Totam Seeds switches to more specialty tomatoes
At the end of November last year, it was announced that the Japanese Mitsui took over 75% of the shares in Totam Seeds. This means that the Dutch tomato breeding company, which originated in 2010 from the growers association Prominent, is able to take significant steps in the market. CEO Fulvio Berton and Commercial Manager Ruud Leerdam explain what the plans are. One thing is for sure: Totam Seeds will become much more visible over the coming years.
Ruud Leerdam and Fulvio Berton
“We are a relatively small breeding company,” Ruud explains. In 2010 he was together with Wim Grootscholten and Rob van Marrewijk one of three tomato growers from Prominent starting to breed with the support of Prominent colleagues. In 2014, the growers association even became the main shareholder. “Over the past two years, we arrived at a point where we could not take any new steps without further professionalisation.”