The history of Wenneker goes back to as early as 16 February 1693. That was the time when Hendrick Steeman was granted a license to erect two brandy Distilling-kettles. It was the very beginning of the distillery which centuries later - in 1812 ¨C came into the possession of Joannes Wenneker.
It was his great-grandson Franciscus Wenneker, nicknamed Fokke, who due to a lack of successors sold the company in 1903 to a Malter from Schiedam; Johannes Cornelis van der Tuijn.

That was the first Van der Tuijn generation to take control of Wenneker Distilleries. Today, the fourth generation has been active in the organisation and managing Wenneker Distilleries for years. In the meantime, the distillery has become nationally and internationally renowned for its high-quality range of Genevers.
As volume grew steadily and exports increased, Wenneker outgrew its premises in Schiedam. However expansion at that location was not allowed, so the decision was made to move. Roosendaal was chosen from a logistical point of view, as it is located midway between the ports of Rotterdam and Antwerp. And so, in 1967, Wenneker moved into the former KvW tobacco factory in the Badhuisstraat.

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