History
The company name, Continental Bakeries B.V., has been in existence since 1 January 2006. However, the Continental Bakeries group has been around longer. The company roots go back as far as the 19th century, with the table below showing an overview of the company's history. The history of the individual production sites can be found under "Branches".
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
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1825 |
Establishment of Haust (Crisp bakes/Toast) in Amsterdam. |
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1905 |
Establishment of Hooimeijer (Crisp bakes) in Rotterdam. |
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1933 |
Relocation from Rotterdam to Barendrecht. |
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1959 |
Take over of Hille/ Haust (Toast) in Amsterdam. |
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1974 |
Take over of AHO (Varied cookies, like spiced cookies amongst others) in Goirle. |
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1975 |
Take over of Bussink (Honey cake & Fruit loafs) in Deventer. |
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1985 |
Take over of Baartmans (Sandwich biscuits) in Rucphen. |
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1993 |
Haust merges with Hagemann, located in Gronau Germany. Hagemann focuses on Germany, Austria, Switserland, Scandinavia and Eastern Europe. |
| 1997 |
Take over of Pirouwafer (in 1998 start Rice wafers production) in Oostmalle (Belgium). |
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1998 |
Auer Blaschke and Auer Kft. (Wafers) are taken over (Austria/Hungaria). |
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1999 |
Take over of Barkhuis (Honey cake & Fruit loafs) in Kielwindeweer. |
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2003 |
Relocation Haust from Barendrecht to Dordrecht. |
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2006 |
The company name changes into Continental Bakeries B.V. |
| 2007 | Take over of Stieffenhofer (Shortcake biscuits, seasonal Lebkuchen & Cake flans) in Bassenheim/Koblenz-Güls (Germany) and The Rice Cake Factory (Rice cakes) in Ghislenghien (Belgium). |
| 2008 | Continental Bakeries Hungary GmbH (formerly Auer Kft.) leaves the Continental Bakeries group. Acquisition of Gillebagaren AB (Oat biscuit & Ginger snaps) in Åsljunga and Örkelljunga. The factory in Goirle is closed. |
