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ALEC International was founded by Dutchman Bart van Rijt in 2009. The setup of his own trading business is not out of the blue as his parents had a trading business in European charcuterie (e.g. Belgian patés, Spanish and Italian dry-cured hams). The products were sold in The Netherlands, Belgium and the Caribbean. Already from his childhood years on he visited business relations and trade fairs in entire Europe.
His education at institute for the meat industry (SVO) was a logical continuation. After graduating, he studied Spanish in Barcelona -Spain- and went on to complete several internships in the Spanish charcuterie industry. Upon returning to The Netherlands, he started working for the family business. With his Spanish language skills, product and culture knowledge he expanded the product portfolio to include Spanish ceramics and Mediterranean specialties (e.g. olives, olive oil, roasted bread, sauces and tapas). Bart also began facilitating exports to Latin America which quickly became his favorite holiday destination.
Three years after external take-over of the family business he resigned and went on a Sabbatical year in South America. After returning he worked one year at a Dutch trading business of food products (e.g. Chinese garlic, frozen French fries and Dutch agro like onions, cabbage, carrots, apples and pears). In 2009 the time was ripe to found ALEC International, a tribute to his passion for food, international trade and Latin America.
For more information about Bart van Rijt see his public profile at LinkedIn and for photos of countries visited see his photosite:
ALEC International was founded by Dutchman Bart van Rijt in 2009. The setup of his own trading business is not out of the blue as his parents had a trading business in European charcuterie (e.g. Belgian patés, Spanish and Italian dry-cured hams). The products were sold in The Netherlands, Belgium and the Caribbean. Already from his childhood years on he visited business relations and trade fairs in entire Europe.
His education at institute for the meat industry (SVO) was a logical continuation. After graduating, he studied Spanish in Barcelona -Spain- and went on to complete several internships in the Spanish charcuterie industry. Upon returning to The Netherlands, he started working for the family business. With his Spanish language skills, product and culture knowledge he expanded the product portfolio to include Spanish ceramics and Mediterranean specialties (e.g. olives, olive oil, roasted bread, sauces and tapas). Bart also began facilitating exports to Latin America which quickly became his favorite holiday destination.
Three years after external take-over of the family business he resigned and went on a Sabbatical year in South America. After returning he worked one year at a Dutch trading business of food products (e.g. Chinese garlic, frozen French fries and Dutch agro like onions, cabbage, carrots, apples and pears). In 2009 the time was ripe to found ALEC International, a tribute to his passion for food, international trade and Latin America.
For more information about Bart van Rijt see his public profile at LinkedIn and for photos of countries visited see his photosite:
