{"id":172931,"date":"2026-02-05T19:14:23","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T18:14:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/selectcatering.nl\/history\/"},"modified":"2026-03-11T18:04:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T17:04:13","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/selectcatering.nl\/en\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;4&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; back_color=&#8221;color-lxmt&#8221; overlay_alpha=&#8221;30&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; enable_top_divider=&#8221;default&#8221; top_divider_inv=&#8221;step_1_2&#8243; shape_top_invert=&#8221;yes&#8221; shape_top_h_use_pixel=&#8221;true&#8221; shape_top_height_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shape_top_color=&#8221;color-gyho&#8221; shape_top_opacity=&#8221;100&#8243; shape_top_index=&#8221;0&#8243; bottom_divider=&#8221;step&#8221; changer_back_color=&#8221;yes&#8221; content_parallax=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;182341&#8243; back_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221; shape_top_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; align_horizontal=&#8221;align_center&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;933024&#8243;][vc_row_inner limit_content=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_inner column_width_use_pixel=&#8221;yes&#8221; align_horizontal=&#8221;align_center&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; css_animation=&#8221;alpha-anim&#8221; animation_speed=&#8221;1400&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;135766&#8243; column_width_pixel=&#8221;1000&#8243;][vc_empty_space empty_h=&#8221;4&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text_color=&#8221;color-105898&#8243; text_font=&#8221;font-175345&#8243; text_size=&#8221;fontsize-338686&#8243; text_weight=&#8221;400&#8243; text_height=&#8221;fontheight-179065&#8243; text_space=&#8221;fontspace-111509&#8243; css_animation=&#8221;curtain&#8221; animation_speed=&#8221;1000&#8243; animation_delay=&#8221;100&#8243; interval_animation=&#8221;100&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;115986&#8243; text_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;]Select Catering<br \/>\nin 40 years[\/vc_custom_heading][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner limit_content=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_inner column_width_use_pixel=&#8221;yes&#8221; align_horizontal=&#8221;align_center&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; css_animation=&#8221;alpha-anim&#8221; animation_speed=&#8221;1400&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;135766&#8243; column_width_pixel=&#8221;1000&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=&#8221;80&#8243; align_horizontal=&#8221;align_center&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;336712&#8243;][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;191593&#8243;]From a cocktail party team to a leading full-service caterer.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space empty_h=&#8221;4&#8243;][vc_row_inner row_inner_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;926565&#8243;][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; parallax_intensity=&#8221;2&#8243; width=&#8221;5\/12&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;866243&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text_color=&#8221;color-rgdb&#8221; heading_semantic=&#8221;h3&#8243; text_font=&#8221;font-175345&#8243; text_size=&#8221;custom&#8221; text_weight=&#8221;300&#8243; text_height=&#8221;fontheight-179065&#8243; text_space=&#8221;fontspace-781688&#8243; sub_lead=&#8221;small&#8221; sub_reduced=&#8221;yes&#8221; foreword=&#8221;yes&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;232365&#8243; text_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221; heading_custom_size=&#8221;40&#8243; subheading=&#8221;1986&#8243;]Select Catering[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;689102&#8243;]What began as Cocktail Party Team, founded by Tom Jongen in 1986, evolved into Select Catering. We managed events for clients such as Endemol and Delta Lloyd for many years, until the name no longer reflected the scope of our services and Select Catering was established as a full-service caterer.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; parallax_intensity=&#8221;3&#8243; width=&#8221;6\/12&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;260389&#8243; el_class=&#8221;jaarcol&#8221;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;172934&#8243; media_width_percent=&#8221;29&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;846864&#8243; el_class=&#8221;jaar1&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;172940&#8243; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; media_ratio=&#8221;three-two&#8221; shape=&#8221;img-round&#8221; radius=&#8221;lg&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;206027&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/12&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space empty_h=&#8221;4&#8243;][vc_row_inner row_inner_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;214181&#8243;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/12&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;5\/12&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;415089&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;172944&#8243; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; media_ratio=&#8221;four-five&#8221; shape=&#8221;img-round&#8221; radius=&#8221;lg&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;172351&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;5\/12&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;163533&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text_color=&#8221;color-rgdb&#8221; heading_semantic=&#8221;h3&#8243; text_font=&#8221;font-175345&#8243; text_size=&#8221;custom&#8221; text_weight=&#8221;300&#8243; text_height=&#8221;fontheight-179065&#8243; text_space=&#8221;fontspace-781688&#8243; sub_lead=&#8221;small&#8221; sub_reduced=&#8221;yes&#8221; foreword=&#8221;yes&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;255665&#8243; text_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221; heading_custom_size=&#8221;40&#8243; subheading=&#8221;1990&#8243;]Spirit Hospitality Services[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;171719&#8243;]In 1990, Spirit Hospitality Services was founded to support the growth of Select Catering. Spirit now employs more than 675 professionals and serves as a partner for hospitality, quality, and a professional image for a wide range of companies.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space empty_h=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_button button_color=&#8221;color-105898&#8243; size=&#8221;link&#8221; btn_link_underline=&#8221;btn-underline-in&#8221; icon_position=&#8221;right&#8221; display=&#8221;inline&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fspirithospitalityservices.nl|title:www.spirithospitalityservices.nl|target:_blank|&#8221; button_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221; icon=&#8221;fa fa-arrow-right2&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;644615&#8243;]www.spirithospitalityservices.nl[\/vc_button][vc_empty_space][vc_single_image media=&#8221;172935&#8243; media_width_percent=&#8221;40&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;384484&#8243; el_class=&#8221;jaar2&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space empty_h=&#8221;4&#8243;][vc_row_inner row_inner_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;206167&#8243;][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; parallax_intensity=&#8221;2&#8243; width=&#8221;5\/12&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;136962&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text_color=&#8221;color-rgdb&#8221; heading_semantic=&#8221;h3&#8243; text_font=&#8221;font-175345&#8243; text_size=&#8221;custom&#8221; text_weight=&#8221;300&#8243; text_height=&#8221;fontheight-179065&#8243; text_space=&#8221;fontspace-781688&#8243; sub_lead=&#8221;small&#8221; sub_reduced=&#8221;yes&#8221; foreword=&#8221;yes&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;106891&#8243; text_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221; heading_custom_size=&#8221;40&#8243; subheading=&#8221;2012&#8243;]Summum Lounge[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;613347&#8243;]In 2012, the Summum Lounge opened at the Private Jet Center at Schiphol, a collaboration between Select Catering, Spirit Hospitality, and restaurant De Bokkedoorns. An exclusive meeting and event location where hospitality and anonymity are paramount. [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; parallax_intensity=&#8221;3&#8243; width=&#8221;6\/12&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;147163&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;172936&#8243; media_width_percent=&#8221;32&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;467023&#8243; el_class=&#8221;jaar1&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;172986&#8243; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; media_ratio=&#8221;five-four&#8221; shape=&#8221;img-round&#8221; radius=&#8221;lg&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;668197&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/12&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space empty_h=&#8221;4&#8243;][vc_row_inner row_inner_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;224041&#8243;][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; parallax_intensity=&#8221;3&#8243; width=&#8221;2\/12&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;130186&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;172995&#8243; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; media_ratio=&#8221;four-five&#8221; shape=&#8221;img-round&#8221; radius=&#8221;lg&#8221; mobile_visibility=&#8221;yes&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;996310&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; parallax_intensity=&#8221;2&#8243; width=&#8221;5\/12&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;121011&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;172994&#8243; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; media_ratio=&#8221;one-one&#8221; shape=&#8221;img-round&#8221; radius=&#8221;std&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;695654&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;5\/12&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;113390&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;172936&#8243; media_width_percent=&#8221;35&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;607326&#8243; el_class=&#8221;jaar2&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text_color=&#8221;color-rgdb&#8221; heading_semantic=&#8221;h3&#8243; text_font=&#8221;font-175345&#8243; text_size=&#8221;custom&#8221; text_weight=&#8221;300&#8243; text_height=&#8221;fontheight-179065&#8243; text_space=&#8221;fontspace-781688&#8243; sub_lead=&#8221;small&#8221; sub_reduced=&#8221;yes&#8221; foreword=&#8221;yes&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;102810&#8243; text_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221; heading_custom_size=&#8221;40&#8243; subheading=&#8221;2012&#8243;]Eye Filmmuseum[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;141891&#8243;]Since the opening of the Eye Filmmuseum in 2012, we have served as the exclusive caterer, providing culinary services for a wide range of events, from meetings and conferences to dinners, with dedication and craftsmanship.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space empty_h=&#8221;4&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space empty_h=&#8221;4&#8243;][vc_row_inner row_inner_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;761051&#8243;][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; parallax_intensity=&#8221;2&#8243; width=&#8221;5\/12&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;153094&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text_color=&#8221;color-rgdb&#8221; heading_semantic=&#8221;h3&#8243; text_font=&#8221;font-175345&#8243; text_size=&#8221;custom&#8221; text_weight=&#8221;300&#8243; text_height=&#8221;fontheight-179065&#8243; text_space=&#8221;fontspace-781688&#8243; sub_lead=&#8221;small&#8221; sub_reduced=&#8221;yes&#8221; foreword=&#8221;yes&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;366816&#8243; text_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221; heading_custom_size=&#8221;40&#8243; subheading=&#8221;2020&#8243;]H\u2019ART Museum[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;151337&#8243;]Since February 1, 2020, Charles Hollenkamp (known for Dauphine, Caf\u00e9 Restaurant Amsterdam, and de Plantage) and Select Catering have joined forces to collaborate on the hospitality and catering activities within the museum.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; parallax_intensity=&#8221;3&#8243; width=&#8221;6\/12&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;134833&#8243; el_class=&#8221;jaarcol&#8221;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;172937&#8243; media_width_percent=&#8221;32&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;842084&#8243; el_class=&#8221;jaar1&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;173000&#8243; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; media_ratio=&#8221;three-two&#8221; shape=&#8221;img-round&#8221; radius=&#8221;lg&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;416599&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/12&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space empty_h=&#8221;4&#8243;][vc_row_inner row_inner_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;968986&#8243;][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; parallax_intensity=&#8221;1&#8243; width=&#8221;2\/12&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;196115&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;173006&#8243; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; media_ratio=&#8221;two-three&#8221; shape=&#8221;img-round&#8221; radius=&#8221;std&#8221; mobile_visibility=&#8221;yes&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;192947&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;5\/12&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;118706&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;173009&#8243; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; media_ratio=&#8221;one-one&#8221; shape=&#8221;img-round&#8221; radius=&#8221;lg&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;435796&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;5\/12&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;254644&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;172938&#8243; media_width_percent=&#8221;40&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;935931&#8243; el_class=&#8221;jaar2&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text_color=&#8221;color-rgdb&#8221; heading_semantic=&#8221;h3&#8243; text_font=&#8221;font-175345&#8243; text_size=&#8221;custom&#8221; text_weight=&#8221;300&#8243; text_height=&#8221;fontheight-179065&#8243; text_space=&#8221;fontspace-781688&#8243; sub_lead=&#8221;small&#8221; sub_reduced=&#8221;yes&#8221; foreword=&#8221;yes&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;204531&#8243; text_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221; heading_custom_size=&#8221;40&#8243; subheading=&#8221;2024&#8243;]Louwman Museum[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;920938&#8243;]Since January 1, 2024, we have been proud to operate as the exclusive caterer at the Louwman Museum in The Hague. Under the name Select Grand Caf\u00e9, we provide everything from daily hospitality services to luxury dinners.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space empty_h=&#8221;4&#8243;][vc_row_inner row_inner_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;107045&#8243;][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;5\/12&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;117639&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text_color=&#8221;color-rgdb&#8221; heading_semantic=&#8221;h3&#8243; text_font=&#8221;font-175345&#8243; text_size=&#8221;custom&#8221; text_weight=&#8221;300&#8243; text_height=&#8221;fontheight-179065&#8243; text_space=&#8221;fontspace-781688&#8243; sub_lead=&#8221;small&#8221; sub_reduced=&#8221;yes&#8221; foreword=&#8221;yes&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;507725&#8243; text_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221; heading_custom_size=&#8221;40&#8243; subheading=&#8221;2026&#8243;]40 Years of Select Catering[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;528027&#8243;]In 2026, we will proudly celebrate our 40th anniversary. We look forward to the next 40 years![\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;6\/12&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;176531&#8243; el_class=&#8221;jaarcol&#8221;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;172939&#8243; media_width_percent=&#8221;32&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;121417&#8243; el_class=&#8221;jaar1&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;173194&#8243; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; media_ratio=&#8221;four-three&#8221; shape=&#8221;img-round&#8221; radius=&#8221;lg&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;175912&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/12&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space empty_h=&#8221;5&#8243;][vc_empty_space empty_h=&#8221;2&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;4&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; back_color=&#8221;color-lxmt&#8221; overlay_alpha=&#8221;30&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; enable_top_divider=&#8221;default&#8221; top_divider_inv=&#8221;step_1_2&#8243; shape_top_invert=&#8221;yes&#8221; shape_top_h_use_pixel=&#8221;true&#8221; shape_top_height_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shape_top_color=&#8221;color-gyho&#8221; shape_top_opacity=&#8221;100&#8243; shape_top_index=&#8221;0&#8243; [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":172527,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-172931","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>History - Select Catering<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"What began as Cocktail Party Team, founded by Tom Jongen in 1986, evolved into Select Catering.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/selectcatering.nl\/en\/history\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"History - Select Catering\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"What began as Cocktail Party Team, founded by Tom Jongen in 1986, evolved into Select Catering.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/selectcatering.nl\/en\/history\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Select Catering\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-03-11T17:04:13+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/selectcatering.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/spirit-1.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"828\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1102\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"5 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/selectcatering.nl\\\/en\\\/history\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/selectcatering.nl\\\/en\\\/history\\\/\",\"name\":\"History - Select Catering\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/selectcatering.nl\\\/en\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/selectcatering.nl\\\/en\\\/history\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/selectcatering.nl\\\/en\\\/history\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/selectcatering.nl\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/02\\\/spirit-1.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-02-05T18:14:23+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-03-11T17:04:13+00:00\",\"description\":\"What began as Cocktail Party Team, founded by Tom Jongen in 1986, evolved into Select Catering.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/selectcatering.nl\\\/en\\\/history\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/selectcatering.nl\\\/en\\\/history\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/selectcatering.nl\\\/en\\\/history\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/selectcatering.nl\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/02\\\/spirit-1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/selectcatering.nl\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/02\\\/spirit-1.jpg\",\"width\":828,\"height\":1102},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/selectcatering.nl\\\/en\\\/history\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/selectcatering.nl\\\/en\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"History\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/selectcatering.nl\\\/en\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/selectcatering.nl\\\/en\\\/\",\"name\":\"Select Catering\",\"description\":\"Van luxe catering tot de totale organisatie van uw evenement\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/selectcatering.nl\\\/en\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"History - Select Catering","description":"What began as Cocktail Party Team, founded by Tom Jongen in 1986, evolved into Select Catering.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/selectcatering.nl\/en\/history\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"History - Select Catering","og_description":"What began as Cocktail Party Team, founded by Tom Jongen in 1986, evolved into Select Catering.","og_url":"https:\/\/selectcatering.nl\/en\/history\/","og_site_name":"Select Catering","article_modified_time":"2026-03-11T17:04:13+00:00","og_image":[{"width":828,"height":1102,"url":"https:\/\/selectcatering.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/spirit-1.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"5 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/selectcatering.nl\/en\/history\/","url":"https:\/\/selectcatering.nl\/en\/history\/","name":"History - Select Catering","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/selectcatering.nl\/en\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/selectcatering.nl\/en\/history\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/selectcatering.nl\/en\/history\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/selectcatering.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/spirit-1.jpg","datePublished":"2026-02-05T18:14:23+00:00","dateModified":"2026-03-11T17:04:13+00:00","description":"What began as Cocktail Party Team, founded by Tom Jongen in 1986, evolved into Select Catering.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/selectcatering.nl\/en\/history\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/selectcatering.nl\/en\/history\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/selectcatering.nl\/en\/history\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/selectcatering.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/spirit-1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/selectcatering.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/spirit-1.jpg","width":828,"height":1102},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/selectcatering.nl\/en\/history\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/selectcatering.nl\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"History"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/selectcatering.nl\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/selectcatering.nl\/en\/","name":"Select Catering","description":"Van luxe catering tot de totale organisatie van uw evenement","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/selectcatering.nl\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/selectcatering.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/172931","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/selectcatering.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/selectcatering.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/selectcatering.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/selectcatering.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=172931"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/selectcatering.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/172931\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":173198,"href":"https:\/\/selectcatering.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/172931\/revisions\/173198"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/selectcatering.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/172527"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/selectcatering.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=172931"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}