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History of SVZ
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1867
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The trading company A. Zwanenburg was founded in Haarlem (Holland). In the beginning of the 20th century the company moved to Rotterdam.
A. Zwanenburg, Zwijndrecht
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1940
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During the bombing of Rotterdam in 1940 (World War II) the building was completely destroyed. A. Zwanenburg moved to Zwijndrecht where an old glass factory was refurbished.
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1946
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The Dutch companies Spyer and Van der Vijver, both active in silverskin onions and pickles, merged. The new company SBV was located in Rijnsburg.
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1955
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A. Zwanenburg acquired Vinks Conserven in Dodewaard, who was at that time a producer of apple juice in bottles. Nowadays SVZ is producing fruit and vegetable concentrates, compounds and aseptic purees in this factory.
Vinks Conserven, Dodewaard
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1956
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SBV moved from Rijnsburg to Baarland where a new factory was built. Currently this is the factory where SVZ has her production of silverskin onions and pickles.
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1963
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A. Zwanenburg moved from Zwijndrecht to Etten-Leur, where a new factory was constructed. Apart from silverskin onions and sulphited fruit, which where the only industrial activities, the main activity was the production of consumer products (jams, juices, canned and bottled pickles).
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1971
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SBV and A. Zwanenburg merged and SVZ was formed.
SVZ, Etten-Leur
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1972
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SVZ was taken over by Nutricia.
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1979
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The production of consumer products was ceased and SVZ only continued with industrial fruit and vegetables.
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1982
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SVZ was taken over by Volmac.
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1982
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SVZ France, a sales office, was established in Paris.
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1986
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Cosun acquired SVZ, who is up to now the shareholder.
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1987
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A new factory was built in Almonte (Huelva), the main strawberry area in Spain and SVZ Spain was set up.
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1988
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A sales office was started in London: SVZ UK.
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1992
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Netra Agro, a trading company specialised in exotic fruit and vegetables, was set up in Etten-Leur.
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1994
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SVZ China was founded as trading office in Xiamen.
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1995
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SVZ Romania, a purchasing office, was founded in Bucharest.
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1996
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SVZ aquired Tomasovia in Tomaszów Lubelski, wich is known as SVZ Poland now.
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2000
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SVZ acquired Agrico in Opole Lubelski, a pre-cooling station for fruit, in the middle of the biggest raspberry area in Poland.
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2000
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SVZ bought a factory in Othello (Washington) USA . This apple juice concentrate plant, which was formerly owned by Seneca, was changed totally to make it suitable for fruit juice concentrate, aseptic purees and concentrated purees.
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2003
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Closure of SVZ Romania
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2004
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Sales of SVZ Baarland to Crop Alliance
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2005
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SVZ opens their new concentrate factory in Tomaszów Lubelski and production of Hien Dodewaard is transferred to Poland.
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2005
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SVZ opens sales office in Moscow, Russia
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2005
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SVZ Spain installed aseptic production line in Almonte (Spain)
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2005
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SVZ starts Verifruit® production in Etten-Leur
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2007
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SVZ opens a new factory for puree and compounds production in Etten-Leur. The production of puree and concentrate in Hien Dodewaard is transferred to Etten-Leur, and Hien Dodewaard is closed
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