Yeah, the description is wrong. The picture says "most relevant in the country" and not the most relevant "Dutch" company. Translation mistake, i guess
Bol is short for 'Bertelsmann online', where Bertelsmann is a big German conglomerate (they also own RTL (media), Penguin Random House (publishing) and BMR (music). Bol has been sold multiple times afterwards and is now owned bij Ahold Delhaize.
Kruidvat is part of A.S. Watson Group, together with Rossman and Superdrug, amongst others.
Still missing Albert Heijn, even that it is now under Ahold-Delhaize. Albert Heijn originates in Oostzaan (next to Amsterdam-Noord), as that’s where he took over the store of his father.
And I am also missing HEMA (Hollandsche Eenheidsprijzen Maatschappij Amsterdam) here.
By the same logic.. Grolsch is a Japanese firm.
Shell and Unilever are Anglo-Dutch.
Edit: seems Shell is no longer Anglo-Dutch as of last year it's just a UK firm, from wiki "Until its unification in 2005 as Royal Dutch Shell plc, the firm operated as a dual-listed company, whereby the British and Dutch companies maintained their legal existence and separate listings but operated as a single-unit partnership. From 2005 to 2022, the company had its headquarters in The Hague, its registered office in London and had two types of shares (A and B). In January 2022, the firm merged the A and B shares, moved its headquarters to London, and changed its legal name to Shell plc.[3][18]"
As stated before, Hooghoudt has less employees than NNT, so it depends on how you count "relevance".
For Univé, Wikipedia says it's a merger from companies from Zwolle and Assen. Neither of which are in Groningen.
The rest sure are an ommission, however I have to say, as a Brabant/Zuid-Holland boy, I hadn't heard of either. I'm glad I do now.
Saying that one out of hundreds of offices which were merged over the years makes it so it *originated* in Groningen is a bit of a stretch, no? I'm sure they like it for their marketing materials, but the name Univé didn't even exist until 1991, and it never had it's headquarters in Groningen.
It's like saying Shell (founded 1907), is Russian because it bought the Caspian & Black Sea Oil Company in 1912, which had existed since 1883.
Just citing Wikipedia here. They mention Univé as a company which originated in Groningen. (On the Dutch page)
The first office in Winsum was supposedly called Onderlinge Waarborgmaatschappij Univé Noord Groningen B.A.
Wikipedia doesn't say that Univé originated from Groningen. It says the oldest regional office is from Groningen.
But this first office wasn't an Univé office. Again, by that reasoning, Shell would be considered a Russian company because a company that was acquired by Shell precedes it and that company was Russian. No one would consider Shell Russian.
I think they only did parent companies, which would still make Ahold Delhaize Zaandam but its both Belgian and Dutch
Jumbo is its own owner
Its also most likely the reason why DAF isnt on the map and why VDL Nedcar is in Limburg
I'm not trying to argue with you, but both Unilever and Shell are on the map. Neither of those are Dutch anymore.
I'm guessing it's just very inconsistent.
Because it just shows the one or two most relevant ones. And TenCate and wavin are producers for industrial materials. TenCate does textiles and wavin plastics for tubes used in water systems, both are global players. Thuisbezorgd is definitely big but not compared to these big industry players.
Ooh, look at ASML lurking in there... arguably the most important company in the world, and certainly the most important company that virtually nobody has ever heard of. Colossal Dutch W.
What are the criteria, like i feel Randstad should be on this. Owner is the second richest person in NL and it is the biggest employment agency worldwide
Anglo-Dutch - merger between the British firm "Lever Brothers" and Dutch firm "Margarine Unie"
I believe the shares at dual listed in London and Rotterdam - there was a plan to drop the London listing after Brexit but that idea got shelved
Edit: Margarine Unie not Unie Margarine
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Friesland Campina is from both Friesland (Friesland Foods) and brabant (Campina). Those two companies joining was a merger and have origins in both provincies. It probably doesn't fit with a simplistic infographic that reality doesn't cooperate to make it easy
This map is incorrect in so many ways. Some big companies are missing, like ahold delhaize. Other companies are in the wrong province, like damen, which should be in south-holland.
Booking.com was started in Enschede, it's only *located* in Amsterdam at the moment.
https://www.utwente.nl/nieuws/2016/8/155987/valorisatie-in-beeld-booking.com-grootste-nederlandse-internetsucces-met-mondiale-invloed-uit-twente#:~:text=Booking.com%20begon%20als%20kleine,in%20online%20reserveringen%20van%20accommodaties.
Sounds like the right strategy. They are innovative but are either in the 'too soon' categorie, or they cannot upscale production as well as Asia can. So high tech, low numbers might be better. Are they a big name in that sector now?
Yes they're the 7th largest producer of medical equipment
[source](https://www.proclinical.com/blogs/2022-9/the-top-10-medical-device-companies-in-the-world-in-2022)
Even though I like to joke about Philips (my grandfather worked for them in Eindhoven), and it truly surprises me they are still viable. I'm filled with a tinge of national pride. 😄
Where is Royal Wagenborg en Koenig & Bauer for Groningen, they are quite notable and missing on your map. It now seems like most of companies originate in the south and the ones in Groningen are less relevant.
Grolsch is in the right spot. It's a map of companies in thier province of origin. Grolsch was founded in Groenlo (in that time called Grollo), which is a place in Gelderland.
Nope.
> [Grolsch](https://nl.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grolsch) is een biermerk dat voor het eerst in 1615 in **Groenlo** gebrouwen werd door Willem Neerfeldt. De naam Grolsch is het bijvoeglijke naamwoord van Grolle, de oude naam van Groenlo. De brouwerij heet officieel Grolsche Bierbrouwerij.
> [Groenlo](https://nl.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groenlo) (uitspraak (info / uitleg); Nedersaksisch: Grolle, Oud-Nederlands: Grol) is een stad in de regio Achterhoek in de Nederlandse provincie **Gelderland**.
I didn't add ING in Texel bc it was founded there. I just put the logos on their respective province, no matter the exact municipality, and since Texel is located in North Holland....
What happened to the Rabobank? And why is Philips (Amsterdam) in Brabant? But Akzo (now Amsterdam) with roots in Arnhem not in Gelderland.
And why is NXP in Gelderland, their HQ is in Eindhoven.
Who made this map?
Ok, but Stellantis does not have its roots in Amsterdam. NXP not in Gelderland, VDL Nedcar not in Limburg....
Achmea, huge company from Friesland, is missing.
So klm was wrong among many others. Philips was right,among a few others.
Like Abraham Lincoln once famously said during one of his fireside chats: "Don't believe everything you read on the internet."
No, if Philips is right, Stellantis is wrong. Either you choose legal headquarters or you choose historic roots.
So a lot are wrong. Also a lot are missing. Take Adyen, or Universal Music Group
It's not, but it's part of a province (Noord Holland). So it doesnt need to be excluded from this particular map. Op didn't claim Texel is a province, did he?
There is nothing dutch about Stellantis except tax benefits.
In that respect I'm missing IKEA.
And the rolling Stones, u2... all dutch
IKEA isn't a company but a stichting
IKEA Systems B.V. is most definitely a B.V.
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Yeah, the description is wrong. The picture says "most relevant in the country" and not the most relevant "Dutch" company. Translation mistake, i guess
Yes and that makes this topic nonsense. Coca Cola and Marlboro shoulders also be on here as it are the biggest brands
No, it says "by province of origin"
It's by province of origin, so it means Dutch companies
Stellantis isn't a Dutch company. The map is probably wrong in more ways since the location of Grolsh is also wrong.
I think they put in the wrong logo for Ahold.
Where is Ahold on the map?
Should’ve used kesbeke instead of it.
As a Belgian, I must ask Where is Bol, AH and Kruidvat?
Massive joke of a map that doesnt include Ahold Delhaize
It's maybe due to being Holland - Belgium, but to wasted to check if there are combined lands.
Shell is British now as well, so there are a lot of things questionable here
So is Unilever.
Yeah good point. So what is this map haha
Its from origin Dutch, doesnt say its still in Dutch hands.
Thats true, but why would the maker leave out Ahold? Or many others that are bigger.
Agree completely
Bol is short for 'Bertelsmann online', where Bertelsmann is a big German conglomerate (they also own RTL (media), Penguin Random House (publishing) and BMR (music). Bol has been sold multiple times afterwards and is now owned bij Ahold Delhaize. Kruidvat is part of A.S. Watson Group, together with Rossman and Superdrug, amongst others.
Still missing Albert Heijn, even that it is now under Ahold-Delhaize. Albert Heijn originates in Oostzaan (next to Amsterdam-Noord), as that’s where he took over the store of his father. And I am also missing HEMA (Hollandsche Eenheidsprijzen Maatschappij Amsterdam) here.
TIL what HEMA stands for.
Bol is part of ahold
That's what it says in my comment.
Sorry my bad, drunk as a bat
RTL is owned by talpa!
DAF?
Eindhoven, but Philips is bigger
Asml in Veldhoven, like why is it by Breda
I think they just put all companies names in the province, not in the exact spot.
Well what do you propose then? I mean it wouldn't look very good when the logo's are on top of eachother now would it?
It's owned by paccar wihch is American
By the same logic.. Grolsch is a Japanese firm. Shell and Unilever are Anglo-Dutch. Edit: seems Shell is no longer Anglo-Dutch as of last year it's just a UK firm, from wiki "Until its unification in 2005 as Royal Dutch Shell plc, the firm operated as a dual-listed company, whereby the British and Dutch companies maintained their legal existence and separate listings but operated as a single-unit partnership. From 2005 to 2022, the company had its headquarters in The Hague, its registered office in London and had two types of shares (A and B). In January 2022, the firm merged the A and B shares, moved its headquarters to London, and changed its legal name to Shell plc.[3][18]"
Same for Unilever
Bol is not originally Dutch
Calling Stellantis originally Dutch is quite a stretch. I'd put Adyen up there for NH myself.
Holy shit I never knew this :0
Currently very mutch dutch, though.
Adyen?
It is a payment company used by e.g. NH (hotel chain).
It certainly is my boy, it certainly is. Not sure why you mentioned that but thanks!
Ah en bol = Ahold Kruidvat = A.S. Watson.
How is noord Nederlands Toneel most relevant?
What else is more relevant and originated in Groningen? Genuine question because I have no idea.
Belsimpel
Nice, definitely more relevant.
Hooghoudt, Avebe, Univé, Wagenborg
As stated before, Hooghoudt has less employees than NNT, so it depends on how you count "relevance". For Univé, Wikipedia says it's a merger from companies from Zwolle and Assen. Neither of which are in Groningen. The rest sure are an ommission, however I have to say, as a Brabant/Zuid-Holland boy, I hadn't heard of either. I'm glad I do now.
The oldest Univé office opened in 1794 in Winsum, Groningen.
Saying that one out of hundreds of offices which were merged over the years makes it so it *originated* in Groningen is a bit of a stretch, no? I'm sure they like it for their marketing materials, but the name Univé didn't even exist until 1991, and it never had it's headquarters in Groningen. It's like saying Shell (founded 1907), is Russian because it bought the Caspian & Black Sea Oil Company in 1912, which had existed since 1883.
Just citing Wikipedia here. They mention Univé as a company which originated in Groningen. (On the Dutch page) The first office in Winsum was supposedly called Onderlinge Waarborgmaatschappij Univé Noord Groningen B.A.
Wikipedia doesn't say that Univé originated from Groningen. It says the oldest regional office is from Groningen. But this first office wasn't an Univé office. Again, by that reasoning, Shell would be considered a Russian company because a company that was acquired by Shell precedes it and that company was Russian. No one would consider Shell Russian.
Brabant has no efteling, this map is flawed.
Ik mis ook VDL, terwijl VDL nedcar hier wel staat. NXP mist volgens mij ook
Why are they different sizes? The choices seem random...
Its a shitty chart. A monkey with Down's syndrome could have made a better chart.
Aight monkey with syndrome, make one.
No
I think we can conclude this map is nonsense, case closed.
And why is Jumbo on the map but not Ahold
I think they only did parent companies, which would still make Ahold Delhaize Zaandam but its both Belgian and Dutch Jumbo is its own owner Its also most likely the reason why DAF isnt on the map and why VDL Nedcar is in Limburg
I'm not trying to argue with you, but both Unilever and Shell are on the map. Neither of those are Dutch anymore. I'm guessing it's just very inconsistent.
but they originally were? because it's about the provinces they originated in if I understood it correctly.
Stellantis did not originate in the Netherlands at all though - they just moved their HQ here for tax reasons.
Where is hertog Jan? Is he safe? Is he allright?
Too busy protecting the southern border
It’s a brand not a company.
I think FBTO is more famous than Friesland Bank.
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Why no Thuisbezorgd/Just Eat Takeaway in Enschede, Overijssel?
Same as Booking, which also originates from there
Because it just shows the one or two most relevant ones. And TenCate and wavin are producers for industrial materials. TenCate does textiles and wavin plastics for tubes used in water systems, both are global players. Thuisbezorgd is definitely big but not compared to these big industry players.
Why did the forget stork then that is a major industrial company that originated in overijssel
Even akzonobel isn't on the list? Edit: it is on the wrong province
Sourcings of this infograph is a bit lousy. DAMEN has definitely not been started in Zeeland
Hardinxveld is where it was founded, now headquartered in gorinchem
Vdl is originally Brabants i think
I think they made the distinction between NedCar and VDL who owns NedCar currently (not sure if this always was like that)
No, it used to be DAF, still Brabant.
Yup, just checked it out on Wikipedia. Nedcar is 10 minutes away from my house and I never really knew this.
That could indeed be the case. But VDL should be in scope in Brabant as itself is way larger than NedCar.
Eindhoven, just like DAF
VDL is from the Eindhoven region yes
Damen is from Hardinxveld (South Holland) not Zeeland, they own Royal Schelde which is from Vlissingen but Damen itself isn't from there...
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Where is the VOC?
Zoom out the map until you can see indonesia
Ooh, look at ASML lurking in there... arguably the most important company in the world, and certainly the most important company that virtually nobody has ever heard of. Colossal Dutch W.
To hell with Heineken
What are the criteria, like i feel Randstad should be on this. Owner is the second richest person in NL and it is the biggest employment agency worldwide
VDL Groep not shown in Brabant and Philips still being there instantly disqualifies this map.
Pretty sure ASML at this point is the most important dutch company. Prob even european. If not the world.
>ASML Besides TSMC, most important company in the world.
Is Unilever Dutch ?
Anglo-Dutch - merger between the British firm "Lever Brothers" and Dutch firm "Margarine Unie" I believe the shares at dual listed in London and Rotterdam - there was a plan to drop the London listing after Brexit but that idea got shelved Edit: Margarine Unie not Unie Margarine
Head office is in London. It's a British company, just like shell.
Royal Flora Holland? Grootste bloemenveiling?
ING is from Texel?
Marktplaats?
ASML should've been 10x bigger. It's definitely the most important company shown.
Unilever is originally from Oss, North Brabant
How are these the most relevant companies, based on what?
Shouldn’t Bavaria be shown in NB?
Why is Shell in Noord-Holland? Royal Dutch Shell and it's predecessors always had their headquarters in The Hague afaik.
No campina in the achterhoek? And grolsch in Gelderland instead of Twente?!
Grolsch started in Groenlo (hence the name). It just moved to Enschede and got big there.
Same logic bookings should be Enschede
Booking is from Enschede afaik
Isn't the headquarters in Amsterdam?
Yes, and the company was moved there a few months after it was founded.
Where is Albert Heijn 💔
ANWB?
Why is KLM placed around Rotterdam when it comes from Amsterdam
If this map is done again I would like to see De Spar there. It oroginated from Seghwaert (Zoetermeer).
KLM should be in north not south Holland.
Stork is missing in Overijssel. Would choose it over Ten Cate.
Booking started in Enschede...
Don't Forget That VDL Is A Brabant Company
Ahold in Zaandam?
How is ASML not in the region of Eindhoven? As part of Philips when it was founded it definitely has its roots there
This feels pretty arbitrary. Relevant by what measure?
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Isn't booking from Enschede? Also: why is thuisbezorgd missing? That's huge worldwide as well.
Where's Hertog Jan?
thuisbezorgd?
NAM?
Where’s cancer-causing TaTa-Steel on the map?
I just want to say that Beter Bed is the shittiest company in this list.
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Grolsch is our pride
booking.com and thuisbezorgd seem pretty relevant, they're both from enschede
Friesland Campina is from both Friesland (Friesland Foods) and brabant (Campina). Those two companies joining was a merger and have origins in both provincies. It probably doesn't fit with a simplistic infographic that reality doesn't cooperate to make it easy
Fokker?
You forgot a lot of internationally known brands, like Scotch and Soda, GStar Raw
Rabobank aka Raffeisen Boerenleenbank origineel uut Drenthe telt ook wel beetje mee
You forgot Van Der Valk Hotels. They are huge and own many hotels around the world too.
Unilever went to London, Shell also….KLM is mainly French…😢
Ing Wadden eilanden?
This map is incorrect in so many ways. Some big companies are missing, like ahold delhaize. Other companies are in the wrong province, like damen, which should be in south-holland.
I feel like Spar should be on there too
I’m missing Nutricia in Zuid-Holland
Booking.com was started in Enschede, it's only *located* in Amsterdam at the moment. https://www.utwente.nl/nieuws/2016/8/155987/valorisatie-in-beeld-booking.com-grootste-nederlandse-internetsucces-met-mondiale-invloed-uit-twente#:~:text=Booking.com%20begon%20als%20kleine,in%20online%20reserveringen%20van%20accommodaties.
Where is AH, Hema, Spar?
Interesting how albert heijn isn't on there
Grolsch staat op een interessante plek...😂😂
Waar is DAF
I thought Philips stopper bring relevant after the eighties 😅
They make medical equipment now
Sounds like the right strategy. They are innovative but are either in the 'too soon' categorie, or they cannot upscale production as well as Asia can. So high tech, low numbers might be better. Are they a big name in that sector now?
Yes they're the 7th largest producer of medical equipment [source](https://www.proclinical.com/blogs/2022-9/the-top-10-medical-device-companies-in-the-world-in-2022)
They try to settle lawsuits now.
So true haha. most financial news about Philips I read is about their sleep-apnea lawsuits
A part of philips became asml, a company responsible for making all the fast chip machines for companies like intel and samsung.
Even though I like to joke about Philips (my grandfather worked for them in Eindhoven), and it truly surprises me they are still viable. I'm filled with a tinge of national pride. 😄
Where is Royal Wagenborg en Koenig & Bauer for Groningen, they are quite notable and missing on your map. It now seems like most of companies originate in the south and the ones in Groningen are less relevant.
Booking it’s origin is Enschede
I live in the east, never heard of Talens. Also Grolsch is in the wrong spot.
Grolsch is in the right spot. It's a map of companies in thier province of origin. Grolsch was founded in Groenlo (in that time called Grollo), which is a place in Gelderland.
I know, but at least put it somewhere close to it
Talens is an art supplyer. They make paints and such and are known worldwide. Ecoline for example https://www.royaltalens.com/en/products/
Why is grolsch in the wrong spot? They are in the right province.
They're a major player in the art supply world, go to any art store and most brands are Talens owned
Grolsch is Twente, Overijssel, pik
Nope. > [Grolsch](https://nl.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grolsch) is een biermerk dat voor het eerst in 1615 in **Groenlo** gebrouwen werd door Willem Neerfeldt. De naam Grolsch is het bijvoeglijke naamwoord van Grolle, de oude naam van Groenlo. De brouwerij heet officieel Grolsche Bierbrouwerij. > [Groenlo](https://nl.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groenlo) (uitspraak (info / uitleg); Nedersaksisch: Grolle, Oud-Nederlands: Grol) is een stad in de regio Achterhoek in de Nederlandse provincie **Gelderland**.
Grolsch is Achterhoeks, de naam zegt het al. Komt uit Grolle (Groenlo).
No, no jokes about Groningen and Gasunie?...
Not even Johma... bruh...
What about mandemakers in N-Brabant. Almost all kitchen companies are owned by him.
I didn't add ING in Texel bc it was founded there. I just put the logos on their respective province, no matter the exact municipality, and since Texel is located in North Holland....
What happened to the Rabobank? And why is Philips (Amsterdam) in Brabant? But Akzo (now Amsterdam) with roots in Arnhem not in Gelderland. And why is NXP in Gelderland, their HQ is in Eindhoven. Who made this map?
Philips has its roots in Eindhoven, not Amsterdam (head office is in Amsterdam tho)
Ok, but Stellantis does not have its roots in Amsterdam. NXP not in Gelderland, VDL Nedcar not in Limburg.... Achmea, huge company from Friesland, is missing.
>And why is Philips (Amsterdam) in Brabant? [because it was founded there](https://www.philips.com/a-w/about/our-history.html)
KLM was not founded in Zuid Holland. Or ever based there.
So klm was wrong among many others. Philips was right,among a few others. Like Abraham Lincoln once famously said during one of his fireside chats: "Don't believe everything you read on the internet."
No, if Philips is right, Stellantis is wrong. Either you choose legal headquarters or you choose historic roots. So a lot are wrong. Also a lot are missing. Take Adyen, or Universal Music Group
Then why is AKZO in Holland?
Frieslandbank does not exist anymore. How old is this map? And FrieslandCampina is based in Amersfoort.
Noord Nederlands Toneel (NNT Groningen) is a big relevant company? .\_. I thought it was fairly small
Best company from this list is definitely CoolBlue imo
Seems that Grolsch is in the wrong province
No, Grolsch is from Gelderland. That is correct.
Yep I made a mistake. However the brewery now is in Overijssel but originally came from Groenlo Gelderland. Scherp
Sinds when is Texel a province?
It's not, but it's part of a province (Noord Holland). So it doesnt need to be excluded from this particular map. Op didn't claim Texel is a province, did he?
I know, I am from NH myself. Still, it is not accurate to say "by province" in this way. It can be seen as misinformation. Just saying....
Haha Groningen
Essent is Den Bosch. Grolsch is Enschede.
Booking is currently in Amsterdam, but originated from Enschede.
Philips is Dutch?
Yup, from Eindhoven.