 Mars, Incorporated, FrieslandCampina, , Agrifirm, Kuehne + Nagel, DHL Supply Chain, Alliance Healthcare, ThyssenKrupp and Vanderlande Industries).Its shopping centre and marketplace earned the town the name of "Pearl of the Meierij".Veghel is an educational centre for the surrounding district with several secondary schools, a senior secondary vocational school, and one of the oldest higher vocational schools in the area