Simon van den Bergh
Dutch businessman
Simon van den Bergh (October 26, 1819, in Geffen – April 6, 1907, in Rotterdam) was a Dutch businessperson who founded a margarine factory in the Netherlands in 1872.2
From Wikipedia’s article on Simon van den Bergh (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Born Oct 26, 1819, died Apr 6, 1907.1
About
In 1888, the same year his son Samuel joined the company, he opened another factory in Kleve, the Van den Bergh Margarine Works. By announcing it was for the industrial manufacture of margarine, he was able to circumvent the high tariffs of the German Reich on butter and margarine. The factory introduced the Sanella brand in 1904, made from almond milk.
In the summer of 1929 (after the death of Simon van den Bergh) the Jurgens & Prince Margarine Works in Goch and Van den Bergh in Kleve merged to become Margarine Unie. The newly merged company then combined with English soap manufacturer Lever Brothers to create the modern company Unilever.
From Wikipedia’s article on Simon van den Bergh, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2
Companies
Career
Occupation: businessperson.5
- Date not recordedFounded Margarinefabriek Van den Bergh3
- Date not recordedFounded Margarinewerke Van den Bergh4
Personal life
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- 1WikidataSimon van den Bergh on Wikidata
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- 12Wikimedia CommonsSimon van den Bergh photo by Eduard Frankfort, Public domain