History
1884
Purchase of the Eykensmill by Honoré De Vos. This mill was built in 1846. In 1890 the mill was already expanded with a steam machine
1919
After the war, the son, Raymond De Vos, joins the company. The activities were grinding of grains, commerce in fertilizer, flax and more
1929
The mill is demolished
1949
Adhémar Braet marries to Marie-Josephe De Vos, daughter of Raymond. Adhémar is the youngest in a farming family and had already founded a commerce in fertilizer, cereal, seeds and more. By this marriage, Braet - De Vos was established. The activities were expanded to peas and later also grains. From a very early start there was export to the Netherlands and later also to Germany
1974
Jan Braet, the son of Adhémar, joins the company. The activities are becoming more and more global, especially France
1980
Acquisition of grain firm Luteijn BV from Sint-Kruis, the Netherlands
1991
Acquisition of Buyze BV from Sint-Kruis, the Netherlands
2004
Wouter Braet, son of Jan Braet, joins the company. This is already the 5th generation
2004
Acquisition of Alimex Europe BV from Halsteren, the Netherlands
2014
Building of a modern storage warehouse with loading dock