On Tuesday, March 15, the court in Ghent declared the bankruptcy of Hollebeekhoeve in Kruibeke (BE). Royal A-ware has reached an agreement with the trustee concerning the takeover of the facilities. The affected employees will be offered the opportunity to join A-ware.
On February 1st, Oscar Meuffels started at Royal A-ware as Director Public Affairs & Corporate Social Responsibility. In this role, he will be engaged in the external advocacy of Royal A-ware and further develop a concrete and distinctive CSR policy for the company. Oscar is no stranger to the dairy sector. Before joining Royal A-ware, Oscar was director of the Nederlandse Zuivel Organisatie (NZO).
Royal A-ware and Hoogwegt are going to cooperate intensively for the sale of milk powders and cream that Royal A-ware produces in Aalter (Belgium). Both parties concluded a long-term partnership agreement at the end of December. The cooperation strengthens the core activities of both family businesses.
On Tuesday 19 October, the presentation of Team Zaanlander took place in IJsstadion Thialf in Heerenveen. The team, consisting of long track and marathon skaters, presented itself to the public and talked about the goals and ambitions for the coming skating season. New team members Melissa Wijfje, Ids Bouma and Tjerk de Boer were introduced and teammates Irene Schouten and Jorrit Bergsma, among others, talked about their personal goals.
Effective Monday, November the 1st, 2021, Royal A-ware will acquire the milk powder activities in Aalter (Belgium) from FrieslandCampina. The sale was announced last December. The 40 employees working in Aalter will join Royal A-ware.
Friesblond Oud & Friesblond Jong Belegen have both been awarded the Superior Taste Award with 2 stars by the International Taste Institute! Both cheeses scored high in the category of remarkable taste and texture. Friesblond Oud received a score of 86.3%. Friesblond Jong Belegen scored 80.2%. Something to be very proud of!
SCE E-Piim, Royal A-Ware and Interfood Group join forces for sustainable growth and increased productivity by establishing the most modern dairy facility in Estonia, in the Baltic states. This is significantly upgrading Estonian dairy industry’s capacity and reinforcing dairy farm-based development efforts in the region.