POLISH BREAD, BELGIAN TECHNOLOGY The Belgium-based company La Lorraine Bakery Group is celebrating the 15th anniversary of its presence in Poland. Last October, during his visit to Poland, His Majesty the King of Belgians Philippe I cut the ribbon at the official opening ceremony of the company’s freezer high-bay warehouse. Dariusz Balcerzyk reports.
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Lorraine Bakery Group is a 100 per cent Belgian family enterprise. It was founded in 1939 by Gerard Vanherpe, and since then it has remained in the hands of the same family, employing a total of more than 2800 people and achieving a consolidated annual turnover of nearly €600 million. Over the past 15 years, the group realised a 10 per cent annual growth, operating from 10 production units – three of which are in central Europe. La Lorraine Bakery Group exports to more than 25 countries. The long-term vision of the group and its successful growth have earned it the prestigious award ‘Entrepreneur of the Year 2012 in Belgium’.
Investing in Poland It was in 1925 in Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki, near Warsaw, that a familyowned bakery was established. Through generations of management by the Nowakowski family the bakery was developed into a major 98 Industry Europe
