Alpro

Alpro
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryFood
FoundedMay 27, 1980[1]
FounderVandemoortele Groep
Headquarters
Ghent
,
Belgium
Key people
Sue Garfitt (CEO)
Products
Number of employees
1,100 (2017)[2]
ParentDanone
Websitealpro.com
Footnotes / references
[3]

Alpro is a European company based in Ghent,[4] Belgium, that markets organic and non-organic, non-genetically modified,[5][6] plant-based products, such as foods and drinks made from soy, almonds, hazelnuts, cashew, rice, oats or coconut.[7][8][9] Alpro employs over 1,200 people in Europe and has three production facilities in Belgium, France and the United Kingdom. Alpro markets its products in Europe and beyond with the majority of its business in Europe.[10][11]

  1. ^ "Alpro". Jaarrekening.be. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  2. ^ "CEO Alpro moet na 16 jaar vertrekken" [Alpro CEO must leave after 16 years]. De Tijd (in Dutch). 15 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Gegevens van de geregistreerde entiteit". KBO Public Search.
  4. ^ "40 years on, Alpro remains the plant-based force driving the Food Revolution". Alpro. 2020-09-17. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
  5. ^ Evans, Paul (4 April 2007). "Heart of the Mata". The Guardian. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
  6. ^ GM Food Survey 2004 Archived 2020-07-16 at the Wayback Machine June 2005 Food Safety
  7. ^ Marlow, Ben (2009-04-26). "Unilever's spree". The Times. Archived from the original on 2021-10-08.
  8. ^ "Activity rises as market develops a healthy appetite". Financial Times. March 26, 2007.
  9. ^ "Alpro expands UK soy milk range with chocolate flavor". The Organic & Non-GMO Report. August 2003. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
  10. ^ Robinson-Jacobs, Karen (16 January 2010). "Dean Foods expands soy menu to Europe by acquiring Belgium's Alpro". The Dallas Morning News. Archived from the original on 2010-01-16.
  11. ^ "Alpro Facts Sheet" (PDF). Corporate.alpro.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-01-14.