Rijk Zwaan just keeps on growingBuilding, building and more building...Ten years after the management buyout in 1989,With continuous, organic growth, Rijk Zwaan isRijk Zwaan is still motivated and full of ambition tobursting at the seams faster and faster and in moregrow further. For example, annual sales grow fromand more places. To keep up with the company’saround 71 million euros in the 1999-2000 financialgrowth and to accommodate all the new peopleyear to a whopping 280 million euros in 2012-2013,and the research and other departments, a greatand the number of employees worldwide passesdeal of additional building work is being carried2,000 in 2013.out. The beginning of the 21st century is dominated2005Agassi RZBroccoliFirst successfulvariety fordry areas inthe USA in winter.by the construction of a new location for breedingBut growth is not an end in itself at Rijk Zwaan.open-soil crops and Rijk Zwaan’s increasingThe company prefers to put the well-being of itsbiotechnology research on land acquired in Fijnaartemployees first. The two are often thought to bein 1999. The new branch of Rijk Zwaan, consistingcontradictory, but the steady organic growth isof multiple greenhouses, a modern office and aactually a natural consequence of Rijk Zwaan’slaboratory with a surface area of around 3,500 m², ispeople-focused policy. Growth is also necessaryrapidly taking shape. So rapidly, in fact, that the newto compete with the very largest industry peerscomplex is completed before the scheduled dateand to have sufficient resources to invest in R&Din February 2003. The grand opening takes placein order to guarantee the continuity of Rijk Zwaan.on 24 September 2004.2005Quarto RZCucumberThe firstsnack cucumber,which creates anew segment.All-rounder.Since the mid-1980s, Rijk Zwaan has thereforebeen committed to a growth strategy of betweenThe company continues to grow so fast that further5 and 15 per cent annual sales growth. To makeexpansion of the Fijnaart location with offices andthis growth possible, a large part of the turnovera laboratory of around 2,500 m² will start as early asis invested in product development (around2008. Sustainability is high on the list of priorities30 per cent) and the vast majority of profits arefor this expansion, which will go into operation inreinvested in the company.2010. Maximum savings are made on the use ofRijk Zwaan is very successful in achieving theseprimary energy by using underground heat andturnover targets between 1999 and 2013. Thecold storage. As a result, as much as 921 tonnes lessaverage annual turnover growth during this periodCO2 is emitted annually at this location! At the endis 12 per cent.of 2010, Rijk Zwaan also opens a new location for its2004Launch ofRZ ItalyPlant diseases are becoming an increasing threat. One of thegreatest threats to tomato cultivation in the 21st century isthe bacterium Clavibacter michiganensis subsp., a very seriousdisease that is causing major damage to tomato cultivationworldwide, with huge economic consequences for growers.With this plant disease, tomato seeds can be a source of infection.To combat infection, seed companies and plant breeders have set2005-2006up an international, transparent chain assurance system – GoodSeed and Plant Practices (GSPP) – to prevent tomato seeds, rootstock seeds and plants from becoming infected with Clavibactermichiganensis subsp.2000-2014 | Chain activities and the growing position in society121TurnoverFTE124.9421.010
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