In 1985, the family business switched to chicory cultivation after years of being a mixed horticultural and bulb-growing business. Now, the second generation, Pierre and John, are the driving force behind the company. Pierre’s wife Evelien also works there three days a week. <\/p>\n\n
The decision to join TOLPOORT VEGETABLES stemmed from the desire to strengthen chicory’s position in the market as a main crop. Thanks to the collaboration within Tolpoort, there are short lines of communication and a clear focus on quality and sales. <\/p>\n\n
In addition to farming, both brothers have their own passions. Pierre is an avid sailor as a crew member on the Goudvis<\/em> and sits on the board of the EWVA water sports association in Enkhuizen. John enjoys running and working in his garden. <\/p>\n\n The collaboration with Tolpoort is considered very pleasant \u2013 working together to build a strong chicory sector.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In 1985, the family business switched to chicory cultivation after years of being a mixed horticultural and bulb-growing business. Now, the second generation, Pierre and John, are the driving force behind the company. Pierre’s wife Evelien also works there three days a week. The decision to join TOLPOORT VEGETABLES stemmed from the desire to strengthen […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":231897,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-233403","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-chicory-growers"],"yoast_head":"\n