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A bigger, stronger and more global
Rijk Zwaan than ever before
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Platypus RZ
Spinach
In the period from 2014 up to the present,
Rijk Zwaan’s market share has grown from 7.5 to
Savoy type.
Oval leaf.
Baby leaf
market.
10 per cent thanks to the consistent upholding of
its corporate culture, its ever-increasing investments
in R&D and its strong, market-oriented sales force.
Position of Rijk Zwaan
Rijk Zwaan is now in the top four in the global
on the global
vegetable seed market.
vegetable seed market.
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Chandini RZ
Gherkin
In 2022/2023, Rijk Zwaan has a net turnover of a
whopping 593 million euros, up 11 per cent from
Meanwhile, Rijk Zwaan has reached such a size
the previous financial year. However, much of this
that its growth rate expressed as a percentage is
strong growth is caused by passing on high cost
not as high as in the previous 30 years. The sharp
increases that are mainly the consequence of high
increase in sales in the 2022/23 financial year is
energy prices and the associated inflation.
therefore seen as incidental due to high inflation
Breakthrough
variety in India.
in that year. While in the 1999-2013 period one
Turnover is increasing in almost all crops and
foreign subsidiary after another opened its doors
regions where Rijk Zwaan is operating. ‘This is
(15 to be precise), in the period from 2014 to the
important,’ explains Ben Tax. ‘With organic growth,
present there were ‘only’ 5 new subsidiaries.
the trick is precisely to keep it all in balance.’
Rijk Zwaan is already represented in every country
To adequately support increasing sales and
with a large market, so it will not need to set up
production, all of the company’s departments,
many new subsidiaries. Although less in percentage
including its staff departments, have grown with it.
terms than previous years, Rijk Zwaan is still growing.
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2
4
5
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Teama RZ
White cabbage
Standard for
pointed cabbage
in southern
countries,
especially
Portugal.
3
2013-2014
New subsidiaries.
1 South Africa (2014)
2 Greece (2015)
3 Canada (2016)
4 Vietnam (2017)
5 Japan (2018).
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Turnover
FTE
311.510
2.242
