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