Installatie voor het opzetten van wortels en het wassen van trekbakken in gebruik genomen.
- 21 August 2020
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Nature’s Gold is a chicory farm and produces 6 Million kilograms of chicory annually. Our sales are managed by BelOrta.
Every day there are 45 people together on both sites to get this job done. Our employees are a mixed crew of regulars and temporary workers, men and women, of all ages.
Our sales are managed by BelOrta.
In Zundert we focus on the supply of 5 kg packages in different boxes and crates. In Langeweg we focus on various types of small packaging: trays with stretchfoil, flow-packs on a tray, 1 kg bags, etc., etc.
BelOrta ensures the supplies to various retailers, exporters, wholesale businesses and green grocer’s shops.
Every day there are 45 people together on both sites to get the job done.
Annually 6 Million kilograms of chicory are produced.
With our solar panels the annual reduction of CO2 is over 220 tons.
The company is established by Peter and Anne-Marie van Dongen in 1986, with hydroponics cultivation.
Since 1986 the company has grown from 12 hectares of chicory roots to 220 hectares. In multiple phases the growing rooms are renovated and expanded as well as the storage capacity for the roots.
The last decade we’ve mainly invested in modernizing the company, to build a good foundation for our future, both on organizational and (growing) technical level. To be able to compete with other chicory growers and horticultural products in general, now and in the future, optimization of the production process continues to be an item with high priority.
In Zundert we focus on the supply of 5 kg packages in different boxes and crates. In Langeweg we focus on various types of small packaging: trays with stretchfoil, flow-packs on a tray, 1 kg bags, etc., etc.
Our sales are managed by BelOrta. BelOrta ensures the supplies to various retailers, exporters, wholesale businesses and green grocer’s shops.
1986:
Start chicory farm in Zundert
2004:
Internal transportation system in Zundert
2007:
Son Gijs van Dongen takes over the company
2017:
Expansion cultivation capacity in Zundert with 33%
2018:
New cold store in Zundert
2018:
Start on the second location in Langeweg
2019:
Installation of over 1,000 solar panals in Zundert
2020:
Washing machine for growing containers and planting installation in Langeweg
Employee sorting/ packing (from 24 hours per week)