processor offering cutting, packaging, and trading of specialty and industrial cheeses — directly comparable mid-sized Dutch contract cheese company.
• De Graafstroom: Dutch farm-based Gouda processor and packager with rind-removal and portioning capabilities for the food industry — comparable mid-market Dutch cheese contract processor.
• Vepo Cheese: Netherlands-based cheese cutting, ripening, and packaging specialist serving retail and industrial customers; overlaps directly with Kruijt's dividing, sorting, and vacuum-packaging core.
• Zijerveld: Dutch cheese processor and packager providing rind removal, cutting, and packaging services for industrial customers across Europe — directly comparable mid-market Dutch contract cheese processor.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kaasveredelingkruijt

Compliance10 records

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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