The TOP Spices brand consists of spices, spice blends, mixtures for food products, food additives and special carefully selected and top quality additives for molecular cuisine . All products are first class, packed and manufactured in the EU, in unique doypack bags, very suitable for use in the kitchen.Doypack pouches maintain the spices fresh much longer than other packaging.Also, it is particularly important to note that they do not emit scents. By offering special mixtures such as ,, Mint & Yogurt ", ,, Lemon balm & Dill" , "Cinnamon and Fenugreek" and many other spices and spice mixes we stand out by having innovative and top quality products.
1954
Stop Spices was founded by mr Viktor Van Nieuwenhove, who was born in Brakel, in a butchers’ family. As a teacher at the local butcher’s school, he was creating various blends, based on spices and aromatic herbs which he grinded and blended by himself. He distributed those products to the butchers in his region. After various researches, Mr Van Nieuwenhove developed a product which had limited the usage of harmful sulphite.
1980
Mr Willem Van Damme took over the company Stop and the distribution and sales market were not limited anymore to Brakel and its surroundings, but extended everywhere in Flanders and in a part of Wallonia. During the years he acquistted some other companies.
1990
In June 1989 Stop Spices purchased a new industrial building located at an industrial site in Dendermonde, as a scope the centralization of all the branches and offices.
2001
Stop Spices’s own R&D department has developed the TTS system for thermal treatment of herbs, spices and dried vegetables.
2004
The site has been enlarged by 1200m2 for production and warehousing.
2006
Stop Spices has obtained the BRC Certificate High Level.
2014
Stop Spices exists 60 years!
Thanks to her loyal clients, employees and suppliers the company was able to grow to a dynamic SME and be able to manage the challenges in a fast evoluating society..
Now days our own R&D department is still searching for the innovations in the spices and herbs world.
