Our Milestones
Since 1997 we have developed from a small local co-packer into one of the largest co-packers in Europe. But we still are a fully driven family business with absolute entrepreneurs in charge. A Supervisory Board advises the executive board and supervises the development of the company.
2022
Special year
- 25 years in the business
- Opening of External location in Ede
- Personal Care expanded by 13,000 m2
- Jeroen van Herpen COO and board member
2021
Continued expansion and certification
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EcoVadis Silver certification
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Expansion of Petfood capacity
2020
New shareholders
- Acquisition of shares by Van de Ven family
- Second generation in shareholder role
- Expansion of Personal Care: second gift set line with Emmeci and automated fill line
2019
Innovation Plastic Free packaging from a reel
- Various IT investments for further improvements in general business operations
- Innovation on sustainability with introduction of plastic free pouch from a reel
- Start of strategic cooperation with OTTO
- Expansion capacity Re-capping line - Early Nutrition – Cans
2018
Vetipak Personal Care
- Establishment of Vetipak Personal Care (Landweerstraat Zuid, Oss)
- Introduction of rigid box technology
- Capex investments of 6 million euros (capacity and technology)
2017
Robotisation
- Start with robotisation in combination with vision technology
- Skall certification for External location Zeewolde
2016
Assignment of the Supervisory Board
- Marcel de Bruijn joins the executive board as Chief Operations Officer
- Start of Governance policy
- Assignment of the Supervisory Board: Harrie ten Have, Wim van de Wetering and Patrick Esselaar
- Remediation of dosing and packaging of powder product
2015
Vetipak External & Bakker Logistiek Groep
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Start of Operational Excellence programs
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Strategic cooperation with Bakker Logistiek Groep & Vetipak External (transfer of all co-pack activities, VAL)
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Scale up to 9 production locations
2014
Introducing Vetipouch
- Own innovation to produce contour pouches from a reel on existing machines
2013
Introducing Vetibox
2012
Vetipak Petfood
- Establishment of Vetipak Petfood
- Opening of co-manufacturing pet food factory (Veghel)
- Start of External location in Tilburg (consumer electronics and food)
- First FSSC 22.000 certification
- Skall certification for location Menhirweg Oss
- First robot in production
2011
Co-manufacturing factory
- Opening of high-tech co-manufacturing factory for food and confectionery (Menhirweg Oss, 11.000 m2)
- Start of External location in Breda (consumer electronics)
2010
Establishment of Vetipak External B.V.
- Start of dosing and packaging of powder products
- Start of strategic cooperation with Schenker Nederland (takeover of co-pack activities)
- Establishment of Vetipak External B.V.
2009
ECPA
- Co-founder and member of European Co Packer Association (ECPA)
- Start of Vetipak External: contract packaging on location
2008
Expansion of executive board
- Expansion of executive board to three members: Arno van de Ven, Mark van der Burgt and Johan Verbruggen
- Sedex membership (socially responsible entrepreneurship)
2007
Veghel opening
- Opening of high-tech production facility in Veghel, confectionary (Doornhoek, 10.000 m2)
2003
Expansions
- Expansion to 6000 m2 Landweerstraat Zuid, Oss
- First BRC certification
- Start of cooperation with IBN (people with a distance from the employment market disability)
2000
Start of packaging of open/naked products
1999
Relocation
- Relocation to Oss (Landweerstraat Zuid, 2.000 m2)
- Scaling up to standard production in (at least) two shifts
- Introduction own ERP system
1998
Joining shareholders
- Joining the family Den Otter and the family Van de Westelaken as shareholders in support of various investments and growth
1997
Establishment
- Founding of Vetipak by Arno van de Ven and Hans Timmers (Heesch, 500 m2)