FOSS: grain, milk and feed analysers
FOSS, a family-owned Danish firm founded in 1956, makes Infratec, MilkoScan and NIRS analysers for grain, milk, feed and food quality testing.
FOSS is a family-owned Danish maker of analytical instruments that measure the composition and quality of milk, grain, feed and other raw materials.
Denmark · Family-owned
FOSS is a Danish manufacturer of analytical instruments for agriculture and food production. It was founded in 1956 by Nils Foss and remains wholly family-owned, with its base in Hillerød. The company serves dairy, feed and forage, grain, flour milling and oilseed processing, meat, raw milk testing and wine, as well as laboratories. Its best-known analysers include Infratec, MilkoScan and NIRS instruments, backed by software, calibrations and service.
For farmers and traders, FOSS instruments sit at the point where quality is measured and paid for. Analysers at grain intake, dairies and feed mills measure parameters such as protein, moisture, fat and other components within seconds, using spectroscopy calibrated against reference laboratory methods. Laboratories, intake facilities and processing plants rely on this consistent data to steer processes and to settle payment on quality, so the accuracy of a calibration for a given crop or milk directly affects what a seller is paid.
Size of the business
FOSS reports turnover of EUR 365 million for 2025 and approximately 1,750 employees worldwide. The turnover covers all of its analytical applications, not farm instruments alone.
What does the company offer?
FOSS offers Infratec, MilkoScan and NIRS analysers, laboratory and process-control instruments, and software, calibrations and service support.
How should a buyer make contact?
FOSS organises sales by country and industry, and its website lists the local contacts for each market. A description of the application, the scale of the project and the timing helps the local team respond.
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