OER-Groningen distillery Hooghoudt over in French hands: 'Proud of 137 years of family business' - World News

The original Groningen distillery Hooghoudt, founded in 1888 by Grietje and Hero Jan Hooghoudt, is taken over by the French La Martiniquaise group. The company is too small to survive independently and is struggling with headwinds. The familiar green letters on top of the Vindicat building will not disappear.

OER-Groningen distillery Hooghoudt over in French hands: 'Proud of 137 years of family business' - World News

The OER-Groningen distillery Hooghoudt, founded in 1888 by Grietje and Hero Jan Hooghoudt, is taken over by the French La Martiniquaise group. The company is too small to survive independently and is struggling with a headwind. The well-known green letters on top of the Vindicat building do not disappear. ttn-2

Groningen jenever producer Hooghoudt is getting a new owner. The family business has sold the distillery to a subsidiary of La Martiniquaise, owner of beverage brands Label 5 and Sir Edward’s.