worldwide in spirits - Herman Jansen Corporate

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in Schiedam, hOlland
the Origin Of a glObal player in SpiritS
FA M I LY B U S I N E S S
It was in 1777 that Pieter Jansen opened his own gin distillery in Schiedam.
Very soon he had conquered the entire country with his quality product.
The foundation for a flourishing family business was laid.
I N V E N T I V E N E S S
S u c c e s s i v e g e n e r a t i o n s o f t h e J a n s e n f a m i l y s e e m e d t o p o s s e s s t h e b u s i n e s s
i n v e n t i v e n e s s t h a t w a s r e q u i r e d . P i e t e r ’s g r e a t - g r a n d s o n H e r m a n , f o r e x a m p l e , s e t
u p h i s o w n g l a s s f a c t o r y a f t e r d i s c o v e r i n g t h a t h i s g l a s s s u p p l i e r w a s c h a r g i n g t h e
c o m p e t i t i o n c o n s i d e r a b l y l o w e r p r i c e s . W i t h a s e n s e o f i r o n y h e n a m e d h i s f a c t o r y
U T O , f o r U i t T e g e n w e e r O p g e r i c h t ( F o u n d e d i n R e s i s t a n c e ) .
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