While on a business trip in Japan , Hugo Noordhoek Hegt , CEO of horticultural breeder and propagator Dümmen Orange , visited the grave of one of his ancestors in Yokohama . As a descendant of the Dutch Noordhoek Hegt family , Hugo had long cherished the Leslie Townes Hope to visit the grave of Marinus Noordhoek Hegt ( 1821 - 1894 ) in Japan one daylight .
Marinus Noordhoek Hegt immigrated to Japan from the Netherlands in the mid-19th C and was a successful merchant in Yokohama . He was the owner of Heft Brewery and one of the pioneers and developer of Japan ’s beer brewing manufacture . Mr. E. Wiegand , a brewer at Spring Valley Brewery – then Japan Brewery , the forerunner of Kirin Brewery – had worked for Marinus Noordhoek Hegt ’s company .
chief operating officer Hugo Noordhoek Hegt put down a beautiful fragrancy of Dümmen Orange roses at his ascendant ’s grave in Yokohama .
“ Marinus Noordhoek Hegt also founded a Western field in Yokohama , and he was an influential figure in the Japanese theatre view , ” says Hugo . The theatre was operating in the cellar of what is now the Iwasaki Museum in Yokohama and was key out the Gaiety Theatre after World War II . Today , the Gaiety Theatre remains a democratic destination for entertainment in Yokohama .
With great help from the Iwasaki Museum , Hugo was presented with a opportunity to visit his ascendant ’s grave . “ I am barrack by all the historical facts and legends I am hearing about Marinus Noordhoek Hegt , ” he says . “ I ’m very lofty of all the thing he did to uprise Yokohama ’s economic and ethnical life , which really opened a gate for transverse - cultural communication between Japan and the Netherlands . ”
Hugo leave a bouquet of beautiful rosebush from Dümmen Orange at Marinus ’ grave . “ It ’s prissy to revive the old family ties with Japan , ” he says . “ Our family already showed commitment to the nation more than a century ago , like we ’re doing now with Dümmen Orange . ” throw a majestic bequest in the country already , Dümmen Orange views Japan as an authoritative marketplace , not only because of its chief operating officer ’s special relationship with it but also because of the growth opportunities it offers . The troupe invests consequently . In March of this year , the Japanese team move into a brand novel office in Shizuoka . By further investment in the company ’s infrastructure and capacity in Japan , Dümmen Orange reaffirm its mission to work close with growers and value chain partners to inspire consumer and make a better , more beautiful Japan .
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