Who are we?
The VanDrie Group is a Dutch family business with 60 years of history. In the early 1960s, Jan van Drie senior bought his first calf from a dairy farmer. His choice proved to be successful. Soon, it was joined by more calves that dairy farmers did not make use of as a replacement for their own dairy herd. In the years that followed, Jan van Drie senior's activities expanded to become the VanDrie Group as we know it today.
29 companies
The VanDrie Group's holding company currently includes 29 main subsidiaries with branches in the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Italy and Germany. Its head office is located in Mijdrecht (NL). The VanDrie Group turned over €2.754 billion in 2022. In 2022, around 4,250 employees were working for the VanDrie Group, some of whom were agency workers.
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Chain integration
Raising calves is now no longer the VanDrie Group's only activity. Today, the work is characterised by chain integration: the VanDrie Group controls all links of production. Its subsidiaries produce veal and beef, animal feed, dairy raw materials and calf skins. Other key activities include trading in dairy products for industrial use and advising dairy farmers on rearing their calves.
Raw dairy materials | Animal feed | Husbandry | Veal | Beef | Skins | |
Products | Whey powder concentrates (WPC) and other whey derivatives suitable for food and feed, and trade therein. | Calf milk, muesli, feeds for piglets, lambs, sows, poultry and calves for rearing, whey fat cores | Specialist guidance for veal farmers | Meat and by-products | Meat and by-products | Calf skins |
Main participating interests | Eurolat, Zoogamma, Serum Italia, Schils Food, Melkweg | Zoogamma, Schils, Bronze, Tentego, Alpuro, Navobi, Alpuro Breeding, Cima Breeding | Van Dam, Van Drie calf husbandry, Van Drie France, Van Drie | Tendriade, Sobeval, ESA, Ekro, T. Boer & zn | Ameco | Oukro |
Business operations in countries | Netherlands, Germany, Italy | Netherlands, Italy | Netherlands, Belgium, France, Italy | Netherlands, France | The Netherlands | The Netherlands |
Brands | Under own brand name or private label | Under own brand name or private label | N/A | VanDrie Quality Veal, Vitender, Friander, Tendriade, Finesse de Veau, Joviander, Jan, Peter's Farm | Ameco, Premium select, Superior select | N/A |
Customers | Food manufacturers, dairy producers and importers of dairy products | Own integration, livestock farmers | Veal farmers | Wholesale, retail, supermarkets, butchers, hotels, restaurants, cruise liners, caterers, industry, pharmaceutical companies and the institutional market | Wholesale, retail, foodservice, processing | Tanneries, producers of leather goods |
Main sales regions | Europe, Africa, Middle East | Europe | Netherlands, Belgium, Italy and France | Germany, France and Italy | Netherlands, Germany, Spain | Italy, France, China |
Employees (excl. agency employees) | 99 | 549 | 119 | 1,744 | 73 | 33 |
Management
The Van Drie family retains full ownership of the company to this day. The management board of the VanDrie Group is made up of ten people, consisting of the three shareholders supplemented by delegates from the various subsidiaries and the quality and corporate affairs departments. Chaired by the managing director, the management board develops the company's strategy and makes decisions on general group matters. The focus is on creating long-term value. Within the decision-making process, consideration is given to both the economic, as well as social and environmental, impacts of decisions. The management board is ultimately responsible for actions and decisions within the VanDrie Group and approves external reporting on the company's policies. All members of the management board were appointed for an indefinite period.
In addition to the management board, the VanDrie Group has several other executive committees including the management, operational and quality and assurance teams for each company or link within the chain. The company has no supervisory or advisory bodies. The GRI list contains more information on the role and interpretation of the VanDrie Group's management.
2021 | 2020 | 2019 | |
Turnover | 2.754 billion euros | 2.316 billion euros | 2.397 billion euros |
Result | 130.5 million euros | 74.8 million euros | 77.3 million euros |
Margin | 4.7% | 3.2% | 3.2% |
Distribution of turnover | NL: 13.1% | ||
Equity | 988.5 million euros |
European market share: ±28% | |
20% gender diversity within general management | 28% gender diversity total organisation |
Contribution to wages, salaries and social insurance contributions 2021: 229.7 million euros |