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Alpro is a company based in Belgium that markets organic and non-organic, non-genetically modified,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Heart of the Mata )〕〔(GM Food Survey 2004 ) June 2005 Food Safety〕 soy based food and drink products.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Login )〕〔(Alpro expands UK soy milk range with chocolate flavor ) The Organic & Non-GMO Report〕 It employs about 750 people and has manufacturing plants in Belgium, France, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands.〔(Dallas News,Dean Foods Expands, Karen Robinson, June 16, 2009 )〕 ==History== Alpro was founded in 1980, as a subsidiary of the which is based in Belgium. Alpro expanded across Europe and in 2000 built a soy milk plant in Kettering, England. In 2008 Alpro launched the UK’s first “reduced calorie soya alternative to yogurt” following the introduction of its Soy Light “reduced calorie soya milk” in 2006.〔(Talking Retail, Jan 15 2008 )〕 Alpro's revenues are reported to have tripled during the period from 2000 to 2008. Beverages make up two-thirds of Alpro's revenues.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=UPDATE 2-Dean Foods to buy European soy products business )〕 In June 2009 Vandemoortele sold Alpro for an estimated US$455 million to Dean Foods,〔Alpro website press communique〕 which markets the "Silk" soy milk brand in the USA. However, in June 2013, WhiteWave, the Dean Foods subsidiary that managed Alpro, was spun-off as an independent company- listing on the New York Stock Exchange.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=WhiteWave Foods )〕 In July 2013 Dean Foods sold their remaining 19.9% stake in WhiteWave, thus ending their involvement with Alpro.〔http://www.deanfoods.com/our-company/news-room/press-release.aspx?StoryID=1841335〕 Alpro's chief executive is Bernard Deryckere.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Alpro」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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