Lucas Bols
| Lucas Bols BV
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| legal form | BV |
| founding | 1575 |
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Amsterdam , Netherlands
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| Website | www.bols.com |
Lucas Bols BV (formerly Lucas Bols Brand Group ) is a Dutch manufacturer of liqueurs based in Amsterdam . Production is located in Zoetermeer .
history
Lucas Bols from Amsterdam created some spirits in 1575 based on the spices sold in his city , which are still produced today. This includes the Curaçao Blue .
Bols took part in the World Exhibition in Vienna in 1873 , the stand was in the food hall. The Dutch costume worn by saleswoman Chrisje Sterck can still be seen in the Bols Museum today. Bols was awarded the Medal of Progress and one year later was appointed supplier to the Imperial and Royal Court . The branch was located at Am Hof 3 in the 1st district. Bols still supplied the King of the Netherlands , the court of Belgium , Luxembourg , England , Greece , Spain , Sweden , Denmark , Monaco , and later also Ethiopia and Nepal .
In 1954, Bols bought the competitor Wynand Fockink , who was also a purveyor to the court.
Today Bols products are sold in 70 countries. From 2000, Bols belonged to the Rémy-Cointreau group, which separated from the company again in 2006 by means of a management buyout . Today Lucas Bols is a Dutch company with the legal form of Besloten Vennootschap .
The German subsidiary, Erven Lucas Bols AG, founded in 1922, destroyed in 1944 and rebuilt from 1948, was located in Emmerich and later in Neuss . Exclusive distribution later took over for Germany , the Beam Suntory Germany GmbH (formerly Beam Germany GmbH, formerly Maxximum Germany GmbH), headquartered in Frankfurt , for Austria Schlumberger AG in Vienna and for Switzerland , the company Dettling & Marmot from Wollerau .
Products
- Bols Apricot Brandy
- Bols Banana
- Bols Blue ( Curacao )
- Bols Cacao Brown
- Bols Cacao White
- Bols Cherry Brandy
- Bols Cocos
- Bols Dry Orange
- Bols Green Banana
- Bols Grenadine
- Bols cherry
- Bols kiwi
- Bols mango
- Bols passion fruit
- Bols maraschino
- Bols melon
- Bols Peppermint Green
- Bols Raspberry
- Bols Red Orange
- Bols Strawberry
- Bols Triple Sec (Curacao)
- Bols vanilla
- Bols Vodka
- Bols Green Tea
- Bols Advocaat (eggnog)
- Galliano
- Pisang Ambon
Individual evidence
- ↑ Der Große Brockhaus, FA Brockhaus, Wiesbaden 1952, Volume 2, p. 234
literature
- Ingrid Haslinger: Customer - Kaiser. The story of the former imperial and royal purveyors . Schroll, Vienna 1996, ISBN 3-85202-129-4 .
Web links
- Official website of Lucas Bols (English, Dutch)
- Information on the company's history at referenceforbusiness.com (English)
Coordinates: 52 ° 21 '32.8 " N , 4 ° 52' 52.7" E