Our purpose
Better access to safe and healthy food
Contributing to safe and healthy food worldwide
We support livestock and fish farmers in the development and professionalization of their businesses to enable them to meet local needs for food whilst actively contributing to the sustainability of the production chains of animal proteins.
Our mission
As a family business in animal nutrition we provide a growing contribution towards sustainable production of safe and healthy food.
We do this by advancing our customers – the producers of meat, fish, milk, and eggs – and by continuously improving quality, transparency, and cooperation throughout the food production chain.
Our vision
De Heus Animal Nutrition contributes towards the sustainable availability and accessibility of safe and healthy food worldwide. We do this with the utmost care for climate, environment, and animal welfare.
With our products, knowledge and experience we contribute to the development of the agricultural sector, the improvement of living conditions and economic development in the local communities in which we operate. We achieve this with involved and entrepreneurial employees, who continue to develop themselves. Together we take responsibility to realize our vision every day.
Our ambition
Our ambition is to be a leading company in sustainability within the animal protein production industry, setting a standard for responsible and sustainable practices. We aim to reduce our environmental footprint, support local farmers and communities, and contribute to a more secure and sustainable food system. We are committed to driving positive change and continuous improvement in all aspects of our business, and we believe that by working together with our stakeholders, we can create a brighter and more sustainable future for all.
How it all started
The milling history of the De Heus family can be traced back 300 years to the windmill in the famous painting of Jacob van Ruisdael ‘The mill at Wijk bij Duurstede’.
More about our historyOur five pillars
Through our products, knowledge, experience, and other smart solutions, we support our customers, small and large farmers, and integrations worldwide to keep their animals healthy and improve productivity sustainably. The progress we seek to achieve with and for our customers is based on five pillars.
We are entrepreneurs
As a family-owned company for four generations; we are entrepreneurs, just like you. We actively seek opportunities to create value and impact in the animal protein production chain. With great results. We work with farmers in many parts of the world ranging from highly developed agricultural markets to countries where the agricultural sector is evolving.
We offer quality
We work on the principle that quality always prevails. This has been the basis for our innovations in the field of nutrition for a hundred years. Quality in our products as well as in the services we provide: this is how we contribute to the quality of our customers, and how we keep helping our
customers moving forward.
We offer performance
We take pride in what we do best: converting raw materials into animal proteins as efficiently and sustainably as possible. With an experienced team of thousands of professionals, working in over 20 countries. Everyday nutritionists, formulators, agronomists, operators, researchers, and many others contribute towards the advancement of our customers. We do so by tailoring our solutions to their specific needs, delivering an optimal performance.
We continue to improve
We have been closely involved with the agricultural sector and the life and work of livestock and aqua farmers for over a hundred years. We are a private independent animal feed company that is focused solely on the development, innovation and production of high quality animal feed in the livestock- and aqua sector. That’s our specialism and that’s what makes stand out.We set our own course. Contributing towards the availability and accessibility of safe and healthy food in a sustainable manner. We advise our customers based on their needs and interests and take pride in providing honest and sound advice. Because their success is crucial to ours.
We are independent
We set our own course. Contributing towards the availability and accessibility of safe and healthy food in a sustainable manner. We advise our customers based on their needs and interests and take pride in providing honest and sound advice. Because their success is crucial to ours.
Collaboration on the farm: that’s the De Heus difference
Our unique on the farm approach gives us valuable knowledge and insights to support thousands of farmers all over the world.
Learn about our on the farm approachFarmers share their success
Discover how we provide our expertise in animal feed for farmers all over the world. Get inspired by their success stories.
