Alpro
| Alpro Comm. VA | |
|---|---|
| legal form | |
| founding | 1980 |
| Seat | Ghent , Belgium |
| Number of employees | > 1200 |
| sales | > EUR 555 million |
| Branch | Soy-based foods |
| Website | www.alpro.com/de |
The Belgian company Alpro Comm. VA is the European leader in soy-based food from Danone . The company's brands include Alpro and Provamel.
In 2014, Alpro had 910 employees in five European countries and a turnover of more than 385 million euros. The Alpro Comm. VA has five production sites in Belgium, the United Kingdom, France and the Netherlands. In Dusseldorf sits with the Alpro GmbH , the German sales subsidiary of the company.
history
In 1980, the Belgian food company founded Vandemoortele on natural foods based on soy specialized division Alpro Soya . In 1989 a production plant was built in Wevelgem ( Belgium ) based on the UHT (ultra high temperature) process . In 1996 Alpro took over its competitor Sojinal and thus received an additional production facility for soy milk in Issenheim , France. In 2000, a soy milk factory was built in Kettering , England. In 2006, the Dutch tofu manufacturer Sofine was taken over ( Sofine was taken over by Estavayer Lait in mid-2019 ).
The US dairy group Dean Foods took over the soy division Alpro from Vandemoortele NV on June 17, 2009. In 2012 Dean Foods announced the spin-off of its previous subsidiary The WhiteWave Foods Company , which then became independent in 2013 through an IPO. The brands that WhiteWave took along include Silk, Horizon Organic and others sold in America, as well as the European brands Alpro and Provamel.
In July 2016, the French dairy group Danone submitted a $ 12.5 billion offer to acquire Alpro parent company WhiteWave Foods. The boards of directors agreed and the transaction was completed in April 2017.
Brands
- Alpro (soy products, main brand of Alpro)
- Provamel ( organic soy products)
Products
- Plant-based milk-like drinks, including soy, almonds, coconut, rice, oats and hazelnuts
- Vegetable yoghurt, quark and dessert alternatives based on soy
- vegetable spreads
- vegetable cooking creams
- vegetable ice cream alternatives
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ official website of Alpro GmbH ( Memento of the original from September 21, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Elsa strengthens her position in the field of plant-based products. In: migros.ch. June 13, 2019, accessed October 21, 2019 .
- ↑ Alpro on the New York Stock Exchange under the wings of The WhiteWave Foods Company. (No longer available online.) Alpro, May 22, 2013, archived from the original on April 20, 2017 ; Retrieved April 20, 2017 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Danone and WhiteWave / Alpro complete acquisition and control Alimentation Revolution. April 13, 2017. Retrieved October 20, 2018 .
