Dutch companies PP Tropisch Fruit and Banken Champignons in De Lier have merged to form Westland Mushrooms BV as of January 1.
The merger will make Westland Mushrooms BV the Benelux market leader in the field of fresh, exotic mushrooms. The product range includes chanterelles, Pied de Mouton, shii-take, eryngii and shimeji.
Harold Schuurmans, who is currently employed as a salesman by PP Tropisch Fruit, is to be the new company’s manager.
He said: “The partnership combines the strong Banken logistics network with the wide range of PP Tropisch Fruit wild mushrooms and cultivated exotic mushrooms.
“In addition, the scaling-up and the joining of forces will enable us to market our products at competitive prices.”
PP Tropisch Fruit’s current managing director and founder, Piet Peters, is to continue his activities with Westland Mushrooms BV in purchasing and sales. The newly merged company will move to a new location in the Westland, to be determined at a later date.
The customers of PP Tropisch Fruit and Banken Champignons in De Lier are mainly fruit and vegetable exporters, importers and wholesale companies.
In addition to exotic mushrooms, Banken Champignons in De Lier also sells white button mushrooms and fresh sprouts. These products will also continue to be part of Westland Mushrooms BV’s product range.
