Seasun Energie BV

Seasun Energie BV, commonly known as Seasun, is a Dutch family horticulture business that grows, packs and supplies tomatoes and peppers. According to its official website, the company was founded in 1941 by Cees Gresnigt in Vleuten, Utrecht, and was taken over in 1975 by his sons Wim and Jan. The business later had to make way for new construction and moved in 2000 to Kapelle in the province of Zeeland, where it operates a large greenhouse complex. The company describes itself as a true family business and covers the chain from cultivation to retail. Its product range includes various varieties of tomatoes and peppers, as well as snack tomatoes. At its Kapelle site, 63 hectares are built up with greenhouses, of which 13 hectares have been lit since October 2016, allowing year-round tomato cultivation. Seasun also specialises in packing its products in a fully conditioned packing hall, where goods are packed according to the varied requirements of customers. Seasun presents itself as a grower and supplier rather than a consumer-facing brand, serving retail and trade customers with fresh produce. The company also recruits staff, advertising vacancies such as HR employee and maintenance technician for weekends, and states that it is certified according to Q-S (QS) standards. Its official web presence is seasun.info, and it is registered as a Dutch company. The Wikidata entry identifies Seasun Energie BV as a Netherlands-based company, though the official site focuses on its horticultural operations under the Seasun name.

Seasun Energie BV, trading as Seasun, traces its origins to 1941, when Cees Gresnigt founded the business in Vleuten, in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It began as a family horticulture operation and remained in family hands. In 1975, the company was taken over by Cees Gresnigt's sons, Wim and Jan. Over time, the original location in Vleuten could no longer accommodate the business: according to the company's own account, it had to make way for new construction. In 2000, Seasun relocated to Kapelle in Zeeland, a province in the south-west of the Netherlands known for greenhouse horticulture. At the Kapelle site, the company developed a large greenhouse complex covering 63 hectares. A significant operational step came in October 2016, when 13 hectares of the Kapelle greenhouses were equipped with lighting. This investment allowed Seasun to grow tomatoes throughout the year rather than only in the natural growing season. Alongside cultivation, the company built a fully conditioned packing hall, enabling it to pack tomatoes and peppers according to customer specifications and to position itself as a supplier from cultivation through to retail. Seasun grows several types of tomatoes and peppers, including snack tomatoes, and markets itself as a genuine family business. It also recruits staff for roles including HR employee and weekend maintenance technician, and states that it is certified to Q-S (QS) standards. The company's official website is seasun.info. A Wikidata entry lists Seasun Energie BV as a Netherlands-based company, although the public-facing information on the official site centres on the Seasun horticulture business.

• 2016

  13 hectares of greenhouses lit from October, enabling year-round tomato cultivation.

• 2000

  Moved to Kapelle in Zeeland, where 63 hectares of greenhouses were built.

• 1975

  Taken over by Cees Gresnigt's sons Wim and Jan.

• 1941

  Founded by Cees Gresnigt in Vleuten, Utrecht, Netherlands.

Family-run Dutch grower and packer of tomatoes and peppers, supplying from cultivation to retail.

• Tomatoes

• Peppers

• Snack tomatoes

1. 1Telen van tomaten en paprika’s | Seasun B.V. | Kapelleseasun.info
2. 2Seasun Energie BV - Wikidatawikidata.org