Rijk Zwaan is a Dutch family-owned vegetable breeding company, with its head office located in De Lier. It is the number 4 company in the global vegetable seed market with a market share of 9%. Rijk Zwaan develops vegetable varieties and sells the seeds produced from them. It combines the huge genetic diversity that nature has to offer with continuous investment in R&D (approx. 30% of the annual turnover). This results in plant varieties with ever-better combinations of desired traits. Rijk Zwaan has more than 1,200 varieties in its assortment, across more than 25 different vegetable crops. Rijk Zwaan seeds are sold in more than 100 different countries through 30 locally operating sales subsidiaries and numerous distributors. To align its products perfectly with market requirements, the company maintains close contact not only with growers but also with the rest of the vegetable chain. Rijk Zwaan strives for win-win situations and long-term partnerships. Rijk Zwaan employs around 3,300 people and they are the company’s most important asset. The company culture is centred on involvement, team work and loyalty. As a result, Rijk Zwaan’s employees are highly motivated to provide all customers with top-quality seeds and a high level of service.