Manufacture of food products: the largest employers in Flemish Brabant
As of 14 Nov 2026, 245 companies in Manufacture of food products (NACE 10) in Flemish Brabant report employees in recent accounts (financial years 2023 to 2026). The 10 largest employers account for 4,617.6 FTE, out of 7,240.4 for all of them; median headcount is 4.3 FTE. Puratos leads with 1,452.7 FTE (financial year 2025).
Top 50 · Manufacture of food products · Flemish Brabant
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 | Puratos 1702 Dilbeek | €1.04bn | €1.01bn | €200.1m | 1,452.7 | 2025 |
| 2 | Raffinerie Tirlemontoise 3300 Tienen | €795.4m | €367.9m | €348.9m | 545.3 | 2026 |
| 3 | Barry Callebaut Manufacturing Halle 1500 Halle | €146.8m | €78.1m | €49.4m | 468.0 | 2024 |
| 4 | Danone Rotselaar SP 3110 Rotselaar | €1.60bn | €298.2m | €1.53bn | 465.2 | 2025 |
| 5 | Neuhaus 1602 Sint-Pieters-Leeuw | €101.8m | €141.6m | €36.2m | 450.4 | 2025 |
| 6 | Arvesta Animal Nutrition 3012 Leuven | €78.8m | €250.5m | €25.7m | 390.7 | 2025 |
| 7 | Mars Belgium 1932 Zaventem | €319.3m | €334.6m | €26.0m | 262.2 | 2025 |
| 8 | United Beet Seeds Belgium 3300 Tienen | €148.3m | €189.5m | €72.3m | 224.7 | 2025 |
| 9 | BENEO-Remy 3018 Leuven | €320.7m | €124.7m | €273.6m | 190.1 | 2026 |
| 10 | Lantmannen Unibake Londerzeel 1840 Londerzeel | €102.3m | €234.1m | €9.56m | 168.3 | 2025 |
| 11 | Kim'S Chocolates 3300 Tienen | €38.8m | €114.1m | €12.0m | 160.2 | 2025 |
| 12 | Eclair 1930 Zaventem | €16.6m | €29.3m | €5.72m | 147.3 | 2025 |
| 13 | Olympia 1540 Pajottegem | €26.1m | €62.3m | −€36.3m | 115.1 | 2025 |
| 14 | Vleeswarenfabriek Ropa 3290 Diest | €8.97m | €18.3m | €2.13m | 84.9 | 2025 |
| 15 | Guina 1830 Machelen (Brab.) | €13.7m | €56.7m | €6.15m | 73.3 | 2025 |
| 16 | Bakkerij Gielis 3271 Scherpenheuvel-Zichem | €6.06m | — | €3.24m | 69.0 | 2025 |
| 17 | Rabbit 3294 Diest | €4.19m | €15.9m | −€3.67m | 59.9 | 2025 |
| 18 | Locus 1703 Dilbeek | €6.16m | €9.61m | €2.65m | 59.1 | 2025 |
| 19 | Het Brood 3320 Hoegaarden | €5.70m | €10.3m | €2.01m | 57.8 | 2025 |
| 20 | Bakkerij Allemeersch 1910 Kampenhout | €1.11m | €3.20m | 175,221 € | 56.4 | 2025 |
| 21 | Brood en Pasteibakkerij Au Croquant-Boulangerie-Pâtisserie Au Croquant 1780 Wemmel | €4.27m | — | €1.66m | 50.2 | 2024 |
| 22 | Charling 1730 Asse | €5.43m | — | €2.31m | 47.9 | 2025 |
| 23 | Royal Canin Belux 1932 Zaventem | €40.8m | €75.5m | €28.7m | 47.3 | 2025 |
| 24 | Meroso Foods 1880 Kapelle-op-den-Bos | €12.4m | €34.4m | €6.04m | 43.7 | 2025 |
| 25 | Valentino Chocolatier 1703 Dilbeek | €3.42m | — | €1.49m | 41.1 | 2025 |
| 26 | Vleeswarenfabriek Luka 1800 Vilvoorde | €19.6m | €20.3m | €14.2m | 38.7 | 2025 |
| 27 | Yves Guns 1933 Zaventem | €1.28m | — | 552,307 € | 38.1 | 2025 |
| 28 | La William 1840 Londerzeel | €6.01m | €12.2m | 728,017 € | 37.6 | 2025 |
| 29 | Food Shakers 1730 Asse | €5.80m | €18.1m | −199,206 € | 36.8 | 2025 |
| 30 | Au Flan Breton 3080 Tervuren | €3.17m | — | 997,346 € | 32.6 | 2025 |
| 31 | Molens Dedobbeleer Moulins voorheen Moulins de la Senne 1500 Halle | €8.04m | €20.7m | €4.27m | 32.3 | 2025 |
| 32 | The Cacao Tree 1640 Sint-Genesius-Rode | €1.02m | — | 47,936 € | 30.0 | 2025 |
| 33 | Mains 1950 Kraainem | €1.36m | — | −52,854 € | 29.9 | 2025 |
| 34 | Sanpareil 1880 Kapelle-op-den-Bos | €9.22m | — | €1.98m | 29.8 | 2025 |
| 35 | WellPet Belgium 1831 Machelen (Brab.) | €20.9m | €47.4m | €11.5m | 29.8 | 2025 |
| 36 | Au Flan Breton Production 3080 Tervuren | €2.11m | — | 25,999 € | 29.5 | 2025 |
| 37 | VDZ Services 1730 Asse | 895,988 € | — | 334,735 € | 28.9 | 2025 |
| 38 | Vanleeuw & Co 3440 Zoutleeuw | €1.53m | — | 20,522 € | 26.3 | 2025 |
| 39 | Nazhia 1970 Wezembeek-Oppem | €1.93m | — | 115,789 € | 25.0 | 2025 |
| 40 | Wicky 3290 Diest | 925,334 € | — | 176,949 € | 23.9 | 2025 |
| 41 | Albert Premier 1651 Beersel | €8.00m | — | €2.41m | 21.5 | 2025 |
| 42 | ANDA 3190 Boortmeerbeek | €5.19m | — | €2.99m | 21.4 | 2025 |
| 43 | La Concorde 1785 Merchtem | €13.4m | €39.2m | €3.65m | 21.3 | 2025 |
| 44 | Nauta's Vleeswaren 1730 Asse | €4.96m | — | €1.76m | 20.0 | 2026 |
| 45 | Belmoca 1840 Londerzeel | €16.7m | €12.1m | 959,040 € | 19.3 | 2025 |
| 46 | Lathouwers & C° 1861 Meise | €6.39m | — | €3.83m | 18.9 | 2025 |
| 47 | City Roast 3000 Leuven | €1.95m | — | 386,311 € | 18.6 | 2025 |
| 48 | HLF Chicken 1790 Affligem | €2.72m | — | €1.99m | 17.4 | 2025 |
| 49 | Mijten 3460 Bekkevoort | €7.92m | €26.0m | €3.43m | 17.0 | 2025 |
| 50 | Burg Vinegar Belgium 1760 Roosdaal | €6.16m | €17.6m | €3.06m | 16.1 | 2025 |
Ranking based on each company's own annual accounts (statutory, not consolidated): a subsidiary and its parent appear separately, and the ranking differs from lists based on consolidated group accounts. Headcount reported by the company for all its sites: the jobs may be located elsewhere.
“—”: not published. Small companies (micro and abridged accounts) do not have to publish their revenue.
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Other sectors · Flemish Brabant
- 01 Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities186
- 11 Manufacture of beverages30
- 13 Manufacture of textiles16
- 16 Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials40
- 17 Manufacture of paper and paper products24
- 18 Printing and reproduction of recorded media63
- 20 Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products29
- 22 Manufacture of rubber and plastic products42
- 23 Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products45
- 24 Manufacture of basic metals11
- 25 Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment158
- 26 Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products50
- 27 Manufacture of electrical equipment31
- 28 Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.90
- 29 Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers16
- 30 Manufacture of other transport equipment10
- 31 Manufacture of furniture59
- 32 Other manufacturing64
- 33 Repair, maintenance and installation of machinery and equipment73
- 37 Sewerage12
- 38 Waste collection, recovery and disposal activities34
- 41 Construction of residential and non-residential buildings578
- 42 Civil engineering84
- 43 Specialised construction activities1,405
- 46 Wholesale trade1,557
- 47 Retail trade1,707
- 49 Land transport and transport via pipelines531
- 51 Air transport11
- 52 Warehousing, storage and support activities for transportation112
- 53 Postal and courier activities33
- 55 Accommodation75
- 56 Food and beverage service activities1,274
- 58 Publishing activities40
- 59 Motion picture, video and television programme production, sound recording and music publishing activities62
- 61 Telecommunication32
- 62 Computer programming, consultancy and related activities590
- 63 Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and other information service activities37
- 64 Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding229
- 66 Activities auxiliary to financial services and insurance activities292
- 68 Real estate activities439
- 69 Legal and accounting activities479
- 70 Activities of head offices and management consultancy543
- 71 Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis264
- 72 Scientific research and development38
- 73 Activities of advertising, market research and public relations177
- 74 Other professional, scientific and technical activities51
- 75 Veterinary activities56
- 77 Rental and leasing activities63
- 78 Employment activities49
- 79 Travel agency, tour operator and other reservation service and related activities41
- 80 Investigation and security activities22
- 81 Services to buildings and landscape activities286
- 82 Office administrative, office support and other business support activities146
- 85 Education106
- 86 Human health activities483
- 87 Residential care activities91
- 88 Social work activities without accommodation133
- 90 Arts creation and performing arts activities47
- 91 Libraries, archives, museums and other cultural activities14
- 93 Sports activities and amusement and recreation activities110
- 94 Activities of membership organisations64
- 95 Repair and maintenance of computers, personal and household goods, and motor vehicles and motorcycles152
- 96 Personal service activities282
Municipalities with the most companies in the sector · Flemish Brabant
- 1930 Zaventem (Nossegem)21
- 1780 Wemmel17
- 1800 Vilvoorde (Peutie)17
- 1702 Dilbeek (Groot-Bijgaarden)14
- 1700 Dilbeek (Sint-Martens-Bodegem, Sint-Ulriks-Kapelle)13
- 3000 Leuven13
- 3300 Tienen (Bost, Goetsenhoven, Hakendover, …)13
- 1730 Asse (Bekkerzeel, Kobbegem, Mollem)12
- 1600 Sint-Pieters-Leeuw (Oudenaken, Sint-Laureins-Berchem)11
- 1840 Londerzeel (Malderen, Steenhuffel)11
- 1932 Zaventem (Sint-Stevens-Woluwe)10
- 1785 Merchtem (Brussegem, Hamme)9
Frequently asked questions
Which is the largest employer in Manufacture of food products in Flemish Brabant?
Among companies, Puratos, with 1,452.7 full-time equivalents reported (financial year 2025).
Are all the jobs located in the area?
Not necessarily: headcount is reported by the company for all its sites, and the company is ranked by the address of its registered office. 245 out of 470 companies in the sector report employees there.
Why does this ranking differ from other lists?
It uses each company's annual accounts as filed with the National Bank, not consolidated group accounts. A holding, a subsidiary or a purchasing entity can therefore appear separately. Only companies whose latest accounts are less than 3 years old are ranked.
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