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Wijnants-Groenendaels Steam Syrup Factory

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    Location: Borgloon, Tongeren, South Limburg, Flanders, Belgium

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    July 18, 2024

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    1879
    The story of the steam syrup factory began in 1879. That year, the Wynants family bought land on Stationsstraat in Borgloon, where the syrup factory was established. In those …
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    February 14, 2025

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    At the end of the 19th century, the industrial processing of fruit into syrup or molasses experienced an explosive development in Borgloon, which is why the city is also called 'the cradle of syrup'. Between 1830 and 1940, the current merged municipality of Borgloon had 120 artisanal 'little syrup distilleries'.

    In 1878, Guillaume Wijnants, the son of a fruit merchant, bought land in the Stationsstraat to build his first syrup factory in 1879-1880. In addition to Guillaume Wijnants' factory, a second factory was probably built in 1879 along the Neerlinter-Tongeren fruit railway line, the Wijnants-Groenendaels syrup distillery.
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    February 14, 2025

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    In the Wijnants steam syrup factory, the so-called 'sandwich syrup' was produced, more specifically pear, apple, beetroot and mixed syrup. The production process consisted of two phases: seasonal activities and …
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