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History


The De Heus family has been involved in milling since the 18th century. Now in the early 21st century their ancestors legacy is still 100% family-owned and a top-20 player in the world in the animal feed industry.


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'
History