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Working at Verpaalen Soft Fruit

The team of Verpaalen Soft Fruit consists of the owners, permanent employees and flex workers (during seasonal peaks). We all work enthusiastically together in an informal atmosphere within the family business. During the seasons, about 80 employees are at work every day. The permanent team consists of about 10 people. Together we work on large-scale propagation of strawberry, raspberry and blackberry plants for the Dutch and international market. This involves a lot of work and since we are still growing we are regularly looking for different employees.

Would you also like to work in an international team with an informal atmosphere? Do you have an affinity with plants or the agricultural sector? Then take a look at the vacancies that are currently open:

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How Verpaalen Soft Fruit came to be

Verpaalen Soft Fruit originated in the early 1960s. At that time, the company was a mixed farm that included cows, pigs, raspberries, Brussels sprouts, pickles and strawberries. In the early 1970s, the company stopped raising livestock. As a result, the farm became an outdoor vegetable farm. Around 1980, the Verpaalen family began to specialize in outdoor strawberry cultivation. Through refrigerated cultivation (60-day planting), cultivation, labor and risk were spread. The company planted on different dates so that strawberries could be harvested from mid-May to mid-September. In addition, own selection material and waiting bed plants were raised.

In the late 1990s, the company switched from outdoor strawberry production to greenhouse strawberry production. In 2001, Verpaalen Soft Fruit started selling tray plants. After which, in 2014, the company started growing raspberries. The company currently carries out the following activities: strawberry production, propagation and nursery of strawberry plants (from starting material to tray plant) and nursery of raspberry and blackberry plants.

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The daily management is carried out by John, Willy, Stephan and Marjolein Verpaalen. The company employs 8 permanent employees. The number of seasonal employees varies from 0 to 100.

What employees say about working at Verpaalen Soft Fruit:

For 3 years I have been working here with much love and pleasure. It is great to be part of a driven team where we work hard together to improve the quality of our plants! My work is very diverse and every day there is something new on the agenda. For me, Verpaalen is a place where you get all the freedom you need to develop yourself professionally. - Lieke Martens

After my studies, I could never really say goodbye to Verpaalen Soft Fruit. After 5 years, I still come to work every day with a smile. Over the years I have gained a lot of experience and also more and more responsibilities. I am now a cultivation expert and am responsible for growing raspberries and managing the staff, a nice challenge that never gets boring. - Bart People

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Working at Verpaalen Soft Fruit

Would you also like to work in an international team with an informal atmosphere? Do you have an affinity with plants or the agricultural sector? Then take a look at the vacancies that are currently open:

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