Emsland Food GmbH emerged from the takeover of the industrial businesses for potato refinement products of Bestfoods Deutschland GmbH and consists of the Cloppenburg, Wittingen and Hagenow plants.

Emsland Group or Emsland Staerke; Emsland-Stärke GmbH is Germany's largest producer of potato starch. The company also manufactures dehydrated potato flakes and granules.