Company profile

Sligro Food Group consists of companies that specifically focus on the foodservice market in the Netherlands and Belgium by offering a comprehensive range of food and food-related non- food products and services in the wholesale market.

Netherlands

In the Netherlands, we are the market leader and operate a nationwide network of Sligro cash-and-carry and delivery service wholesale outlets serving large and small-scale companies in the hospitality industry, leisure facilities, caterers, large-volume users, company restaurants, petrol stations, small and medium-sized enterprises, small retail businesses, and the institutional market. Van Hoeckel focuses specifically on the institutional market, while Sligro serves all the other segments. We operate in the City Region of Amsterdam under the wholesale format ‘De Kweker’. In a long-term strategic partnership with Heineken, Sligro is responsible for the exclusive distribution of Heineken keg beer in the Netherlands. Sligro/De Kweker and Van Hoeckel each have a dedicated commercial organisation focusing on their specific markets, while they make operational use of joint delivery and other shared networks and the back-office organisation.

Belgium

In Belgium, Sligro and Sligro-M focus on food professionals, the gastronomic catering market, bulk consumers and SMEs through a nationwide network of cash-and-carry wholesale outlets and delivery service centres. JAVA Foodservice focuses primarily on the ‘Health & Public’ market, i.e. healthcare institutions, public authorities, courts, the armed forces and schools. The brands in Belgium have their own commercial organisations and make increasing use of a common delivery structure and shared services.

Production facilities

Sligro Food Group has its own production facilities for specialist convenience products (Culivers) and fresh fish (SmitVis). The company also sources meat, game and poultry, and bread and pastries through its participations in fresh partners, which serve both the Dutch and Belgian market. In Bouter, Sligro Food Group has a specialist company for consultancy, design, supply, installation and maintenance of professional kitchen equipment, appliances and refrigeration and freezing equipment.

Specialisms

Sligro Food Group is one of the largest players in the end-of-year gift market, with traditional Christmas hampers being offered through Sligro and online gift concepts through Tintelingen.

Purchasing and Assortment Management

Our customers have access to more than 75,000 food and food-related non- food products, together with numerous services to support our customers’ businesses and help them to advance. Sligro Food Group primarily procures specific food service products in-house, although a portion is arranged through CIV Superunie BA.

Group synergies and economies of scale

Sligro Food Group companies actively seek to share knowledge and make good use of the extensive scope for synergy and economies of scale. Both countries are centrally managed based on a BeNe organisational model. Activities that are primarily customer-related are carried out in the separate countries and business units. By combining our central procurement with direct, meticulous category and margin management, we aim to continuously improve our gross margins and offer our customers a unique and innovative product range. Operating expenses are kept under control by having an integrated supply chain and through our constant focus on cost control. Centralised management of our IT landscape, centralised design and control of master data management, and centralised talent and management development all work to further enhance group synergy.

Sligro Food Group strives to be a high-quality business for all its stakeholders that constantly grows in a controlled manner. Sligro Food Group shares are listed on Euronext Amsterdam. The head office of Sligro Food Group is located in Veghel, the Netherlands.