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Dirk van den Broek
Dutch businessman (1924–2020)
Dirk van den Broek (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈdɪr(ə)k fɑn də(m) ˈbruk]; 27 March 1924 – 8 April 2020) was a Dutch businessman. He was the founder of Cooperating Dirk van den Broek Companies.2
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Born Mar 27, 1924, died Apr 8, 2020.1
About
In 2014 some of his stores were renamed Dirk.
From Wikipedia’s article on Dirk van den Broek, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2
Companies
Early life and education
Van den Broek was born in Amsterdam in 1924. At the age of 15, he started selling milk throughout the city.
From Wikipedia’s article on Dirk van den Broek (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Career
Occupation: businessperson.5
In 1942, Van den Broek opened his first business, a small dairy store in his home neighbourhood. By 1953, he had expanded his small dairy business into a supermarket, which was the first of its kind in Amsterdam.
He kept his business growing by adopting an acquisition strategy, taking over local grocery stores. Later he started D-reizen, a popular travel agency. This company is one of the oldest family-owned businesses in the Netherlands.
He owned over 120 stores in cities across the country.
Van den Broek was knighted as Officer in the Order of Orange Nassau in 1990 by Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands.
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Personal life
He was married and was a father to his five children. His children have been actively involved in the family business.
Dirk van den Broek died in Aerdenhout at the age of 96.
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Links
Sources
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- 1WikidataDirk van den Broek on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaDirk van den Broek on Wikipedia
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- 8WikidataD-reizen, Founder
- 9WikidataDirk, Founder
- 10Wikimedia CommonsDirk van den Broek photo by Ben Merk / Anefo, CC0