APPENDICES
Appendix A: Chronological summary history Royal Smilde Food Group Appendix B: Organizational chart management team Romi Smilfood Appendix C: Organizational chart sales and export team Romi Smilfood
Appendix D: Organizational chart production and techniques team Romi Smilfood
Appendix E: Organizational chart financial, quality, administration and sales service team Romi Smilfood
Appendix F: Interview scheme Appendix G: Interview questions
APPENDIX A: Chronological summary history Royal Smilde Food Group
1863
• Purchase of the first company building at the Heerenwal in Heerenveen where a slaughterhouse is established.
1898
• Purchase of slaughterhouse in Harlingen. Foundation of a partnership under firm Gebr. Smilde by three sons of the founder: Sybren, Jan and Roelof Smilde.
1902
• Natura beef fat is submitted to the trade register. Natura is awarded a prize for the first time.
1905 • Opening of a fat melting factory in Brussels, Belgium by Roelof Smilde.
1908
• Closing of the factory in Harlingen. Continuing export activities and start of fat melting factory in Rotterdam by Jan Smilde.
1914 • Building (replacing) of a fat melting factory in Brussels, Belgium.
1923 • Building of a new fat melting factory in Rotterdam.
1930 • Take-over of a fat melting factory in Maubeuge, France.
1941 • Start of collecting and melting of raw fats.
1945 • Dirk Smilde (fourth generation) starts working in the factory in Heerenveen.
1954 • Dirk Smilde is appointed as co-director in Heerenveen next to his father.
1957 • Opening of the first depot in Broek in Waterland.
1961 • Opening of a new fat melting factory in Apeldoorn.
1963
• Purchase of the sister-company Gebr. Smilde, Rotterdam which was closed several years later; the trade- and depot functions are taken over by the depot in Zoetermeer.
1963 • Start of building a new factory in Oudeschoot (Heerenveen-Zuid).
1964
• Take-over of the fat melting factory Jellema in Leeuwarden. The production is transferred to Heerenveen.
1965
• First depot opened in Bardel, Germany. Start fat melting factory in Bockhorst, Germany.
1966 • Opening of new fat melting factory in Oudeschoot, Heerenveen-Zuid.
1968
• Together with Smeding and the NPM, the forming of Mildis Holding; extension of the melting capacity plus start of new activities in margarine and refining of vegetable oils. Arend Smilde (son of Dirk Smilde) starts working in the company (fifth generation).
1969 • Take-over of the fat melting company Hoogenhout in Nijmegen, Gelderland.
1970 • Take-over of the fat melting company Van der Jagt, Breda.
1972
• Smilde Holding BV replaces Mildis Holding; all incorporated companies are changed into limited companies. Take-over of Benninga’s Friesche Margarine Fabrieken, Leeuwarden.
1973
• Take-over of the margarine company De Rijnstreek in Bodegraven. Take-over of the fat melting company Havimex in Kerkrade. Start activities in the sugar work branch by take-over of Tangara. Building of a new fat melting factory in
Bockhorst, Germany.
1974
• Take-over of the margarine company Batava in Nijmegen. Take-over of the sugar work company Frisia in Irnsum. Take-over of the Central Bakery Schoterland.
1976
• Opening of a new fat melting factory in Eindhoven (production of Nijmegen, Breda and Kerkrade are transferred to Eindhoven).
1977
• Take-over of the margarine factory Nederveen in Den Bosch. Building of the new factory Smilfood in Heerenveen. Start activities in the snack branch by take- over of Albert van Zoonen in Schagen. Take-over of the refinery De Oosterenk in Epe. Opening of a new factory in Biebesheim/Frankfurt, Germany.
1978
• Building of a new factory Smilfood in Heerenveen (merge of the production of margarine and relocation of the bakery).
• Start activities in snackbranche by purchase of Albert van Zoonen in Schagen.
• Purchase of the refinery De Oosterenk in Epe.
• Opening new fat melting factory in Biebesheim/Frankfurt, Germany.
1979
• Take-over of Fano B.V. in Oosterwolde. Purchase of the fat melting factory in Romans/Lyon in France.
1980 • Take-over of the salad company FineFood in Emmen.
1981 • Take-over of the bakery Pruvé in Edam.
1986
• Take-over of the Rotterdamse Margarine Industrie (Romi). Purchase of the second fat melting company Fondoirs Gachot in Strasbourg, France.
1988
• Smilde Holding receives the award Royal and is renamed to Royal Smilde. End of the activities in the sugar work branch by the selling of Frisia.
• New fat melting factory in Erolzheim, South Germany.
1992 • Take-over of the bakery factory Les Délices du Palais in Septeuil, France.
1996
• Building of a new factory in Elsholz Berlin; the Brandenburger Fettschmelze in co-operation with Robert Unkel GmbH. Take-over of the bakery factory
Patisserie Renaissonaise in France. Take-over of the producer of fresh chilled meals and meal components Profood in Oldenzaal. Take-over of the company Subliem in Belgium.
1998
• Start of building new factory in Eindhoven. The amalgamation of Romi and Smilfood: Romi Smilfood. Ending of the production of the fat melting factory in Heerenveen.
2000 • Closing down of the melting activities in Heerenveen.
2001
• Selling of the business unit Fresh Chilled (Fano Fine Food BV) by management buy-out.
2003 • Take-over of the bakery Van Welzen BV in Bodegraven.
2004 • Take-over of Fano Fine Food BV in Oosterwolde.
2005
• Business Unit Bakery starts operating under the name Smilde Bakery.
• Smilde Bakery buys bakery activities of Dutch CSM's subsidiary Unipro, known as deGoede
2006
• Smilde Bakery sells ‘traditional biscuit’ assortment to Dutch Van Doorn Bakery en closes the plant at Bodegraven
Table A1: Chronological summary history Royal Smilde Food Group
Source: www.romismilfood.nl
APPENDIX B: Organizational chart management team Romi Smilfood
Table B1: Organizational chart management team Romi Smilfood
Source: HR department Romi Smilfood (2007)
APPENDIX C: Organizational chart sales and export team Romi Smilfood
Table C1: Organizational chart sales and export team Romi Smilfood
Source: HR department Romi Smilfood (2007)
APPENDIX D: Organizational chart production and techniques team Romi Smilfood
Table D1: Organizational chart production and techniques team Romi Smilfood
Source: HR department Romi Smilfood (2007)
APPENDIX E: Organizational chart financial, quality, administration and sales service team Romi Smilfood
Table E1: Organizational chart financial, quality, administration and sales service team Romi Smilfood
Source: HR department Romi Smilfood (2007)
APPENDIX F: Interview scheme
Date Respondent Function
25 – 06 Alex Kruiter Business development and marketing manager 25 – 06 Hans Egtberts Sales accountmanager Germany
28 – 06 Gijsbert Dop Sales manager Netherlands foodservice
04 – 07 Wim van der Beeten Sales manager Netherlands retail and industry 04 – 07 Allan Hacket Sales accountmanager United Kingdom 06 – 07 Marc Weymeersch Sales accountmanager Belgium
10 – 07 Sjoerd Jellema Exportmanager
25 – 07 Sylvain Lemersre Sales accountmanager France
APPENDIX G: Interview questions
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