Vishandel Guido Meersschaut

Guido Meersschaut is the fourth generation of a vishandelaarfamilie in Ghent is well known. It all started in 1846 in the inn of the grandparents of Guido Meersschaut. Pelagie, the grandmother of Guido is sold shrimp, whiting and other fish by the fishermen of Ostend wicker baskets were delivered.

What was initially a sideline grew into a full-fledged fish shop where Oscar, the grandfather of Guido, along with Oscar's sister, Louise operate the business. Oscar, however, was not all his energy into the shop and decided to create an income on the indoor fish market in front of the Counts in Ghent. Louise kept the shop open. Later, Jerome, one of the sons of Oscar and the father of Guido, together with his brother Albert with all the fish market. Since then (1920-1925) took the matter enormously, and after a few years the family had Meersschaut for seven positions on the fish market's shop Louise had meanwhile moved to another place in Ledeberg where she remained until the sixties, when The neighborhood was expropriated for the construction of the E17.

Guido and brother Hugo got just as their father at an early age in the case. Together they sold in a separate small state cod heads. They learned the tricks of the trade and commerce grew as their mentality.

Until 2007, the family, led by Guido Meersschaut, the business expanded with a restaurant and a wholesale business where quality has been written with a capital letter. Quality, such as those still to be found in stores.