Biscuiterie Seghers

Biscuiterie Seghers is a family-run business, founded in 1962 by Hubert Seghers. The initial production site was Tielrode. Already up from the very beginnings, we produced sweet bakery products by machines - mainly chocolate-free coconut balls. Our company grew, and thus had to move out of its initial production premises. In 1981, the entire fabrication moved to the industrial park in Temse and new production facilities were built on today’s site. As early as back then, we semi-automatically produced coconut biscuits, roulades, and puff pastries. When its founder died in 1982, Mrs. Seghers took over the business. She became its director, while her sons Pascal and Joris acted as business executives. The turnover kept increasing, and more and more aspects of the manufacturing process were automated. As a result thereof, today’s manufacturing relies on state-of-the-art technology. At the same time, there was increasing focus on product quality. In the late 1990s for instance, the equipment required to glaze coconut balls with “real” chocolate was purchased. Furthermore, the design of new products is regarded an important tool to ensure corporate growth. The most recent project was the launching of a completely new production line for Mergpijpes – a most popular product in the Netherlands – in 2003. Currently, Biscuiterie Seghers is a well-known industry player, both with respect to supplying the domestic as well as various export markets, mainly in European countries; however, also beyond our continent’s borders.