Creation of Euro-Délices

Rudy Snijders decided to make his experience and detailed knowledge of the agri-food industry, in particular the cold meats sector, available to dynamic and ambitious industrialists.

So what heppened next? Euro-Délices set up shop in Rocourt, a sales agency in the true sense, with the aim of connecting agri-food producers with customers who then both manage the deliveries and invoicing between themselves. The original approach and sincere character of the project rapidly caught on, and the range of products available continuously increased, as did the number of customers.

A platform

Very soon, these customers expressed a desire for Euro-Délices to also centralise management of orders, deliveries and invoicing. In response to this, a sales department was created to manage customers’ orders directly, including product delivery and invoicing. To meet its needs in terms of infrastructure and storage space, the platform was installed in Hoeselt in the buildings of a logistics company.

Hauts-Sarts

Given the continuous growth in sales volumes, in 2002 Euro-Délices installed its offices in 400 m2 buildings located in the Hauts-Sarts industrial estate. During this same period, Euro-Délices added delicatessen products to its range, in addition to fish marinades and cheese products. Initially, the logistics activity remained at Hoeselt. But in 2006, the decision was made to group together the physical platform and the nerve centre of Euro-Délices.

Reunification of the infrastructures

New buildings were constructed in Vottem, in the Hauts Sarts industrial estate. In 2008, all activities were brought together in one place, in an environment customised to the needs and specific requirements of Euro-Délices. In particular, there is a state-of-the-art refrigeration warehouse in which nearly 1000 pallets can be stored on three floors! In 2010, the sales agency Euro-Délices was integrated into the activities of Euro-Délices Distribution.

Creation of our logistics hub DISTRISTAR

Aiming to strength the services provided to our customers, whilst maximising flexibility, we created our logistics entity, Distristar. Fewer intermediaries, closer to the customer, a customised logistics department for our customers.

Expansion of the warehouse

Given the constant increase in turnover and in the number of products, we decided to increase storage in 2014. Thus, we achieved a total of approximately 1600 pallet spaces, and a working area for packaging, where we can manage private label orders for Belgian cold meats, adapted to each wholesaler. In this way, we can offer an even better service to our customers.

Expansion of the offices

A floor was added to our administrative offices to create new offices for sales staff, in addition to a showroom / meeting room where we can host our customers and partners in optimal conditions.

2nd Warehouse expansion

Purchase of neighbouring land and start of works in April: expansion of the platform by an additional 2000 m² to reach a total of more than 4000 m² of refrigerated areas and 750 m² of offices.

2nd Expansion of offices and meeting rooms