From an economic point of view, Belgium is an export-oriented country. It can be said that export trade accounts for 75% of the national economy, and Belgian manufacturing has been exported to every corner of almost every continent. Maybe some indispensable brands in our daily life are actually from Belgium, but we just don't know it. I want to list some Belgian brands through the following article. If there is something you often use in your life, or it is not unfamiliar, please click a like or leave a message at the end of the article to tell me. If you are interested in learning more about any Belgian brand, you can also write to me privately and discuss it in the small window.
The following brands are arranged in alphabetical order, in no particular order.
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Abaye Dearn (Bie) Olana Monastery (Bill)
A brewery in Abbaye biere, enoch Province, Belgium, has been brewing two different kinds of beer since the Middle Ages. The monastery was destroyed by fire in 1752, rebuilt in 1796, and finally stopped brewing beer in 1850. It was not until 1954 that the brewery resumed production and now produces five different flavors of beer.
Archer beer
Located in Limbaugh province (near the Dutch border), it is a trapp monastery brewery. The monastery was established in 1846, and beer was brewed from 1859. At that time, it produced two kinds of beer. Since 1998, beer production has resumed. At present, there are two different kinds of beer.
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Bekart
The company was founded in 1880, and its headquarters is located in Kotrekke. Specializing in the processing and coating of metals and other materials, the sales in the world 120 countries exceed 3.4 billion euros. Professional fields are automobile, construction, glass, textile, chemistry and agriculture. Is a member of CLEPA European Automobile Suppliers Association.
Bicester mustard sauce
Founded in 1926, focusing on the production of mustard sauce. At present, its products cover mustard sauce, seasoning, oil and vinegar.
Aflingang brewery
The winery was formerly known as Desmet Brewery and was founded in 1790. Op-ale beer was produced from 1935 and won the gold medal at the Brussels World Expo that year. The production of abbaye bière beer began on 1970, and became a part of Heineken Group on May 1 2065438.
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Jialibao chocolate
The brand was founded in 19 1 1 year, and Callebaut is a Belgian chocolate manufacturer. Their specialty chocolate allebaut couverture is a kind of chocolate rich in cocoa butter, and many professionals who use Callebaut couverture especially appreciate its manageability, typical taste and consistent quality for decades. According to the traditional recipe, chocolate beans are baked in shells, just like 100 years ago. This technology can keep all the aroma and essential oil in the shell and completely transfer it to chocolate. At present, whole bean baking is usually used by craftsmen and small chocolate manufacturers. However, Callebaut kept this ancient baking method.
Chat Noir (Cafe) Black Cat Coffee
From 1804, Bernard van Zuylen started to run the coffee business. With a hundred years, the business has become more and more stable, and the black cat brand was born in 1920. The company not only produces coffee beans, but also produces ground coffee beans, and launched the first instant coffee in Belgium on 196 1.
Chimay (bière) Zhimei Beer
One of the trapp beer in trapp, Belgium, has a high reputation in China. /kloc-in 0/850, Prince Joseph de Karaman-Chimai invited monks from L 'Abbaye de Saint-Sikst to build a strict Buddhist monastery. 1862, the monastery began to produce beer. During World War II, the monastery was occupied by the Germans, and all fermentation tanks were melted. 1948, the monastery was able to start brewing beer again and named it Zhimei. At present, we mainly produce five kinds of beer (blue, white, red, golden hat and oak barrel beer), and there are some limited edition products from time to time.
Kosukela
Cosucra is a Belgian company from Warcoing, specializing in the production of chicory root extract and pea seeds.
The candy factory founded by Charles Peeters and BarthélémyDumortier in 1852, 1986 was changed to produce chicory inulin, 1990 to produce fiber and pea protein, and completely gave up sugar production in 2003.
Its products can be used as additives in food industry.
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Devosse Lemens
1886 was founded in Antwerp, and its original products were cucumber soaked in vinegar and onion soaked in vinegar. 1920, mayonnaise was put into production and became the main business of the company. 20 12 GAIA (animal action organization) in Belgium called for a boycott of the brand and protested that it used eggs produced by "battery chicken" to make mayonnaise. (Note: Battery chickens live in chicken cages) Two months later, DL announced the full implementation of free-range chickens, using eggs produced by free-range chickens as mayonnaise.
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Ecover
Ecover is a Belgian company specializing in the production of "ecological" household products. The company was founded by Frans Bogaerts in 1980. His idea is a phosphorus-free product based on plant and mineral components, and its main goal is to reduce the impact on the environment while being effective. Environment In 2003, the company acquired Swiss company Held Steffisburg, which has been producing ecological products since 1955, and its invention patent for producing phosphorus-free detergent was obtained at 1964. Then, in 2007, a factory was no longer able to produce all the products, and Ecover invested millions of euros in a second factory in Binhai, boulogne. 20 12 in order to integrate into the American market, the company acquired the method of American green cleaning industry.
Engelbert
Englebert is a Belgian tire manufacturing company founded by Oscar Englebert in Liè ge on 1877. From 1950 to 1958, British Gebert Tire participated in the 6 1 Formula One Grand Prix and won eight races, all of which were won by Ferrari. And set up a second factory in Aachen, Germany on 1929. 193 1 year, British Gebert tire company was established. 1936 acquired French Clairoix tire factory. 1956 signed a cooperation agreement with American rubber overseas company, and 1966 changed its name to Uniroyal Englebert. 1979 joined the manufacturing group continental, and has been a shareholder of the group since 1892.
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Galle
Galler is a Belgian candy company headquartered in Vaux-sous-Chèvremont near Liege.
Galle sells all kinds of products, such as stuffing bars, chocolate bars, nut candy, almond biscuits, ice cream, spread sauce ... and it also has a series of franchise stores.
Guiyilian
Guylian is a Belgian chocolate manufacturer, founded by Guy Foubert in 1960, and is famous for its shell chocolate. The name is the epitome of founder Guy and his wife Lillian. The factory is located in Sint-Niklaas (East Flanders) and exported to all parts of the world. 94% of the turnover comes from outside Belgium. His chocolates are sold in 100 countries.
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Janssen pharmaceutical Zhan Sen company
Janssen Pharmaceutical Company is a Belgian pharmaceutical company of Johnson & Johnson, headquartered in Bierce, Antwerp Province.
The company was founded in 1953 by Dr. Paul Janssen, aiming at conducting pharmacological research and creating drugs to improve the quality of life. 196 1 was acquired by Johnson & Johnson in.
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Laifu
Lefebye is recognized by Belgium as Abbaye biere. The restored church of Notre Dame de Lefebvre was founded on 1240 and produced by Artois (Budweiser InBev Group) of Leuven Brewery.
leonidas
Leonidas is a registered trademark of praline, Belgium, and belongs to Confiserie Leonidas, an agricultural comprehensive enterprise. The brand was founded by Leonidas Kestekides in 19 13. Brussels produces 6.5438+100,000 pralines every day, which are produced by two certified factories that have passed ISO and HACCP quality standards. In 20 18, the brand had 1 350 stores in 40 countries (including 400 in Belgium and 400 in France).
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Mace
Maes is Belgian Bilson Beer, which belongs to Alken-Maes, a subsidiary of Heineken Group. Mace is golden yellow with a hint of bitterness.
Maresus
Maredsous beer is a Belgian high fermented beer, which was brewed by Duvel Brewery for monks in Maredsous monastery. Legend has it that the noise made by the collision of Maredsous glass in brewery sounds like the bell of a monastery.
materialization
Materializer NV is headquartered in Leuven, Belgium, focusing on 3D printing.
Materialise was established by Wilfried Vancraen on June 1990, and became the first rapid prototyping service office in the Benelux Economic Union. What was called rapid prototyping at that time is now called additive manufacturing or 3D printing. This technology starts with 3D models and produces 3D objects, which are made of plastic, stainless steel, titanium and more and more other materials.
Since its establishment, Materialise has developed rapidly and now has offices in many countries on five continents. Large offices and software development centers are located in Belgium (headquarters), the United States, Germany, China, Ukraine and Malaysia. 20 14, materialism is listed on Nasdaq.
? Lamotte Subit
Is a typical Brussels cafe, located in Rue Montagne-Aux-Herbes Potagè res 7, originally owned by Théophile Vossen, the inventor of Mort Subite beer. The coffee shop is still run by the Watson family. However, their beer is produced by Alken-Maes Brewery, a subsidiary of Mort Subite, which itself is a subsidiary of Heineken Beer.
The film "The Danish Girl" by Tom Hobo and Matthias Schnatz was shot here.
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Newhouse
Neuhaus is a Belgian company founded by Jean Neuhaus chocolatier of Switzerland on 1857 with his pharmacist's brother-in-law. They originally sold medicinal candy (cough candy, mannose, stomachache, cotton candy, chocolate chips, etc.). ) at the Royal Museum of Art Saint Hubert in Brussels. Neuhaus is a patent supplier of King S.M. Court in Belgium.
Olvall
Orval is the trademark of trapp Abbey's highly fermented beer, brewed by Orval Abbey of Villers-devant-Orval.
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Rochefort
It is a trapp monastery. Monks have been making wine in the temple since 1595. During the French Revolution, monks fled from looted monasteries and all brewing activities stopped. /kloc-the reformation of the congregation at the end of 0/9th century, 1950, the monks brewed again in rochefort. Production began on that day, which is the starting point of the brand that appeared today.
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Westmuller
Westmalle is a kind of trapp monastery beer, which has been brewed in Westmalle village in Antwerp province and Cistercian monastery in Westmalle since19th century.
Westmuller Brewery is the largest monastery brewery in Belgium. 20 15 is one of the 1 1 breweries, and it is authorized to display the hexagonal logo of the authentic trapp product ATP on its beer, so as to ensure that the product is manufactured in trapp monastery and controlled by monks or under the control of monks, and part of its marketing income is used for charity.
West Wetland
Westvleteren is a Belgian trapp beer. It was brewed in Saint-Sixte monastery in Vleteren, West Flanders. From September 25th, 2006, monks decided that all orders must be made by telephone, which is extremely difficult to get through, and the car license plate number must be given, and then they had to wait for one week before they could get two cases (48 bottles) of 33 ml beer. You can only make an appointment once every two months, which is extremely precious and there is not much stock in circulation in the market.
The above is just a collection of some Belgian brands. There are also a large number of beer brands that are not listed one by one. In addition, there are a large number of brands not included. Interested friends can also add in pm step by step. I hope this article can become a window for everyone to gradually understand Belgian brands.