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Brenninkmeijer family
Dutch, German and Swiss family of manufacturers
Brenninkmeijer (German: Brenninkmeyer) is a Roman Catholic Dutch, German and Swiss family of manufacturers, which own an international chain of clothing stores.
Originally the family came from Tecklenburger Land (Westphalia) in Germany, selling linen in Friesland in the Netherlands.
Lawrence D. Brenninkmeyer, Bruce L. Sherin & James P. Spillane.
In 1840 two members of the family founded C&A company in Sneek. Their descendants discovered the potential of the stock of produced ready-made garment. Today, the family owns the Cofra Holding AG, based in Switzerland which in turn controls the C&A fashion business, a private equity company, a real estate fund and two banks.
The company focuses its efforts on real estate, sustainable energy and financial services.
History
19th century
From the end of the 18th century, several Brenninkmeyers lived in Sneek, where Herman and his son Andreas founded a company.[1] They were seasonal wandering merchants