Rijk Zwaan
Rijk Zwaan has more than 80 years’ experience in the area of vegetable breeding and seed production. From a vegetable seed retail business in Rotterdam in 1924 we have grown into a major world player in creating successful varieties. Increases in scale, rising prosperity and professionalisation of growing techniques ensure that the production of and trade in vegetables keeps growing …
Profile
- Industry
- CEA & horticulture, Digital & robotics, Food ingredients, Seeds & genetics
- Topics
- Hybrid seeds & crop breeding
- Role
- Distributor — “…pport: Global presence with local representatives; contact details available for inquiries. - ** ** — Rijk Zwa…”
- Why it is bioeconomy
- Rijk Zwaan is a long-established, independent, family-owned vegetable and fruit breeding company.
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What they offer
Subsidiaries: Over 30 worldwide
Status
- 2026-06 Latest status: The company has continued its international expansion, including the official opening of a new breeding station in Brazil in June 2026 and a new subsidiary in South Korea in July 2026. ↗ ↗ ↗
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- 2026-09-09 Rijk Zwaan takes lead to address consumption challenge | News | Fruitnet fruitnet.comRijk Zwaan is expanding from seed breeding to leading a consumer-focused strategy to boost fruit and vegetable intake globally, emphasizing partnerships with retailers, value-chain actors, governments, and education initiatives (including Veggies First and collaboration with …
- 2026-07-03 Westlands bedrijf in zaden Rijk Zwaan gaat verder met ‘de wereld voeden’: flinke uitbreiding in Zuid-Korea en Brazilië | Regio | AD.nl ad.nlRijk Zwaan, the Westland-based seed company, is expanding internationally with a new subsidiary in Korea and a new breeding facility in Brazil (Mogi Mirim) to better serve local customers and develop tropical-adapted vegetable and fruit varieties.
- 2026-06-23 Rijk Zwaan opent nieuwe kas voor ontwikkeling van nieuwe tomaten-, paprika- en auberginerassen | Haaglanden drimble.nlRijk Zwaan opent een nieuwe kas (De Hybride fase 2) in De Lier ten gunste van onderzoek en ontwikkeling van innovatieve tomaten-, paprika- en auberginerassen, waarmee ze extra ruimte en toewijding tonen aan productinnovatie.
- 2026-06-17 Rijk Zwaan opent nieuwe veredelingslocatie in Brazilië rijkzwaan.comRijk Zwaan opent een nieuwe openveld veredelingslocatie in Mogi Mirim, Brazilië, om tropische rassen te ontwikkelen die beter presteren onder lokale omstandigheden. De locatie versterkt haar mondiale veredelingsnetwerk en focus op tropische telers, met een operationeel programma …
- 2026-06-12 Trial Centre Open Field Rijk Zwaan in Heijningen geopend groentennieuws.nlRijk Zwaan opened its Trial Centre Open Field in Heijningen, West Brabant, as the new base for its open-field team and a demolition site for open-field vegetables, showcasing practice-oriented research and demonstrations across twenty crops with advanced tech (digital …
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Ownership & investors 1
| subsidiary | Over 30 worldwide |
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