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| 1853 | Foundation of "Lesaffre and Bonduelle" a distillery to produce alcohol from grain. |
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| 1862 | Construction of a Distillery in Renescure (Northern France) by "Lesaffre and Bonduelle" |
| 1926 | Construction of a canning factory in Renescure by Pierre and Benoît Bonduelle |
| 1947 | Creation of the Bonduelle brand |
| 1963 | Construction of a factory in Estrées-en-Chaussée (Picardy, France) |
| 1968 | Beginning of the frozen vegetables activity |
| 1969 | Creation of Bonduelle Deutschland in Homburg |
| 1972 | Creation of Bonduelle Italia in Milan, now based in Peschiera Borromeo (Milan) and Montichiari (Brescia) |
| 1973 | Creation of Bonduelle Great Britain in Maidstone, now based in Reading |
| 1978 | Construction of a sweetcorn factory in Labenne (South-Western France) |
| 1980 | Acquisition of the Marie Thumas brand |
| 1982 | Creation of Bonduelle Nederland B.V. in Veghel, now based in Eindhoven |
| 1986 | Creation of Bonduelle España and acquisition of the factory in Milagro (Navarra) |
| 1987 | Partnership with Maïsadour and acquisition of the factory in Haut-Mauco (South-Western France) Creation of Primeurop with the Russy-Bémont factory (Picardy) |
| 1988 | Creation of Bonduelle Portugal with its factory in Santarem |
| 1989 | Partnership with the Pau Coop and construction of the Bordères factory (South-Western France) Acquisition of the Cassegrain brand and the sites in Flaucourt (Picardy) and Villeneuve-sur-Lot (South-Western France) Creation of Bonduelle Danmark in Copenhagen |
| 1990 | Bonduelle Deutschland sets up sales forces in the 5 new Länder in Eastern Germany |
| 1991 | Creation of Bonduelle Ceská Republika in Prague |
| 1992 | Creation of Bonduelle Polska in Warsaw Creation of Bonduelle Hungaria in Budapest and purchase of the Nagykörös factory |
| 1994 | Creation of Bonduelle do Brasil in São Paulo Creation of Bonduelle Slovensko in Bratislava Creation of Bonduelle Russia in Moscow Purchase of the Gniewkowo factory (Poland) |
| 1995 | Creation of a new visual identity |
| 1996 | Roll-out of the new visual identity on all Bonduelle branded packaging in all countries Creation of Bonduelle Argentina in Buenos Aires |
| 1997 | Beginnings in the fresh food sector with the acquisition of "Salade Minute", with its 4 factories: Genas, Machecoul, Saint-Mihiel for the 4th range, and in Saint-Benoist-Sur-Vanne for the “traiteur” range. Launch of the Bonduelle brand in the chilled sector, for Food Service Signature of agreements on the reorganisation and reduction of working hours in France |
| 1998 | Launch of the Bonduelle brand in the chilled sector, for the retail market in France Introduction on the Secondary Stock Market in Paris Creation of Bonduelle Inc in New Jersey (USA) |
| 1999 | Launch of the Bonduelle brand in the chilled sector, for the retail market in Italy
Acquisition of the assets of Avril/Cirio France (private label brands in France): Vaulx-Vraucourt (Northern France), Rosières en Santerre (Picardy) Sporting sponsorship: construction of a multihull yacht and the choice of French skipper Jean Le Cam to start a sailing activity |
| 2000 | Reorganisation of the Group into a federation of 5 subsidiaries Takeover of Cielo e Campo (chilled vegetables in Italy) and its factory in Peschiera Borromeo (Milan) Creation of Bonduelle Frische (Chilled, Germany) |
| 2001 | Purchase of Frudesa (Spain), and its frozen factory in Benimodo (Valencia) Merger of Cielo e Campo and Ortobell (leader of the Italian chilled market and its 2 factories San Paolo d'Argon (Bergamo) and Battipaglia (Salerno) Creation of a sales agency in Kiev (Ukraine) |
| 2002 | Acquisition of a factory in Hungary in Bekescsaba |
| 2003 | Acquisition of Michel Caugant (2 factories in Rosporden in the Finistère region of France) Creation of a sixth subsidiary,"Bonduelle Traiteur", following the integration of Michel Caugant Start of works in the Krasnodar factory (Russia) Inauguration of a 4th range salad factory in Straelen in Germany (September 2003) Sporting sponsorship: launch of the monohull programme in view of the Vendée Globe Challenge 2004 |
| 2004 | Opening of the Krasnodar factory (Russia) Creation of the Louis Bonduelle Foundation, which gives a concrete expression to Bonduelle’s commitment at the heart of Nutrition |
| 2005 | The Bonduelle brand becomes number one in Russia Creation of Soléal, a joint venture between the Bonduelle Group and three of its cooperative partners: Euralis Group, Maïsadour and Vivadour, based in Bordères (Landes, France) |
| 2006 | Bonduelle strengthens its positions in Spain through the acquisitions of Unilever’s frozen activity in Spain Acquisition of a stake in Aliments Carrière, the leading Canadian canned and frozen vegetables producer |
| 2007 | Acquisition of Aliments Carrière, the leading Canadian canned and frozen vegetables producer creation of a 7th subsidiary 60th anniversary of the Bonduelle brand |
| 2008 | Evolution of the visual identity Alliance with Coopagri Bretagne for the activity of vegetables frozen in private label. Acquisition of the La Corbeille, the Belgian producer of vegetables in canned food |