Calf Purchasing Our farmers Cattle feed Meat processing Warehousing & logistics

The best calves every week

For this part of our supply chain, we buy the best calves every week, mainly from dairy farmers in Germany and the Netherlands.

Cows, cheese & veal
Dairy farms and veal-farms are linked. To be able to produce milk, cows have to get a calf every year. Female calves (heifers) are usually kept by the farm and become dairy cows later. The male calves, the bulls, are taken to a specialised farm where they are fattened in eight to twelve months for the production of veal. Dairy farms and veal fattening thus go hand in hand.

Passionate farmers - for generations

To ensure a constant premium quality, it is important to pay much attention to various things. Veal Fine guarantees the calves get good food and attention and that they are cared by farmers who are passionate for farming.

Animal well-being as a matter of course
A part of our farmers have been awarded the ‘Better Life Star’ by the animal welfare organisation. The farms provide spacious stables with a favorable and vital climate, and the calves are kept together in groups. The so-called comfort floors are a huge achievement as regards the calves’ convenience in terms of walking and lying down.

Sustainable energy sources
Most of the veal-raising farms use solar-panels to generate energy for the farm and its infrastructure. Additionally, wood-fired ovens are used to heat up the milk.

Controlling the corporation
Our corporation is member of the foundation ‘Kwaliteitsgarantie Vleeskalversector’ (SKV); quality control for the veal sector. The SKV is an independent institution that controls the entire corporation e.g. in terms of transportation, animal well-being, feed, and the use of medication.

Natural feed

Our calves get the right feed to ensure high-quality rosé veal at all times. This feed features a special composition: it is a mix of crops, corn and straw, whereas all natural values are retained. This feed, coming from Dutch agricultural land, provides the calves with much energy and ensures their meat is of natural rosé colour and has a delicious taste.

Closing the cycle
Veal-fattening, a source for crop farming

A large share of the dung produced by the calves is processed to dry manure pellets used by crop farmers all over Europe. Gardening centres also sell this type of manure pellets. Dung that is not processed stays in the Netherlands and serves as manure for crop like corn, wheat, sugar beets or potatoes. Herewith, the cycle is closed. This is good for the environment and makes sure there is enough food for everyone.

Calve Meat processing 

Around 35 years of experience in meat processing

We have more than 35 years of experience in processing veal. Being a strong and reliable partner, we produce about 100 veal-cuts. The veal-farms and the meat processing companies cooperate closely to facilitate an extensive selection from the beginning. This enables us to constantly delivery rosé veal of premium quality.

Slaughtering
At the farms, during transportation and at the slaughterhouse, a quiet atmosphere and the avoidance of stress are extremely important. This is crucial for the animals’ well-being and for quality of the veal.

Deboning
We are highly specialised when it comes to processing carcasses to veal-cuts. We offer customised veal and our well-experienced team ensures constant quality.

Control comes first
Being a specialist for rosé veal, Veal Fine holds all quality certificates required, such as SKV, FSSC22000 or the ‘Better Life Star’. They guarantee controlled food safety and traceability of our veal throughout the entire supply chain.

Warehousing & logistics

Veal produced by Veal Fine is supplied to numerous places all over Europe every day. This logistic part is being executed by professional, renowned transport companies. They ensure that our fresh veal is delivered to customers every day.

Flexibility
Our quality is not only reflected by our finished products. Also when it comes to supplying our customers we offer special services. We are extremely flexible and can therefore realise quick deliveries. We might be big when it comes to pink veal, but we are still a family-owned company with lean structures.