Plant nursery Jongerius has now officially been declared bankrupt. The largely organic nursery, which played a key role within Dutch organic horticulture, suddenly announced on 31 October that it would cease operations. In the weeks that followed, uncertainty reigned for employees, growers and customers alike. Both a possible restart and bankruptcy were still on the table.
Jan Groen, chairman of sector organisation Bionext, heard the news of the bankruptcy ruling from operations director Gertjan Lekkerkerker. “He sent me a message yesterday morning saying that the bankruptcy had been declared and that a trustee would be appointed. Later that day I saw confirmation of this.”
According to Jan, the appointment of a trustee…