| 1780 |
Ancestors of the De Heus family earn a living in milling |
| 1876 |
Jacobus Johannes de Heus builds a watermill in Barneveld |
| 1911 |
His second son, Hendrik Antonie De Heus founds his own business in Barneveld |
| 1935 |
Jacobus Johannes de Heus joins the company of his father |
| 1950 |
De Heus expands, growing into a significant regional player |
| 1965 |
Mr. Hendrik Antonie (Henk) de Heus joins De Heus |
| 1970s |
De Heus expands, and enters the "major league" of the animal feed industry in The Netherlands |
| 1993 |
Jacobus Johannes (Co) de Heus joins De Heus |
| 1996 |
Koenraad Jacob (Koen) de Heus joins De Heus |
| 1997 |
Acquisition of Brokking (The Netherlands) |
| 1998 |
Acquisition of Koudijs Wouda (The Netherlands) |
| 1999 |
De Heus starts activities in Poland |
| 2000 |
New Head office in Ede-Wageningen |
| 2003 |
Acquisition of Sondag (The Netherlands) |
| 2005 |
Acquisition of Hima (Poland) |
| 2006 |
Strategic Alliance with and investment in Wellhope Agri-Tech Co Ltd (China) |
| 2007 |
Start of activities through acquisition in Czech and South Africa |
| 2007 |
Acquisition of Van Eck and Bouman in The Netherlands |
| 2008 |
Further expansion through acquisitions in South Africa |
| 2009 |
De Heus starts production activities in Vietnam, Russia and Ethiopia |
| 2011 |
Celebration 100 years De Heus |
| 2011 |
Her Majesty the Queen gives 100 years old De Heus the title 'Royal' |