Making something special The Vergeer family are selfconfessed “real lovers of cheese�, and since 1934 Vergeer Holland has used this passion to become one of the Netherlands leading cheese maturers and sellers
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n its own words, Vergeer Holland has been making ordinary cheese special since 1934. The Vergeer family have actually been present in Reeuwijk in the western Netherlands since they owned farms there in 1642, but it wasn’t until 1934 that the company that shares its name was formed by Dirk Vergeer. At the time, Dirk sold handmade cheese produced by his parents, with the
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company later going on to buy factorymade cheese which it would mature and process prior to selling it at various distribution points. By the 1960s, the increase in selfservice stores led to a growing demand for packaged cheese and Vergeer invested in this expanding segment by acquiring additional facilities, while also extending its selection of products