Bolscher
- Type
- Food & Ingredient Manufacturer
- Location
- Enschede, Netherlands
- Industries
- Food ingredients & products, Sustainable packaging & plastic alternatives, Shortening supply chain
- Domains
- Animal based primary products, Cow / beef, Fish, Pig / pork, Ingredients, Dairy ingredients, Processed food products, Ready-to-eat meals
- Technologies
- Physical modification, Processing
About Bolscher
Bolscher is a Dutch family-owned meat company based in Enschede, serving horeca, wholesalers, and other professional customers across almost all of the Netherlands with its own conditioned transport. The company presents itself as a partner for chefs and food professionals who want a broad, reliable assortment and a strong focus on quality, service, and product consistency.
Its roots go back to 1978, when the business was founded by Harry Bolscher and later taken over by his sons Roy and Chiel. Today Bolscher combines traditional butchery expertise with a modern market position, emphasizing carefully selected meats from around the world, in-house maturation, and a growing focus on more sustainable and circular food concepts.
Core Values
- Quality: Bolscher repeatedly stresses product quality, especially in red meat, supported by careful sourcing and control over maturation.
- Service: The company positions itself as a dependable partner for professionals, with a broad assortment, knowledgeable staff, and delivery across most of the Netherlands.
- Craftsmanship: Its team includes trained butchers and cooks, reflecting a hands-on approach to preparation and product handling.
- Sustainability: Bolscher says it wants to help change how food is produced and consumed, with attention to lower CO₂ emissions, recyclable packaging, paperless administration, and more circular concepts.
Unique Aspects
- Family business heritage: Bolscher is a multi-generation family company, founded in 1978 and now led by Roy and Chiel Bolscher.
- In-house maturation: The company says it manages the aging process itself, which it presents as a key reason it can guarantee a top-quality product.
- Harry’s Farm and regional nature management: Through Harry’s Farm, Bolscher is involved in managing the Enters Reggedal nature area with local partners and Black & Red Angus cattle.
- Circular and lower-meat innovation: Bolscher is developing new concepts such as burgers with 50% vegetables and other “less meat” initiatives, showing a distinctive response to changing consumer demand.
- Nationwide logistics reach: With its own conditioned transport, the company can serve nearly the entire Dutch market from its base in Enschede.