Harrie Goesten is a household name in the
international wholesale of potatoes, fruit and
vegetables and the market leader in a large number
of products. Today's success would not, however,
have achieved without the hard work and dedication
of successive generations of the Goesten family.
In 1919, Wout Goesten was advised by his father
to go to Den Bosch by horse and cart to sell
clay-grown potatoes. During the war, the Goesten
family was forced to move house several times. The
family farm was burnt down, but after the war it
became a successful base for serving old and new
customers once again.
After the war, Wout Goesten's son Harrie took
over the business when he was only fifteen and
single-mindedly continued its expansion. In 1974,
the first greengrocer's shop was opened in Den
Bosch. Only four years later, the Goesten family
operated 28 sales outlets in the Southern
Netherlands.
The company moved into its present business
location in 1993. The company is situated extremely
favourably on the A59 motorway and has spacious
accommodation with ample loading, unloading and
parking facilities.
In 1994, Harrie's sons Walter and Leon Goesten,
the third generation to take over the reins of the
company, decided the time had come to specialise
entirely in wholesale activities and the direct
import & export of fruit and vegetable products. All
the greengrocer's shops were sold off to Harrie
Goesten employees.
At the moment, the fourth generation of the
Goesten family is enthusiastically active in this
dynamic and fast-growing company. Goesten is
therefore a true family business. |
