Manufacture of food products: largest employers
3,331 Belgian companies in the sector (NACE 10) report employees in recent accounts; here are the top 20. Puratos leads with 1,452.7 FTE (financial year 2025).
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 | Puratos 1702 Dilbeek | €1.04bn | €1.01bn | €200.1m | 1,452.7 | 2025 |
| 2 | Ferrero Ardennes 6700 Arlon | €230.6m | €174.2m | €170.4m | 1,228.1 | 2025 |
| 3 | FrieslandCampina Belgium 9880 Aalter | €378.3m | €1.51bn | €115.8m | 1,129.3 | 2025 |
| 4 | Barry Callebaut Belgium NV 9280 Lebbeke | €2.63bn | €6.57bn | €246.6m | 1,016.6 | 2025 |
| 5 | Lutosa 7900 Leuze-en-Hainaut | €485.7m | €705.3m | €216.0m | 1,009.7 | 2025 |
| 6 | Cargill NV 2800 Mechelen | €2.46bn | €13.4bn | €494.3m | 992.8 | 2025 |
| 7 | Lotus Bakeries België 9971 Kaprijke | €254.3m | €421.6m | €141.8m | 991.7 | 2025 |
| 8 | Mondelez Belgium Manufacturing Services 2200 Herentals | €56.1m | €78.7m | −€3.85m | 950.5 | 2025 |
| 9 | Westvlees 8840 Staden | €145.6m | €598.9m | €71.2m | 911.9 | 2025 |
| 10 | Snack Food Poco Loco 8800 Roeselare | €271.8m | €409.7m | €154.8m | 893.2 | 2025 |
| 11 | Agristo 8710 Wielsbeke | €1.08bn | €1.22bn | €682.4m | 843.3 | 2025 |
| 12 | Greenyard Prepared Belgium 3960 Bree | €154.3m | €271.5m | €42.5m | 836.4 | 2026 |
| 13 | Alpro 8560 Wevelgem | €452.7m | €608.6m | €297.7m | 796.2 | 2025 |
| 14 | CL Warneton 7784 Comines-Warneton | €409.0m | €407.5m | €90.3m | 795.0 | 2024 |
| 15 | La Lorraine Ninove 9400 Ninove | €137.6m | €598.0m | €19.0m | 734.0 | 2025 |
| 16 | Clarebout Potatoes 8950 Heuvelland | €986.6m | €1.80bn | €548.7m | 711.6 | 2024 |
| 17 | Imperial Meat Products 9920 Lievegem | €113.0m | €250.4m | €38.3m | 617.0 | 2025 |
| 18 | Materne - Confilux 5150 Floreffe | €147.4m | €225.4m | €88.8m | 607.8 | 2025 |
| 19 | Veurne Snack Foods 8630 Veurne | €191.8m | €92.7m | €121.1m | 598.8 | 2025 |
| 20 | wimble manufacturing Belgium 2800 Mechelen | €196.9m | €127.9m | €132.5m | 581.6 | 2025 |
Headcount reported by the company for all its sites: the jobs may be located elsewhere.
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Who is the largest employer in Manufacture of food products?
Puratos, with 1,452.7 full-time equivalents reported (financial year 2025).
How many Manufacture of food products companies report employees?
3,331 out of 5,456, 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 14 Nov 2026.