{"id":622,"date":"2024-05-08T18:07:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-08T16:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lama-fortune.com\/?p=622"},"modified":"2025-02-13T12:14:55","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T11:14:55","slug":"claeys-familie-belgisch-varkensvlees-groep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/old.lama-fortune.com\/nl\/famille-claeys-belgian-pork-group\/","title":{"rendered":"Familie Claeys: pioniers van de varkensvleesindustrie met een vermogen van \u20ac106m"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Familie Claeys<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Westvlees<\/strong>een bedrijf gespecialiseerd in de verwerking van varkensvlees, is een belangrijke speler in de Belgische vleesindustrie. Met een jaarlijkse productie van meer dan <strong>1,2 miljoen varkens<\/strong> en meer dan <strong>100.000 ton<\/strong> van verwerkt vlees, hun invloed strekt zich internationaal uit en ze bedienen meer dan <strong>40 landen<\/strong> over de hele wereld. Hun klanten vari\u00ebren van distributeurs, groothandelaren en inkoopcentrales tot detailhandelaren, <a href=\"https:\/\/lama-fortune.com\/category\/horeca\/\" data-type=\"category\" data-id=\"105\">horeca<\/a> en de restauratiesector, die heeft bijgedragen aan de totstandkoming van een erfgoed van meer dan <strong>100 miljoen.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69f7f501cb4f6&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69f7f501cb4f6\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"212\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/lama-fortune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/belgian-pork-logo.png\" alt=\"Bedrijfslogo familie Claeys\" class=\"wp-image-2803\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.lama-fortune.com\/2024\/05\/belgian-pork-logo.png 600w, https:\/\/media.lama-fortune.com\/2024\/05\/belgian-pork-logo-300x106.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Vergroten\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Onder leiding van <strong>Jos Claeys<\/strong>Westvlees werkt niet alleen als een snel groeiend bedrijf, maar ook als een leider in zijn vakgebied. <a href=\"https:\/\/lama-fortune.com\/tag\/entreprise-familiale\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"32\">een familiebedrijf in de vierde generatie<\/a>met wortels die teruggaan tot een bescheiden start in een slagerij voor de Eerste Wereldoorlog. <strong>Claeys<\/strong> nam aan het eind van de jaren 80 de leiding van het bedrijf over en bracht een academische achtergrond in economie en Spaanse literatuur met zich mee, evenals een gunstig internationaal netwerk, met name met andere bedrijven.<strong> Itali\u00eb's grootste producenten van parmaham<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Het bedrijf blijft uitbreiden en probeert nieuwe markten aan te boren, zoals Japan en Zuid-Korea, en is vastbesloten de Chinese markt te veroveren. Het bedrijf heeft zijn capaciteit uitgebreid met de overname van de activiteiten van <strong>Detry<\/strong> naar Aubel in 2011, waardoor <strong>zijn slachtcapaciteit naar 2 miljoen varkens.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69f7f501cb8e4&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69f7f501cb8e4\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/lama-fortune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/pigs-farm-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Varkens gefokt door de familie Claeys\" class=\"wp-image-2806\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.lama-fortune.com\/2024\/05\/pigs-farm-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/media.lama-fortune.com\/2024\/05\/pigs-farm-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.lama-fortune.com\/2024\/05\/pigs-farm-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.lama-fortune.com\/2024\/05\/pigs-farm-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Vergroten\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>2015 markeerde een strategisch keerpunt voor Westvlees met de fusie met <strong>Covalis<\/strong> van de Boerenbond, waardoor de <strong>Belgisch Varkensvlees Groep<\/strong>. De nieuwe entiteit genereert een omzet van ongeveer <strong>750 miljoen euro<\/strong>Hierdoor krijgt Westvlees controle over een derde van de varkens die in Belgi\u00eb worden geslacht, waardoor haar invloed op de binnenlandse markt wordt geconsolideerd en haar exportuitbreiding wordt versneld.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Respect voor het personeel is een zichtbare prioriteit bij Westvlees, wat tot uiting komt in voordelen zoals de bedrijfskwekerij, een visvijver en voetbalvelden. Deze aanpak is essentieel voor de nauwkeurige zorg die wordt besteed aan het vleesverwerkingsproces, waarbij elke gram telt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69f7f501cbbdc&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69f7f501cbbdc\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/lama-fortune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/getty-images-DgFBI332hn8-unsplash-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"De familie Claeys en hun kurken\" class=\"wp-image-2809\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.lama-fortune.com\/2024\/05\/getty-images-DgFBI332hn8-unsplash-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/media.lama-fortune.com\/2024\/05\/getty-images-DgFBI332hn8-unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.lama-fortune.com\/2024\/05\/getty-images-DgFBI332hn8-unsplash-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.lama-fortune.com\/2024\/05\/getty-images-DgFBI332hn8-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Vergroten\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>De aandeelhouders van <strong>Belgisch Varkensvlees Groep<\/strong> is ook ge\u00ebvolueerd, met <strong>Propigs<\/strong>een vereniging van varkenshouders, die nu eigenaar is van <strong>15 % van aandelen<\/strong>het verlaten van de <strong>85 % resterend<\/strong> naar de <strong>Westvlees Groep<\/strong>. Deze aandeelhoudersstructuur versterkt de financi\u00eble stabiliteit en ondersteunt de voortdurende groei van het bedrijf in een concurrerende sector en de <strong>De familie Claeys heeft een fortuin van meer dan \u20ac106.179.000.<\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dompel je onder in de wereld van de familie Claeys, aan het hoofd van Westvlees, een van de giganten van de Belgische varkensindustrie. 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