FounderDuels

Douwe Egberts vs Greggs

Side by side, from the public record each company was imported from. Where a figure is missing it is because no source we hold states it — not because it is zero.

Douwe Egberts is the older of the two, founded in 1753 — 186 years before Greggs.

Founded
1753
1939
Status
Active
Active
Headquarters
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Industry
food industry
food industry
Employees
7,579
Not recorded
Legal form
besloten vennootschap
public limited company
Listed on
Not recorded
London Stock Exchange
Parent
Sara Lee Corporation
Not recorded

Facts on both companies come from the public records named on Douwe Egberts and Greggs.