Greenyard Foods

{{Short description|Produce processing and distribution company}} {{Sources|date=May 2023}} {{Infobox Company | name = Greenyard | logo =  | type = Public company | traded_as = {{EuronextBrussels| GREEN}} | ISIN = {{ISIN|sl=n|BE0003765790}} | industry = Fruits and vegetables | founded = {{Start date and age |2015 }} | founder =  | hq_location_city = Sint-Katelijne-Waver (Antwerp Province) | hq_location_country = Belgium | key_people = Hein Deprez (CEO) | products =  | revenue = €4.176 billion | revenue_year = 2018 | operating_income = | net_income = €3.4 million | net_income_year = 2018 | assets = | equity = | num_employees = Approximately 9,000 | num_employees_year = 2018 | website = {{URL |https://www.greenyard.group/en }} }}

'''Greenyard''' is an Belgium produce processing and distribution company headquartered in Antwerp Province that focuses on fresh, frozen and prepared fruit and vegetables, flowers, and plants.

It was established in 2015 through the merger of four companies: ''Univeg'' (fresh fruits and vegetables, flowers, and plants), ''Pinguin'' (frozen foods), ''Noliko'' (canned fruits and vegetables), and ''Peltracom'' (horticultural substrates).

== History == The group has its origins in the company Weduwe M.Dejonghe & Zonen, which traded agricultural produce, mainly carrots. In 1965, a freezing plant was built in Westrozebeke, which became the starting point for the company that was later named ''Pinguin'' in 1968.

After continuous growth, the company went public in 1999. Subsequently, a series of acquisitions marked its external growth, including the acquisition of ''Lutosa'' in 2007, the merger with ''Noliko'' in 2011, and the acquisition of several plants from the ''CECAB Group'' in 2013, which were previously leased.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Nouvelle |first=L'Usine |date=2013-07-17 |title=Le groupe CECAB vend ses usines de surgélation de légumes à Pinguin NV |url=https://www.usinenouvelle.com/article/le-groupe-cecab-vend-ses-usines-de-surgelation-de-legumes-a-pinguin-nv.N201601 |language=fr}}</ref>

''Univeg'' was founded by mushroom producer Hein Deprez in 1987. This distribution company experienced rapid growth and became a global supplier of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and plants through external acquisitions such as Bakker Barendrecht in the Netherlands, Katopé in France, Atlanta AG (the German branch of Chiquita), the Bocchi group in Italy, and Alara in Turkey. The Deprez family is now the principal shareholder of the Greenyard group.<ref>[https://greenyard.group/en/investor-relations/share-information Share Information] on ''greenyard.group''</ref>

Pinguin was renamed Greenyard Foods in 2013 and merged with Univeg and Peltracom in 2015.<ref>[http://www.wearegreenyard.com/en/whydidwemerge Why did we merge?] on ''www.wearegreenyard.com''</ref>

The possibility of acquiring Dole Food Company was discussed in December 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-12-19 |title=Le roi de l’ananas Dole dans le viseur du belge Greenyard |url=https://www.lesoir.be/130217/article/2017-12-19/le-roi-de-lananas-dole-dans-le-viseur-du-belge-greenyard |access-date=2023-05-23 |website=Le Soir |language=fr}}</ref> However, on January 5, 2018, the negotiations were definitively abandoned.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-01-05 |title=Greenyard neemt Dole Food Company niet over |url=https://www.demorgen.be/nieuws/greenyard-neemt-dole-food-company-niet-over~b712cced/ |access-date=2023-05-23 |website=De Morgen |language=nl-NL}}</ref>

== See also == {{Portal|Agriculture|Companies}} * Bonduelle

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== External links == * {{Official website|https://www.greenyard.group/en/|Greenyard Group}}

Category:Companies listed on Euronext Brussels Category:Belgian companies established in 2015 Category:Food and drink companies of Belgium Category:Companies based in Antwerp Province