A piece of history
The origins of our company lie in Amstenrade, where J. Schils started the business in 1925. At that time our activities mainly consisted of milling and mixing raw materials for local bakers and farmers.
The first successful experiments with milk replacers for calves were completed at the end of the 1950s. We soon started expanding rapidly through exports and by setting up branches in Italy, Belgium and Germany. We entered the calf wholesale business in 1970 and were soon expanding our own fattening farms.
A major milestone in our history was the opening of our fully automated new factory in Sittard in 1980. Our head office was also located there. The factory is at the very heart of the company. We also have branches in Italy, Germany, France and Belgium.
VanDrie and Schils came to an agreement about the takeover in May 2004. The takeover was finalised by the end of december 2004.
