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Food, beverages, tobacco and related products market in Netherlands: size, suppliers and public contracts

Market size and key facts

In 2025, public buyers in Netherlands awarded 29 supply contracts for food, beverages, tobacco and related products through award notices on TED; the 3 of them that state a value (10.3%) add up to €2.42 million, a floor rather than the full contract value.

  • Since November 2023, 33 companies have won 93 public supply contracts for food, beverages, tobacco and related products in Netherlands, in 77 award notices from 70 public buyers.
  • 96.8% of these awards went to companies registered in Netherlands; the most frequent foreign origin is Belgium.
  • The five companies that win most often hold 68.8% of all awards.
  • 22.8% of the awards whose notice states the number of tenders received a single bid.

In proportion

All public purchasing in Netherlands — general government spending on goods, services and investment, the measure the OECD and the European Commission use for public procurement — came to €242 billion in 2025, 20.7% of GDP (Eurostat). Award notices on TED cover only the contracts above the EU thresholds, so they show who wins, not the whole of that spending.

Source: Eurostat, government finance statistics (gov_10a_main, gov_10a_exp) and GDP (nama_10_gdp), retrieved 9 November 2026.

Updated · counted daily from contract award notices on TED and Eurostat international trade data · figures as JSON · free to quote with attribution (CC BY 4.0)

How to cite: Cresques, "Food, beverages, tobacco and related products market in Netherlands", https://cresques.com/markets/nl/150-food-beverages-tobacco-and-related-products, from TED contract award notices (© European Union) and Eurostat Comext, updated 13 November 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.

Winning companies
33
since November 2023
Award notices
77
on TED
Public buyers
70
hospitals, schools, agencies
Imports
—
no customs heading isolates this category

The market in numbers

Public supply contracts in Netherlands: award notices published on TED from 2023-11 to 2026-11, by publication year.

Contracts awarded
93
in 77 award notices
Awarded value
€5M
from 8% of awards with a published value
Winning companies
33
with at least one award
Public buyers
70
hospitals, cities, agencies
Contracts awarded by year
Contracts awarded by yearNov–Dec 2023: 22Nov–Dec 20232024: 414120242025: 292920252026: 21212026
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Contracts awarded by year
Nov–Dec 20232
202441
202529
202621
Awarded value by year (EUR)
Awarded value by year (EUR)Nov–Dec 2023: €910K€910KNov–Dec 20232024: €460K€460K20242025: €2.4M€2.4M20252026: €1.2M€1.2M2026
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Awarded value by year (EUR)
Nov–Dec 2023€910K
2024€460K
2025€2.4M
2026€1.2M
Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
  1. Universities, schools and research35
    Universities, schools and research: 35
  2. Cities, regions and central administration33
    Cities, regions and central administration: 33
  3. Social protection6
    Social protection: 6
  4. Police, fire services and prisons5
    Police, fire services and prisons: 5
  5. Housing and community amenities4
    Housing and community amenities: 4
  6. Culture, sport and religion3
    Culture, sport and religion: 3
  7. Hospitals and health services3
    Hospitals and health services: 3
  8. Armed forces and defence agencies2
    Armed forces and defence agencies: 2
  9. Other2
    Other: 2
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Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
Universities, schools and research35
Cities, regions and central administration33
Social protection6
Police, fire services and prisons5
Housing and community amenities4
Culture, sport and religion3
Hospitals and health services3
Armed forces and defence agencies2
Other2
Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
  1. Zuid-Holland (NUTS 2021)27
    NL33
    Zuid-Holland (NUTS 2021): 27
  2. Noord-Brabant12
    NL41
    Noord-Brabant: 12
  3. Groningen8
    NL11
    Groningen: 8
  4. Gelderland8
    NL22
    Gelderland: 8
  5. Noord-Holland8
    NL32
    Noord-Holland: 8
  6. Utrecht (NUTS 2021)6
    NL31
    Utrecht (NUTS 2021): 6
  7. Overijssel5
    NL21
    Overijssel: 5
  8. Friesland (NL)4
    NL12
    Friesland (NL): 4
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Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
Zuid-Holland (NUTS 2021)27
Noord-Brabant12
Groningen8
Gelderland8
Noord-Holland8
Utrecht (NUTS 2021)6
Overijssel5
Friesland (NL)4
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice: Large companies 66.7%, Medium-sized 5.4%, Small 6.5%, Micro 2.2%, SME (size not stated) 9.7%, Size not stated 9.7%Large companies: 62 (66.7%)67%Medium-sized: 5 (5.4%)Small: 6 (6.5%)Micro: 2 (2.2%)SME (size not stated): 9 (9.7%)10%Size not stated: 9 (9.7%)10%
  • Large companies
  • Medium-sized
  • Small
  • Micro
  • SME (size not stated)
  • Size not stated
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Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Large companies62 · 66.7%
Medium-sized5 · 5.4%
Small6 · 6.5%
Micro2 · 2.2%
SME (size not stated)9 · 9.7%
Size not stated9 · 9.7%
Foreign winners: where they are registered
  1. Belgium2
    Belgium: 2
  2. Norway1
    Norway: 1
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Foreign winners: where they are registered
Belgium2
Norway1
Where the buyers are (city)
  1. Den Haag9
    Den Haag: 9
  2. Tilburg6
    Tilburg: 6
  3. 's-Gravenhage5
    's-Gravenhage: 5
  4. Veendam4
    Veendam: 4
  5. Huizen4
    Huizen: 4
  6. Groningen4
    Groningen: 4
  7. Amsterdam4
    Amsterdam: 4
  8. Delft3
    Delft: 3
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Where the buyers are (city)
Den Haag9
Tilburg6
's-Gravenhage5
Veendam4
Huizen4
Groningen4
Amsterdam4
Delft3

Awards to companies registered in Netherlands

96.8%

Awards to companies registered in Netherlands: 96.8%

3 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.

Share of the 5 biggest winners

68.8%

Share of the 5 biggest winners: 68.8%

Of all awards; a high share means a concentrated market.

Lots with a single bid

22.8%

Lots with a single bid: 22.8%

Among 92 awards whose notice states the number of tenders.

How we count: one award per procedure, lot and winning company, from live contract award notices; a joint procurement counts on every buyer's market. Values are the awarded amounts published in the notice (framework ceilings and estimates are never added), converted to euro at the ECB yearly average. Company size is the SME flag of the notice (eForms BT-165). Read the methodology.

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Among the companies that win most often

  1. Admidex B.V. h.o.d.n. HANOS Nederland B.V.21 public contracts in total
  2. Bidfood B.V.23 public contracts in total
  3. Sligro Food Group Nederland B.V.34 public contracts in total
  4. Lyreco Nederland B.V.34 public contracts in total

Where this industry meets in Netherlands

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Questions

Who wins public contracts for food, beverages, tobacco and related products in Netherlands?
33 companies won 77 contract award notices for these categories from 70 public buyers in Netherlands since November 2023. The companies that win most often are Admidex B.V. h.o.d.n. HANOS Nederland B.V., Bidfood B.V., Sligro Food Group Nederland B.V., Lyreco Nederland B.V..
How big is the food, beverages, tobacco and related products market in Netherlands?
In 2025, public buyers in Netherlands awarded 29 supply contracts for food, beverages, tobacco and related products through award notices on TED; the 3 of them that state a value (10.3%) add up to €2.42 million, a floor rather than the full contract value.
Where do suppliers of food, beverages, tobacco and related products meet buyers and distributors in Netherlands?
At trade fairs and congresses such as Horecava, Fi Europe, EXPOGAST & RAK Porcelain Culinary World Cup, Sirha Lyon, BIOFACH, SIHRE — each checked on the organiser's official website.
How do I find a distributor for food, beverages, tobacco and related products in Netherlands?
Create a free Cresques account and open the market map for Netherlands and this category. It shows the companies that win public contracts there, how often, for how many buyers and for how much: the first 5 on the Free plan, every company on a paid plan. Where the data exists, the map also shows wholesalers from the business register, import figures and the industry's trade fairs.

Sources: contract award notices on TED — Tenders Electronic Daily (ted.europa.eu), © European Union, published since November 2023, processed by Cresques (one award per procedure and lot); no import figure: Eurostat's customs headings do not isolate this category.