Colruyt Group is a Belgian retail corporation founded in 1928 by Franz Colruyt as a family‐owned grocer in Lembeek, Belgium. Over the decades, the company has expanded from a single food store into one of Belgium’s leading retail groups, combining low‐price supermarket chains with complementary retail formats. Its core philosophy centers on cost leadership, operational efficiency and everyday value for consumers.
The group’s retail portfolio includes the Colruyt discount supermarkets, which focus on a streamlined assortment of private-label and national‐brand food products, as well as neighborhood formats such as OKay convenience stores, Bio-Planet organic markets and the DreamLand toy and leisure chain. Colruyt’s supermarket network extends throughout Belgium and into Luxembourg and northern France, serving urban and rural communities with an emphasis on quality, simplicity and affordability.
Beyond retail, Colruyt Group operates wholesale and service businesses under banners such as Solucious, which supplies foodservice and catering professionals, and Retail Partners Colruyt Group, which supports independent grocers in areas like procurement, logistics and marketing. The group has also diversified into non-food and service activities, including printing and document management through Druco, sustainable energy production via Eoly and Cruydhof, and a chain of coffee bars called Dôme Café.
Management remains in the hands of the Colruyt family, now in its third generation of stewardship, supported by a professional executive committee. The group’s headquarters in Halle, Belgium, oversees all operations while guiding digital transformation and sustainability initiatives. With a focus on renewable energy, waste reduction and local sourcing, Colruyt Group aims to balance competitive pricing with social and environmental responsibility across its European markets.
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