Ardo CSR rapport 2023 - Flipbook - Page 8
We
We are Ardo
Ardo
The path to a more
sustainable food system
Minimal environmental
impact
2. Ardo’s history
Edouard Haspeslagh
Agronomy
MIMOSA+
Food safety, quality
and innovation
Relationship with
our stakeholders
From family farm to industry leader
Haspeslagh
family
2014
Agricultural
roots
Family
merger
2023
ArdoVLM
Expansion
Americas
Sustainability
leadership
Richard Haspeslagh
2017
1960s
Sustainability in our DNA
Ardo + Dujardin
MIMOSA+
Ardo’s history traces back to the pioneering spirit of two
Today, Ardo extends its reach to over 100 countries
Within this context, Ardo introduced the
visionary brothers: Edouard Haspeslagh (Ardo), who initiated
worldwide, establishing itself as a worldwide leader in the
‘MIMOSA+ programme’, emphasising Minimum Impact,
vegetable cultivation at the family farm in Ardooie and his
production of fresh frozen vegetables, herbs and fruit.
Maximum Output and Sustainable Agriculture. This
programme enables us to take further steps in making our
brother Richard Haspeslagh (Dujardin), who started a parallel
journey in Koolskamp.
Throughout our history, we have always been committed
crops more resilient to changing climate conditions, whilst
to sustainability, as we have a strong belief that we need
minimising the carbon footprint of the growing of our crops.
In 2014, the Haspeslagh family united, paving the way for
a healthy planet to provide us with healthy food. ‘We preserve
the formation of Ardo as we know it today. Just three
nature's gifts’ has been our tagline for many years and
years later, Ardo achieved a significant milestone with the
we take it seriously. Freezing vegetables, herbs and fruit
acquisition of VLM Foods, marking the company’s entry into
preserves them for later consumption. For Ardo it goes
the United States and Canada and expanding its portfolio
further than that. We want to limit the impact our operations
of local markets.
have on the environment. By doing so, we will help guarantee
our planet's survival for many generations to come.
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Respect for
our employees
Good governance
