| 1935-75 |
Family Bakery POPELIER at Ypres
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| 1976 |
Start of Poppies PVBA (2 families) - industrial production
10 million BF turnover with 6 people.
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| 1977-89 |
Biscuits and ambient cakes production (puff pastry, macaroons, choux pastry) in Moorslede.
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| 1990 |
Move-over of the activities to a new plant (2 production lines) in Zonnebeke.
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| 1991 |
Diversification into frozen desserts production.
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| 1995 |
- Widening of the range of coconut pastry
- Introduction of crispy rolled cookies
- START Eclairs & Mini Eclairs production
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| 1997 |
“La Royale” Holland goodwill buy-out
(ex-Unilever company)
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| 1998 |
- Extension of the poppies biscuits range by the
launch of pretzels
- ISO 9002 certification
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| 1999 |
- New information system (ERP)
- New filled puff pastry production line
(fruit filled cakes)
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| 2000 |
- New warehousing facility (4200 pallets)
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| 2001 |
- 25 years Poppies
- Poppies Inc USA : New production Site Rocky Mount (NC, USA)
- Poppies France (take-over Jeannette SA at Roncq)
- Berlidon SA (take-over Berlidon SA at Laudun, Avignon)
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