History

1900

Ceres Agrar GmbH (CAG) has its origins in the Netherlands, since 1900 milk has been produced on the family farm. The dairy farm 'De Oosterhoeve' in the north western part of the Netherlands was founded by Jacob Koopman. Later son Jacques worked on the farm also.

1988

Second and third generation, Jacques and Jack Koopman ran the family farm and founded "Melkveebedrijf J. Koopman B.V.".

1995

Limited expansion possibilities and the drive for long term growth made Jack Koopman and his wife Angeline decide to emigrate to Germany. In the northeastern part of Germany a dairy farm was acquired in Mallentin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.

1999

As part of the long term strategy, a second dairy in Germany was acquired in Reichardtswerben, Sachsen-Anhalt.

2000

A dairy in Nessa, located in Germany was added to the CAG company. Also in this year the Ceres Agrar GmbH (CAG) Holding was founded to ensure that the company structure is in line with the company’s growth. The holding company's headoffice is located in Mallentin.

2001

Further business development of the dairies results in the acquisition of another dairy in Kalkhorst, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. This dairy is close to operations in Mallentin and provides synergies with respect to the arable land.

2006

CAG expands to Russia with the acquisition of CAG Rutscheiki, northeast of Moscow, and expands outside Europe to the United States of America by acquiring CAG Cimarron Dairy, in the state of Kansas.

2007

Ceres Dairy, as part of CAG Holding, starts to process milk of their own CAG locations in the United States, per September 2007. In the same year CAG West Plains Dairy was acquired in the United States.