Company type | Naamloze vennootschap |
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Founded | Zaandam, Netherlands (2 May 1886 ) |
Founder | Ericus Verkade |
Headquarters | , |
Products | Chocolate, rusk, cookies |
Owner | Pladis |
Number of employees | 550 |
Website | verkade |
Royal Verkade (Dutch: Koninklijke Verkade) is a Dutch manufacturing company, owned by a Turkish conglomerate. The company is headquartered in Zaandam and was one of the oldest existing family companies in the Netherlands. In November 2014 the company was acquired by Pladis, a global biscuit, chocolate and confectionery company owned by Yıldız Holding.[1] It was founded in 1886 by Ericus Verkade to make mostly bread and rusk,[2] and expanded to produce cookies, sweets, and, especially, chocolates.[3]