Category Archives: Company

The employees of the Big Dutchman group mourn the loss of their senior CEO, Josef Meerpohl. With deep affection and much respect, we say goodbye…

25 years after Big Dutchman (BD), the world market leader for modern pig and poultry production, dared to make the move to the emerging markets…

The Big Dutchman group based in Vechta, Germany, announced today that it has acquired Qingdao Betco Asia Co., Ltd. (Betco Qingdao), which is the livestock…

Could you outline an overview of the current poultry industry at a global level? Consumption of animal protein has been rising throughout the world now…

The Big Dutchman group based in Vechta, Germany, announced today that the company has acquired a controlling interest of the Canada-based Proline Group. With about…

Increasing growth and strong sales of modern pig and poultry equipment in North and South America has made it necessary for Big Dutchman USA to…

Vechta-Calveslage / Spain – The Big Dutchman group based in Vechta-Calveslage (Germany) is taking over the Spanish poultry equipment supplier Zucami. The company with its headquarters…

During the 2013 International Poultry Expo (IPPE), Big Dutchman’s booth was full of people participating in the official celebration of Big Dutchman’s 75th anniversary. People…

In 1938, Big Dutchman was established with the idea of changing the poultry industry by finding better ways of increasing productivity. Seventy five years later…

Jack DeWitt, who founded Big Dutchman in 1938 with his brother, Dick DeWitt, passed away at his home in Zeeland, USA, on January 6th, 2012. While Jack was only…