Lotus Bakeries
Confectionery company founded in Belgium / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lotus Bakeries NV is a Belgian multinational snack food company founded in 1932. Based in Lembeke, Kaprijke, the company's best known[citation needed] product is Speculoos (known as Biscoff in the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan and Australia). Other Lotus brands include nākd, TREK, BEAR, Kiddylicious, Peter’s Yard, Dinosaurus, Peijnenburg and Annas.
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Company type | Public |
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Euronext: LOTB | |
Industry | Food |
Founded | 1932, called "Banket- en Peperkoekbakkerij Lotus" |
Founder | Jan, Emiel and Henri Boone |
Headquarters | Lembeke, Kaprijke, Belgium. |
Key people | Jan Boone (CEO) |
Website | www |
Lotus Bakeries have production facilities in Belgium, the Netherlands, France, Sweden, South Africa and the United States. A third production facility for Biscoff is currently under construction in Thailand and will be operational by 2026.
Lotus Bakeries are active in about 70 countries in Europe, America, Asia and Australia. The company has around 3,000 employees and achieved a revenue of EUR 1,063.0 million in 2023.
Since 1988 the shares of Lotus Bakeries are listed on Euronext Brussels. Most are owned by the Boone and Stevens families. Jan Boone [nl], grandson of founder Jan Boone Sr., has been the CEO since 2011.[1]