Trobas Gelatine BV

About Trobas Gelatine BV

Trobas is a Dutch family-owned producer of collagen-based ingredients, active since 1927 and based in Dongen, the Netherlands. It develops and supplies gelatine and collagen peptides for customers in food, pharmaceutical, health and nutrition, and beauty and cosmetics applications, serving manufacturers worldwide with ingredients that are designed to be natural, high-quality, and easy to process.

The company positions itself as a reliable, service-oriented partner that combines long-term continuity with technical support and flexible customer collaboration. Trobas emphasizes in-house development and production, quality control, and the ability to tailor ingredient properties to specific applications.

Core Values

• Quality: Trobas emphasizes high-quality ingredients, strict testing, and certified production standards. Its quality approach is built around safety, consistency, and reliable performance in demanding applications.
• Sustainability and circularity: The company upcycles collagen-containing by-products into premium ingredients and seeks to make optimal use of every raw material. It also highlights renewable energy use, water treatment, and low environmental footprint.
• Continuity and partnership: As a family business, Trobas stresses long-term relationships, personal service, and dependable delivery. It presents itself as a flexible partner that supports customers over time.
• Innovation and improvement: Trobas invests in modern production, laboratory capabilities, and process optimization. It also develops ingredients that fit clean-label, health-oriented, and functional product trends.

Unique Aspects

• Nearly a century of specialization: Founded in 1927, Trobas has built almost 100 years of experience in valorizing collagen-containing raw materials into ingredients.
• In-house production and tailoring: The company develops and produces its gelatine and collagen peptides entirely in-house, allowing it to tailor properties such as functionality and processing behavior to customer needs.
• Strong sustainability profile: Trobas operates a circular production model, uses biomass and solar power, treats process water on-site, and reports one of the lowest footprints in the industry.
• International reach from a Dutch base: Although rooted in Dongen, Trobas serves leading manufacturers worldwide across food, pharma, health, and beauty markets.
• Recognized quality and sustainability systems: Its operations are certified to FSSC 22000 and ISO 9001, and the company received an EcoVadis bronze medal in 2024.