Jules Destrooper NV

About Jules Destrooper

Jules Destrooper is a Belgian pastry manufacturer headquartered in Lo (Lo-Reninge), West Flanders. Founded in 1876 by Jules Destrooper, the company produces fine pastries such as butter waffles, Thins, Almond Thins, biscuits and chocolate specialities. With around 180 employees, the company manufactures for retail, wholesale and the foodservice sector, and additionally offers private-label production with packaging to customer specification as well as foodservice packaging. The export share is 85 percent; the products are delivered to more than 60 countries worldwide, including Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, France, Germany, the United Kingdom and the USA. In addition to the main plant with administration in Lo, the company operates a production plant in Poperinge. The managing directors are Peter Van der Perre and Filip Grootaers. In 1955, the company received the title of Purveyor to the Belgian Court.

Site

Lo-Reninge

Processes

Export/logistics, Packaging to customer specification (private label), Foodservice packaging

Materials

Butter pastries, Chocolate

Certificates

ISO 9001, BRC, IFS Food, FSSC 22000

Founded

1876

Employees

180

Industries

Food/wholesale, Retail, Foodservice, Private label

1. 01

   Raw material purchasing

2. 02

   Pastry production

3. 03

   Packaging (also private label)

4. 04

   Export/logistics

Products & Packaging

Locations

Quality & Certification

The company operates certified management systems for food safety and quality, including ISO 9001, BRC, IFS Food and FSSC 22000.

History

1. 1876

   Founded by Jules Destrooper in Lo (Belgium)

2. 1955

   Royal court supplier title 'Purveyor to the Belgian Court' conferred