Cefetra Dairy B.V.

What Cefetra Dairy B.V. does

Cefetra Dairy B.V. is a Dutch B2B dairy commodity trader established in November 2021 as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cefetra Group (itself a business unit of Germany's publicly listed BayWa AG). The company sources and supplies dairy products — including cheese (Cheddar, Mozzarella, Gouda, Emmental, Edam, Maasdam), butter and milk fats (lactic and sweet cream butter, AMF, butter-oil, ghee), and milk powders (skimmed, full cream, buttermilk, whey, lactose, permeate, fat-filled, WPC80) — to industrial partners, local distributors, and foodservice customers across Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific. Its operating technology is a conventional commodity-trading and supply-chain platform rather than a proprietary software product; the underlying capability rests on logistics know-how, food-safety certifications (IFS Broker, GMP+ FSA, Sedex), and the international office and sister-company network inherited from Cefetra Group.

The company runs an intermediation business model: it identifies supply and demand imbalances across global dairy markets and earns a spread (categorized in source materials as transaction-fee) on matched volumes, with quote-based pricing applied per deal. GTM is enterprise field sales executed through a four-office footprint ('s-Hertogenbosch HQ, Gdynia, Dubai, Singapore) supplemented by active participation in major industry exhibitions (FI Asia, Gulfood, FI Europe, SIAL, Eucolait, PLMA). The company has recently extended its portfolio into "Dairy Alternatives" — plant proteins and starches sourced via sister entities Royal Ingredients and Sedaco — which broadens the addressable market beyond traditional dairy into plant-based and flexitarian applications.

Cefetra Dairy positions itself as a "one-stop-shop" with carbon-neutral office operations since 2020 and a stated ambition to reach climate neutrality by 2030. Leadership comprises Managing Director Peter ten Kate and Head of Account Management Henk-Jan Bouwman. The entity is private, has no external venture or private-equity investors, and discloses no revenue figures; its parent structure provides access to working capital and a 120+ year agricultural-trade franchise that materially de-risks the relatively young trading desk.

Name

Cefetra Dairy B.V.

Legal name

Cefetra Dairy B.V.

Website

https://cefetradairy.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Cefetra Dairy B.V. is a Dutch B2B dairy commodity trader, established in 2021 as a subsidiary of Cefetra Group (BayWa AG), supplying cheese, butter, milk powders, and dairy alternatives to industrial, distribution, and foodservice customers across Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Dairy Commodity Trading

NAICS

Dairy Product (except Dried or Canned) Merchant Wholesalers (424430)

SIC

Wholesale-Groceries, General Line (5141)

akta.pro primary industry

Butter & Cultured Dairy (Yogurt, Sour Cream, Kefir) Wholesale (AFAIAEAB)

Keywords

• Dairy commodity trading
• Dairy ingredient supply
• Milk powder products
• Cheese wholesale
• Dairy alternative products

Headquarters

HQ city

's-hertogenbosch

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Dairy product trading: Cefetra Dairy trades a broad portfolio of dairy products including cheese, butter, milk powder, and dairy alternatives. The company operates as an intermediary in the dairy commodity market, balancing supply and demand globally while managing logistics and supply chain infrastructure.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Cefetra Dairy trades and supplies dairy commodities — cheese, butter, milk powders, and dairy alternatives — to industrial partners, local distributors, and foodservice customers worldwide. The company operates as a one-stop-shop for the dairy industry, sourcing independently from multiple producers and managing the optimal dairy value chain for its buyers. Its portfolio is delivered through a network of regional offices and certified quality/sustainability processes.

Product overview

Cefetra Dairy B.V. is a dairy trading and supply chain company offering a comprehensive portfolio of dairy products and dairy alternatives. The core product lines include: (1) Powder products - Skimmed Milk Powder, Full Cream Milk Powder, Buttermilk Powder, Sweet Whey Powder, Lactose, Permeate, Fat Filled Milk Powder, and Whey Protein Concentrate; (2) Cheese - Cheddar, Mozzarella, Gouda, Emmental, Edam, Maasdam, and Pre-packed Cheeses; (3) Butter/Fats - Lactic and Sweet Cream Butter, Textured Butter & Recombined Butter, AMF (Anhydrous Milk Fat), and Butter-oil and Butter Ghee; (4) Dairy Alternatives - vegetable proteins and starches. The company operates as a one-stop-shop for the dairy industry, providing commodity and specialty solutions with focus on quality and sustainability, serving industrial partners, local distributors, and foodservice customers globally.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Royal Ingredients Group B.V.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSister company within Cefetra Group. Global supplier of starches, proteins, fibers, quinoa, chia seeds and more. Collaborates on joint exhibition presence at events like FI Asia Indonesia.
• SedacocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSister company within Cefetra Group. Specializes in superior quality African pulses, oilseeds, nuts and spices. Collaborates at industry events.
• Heinrich Brüning GMBHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSister company within Cefetra Group. Over 60 years of experience in the dried fruits and nuts business.
• Cefetra GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent company of Cefetra Dairy. International agricultural trade specialist with over 120 years of experience supplying agricultural raw materials to the feed, food and fuel industry. Provides sustainability services including Ecosystem Services and Life Cycle Assessments.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• FrieslandCampina: Dutch dairy major with a dedicated ingredients division selling milk powders, whey proteins, and cheese to industrial buyers globally — directly comparable in product mix and Dutch/Northern-European origination base.
• Agropur Cooperative: North American dairy cooperative with a sizable ingredients and cheese business serving industrial and foodservice customers globally, directly comparable in B2B cheese and whey protein trading.
• Arla Foods: European dairy cooperative with a global ingredients and trading arm; competes with Cefetra Dairy in cheese, butter, and milk powder supply to industrial and foodservice customers across EMEA and Asia.
• Glanbia plc: Irish-headquartered dairy and nutrition group whose Glanbia Nutritionals and Glanbia Cheese divisions trade and supply milk powders, whey protein, and cheese into B2B/industrial channels similar to Cefetra Dairy.
• DMK Group: German dairy cooperative supplying milk powder, cheese, butter, and dairy ingredients to industrial partners across Europe — a regional incumbent with comparable product breadth and B2B industrial orientation.
• Schreiber Foods: Global dairy ingredient and cheese supplier serving foodservice and industrial buyers, comparable to Cefetra Dairy's B2B cheese and dairy-ingredient distribution model with overlapping customer segments.
• Lactalis Group: World's largest dairy company, supplying cheese, butter, and dairy ingredients to industrial and foodservice customers worldwide; overlaps with Cefetra Dairy's full portfolio, especially in European cheese and butter markets.
• Fonterra Cooperative Group: New Zealand-headquartered global dairy cooperative and the world's largest dairy exporter, with an ingredients and foodservice trading arm that competes directly with Cefetra Dairy in industrial milk powder, cheese, and whey markets worldwide.

Regional players

• Hilmar Cheese Company: US-based industrial cheese and whey ingredients producer and supplier to foodservice and B2B customers, providing a comparable cheese-and-whey B2B trading/refining model from a different primary geography.

Direct peers

• Hoogwegt Group: Dutch-headquartered global dairy commodity trader and ingredient supplier, with a directly overlapping cheese, butter, milk powder, and whey portfolio to industrial and foodservice buyers — the closest comparable to Cefetra Dairy's business model and geographic footprint.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cefetra-dairy

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

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

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