Largest employers in Halle
280 companies registered in 1500 Halle report employees in recent accounts; here are the top 20. Colruyt Food Retail leads with 16,584.4 FTE (financial year 2026).
Top 20
Ranked by average headcount (FTE) reported in the latest filed accounts (accounts less than 3 years old).
| # | Company | Total assets | Revenue | Equity | FTE | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colruyt Food Retail Retail trade | €3.05bn | €8.05bn | €786.2m | 16,584.4 | 2026 |
| 2 | Colruyt Group Retail trade | €8.45bn | €930.1m | €6.32bn | 4,183.3 | 2026 |
| 3 | Buurtwinkels Okay Retail trade | €190.1m | €1.02bn | €26.9m | 2,903.0 | 2026 |
| 4 | Solucious Wholesale trade | €95.1m | €325.8m | €14.2m | 897.6 | 2026 |
| 5 | Fine Food Wholesale trade | €101.6m | €535.0m | €18.2m | 866.2 | 2026 |
| 6 | Retail Partners Colruyt Group Wholesale trade | €216.8m | €921.9m | €40.6m | 796.8 | 2026 |
| 7 | E-Logistics Warehousing, storage and support activities for transportation | €19.0m | €43.4m | €11.2m | 579.4 | 2026 |
| 8 | BIO-Planet Retail trade | €71.0m | €160.3m | €3.13m | 532.0 | 2026 |
| 9 | Barry Callebaut Manufacturing Halle Manufacture of food products | €146.8m | €78.1m | €49.4m | 468.0 | 2024 |
| 10 | Dreambaby Retail trade | €19.2m | €50.3m | €6.13m | 259.1 | 2025 |
| 11 | Okay City Retail trade | €3.74m | €10.7m | €1.25m | 245.0 | 2026 |
| 12 | GEA Process Engineering Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. | €193.0m | €86.2m | €11.0m | 239.9 | 2025 |
| 13 | PUUR Food and beverage service activities | €20.8m | €26.3m | €14.9m | 134.2 | 2026 |
| 14 | JIMS Expansion Sports activities and amusement and recreation activities | €21.4m | €21.9m | €2.05m | 128.4 | 2026 |
| 15 | Pacapime Manufacture of paper and paper products | €40.0m | €56.6m | €26.5m | 125.6 | 2025 |
| 16 | JIMS Sports activities and amusement and recreation activities | €28.0m | €25.4m | €17.2m | 123.4 | 2026 |
| 17 | WOONZORGCENTRUM- Sint-Augustinus Residential care activities | €12.0m | €8.95m | €3.35m | 88.9 | 2025 |
| 18 | Davytrans Land transport and transport via pipelines | €5.24m | €8.29m | €3.26m | 83.2 | 2026 |
| 19 | Dats 24 Wholesale trade | €190.2m | €887.5m | €93.9m | 70.6 | 2025 |
| 20 | Automation Manufacture of electrical equipment | €12.9m | €27.3m | €2.03m | 57.3 | 2025 |
Headcount reported by the company for all its sites: the jobs may be located elsewhere.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the largest employer in Halle?
Colruyt Food Retail, with 16,584.4 full-time equivalents reported (financial year 2026). These jobs may be located outside the municipality.
How many companies in Halle report employees?
280 out of 1,136, in accounts less than 3 years old.
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Open the full file →Active companies (legal entities) that have filed at least one set of annual accounts, based on the Crossroads Bank for Enterprises and the National Bank of Belgium. The sector is the main activity in the register; the municipality is that of the registered office. Data updated on 11 Nov 2026.