History in the art of coffee roasting
Knowledge in the art of roasting and blending, perfected over two hundred years, summarized in a number of key milestones. This is our legacy, our heritage. Miko’s rich history shows how innovation can form the basis for long term growth.
1801: Leonardus Michielsen sets up a coffee roasting business and starts trading in colonial merchandise
1908: Jan Michielsen sets up coffee roasting business Michielsen Koffie
1937: The company expands to the edge of the city of Turnhout (40km from Antwerp), and the name MIKO (MIchielsen KOffie) is born.
1958: Brussels World Exhibition, Miko Launches the one-cup coffee filter, an absolute innovation in the field of coffee drinking.
1972: Strategic reorientation from coffee in retail shelf space to a focus on out of home consumption in commercial companies, the catering sector and office buildings.
1974: The knowledge of plastics acquired through the development of the one-cup coffee filter being put to further use… a plastics division for all kinds of packaging is set up. Today’s Miko Pac takes shape.
1998: IPO of Miko NV’s shares on the Brussels Stock Exchange.
1999 – …: Further expansion in the coffee division (France, UK, Slovakia, Czech Republic… ) and in the plastics division (Poland)
2003: Miko is awarded the prestigious “Company of the Year” award, an initiative of E&Y, de Tijd and BNP Paribas Fortis
2005: Launch of Puro Fairtrade Coffee brand, and commencement of rainforest acquisition via the World Land Trust
2013: the coffee division continues to expand on an international scale following a number of targeted acquisitions in Scandinavia and Australia.
1801: Leonardus Michielsen sets up a coffee roasting business and starts trading in colonial merchandise
1908: Jan Michielsen sets up coffee roasting business Michielsen Koffie
1937: The company expands to the edge of the city of Turnhout (40km from Antwerp), and the name MIKO (MIchielsen KOffie) is born.
1958: Brussels World Exhibition, Miko Launches the one-cup coffee filter, an absolute innovation in the field of coffee drinking.
1972: Strategic reorientation from coffee in retail shelf space to a focus on out of home consumption in commercial companies, the catering sector and office buildings.
1974: The knowledge of plastics acquired through the development of the one-cup coffee filter being put to further use… a plastics division for all kinds of packaging is set up. Today’s Miko Pac takes shape.
1998: IPO of Miko NV’s shares on the Brussels Stock Exchange.
1999 – …: Further expansion in the coffee division (France, UK, Slovakia, Czech Republic… ) and in the plastics division (Poland)
2003: Miko is awarded the prestigious “Company of the Year” award, an initiative of E&Y, de Tijd and BNP Paribas Fortis
2005: Launch of Puro Fairtrade Coffee brand, and commencement of rainforest acquisition via the World Land Trust
2013: the coffee division continues to expand on an international scale following a number of targeted acquisitions in Scandinavia and Australia.
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