April 2024 Hillewaert welcomed Sofindev as a strategic partner to support its strong position and ambitions in the professional coffee machine market in the Benelux. In July 2024 Espresso Service Dienst (ESD) joined forces with Hillewaert. The strategic partners continued their growth trajectory as Coffee Service Group (CSG).
Hillewaert was founded in 1997 by Kris Hillewaert, Patrick Hillewaere and their respective wives. Under the leadership of Kris Hillewaert and Patrick Hillewaere, the activities in sales and maintenance of professional coffee machines were set up.
In 1993, Peter Veerkamp founded ESD and started selling and servicing professional coffee machines. Soon after, Nico Klinkenberg also joined the company, who had gained prior experience in the coffee and service industry.
With more than 130 employees, 5 branches of which 2 in the Netherlands (Zeewolde and Purmerend) and 3 in Belgium (Knokke-Heist, Hasselt and Antwerp), and with premium brands such as Franke, Faema, Astoria and Yunio, the new CSG aspires to be and remain the leading supplier of coffee machines and service. In doing so, continuous innovation and 24h personal service are essential. In 2023 Hillewaert and ESD realized a turnover of respectively 30 million euros and 14 million euros.
