Our goal
Flevo Berry is an independent breeding company specialized in strawberries. We want to improve strawberry cultivation. No matter what cultivation method you use, we believe it all starts with a variety that fits perfectly with your way of growing strawberries.
We develop strong varieties which are low on input. We look for varieties that use less fertilizers, can be grown without (chemical) pesticides, are easy to maintain and pick. Still with an excellent yield and without compromising on taste and flavour. To state it bold: we breed better strawberries.
We are a relatively young company. The breeding program of Flevo Berry started in 1999 at Flevoplant and evolved over time. What started with a growing discontent about quality and lack of varietal innovation, soon became an effort to enable all year round strawberry cultivation. This is one of the reasons why we are one of the leading breeders of everbearers in Europe.
With introduction of new (stronger) varieties, like Favori and Sonsation, we changed our efforts. We banned chemical pesticides in our breeding program. Today only the strongest varieties will survive and will make it to the selection process. This allows us to introduce new varieties supporting (a more) sustainable cultivation of strawberries. Since 2019 enabling sustainable strawberry cultivation is one of the main drivers of our company.

Meet the team
At Flevo Berry we all have passion for growing strawberries. We continuously look for people with a similar passion and a background in breeding and cultivation. Interested in joining our team, feel free to contact us at info@flevoberry.nl.
Marcel Suiker
Breeder
marcelsuiker@flevoberry.nl
+31 (6) 53415668
Jan van Anken
Commercial Director
janvananken@flevoberry.nl
+31 (0) 6 13180184
Jan Robben
Agronomist
janrobben@flevoberry.nl
+31 (0) 651246157
Manon Colenbrander
Assistant-Breeder
manoncolenbrander@flevoberry.nl
+31 (0) 6 81450708
Marina Hulscher-Horst
Assistant-Researcher
marinahulscher-horst@flevoberry.nl
+31 (0) 6 48845067
Marc Schreurs
Assistant-Breeder
marcschreurs@flevoberry.nl
+31 (0) 615406478
Maaike Maerman
Cultivation Manager
maaikemaerman@flevoberry.nl
+31 (6) 20078072
Rutger Dijsselhof
Cultivation Specialist
rutgerdijsselhof@flevoberry.nl
Aleksandra Sulkowska
Grower/Field Worker
Thijs Tromp Meesters
Maintenance & Cultivation Specialist
thijstrompmeesters@flevoberry.nl
Annemieke Verhagen
Grower/Specialist Pollination & Crossing
Iryna Kravchenko
Grower/Field Worker
Charlotte van Unen
Finance & Control (interim)
charlottevanunen@flevoberry.nl
Contact
Looking for a new variety or a nursery? Please check the varieties and/or partners section first. If you can’t find the information you need or you have a good idea you want to share with us. Feel free to contact us.