Quality & heritage

Van Aerde Food Group was founded in 1935 when Jos Van Aerde began delivering quality meats by bicycle from his shop in Antwerp’s Historic Harbour.

Today, we’re a growing, third-generation family business, with Jan and his Christophe at the helm.

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A family story

1935
harbour

Van Aerde Food Group founded in Antwerp by Jos Van Aerde, mostly selling beef tongue to local butchers.

1965

Jos Van Aerde starts to import premium beef from Argentina. Expansion to other markets soon follow.

1980
call team

Move and expansion to new warehouse & headquarters in Wijnegem, Belgium.

1987

Acquisition of Swift & Co., extending our capabilities in international seafood trading.

2011

Acquisition of Bimpex Meat, strengthening our reach in Irish beef and New Zealand beef and venison

2015

Partnership with New Zealand's prestigious Silver Fern Farms, fortifying our supply chain partnerships in this key market.

2019
A meadow of sheeps

Acquisition of Cordts Fleish, extending our European presence in quality meat importing.

Nature, our ally

We are uniquely reliant on nature. It's conservation is the only guarantee for our future. That's why we believe in rewilding and conserving nature's most extraordinary places.

How we do this

Reclaiming Wilderness at South Africa's Loziba Wildlife Conservation Reserve

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Talk to our team

We take pride in building lasting relationships with our customers based on quality & trust.

Do you have any questions for our team? Reach out via the link below or contact info@vafoodgroup.com and someone from our team will be in touch shortly.

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Van Aerde Food Group

Van Aerde UK LTD

Bimpex Meat NV

Cordts Fleisch GMBH

Swift & Co NV