The partnership was established in 1967 as a response to the spreading taste flattening, lack of culinary products and inadequate training of chefs and other restaurant staff.
By that time the Netherlands were not known for their culinary tradition, so the partnership of the 19 founding restaurateurs was a break with the past.
[1] At that time the "Alliance Gastronomique" stated the promotion of the culinary culture in the Netherlands as its mission.
[1] Members of Alliance Gastronomique Néerlandaise in 1967[2] Cas Spijkers, head chef De Swaen, often mentioned as one of the founders, is not mentioned in contemporary sources as founder.
[2][3] (all restaurants in the Netherlands, unless stated otherwise)[4] (Incomplete list, feel free to add)