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21 March 2018

Best Belgian company on the Polish market

During the ceremony in the Belgian headquarters of BNP Paribas Fortis, Guido Vanherpe, CEO of La Lorraine Bakery Group, received the Eagle of Polish Economy Award in the presence of the Belgian Minister and Deputy First Minister Didier Reynders, Mr Artur Orzechowski, Ambassador of the Polish Republic, and Mr Luc Baron Vansteenkiste, Chairman of Bepolux.

Best Belgian company in Poland

 

This special award, a piece of art from a renowned Polish artist, was awarded by HE the Ambassador of Poland, Mr Artur Orzechowski in consultation with Bepolux, the Belgium-Poland-Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce as an act of recognition for a Belgian company that has made a significant contribution to the development of the Polish economy and Polish-Belgian trade relations. For this reason, the company is regarded as “the best Belgian company in Poland”.
Best Belgian company in Poland
In 2001, La Lorraine Bakery Group initiated its sales activities in Poland as a way of introducing its baked goods to the Polish market. In 2005, it took over a Polish baking company in Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki. Since then, the Polish branch office has grown considerably.
 

Keep on growing

Between 2005 and 2017, LLBG completed the construction of its state-of-the-art production site. In addition to the actual factory with 14 ultramodern production lines, the site also contains a fully automated 41 metre tall high-bay warehouse that provides room for 32,000 pallet spaces. Over the last 3 years, more than 85 million euro was invested in the Polish company.

Today, the Polish branch has a revenue of 94 million euro and more than 750 employees. La Lorraine Polska’s objectives include producing and selling innovative baked goods, such as baguettes, ciabatta, etc. on the Polish market.

In the coming years, the company will also further invest in product innovation and logistical optimisations so that La Lorraine Polska can maintain its outstanding position on the market.

Keep on growing