INTERVIEW FEED & ADDITIVE MAGAZINE February 2021 35 VEOS Group is one of the top 3 companies in the world that produces animal protein. It transforms by-products in the food chain into animal proteins that are also valuable for the food and feed industry: such as plasma and hemoglobin powder from blood, egg powder from egg by-products, collagen production from the skin... VEPRO offers its products to the use of the food sector and ACTIPRO to the use of the feed sector. The company operates in more than 80 countries on 6 continents, and thanks to this global network, it did not have any problems in procurement, even during the global crisis, such as Covid-19. We discussed with the Sales Director Arent ARNOUT regarding the ACTIPRO brand of the company, which continues on its way with nearly half a century of experience. ARNOUT answered our questions on many issues such as Veos Group, product types, and global structuring of the company. The most remarkable lines of this interview are what ARNOUT shared about the use of animal proteins in animal feed. Emphasizing that animal proteins are safe, healthy, sustainable and affordable alternatives, ARNOUT stated that most of the feed industry representatives are more willing to use animal-based proteins, but in some countries, both the legal regulations and the perception created by supermarket and fastfood chains pose a significant obstacle. Mr. Arent ARNOUT gives details about Veos Group and the uses of animal protein in the feed industry: Mr. Arnout, before we start talking about ACTIPRO, can we get to know a little about VEOS Group? Could you inform us about your production areas, your brands, your worldwide organization and the general goals of your company? The VEOS Group is a family owned company that extracts and concentrates valuable animal proteins from blood, eggs and skins being collected as by-products from the foodchain. Our story started in the year 1974 with the production of blood products in Belgium where the company headquarters is still based. In those times, we were one of the pioneers converting blood collected from slaughterhouses into functional proteins like plasma and hemoglobin powder. Besides the production of blood products, the VEOS Group also produces egg powder from by-products of the egg industry. Different grades of egg powder are being produced such as whole egg, egg white and egg yolk powder. The third and most recent activity is the production of collagen from skins. Today, the VEOS Group is among top 3 players in the world for both blood products and inedible egg powder. With several production plants located in Belgium, France, Poland and Brazil, we are globally present and are selling our products to more than 80 countries on 6 continents. We market our products under our brand names VEPRO for food applications
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