Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes: largest employers
1,539 Belgian companies in the sector (NACE 1071) report employees in recent accounts; here are the top 20. La Lorraine Ninove leads with 734.0 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 | La Lorraine Ninove 9400 Ninove | €137.6m | €598.0m | €19.0m | 734.0 | 2025 |
| 2 | Crelem Bakeries 3650 Dilsen-Stokkem | €47.8m | €90.7m | €13.7m | 394.0 | 2025 |
| 3 | PQ Belgium 1000 Brussels | €15.9m | €38.3m | −€3.93m | 364.1 | 2025 |
| 4 | La Lorraine Erpe-Mere 9420 Erpe-Mere | €195.7m | €225.2m | −€1.09m | 321.5 | 2025 |
| 5 | N.V. Biscuits DELACRE S.A. 1170 Watermael-Boitsfort | €128.6m | €127.2m | €31.9m | 319.7 | 2025 |
| 6 | La Lorraine Barchon 4671 Blegny | €66.6m | €92.5m | €5.72m | 317.3 | 2025 |
| 7 | Pmsweet 4821 Dison | €81.5m | €94.9m | €16.0m | 281.7 | 2025 |
| 8 | Roelandt 9240 Zele | €19.3m | €67.8m | €5.05m | 270.4 | 2026 |
| 9 | Interwaffles 6180 Courcelles | €36.7m | €60.7m | €6.85m | 255.1 | 2025 |
| 10 | Avieta 4520 Wanze | €44.7m | €57.8m | €4.81m | 225.8 | 2025 |
| 11 | Notre Village, accueil résidentiel et de jour, asbl 1421 Braine-l'Alleud | €7.05m | 226,154 € | 426,212 € | 214.6 | 2025 |
| 12 | Alysse Food 7180 Seneffe | €9.98m | €25.1m | −€41.8m | 199.4 | 2025 |
| 13 | Vandemoortele Eeklo 9900 Eeklo | €16.8m | €24.1m | €5.65m | 184.0 | 2025 |
| 14 | Gourmand 7700 Mouscron | €37.0m | €34.7m | €1.07m | 171.1 | 2025 |
| 15 | Lantmännen Unibake Mouscron 7700 Mouscron | €85.4m | €103.7m | €24.4m | 168.8 | 2025 |
| 16 | Lantmannen Unibake Londerzeel 1840 Londerzeel | €102.3m | €234.1m | €9.56m | 168.3 | 2025 |
| 17 | TF Co 7180 Seneffe | €9.01m | €26.9m | 910,222 € | 162.8 | 2025 |
| 18 | Pâtisserie M.Schamp 6001 Charleroi | €6.13m | €13.5m | €1.03m | 160.6 | 2025 |
| 19 | Eclair 1930 Zaventem | €16.6m | €29.3m | €5.72m | 147.3 | 2025 |
| 20 | Vandemoortele Seneffe 7180 Seneffe | €11.0m | €17.6m | €6.24m | 139.6 | 2025 |
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Frequently asked questions
Who is the largest employer in Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes?
La Lorraine Ninove, with 734.0 full-time equivalents reported (financial year 2025).
How many Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes companies report employees?
1,539 out of 2,368, 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.