Spar is the food distributor with the largest number of stores in the world: almost 16,000 stores in more than 30 different countries. Colruyt began as a family organization over 80 years ago. Today, the small company has grown into a family of companies: Colruyt Group. In 2003, Colruyt Group became a licensee of the Spar formula in Belgium. Retail Partners Colruyt Group NV is the new name of Spar Retail since the end of 2014 and unites all of Colruyt Group’s activities related to independents.