Manufacturer of plant-based foods and beverages based on soy, oats, almonds, coconut, rice and hazelnuts.
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Ghent (BE) · Wevelgem (BE) · Issenheim (FR) · Burton Latimer/Kettering (UK) · Düsseldorf (DE) · Frankfurt am Main (DE)New on Amplifa
About Alpro
Alpro is a Belgian food company founded in 1980 and headquartered in Ghent that produces plant-based alternatives to dairy products. The product range includes drinks based on soy, oats, almonds, coconut, rice, cashews and hazelnuts as well as yoghurt, dessert and cream alternatives, cooking creams and bread spreads. Production takes place, among other methods, using the UHT process (ultra-high temperature treatment) at the company's own production sites in Wevelgem (Belgium), Issenheim (France) and Burton Latimer/Kettering (United Kingdom). The products are sold under the Alpro and Provamel (organic range) brands; for the German-speaking region, Danone Deutschland GmbH based in Frankfurt am Main is responsible. Alpro employs more than 1,200 people in Europe and supplies numerous European countries as well as Asia-Pacific and the Middle East. Since 2017, the company has been part of the Danone Group.
- Site
- Frankfurt
- Materials
- Soy, Oats, Almonds, Coconut, Rice, Hazelnut, Cashew
- Certificates
- B Corp
- Founded
- 1980
- Employees
- more than 1,200
- Industries
- Food industry, Plant-based alternatives to dairy products, Plant-based alternatives to dairy products (soy, oat, almond, coconut, rice)
- 01
Raw material sourcing (non-GM soy, oats, almonds, coconut etc.)
- 02
Processing (including UHT process)
- 03
Filling and packaging
- 04
Distribution via retail partners across Europe
Raw Materials and Processes
Soy
Basic raw material for drinks and yoghurt, dessert and cream alternatives, exclusively non-genetically modified.
Oats
Basis for oat drinks and barista variants, some without added sugar.
Almonds
Raw material for plant-based almond drinks.
Coconut
Basis for coconut drinks and fermented coconut desserts.
Rice
Raw material for plant-based rice drinks.
Hazelnut
Raw material for plant-based hazelnut drinks.
Cashew
Raw material for plant-based drinks.
Sites
Ghent
BEHeadquarters
Wevelgem
BEProduction site (UHT, since 1989)
- UHT system
Issenheim
FRSoy milk production site (since 1996)
Burton Latimer / Kettering
GBSoy milk production site (since 2000)
Düsseldorf
DESales branch (Alpro GmbH)
Frankfurt am Main
DEDanone Deutschland GmbH (sales)
Products
Industries
Quality
Alpro has been certified as a B Corp since 2018.
| Evidence | Wevelgem |
|---|---|
| B Corp |
History
- 1980
Founded as the soy division of the Belgian group Vandemoortele
- 1989
UHT-based production facility established in Wevelgem (Belgium)
- 1996
Acquisition of competitor Sojinal, additional production facility in Issenheim (France)
- 2000
Construction of a soy milk factory in Kettering/Burton Latimer (United Kingdom)
- 2006
Acquisition of the Dutch tofu manufacturer Sofine
- 2009
Sale of Alpro by Vandemoortele to Dean Foods (approx. USD 455 million, 17 June 2009)
- 2013
Spin-off of WhiteWave Foods (Alpro's parent company) through an IPO
- 2016
Danone announces the acquisition of WhiteWave Foods (approx. USD 10.4–12.5 billion)
- 2017
Completion of Danone's acquisition of WhiteWave Foods in April
- 2018
Alpro becomes a certified B Corp (according to the product page)
- 2020
Alpro's No Sugars oat milk wins the Lausanne Index Prize – Supreme Award