Non-specialised retail sale of predominately food, beverages or tobacco: largest employers
3,220 Belgian companies in the sector (NACE 4711) 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 1500 Halle | €3.05bn | €8.05bn | €786.2m | 16,584.4 | 2026 |
| 2 | Carrefour Belgium 1930 Zaventem | €1.42bn | €4.02bn | €42.5m | 6,365.9 | 2025 |
| 3 | Colruyt Group 1500 Halle | €8.45bn | €930.1m | €6.32bn | 4,183.3 | 2026 |
| 4 | Delhaize Le Lion/De Leeuw 1730 Asse | €2.02bn | €5.49bn | €239.4m | 3,423.3 | 2025 |
| 5 | Buurtwinkels Okay 1500 Halle | €190.1m | €1.02bn | €26.9m | 2,903.0 | 2026 |
| 6 | CORA 1420 Braine-l'Alleud | €186.4m | €357.7m | −€35.9m | 1,280.7 | 2025 |
| 7 | Aldi 5032 Gembloux | €133.3m | €613.8m | €15.4m | 1,173.1 | 2025 |
| 8 | ALDI 8800 Roeselare | €104.6m | €600.4m | €14.4m | 1,126.7 | 2025 |
| 9 | ALDI 1804 Zemst | €95.7m | €545.9m | €13.5m | 1,105.8 | 2025 |
| 10 | ALDI 9420 Erpe-Mere | €116.9m | €614.2m | €15.7m | 1,092.3 | 2025 |
| 11 | Albert Heijn België 2018 Antwerp | €139.0m | €555.1m | €24.1m | 995.4 | 2025 |
| 12 | Aldi 2300 Turnhout | €98.6m | €548.6m | €13.8m | 963.6 | 2025 |
| 13 | ALDI 3550 Heusden-Zolder | €91.0m | €511.4m | €13.9m | 896.5 | 2025 |
| 14 | Bio-Planet 1500 Halle | €71.0m | €160.3m | €3.13m | 532.0 | 2026 |
| 15 | Bofrost Zentrale Belgien 3110 Rotselaar | €10.6m | €65.1m | 115,305 € | 404.6 | 2026 |
| 16 | Okay City 1500 Halle | €3.74m | €10.7m | €1.25m | 245.0 | 2026 |
| 17 | ROB 1150 Woluwe-Saint-Pierre | €12.4m | €34.6m | €2.74m | 170.4 | 2025 |
| 18 | Odyssey 4610 Beyne-Heusay | €7.79m | €34.1m | €3.70m | 138.8 | 2025 |
| 19 | Delwol 1200 Woluwe-Saint-Lambert | €6.59m | — | €1.44m | 113.6 | 2025 |
| 20 | NJC Food & Retail 1970 Wezembeek-Oppem | €9.07m | €36.8m | €1.69m | 106.0 | 2026 |
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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Who is the largest employer in Non-specialised retail sale of predominately food, beverages or tobacco?
Colruyt Food Retail, with 16,584.4 full-time equivalents reported (financial year 2026).
How many Non-specialised retail sale of predominately food, beverages or tobacco companies report employees?
3,220 out of 6,498, 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.