Facts & Figures

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Facts & Figures

Increases in scale, rising prosperity and professionalisation of growing techniques ensure that the production of and trade in vegetables keeps growing consistently. At Rijk Zwaan we grow along with this, but always in a healthy way, with quality forever as the starting point.

Structure
Rijk Zwaan is a wholly independent family business with employee participation: 86% of the shares are in the hands of three families and 14% of the capital is in the hands of the employees in the form of certificates.

Range
Rijk Zwaan operates on a broad base, with more than 800 varieties in about 30 different vegetable crops.
Read more about our crops here

Locations
Our head office is situated in De Lier, the Netherlands. We also have breeding and production facilities at our disposal around the world, so that we are able to optimally use the various climate zones.

Employees
Rijk Zwaan employs approximately 1,400 people, slightly fewer than half of whom work at the Dutch locations in De Lier and Fijnaart.

Sales
Our total annual turnover is ca. € 160 million, spread over more than 100 countries. Rijk Zwaan sells via locally operating subsidiaries who are able to support our customers with a thorough knowledge of the specific market conditions in the country concerned.
View our subsidiaries here