Compaxo
- Type
- Food & Ingredient Manufacturer
- Location
- Zevenaar, Netherlands
- Industries
- Alternative proteins, Food ingredients & products, Food safety & quality, Food reformulation, Sustainable packaging & plastic alternatives, Supply chain monitoring & traceability, Plant-based
- Domains
- Animal based primary products, Cow / beef, Pig / pork, Plant based primary products, Processed food products, Meat & poultry products, Meat alternatives, Dairy products
- Technologies
- Physical modification, Process automation, Processing, Robotics & Automation
About Compaxo
Compaxo Family Food Company is a Dutch family-owned food business with more than 125 years of experience. It serves retail, wholesale, industry, foodservice, co-manufacturing, export and intermediaries in the Netherlands and beyond, positioning itself as a reliable one-stop-shop partner across the meat and meat-substitute value chain.
The company operates with a fully integrated chain, allowing it to source, process, package, distribute and continuously improve products in-house. Its activities are split mainly between Zevenaar, where it focuses on fresh pork meat, and Gouda, where it further processes meat into cured meat products and also makes vegetarian and vegan products.
Core Values
- Quality and food safety: Compaxo emphasizes strict quality control, internal and external audits, and certification under recognized food standards. It also uses its own organoleptic, microbiological and chemical testing capabilities to monitor products and raw materials.
- Sustainability: The company states that it aims to operate sustainably, with attention to energy savings, water treatment, waste reduction, transport efficiency and more environmentally friendly packaging materials.
- Animal welfare: In its pork operations, Compaxo highlights certified transport, close monitoring of slaughter practices and ongoing improvements to make its processes more animal-friendly.
- Customer focus: As a one-stop-shop, Compaxo stresses flexibility, customisation and close collaboration with customers to deliver products and services tailored to market needs.
- Continuous improvement: The company presents innovation and ongoing improvement as part of its culture, from product development to logistics and process optimisation.
Unique Aspects
- Fully integrated chain: Compaxo controls the chain from sourcing to processing, packaging, distribution and improvement, giving it strong oversight of quality and consistency.
- Dual-site structure: Zevenaar focuses on fresh pork meat and slaughtering, while Gouda handles further processing into cured meat products and plant-based products, creating a complementary production setup.
- In-house spice mixing and modelling: The company can develop custom flavour profiles and adapt products into specific portions, shapes, sizes, compositions and weights.
- Broad certification base: Compaxo lists certifications and labels across both sites, including IFS, BRC, BIO, IKB, QS and Beter Leven, reflecting its focus on quality, traceability and welfare.
- Export and cross-channel reach: The company serves multiple channels and markets, including export, and states that its Zevenaar and Gouda operations together support a broader product portfolio for domestic and international customers.