TRADE AND MARKET I NG Stet Holland takes over seed potato activiti ‘With the take-over, we at Stet want to make a real step change towards becoming a total player in the international seed potato trade’, Peter Ton, Director of Stet Holland explains. This month it was announced that, on 30 June 2016, Stet Holland will take over the conventional seed potato activities of KWS Potato BV. With the take-over, the Stet turnover will increase to approx. 100,000 tons of seed. This makes the company the fourth player in the Dutch seed potato trade. ‘W ith the take-over, we at Stet want to make a real step change towards becoming a total player in the international seed potato trade’, Peter Ton, Director of Stet Holland explains the reason for the take-over in one sentence. ‘It’s not very often that, as a company in the potato sector, you can make your mark consolidation-wise. Certainly not with a company that has its own varieties. In this perspective, in view or our growing ambition – which we’ve regularly voiced – it’s an excellent opportunity to take that one big step, thereby generating the necessary critical mass to make further growth possible. With the take-over, our turnover will rise towards 100,000 tons of seed potatoes. By doing this, we’ve put our company on the international seed potato sector map’, Peter Ton outlines his future perspective. Total player With the take-over, Stet Holland also 10 Potato World 2016 • number 2 Pagina 9
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