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BIONAT

Person of contact

Fabienne BISTER
Managing Director
Phone: 32-(0)83214702
Email: fbister@bister.com

Contact details

Rue de l'Innovation, 21
5020 NAMUR
Phone: 32-(0)83214702
Fax :32-(0)83211593
Website: www.bister.be

company profile

Certification

IFS higher level - BIO for ou two manufacturing sites - KASHER for our french plant

Main references

Carrefour, Delhaize, Colruyt, Cora, Match, Intermarché…

Product range - Services / Brands / Markets

From Dijon mustard to fine mustards, BISTER has been making mustards for over 80 years. The range also includes capers, gherkins, onions, piccalilli, mayonnaise, salad dressings and pickles in large packs.

The business offers many brands specific to distribution networks.

Large retail chains: Bister and L'Etoile by Bister

Wholesalers (food service) : Bister and L'Ancre

Gourmet Food stores : Les Bistériades Gourmandes

Organic Food stores : Bioster and Bio-Gourmet

Added Value

BISTER has over 40 different mustard recipes, the most famous being the « Moutarde L'Impériale », which is well known to Belgians (15% market share). BISTER also makes Dijon mustard with or without sulphite, organic mustards and mustard with honey for different beekeepers, among others. The piccalilli is the second flagship of the company, followed by gherkins, onions and cappers in vinegar and cold sauces.

We are also active on the private label market, gourmet delicatessen, with organic retailers and on the B-to-B market.

BISTER is one of the largest European manufacturers of certified organic mustards and condiments.

Our mustards and our range of organic products are very successful as distributor brands.

Company history

MOUTARDERIE BISTER is a family run business created in 1926. It is the leading Belgian mustard producer also producing sauces and condiments. We have two production sites : one in Belgium in Achêne (Ciney, Namur - Walloon Region) and one in France in Saint Thibault (Troyes, in Champagne - Aube).