Our vegetables are subject to strict quality controls from the very beginning. The seedlings come from a selected growing company just nearby – the outstanding quality of all our plants is guaranteed. Our in-house agricultural scientists and engineers constantly check and assess the plants. Systematic quality control makes it possible to document a product's entire journey –from the seedling to the precise time of harvesting, all the way to delivery to retailers. Quality is our top priority, both before and after the harvest. In vacuum refrigeration plants, the vegetables are cooled to a core temperature of 2°C within just an hour. The two modern refrigeration plants have a capacity of up to 90 pallets per hour. Just six hours after harvest at the most, the vegetables are on their way to the consumer. That is what we mean by harvest-fresh quality. The business has been certified in accordance with the QS and GLOBALGAP guidelines since April 2004. This guarantees that the goods can be comprehensively traced, from the supermarket shelf all the way back to the field.
Enjoyment needs reliability.
The ZNU Standard for Sustainable Management helps companies to organise their business activities in a sustainable manner. In addition to the ecological, social and economic aspects, corporate management is also scrutinised for its sustainable components. Certification to the ZNU standard enables a strategic and long-term orientation of sustainability activities. This benefits not only for us, but also for all our stakeholders along the entire value chain.
GLOBALG.A.P. Integrated Farm Assurance (IFA) - is an internationally recognized standard for agricultural production. The goal is safe and sustainable agricultural production for the benefit of producers, traders and consumers around the globe. Among other things, the standard calls for greater efficiency in production. It improves business results and reduces waste of vital resources. Likewise, it calls for a general approach to agriculture that establishes best practices for future generations. GLOBALGAP is what is known as a "pre-farm gate standard." This means that the certificate covers the entire product process, from sowing and planting through all subsequent farming activities to delivery. GLOBALGAP is a business-to-business brand and therefore not directly visible to the consumer. GLOBALGAP certification is carried out by more than 100 independent and recognized certification bodies in more than 80 countries. It is open to all producers worldwide. GLOBALGAP organizes annual corporate audits for producers as well as additional unannounced inspections.
GLOBALG.A.P. + ADD-ON - The tailored solution for safe and sustainable agriculture. In response to the growing demand for even more comprehensive quality assurance of certain aspects of agricultural production and the supply chain, GLOBALG.A.P. has developed add-ons to extend your GLOBALG.A.P. certification.
GLOBALG.A.P. Nurture Module - The module is tested in combination with the GLOBALG.A.P. Integrated Farm Assurance (IFA) standard and builds on its requirements. It includes requirements such as quality management and crop protection. The verification of compliance with these requirements consists of checkpoints, all of which are assessed at major-must level and require 100% compliance.
QS - Thorough control with a system. QS helps all participating companies to establish professional self-monitoring and documentation. Combined with regular audits by neutral institutes, the system ensures that we meet all legal requirements and other important food safety criteria with certification.
GLOBALG.A.P. – GRASP - For the health, safety and well-being of workers. Good agricultural practice is not only about products, but also about people. GRASP stands for GLOBALG.A.P. Risk Assessment on Social Practice and is an optional add-on module for immediate use. It is designed to provide an assessment of social practices on a farm. It addresses specific aspects of occupational safety, health and employee social issues.
Voluntary QA inspection of labour and social conditions (FIAS) - With this module, further labour and social conditions are checked by an independent body.
Voluntary QS Sustainability Inspection (FIN) - This additional module allows sustainability activities to be checked and certified on a voluntary basis. In addition to a general part, the FIN module consists of a sustainability check to determine the status quo and the biodiversity field of action, in which the implementation of biodiversity measures is checked.
