{"id":581,"date":"2024-04-05T13:34:16","date_gmt":"2024-04-05T11:34:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lama-fortune.com\/?p=581"},"modified":"2025-02-13T10:22:17","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T09:22:17","slug":"michel-delbaere-crops-sioen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/old.lama-fortune.com\/en\/michel-delbaere-crops-sioen\/","title":{"rendered":"Michel Delbaere: Architect of a \u20ac96 million agri-food empire in Belgium"},"content":{"rendered":"

Michel Delbaere<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Michel Delbaere is an entrepreneur flamingo<\/a> who founded Crop's<\/strong> in 1977, a thriving company specializing in the production of frozen vegetables and ready meals<\/strong>s. Having started his career in the bank<\/a><\/strong>he quickly turned his career towards the industry. agri-food<\/a><\/strong>. Crop's has distinguished itself as a significant player in this market segment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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At employers' organization level in Flanders, Michel Delbaere played an influential role in VOKA<\/strong>Delbaere was president from 2012 to 2015. Delbaere supported the need to create wealth efficiently, promoting the adoption of optimized working methods. He also called for a simplification of skills in Flanders to promote the competitiveness of companies on a global scale, emphasizing the removal of barriers. bureaucratic<\/strong> and high labor costs, among other challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to his role at Crop's and VOKA, Michel Delbaere is involved in a number of prestigious family businesses. He is Chairman of Sioen, a family-owned textile company<\/strong>and sits on the board of VPK, a cartonboard producer owned by the Macharis family. He is also a partner in SD Worx and sits on the board of directors of Chapelle Musicale Reine Elisabeth<\/strong>The company's position at the heart of Belgian business networks is clear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Delbaere is married to Caroline Vanden Avenne and has four children. His family ties extend into the business world, with close connections to other influential families such as Vlerick<\/a>Vanden Avenne and Macharis. <\/strong>His professional heritage goes back to his grandfather and father-in-law, who were both presidents of VEV, the forerunner of VOKA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n