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. It was founded in 1886 by Ericus Verkade to make mostly bread and rusk, and expanded to produce cookies, sweets, and, especially, chocolates.
Verkade logo, pre-1994 | |
| Company type | Naamloze vennootschap |
|---|---|
| Founded | Zaandam, Netherlands (2 May 1886) |
| Founder | Ericus Verkade |
| Headquarters | , |
| Products | Chocolate, rusk, cookies |
| Owner | Pladis |
Number of employees | 550 |
| Website | verkade |
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