{"id":3979,"date":"2024-07-16T10:30:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-16T08:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lama-fortune.com\/?p=3979"},"modified":"2025-02-13T13:00:24","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T12:00:24","slug":"hilde-schaltin-znu-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/old.lama-fortune.com\/en\/famille-hilde-schaltin-znu\/","title":{"rendered":"Hilde Schaltin's Colossal Legacy: ZNU and its 140 Standaard Boekhandel bookshops"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hilde Schaltin<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Visit Zuidnederlandse Uitgeverij<\/strong> (ZNU), with its operational headquarters in Aartselaar, is a notable figure in Flemish publishing, albeit a discreet one in the region's economic landscape. This family-run group, headed by the sisters Frieda<\/a><\/strong> and Yvonne Schaltin<\/strong><\/a>is one of the largest publishing houses in Flanders. Founded with an initial focus on books for children and young people<\/strong>ZNU has since diversified. Today, almost half of its sales come from the non-fiction<\/strong> for adults, covering areas such as tourism, leisure, cooking and gardening books. Hilde Schaltin had assets of \u20ac65 million.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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ZNU has subsidiaries in France and Spain, reflecting its international expansion. A crucial step in this expansion was ZNU's acquisition of a majority shareholding in Standaard Boekhandel<\/strong> in 1995. Today, ZNU controls 99% of this bookstore chain, which comprises around 140 stores in Flanders and Brussels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Discretion characterizes the activities and management of ZNU, which is partly run by by Jan Vande Velde<\/strong><\/a>who also figures in the rankings of important figures in the Belgian economy. The family's discreet management style is reinforced by the death of Hilde Schaltin<\/strong> in 2016, which controlled 33% of the company for a fortune of over 65 Million Euros.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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ZNU also owns Azur<\/strong>a major player in online book sales. This dual distribution channel, in-store and online, contributes to the Group's financial strength. Hilde Schaltin thus remains an influential entity within the Flemish publishing industry, combining family tradition<\/a> and innovation in the publishing sector.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hilde Schaltin, an iconic figure at Zuidnederlandse Uitgeverij (ZNU), left a lasting legacy in the world of Flemish publishing. Before her death in 2016, she controlled 33% of this discreet but influential family business. Under the leadership of the Schaltin sisters, ZNU transformed itself from a publishing house specializing in children's literature into a diversified publishing empire. The strategic acquisition of Standaard Boekhandel in 1995, now numbering 140 bookshops, marked a major turning point. ZNU extended its influence internationally with subsidiaries in France and Spain, while adapting to the digital age via the Azur platform. 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