1962

It all started with 32 potato farmers around a kitchen table. In Hoog Keppel, Aviko started producing chilled fries, quickly followed by the first frozen products.

1967

Relocation to Steenderen, where an old stone factory offered more space to accommodate our growing ambition. Aviko also went over the border looking for opportunities to produce new potato products.

1973

Aviko took its first steps outside the Netherlands and started, for example, the production of rösti in Switzerland.

1980s

Years of growth followed and Aviko acquired an increasingly strong foothold within Europe, with the German and French markets leading the way. The Berlin wall fell and Aviko quickly became the market leader in Eastern Europe, thanks to the construction of a plant in Poland.

1990s

Aviko was expanding, now outside Europe too, and becoming a world player serving high-quality potato products in more and more countries.

2008

Aviko acquired the Belgian Eurofreez in Proven, where they made potato puree and potato gratin.

2009

Aviko joined forces with the Spanish Eurofrits, supplementing our range with appetizers.

2014

Thanks to the takeover of the Chinese fries producer Hongyuan Louis, Aviko took further steps outside Europe.

2020

In Steenderen, the new cold store opened with BREEAM certification, and was awarded as the world's most sustainable cold store.

2022

In Poperinge in Belgian West Flanders, the most modern production site in Europe for frozen fries and potato flakes opened.