Aviko Rixona

About Aviko Rixona

Aviko is a global potato products company founded in 1962 by 32 potato growers and now part of Royal Cosun, the Dutch agricultural cooperative. It positions itself as a connector of people, cultures, and tastes, bringing potato-based products to tables around the world through a farm-to-fork approach.

The company serves foodservice professionals, consumers, industry customers, and growers. It processes more than 2 million tonnes of potatoes a year across 12 production sites in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Poland, and China, and sells in more than 110 countries. Aviko says it is Europe’s largest producer of potato products in the out-of-home segment and one of the top five global market leaders.

Core Values

• Quality and food safety: Aviko emphasizes strict quality controls throughout the chain, from certified growers and raw-material traceability to production, logistics, and on-time delivery. It also highlights certification against demanding standards such as IFS and BRC.
• Sustainability: The company says it works toward a future-proof and more sustainable value chain, using and valorising the whole potato and minimizing waste. Sustainability is presented as a chain-wide effort with growers, suppliers, partners, and customers.
• Innovation: Aviko describes innovation as a way to stimulate sustainable growth and get the most out of the potato. It develops new potato products and solutions to stay relevant for B2B partners, end users, and consumers.
• Connection and collaboration: Aviko’s culture is built around working closely with growers, customers, consumers, and colleagues. It presents collaboration as central to creating products and improving the chain from farm to fork.

Unique Aspects

• Royal Cosun ownership: Since 2002, Aviko has been part of Royal Cosun, a large agricultural cooperative with approximately 11,000 growers. This gives the company a strong agricultural base and links it to a broader plant-based processing group.
• Large international footprint: Aviko operates in more than 110 countries and has production locations in five countries, giving it a wide geographic reach for both foodservice and industrial potato products.
• Aviko Rixona platform: The company’s Rixona subsidiary is among the world’s largest producers of dried potato products and supplies flakes and granules to multiple industries. This adds a distinct industrial ingredient capability alongside the core fries business.
• Whole-potato valorisation: Aviko explicitly says it aims to use and valorise the entire potato, which shapes its innovation and sustainability agenda. This is a differentiating approach that links product development, waste reduction, and chain efficiency.