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It has cross-docking facilities for fruit and vegetable transport to France and its distribution from there to the Netherlands
That one word summarizes it," says Henk van Berkel
"It's also the start of something wonderful
The Netherlands is an important country in the Primever Group's vision
It wants to stay a fruit and vegetable groupage transport market leader in France."
"It also wants to gain a position in the international market
This Dutch branch links Northern and Central Europe," Henk explains
"Importing Dutch produce to France and the volume of overseas fruit imports from the ports of Rotterdam and Vlissingen means Primever has a connection to French fruit and vegetable export flows
That's why Primever set up this subsidiary in the Netherlands."
grown into the largest groupage carrier in France
This year it was voted that country's best transport company
That has everything to do with its huge network of 60 branches
Almost all those branches are located in production areas
allowing regional distribution and collection across the large country
"Primever chose to start small in the Netherlands
We want to grow in the coming years to meet demand and the group's vision
The Satar group's Remy Garnier and Willem Zonnevijlle of Mooy Logistics conceived that vision many years ago
The Satar family son Julien Garnier and Gérard Maleur are now realizing that vision
I'm proud to work on that," Henk concludes
Primever Holland does groupage transport of fruit and vegetables from the Netherlands to destinations throughout France
the shipments are distributed via the group's branches to their final destination
they can communicate with Primever Holland which has direct connections
via Primever's branches in France to deliver or loading drivers
For more information:Henk van BerkelPrimever HollandMob: +31 (0) 653 879 247Email: [email protected]Website: www.reseau-primever.com
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By Carl Collen2023-09-27T08:38:00+01:00
Mission Produce has announced the elevation of its direct-to-retail service in the European market with the consolidation of operations in a ripening and forward distribution centre in Poeldijk
The avocado specialist said that the move was in partnership with Europe Retail Packing (ERP)
a fresh produce packing and handling service provider
ERP’s Poeldijk facility is expected to expedite transportation and streamline logistics for Mission Produce’s avocados and mangoes
“As Mission Produce continues to bolster its position as a preferred supplier of ripe avocados and mangoes in the European market
our goal is to advance our customer service with direct-to-retail offerings to give us a competitive advantage in growing our customer base,” said Paul Frowde
managing director of Mission Produce UK and Europe
“By elevating our operational infrastructure
we aim to drive demand and deliver high-quality fruit on a larger
“Consolidating Mission’s operations in a centralised
advanced facility is expected to bring added value to our customer relationships by enhancing our reliability
and streamlining logistics,” said Sean Bagheri
“With the backbone of Mission’s global network
we are in a great position to capitalise on more opportunities in the market to bring our high-quality fruit to the end-consumer.”
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"We currently have incredibly strong demand for our Moroccan pointed peppers," says Robbert de Mie of Vegimex in Poeldijk
so all demand is focused on Moroccan produce
Demand is particularly high from Scandinavian countries."
From their office at ABC Westland in Poeldijk
he and Willem Schrage manage the distribution of Moroccan fruits and vegetables
Vegimex receives a steady supply of tomatoes
which are then distributed across the European market
Focus on pointed peppers"Our cultivation partner operates 220 hectares of greenhouses in Agadir
along with significant open-field production
but we have shifted our focus to pointed peppers
It allows us to truly stand out in the market."
"We supply red pointed peppers from Morocco year-round
A large portion goes directly to customers
we also receive fresh deliveries in Poeldijk every day," Robbert explains
we are seeing strong demand for the Prost variety—a slightly longer type that is especially popular now that the Sweet Palermo market is tight
We will also continue supplying from Morocco throughout the summer
making it a great alternative to Dutch Palermo peppers."
Vegimex packages the pointed peppers according to customer requirements
For more information:Willem Schrage / Robbert de MieVegimexABC Westland 4072685 DE PoeldijkMob: 06-41886974[email protected]www.vegimexbv.com
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Vegetables Market Place (VMP) moved to a new location
This site is in the Dutch area of Poeldijk
There is also storage space for more than 1,000 pallets
we asked ourselves how we would get the warehouse full
Now we sometimes wonder how it is empty again by the afternoon," laughs Lennart Middelburg
He runs the business along with his father
The company experienced fairly rapid growth
"The demands quite a lot from your organization
We want to continue building on this in the future," says Lennart
Greenhouse vegetables remain the company's core business
gaining an ever-increasing position in this trading company
"Considering how much citrus and melons we got from Morocco this past summer
"But we do not have to offer such a complete assortment
We only go in search of this is there is a specific inquiry from our clients."
We are switching more to supplies from Spain and Morocco
It was an unusual summer again with the accompanying weather extremes
We got a large volume of vegetables from Poland this summer
we can distinguish ourselves well on the market
cauliflower - if there is a shortage of these products in the Netherlands
there was a period where there were no Dutch cherry tomatoes to be found
We sourced it from Spain," says the trader
gets most of its fruit and vegetables on the free market
but also companies that supply hospitality establishments and caterers
These range from onions and cabbage to tomatoes and bell peppers
We do not directly supply supermarkets," explains Lennart
Exports to Scandinavia are also ever-increasing
We do not only import products from Poland
We have also started serving more clients in Poland and other Eastern European countries
This is since Marta Iwaniec joined our team
things run smoother when you speak the same language," continues Middelburg
Clarity over Brexit desired"We used to export a lot to Russia
we have successfully overcome this setback by finding new destinations
We are also growing rapidly alongside our clients," says the fruit and vegetable trader
When it comes to exports to the United Kingdom
Brexit has been hanging over the market for the last year
not overly concerned. "The Brits will keep needing fruit and vegetables
But it is crucial to get clarity now - any which way
People have had enough of this uncertainty."
has more refrigeration space to offer third parties
we desperately need these cells for our own products
we have more room available again," says Lennart
the business will make its appearance as an exhibitor for the first time at Fruit Logistica in Berlin
we take one step at a time," concludes Lennart
For more information:Lennart MiddelburgVegetables Market Place427 ABC Westland2685 DE Poeldijk, NLTel: +31 (0) 174 527 130Mob: +31 (0) 622 509 817[email protected]www.vmpbv.nl
Eporifrutas gained a Dutch purchasing and sales office
It has appointed Lennart Middelburg as the commercial manager for the new location in Poeldijk
"I've known the Brands brothers for several years
Eporifrutas' wide range of activities really appeals to me
So when they approached me about starting a purchasing and sales office in the Netherlands
I didn't have to think about it for too long
I'll also serve my own customers," says Lennart
Eporifrutas' Dutch office is in the Veleka Logistics building (ABC Westland 469
"The company already has a branch in Pamplona
Poeldijk is the second office outside Portugal
They supply the entire fruit and vegetable package to a wide range of customers
from supermarkets to the hospitality industry."
"The company grows mainly melons in Spain and Portugal
The Brands brothers have also developed a transport branch with 30 vehicles
have all the capabilities to do cross-docking and groupage transport for third parties to and from Benelux
"Supplying cruise liners is another activity that has recently expanded significantly
We use our own transport for weekly deliveries
We supply a very diverse fruit and vegetable range
from citrus to mushrooms and passion fruit to bell peppers
we want to start marketing more of the products grown in Portugal by the group
starting this sales office means a return to his hometown
"I think it's great that I'm taking this step and love having my own place again
The communication with the three brothers is very smooth
I consider taking on the complete mix of activities a great challenge and am always open to new suppliers
For more information:EporifrutasMob: +31 (0) 651 552 823Email: [email protected]www.eporifrutas.pt
It is the Dutch branch of the French premium supermarket Grand Frais
"We're the perfect mix of a small organization's personal involvement and a large company's professionalism," says Almir Dedovic
who has handled the supermarket chain's overseas imports for many years
whose stores resemble covered fresh produce markets
Fine Fruit Company occupies a 2,000 m2 building - G
van der Linden's former location - at ABC Westland in Poeldijk
and five ripening cells and three cold stores were installed
Fine Fruit Company hopes to move into a new building of its own on the same site
"We have a twofold function in the Netherlands
We import avocados in close consultation with the buying team in Lyon and Paris
And we're a cross-dock center for all Grand Frais' overseas fruit arriving at the Rotterdam port
We also provide additional services like ripening and packaging."
add other exotics to the package," explains Almir
but with their weather conditions - it rained heavily - things were hard."
and prices are finally starting to fall slightly," Almir concludes
For more information:Almir Dedovic,Fine Fruits Company340 ABC Westland2685 DD, Poeldijk, NLEmail: [email protected]. Website: www.grandfrais.com
the new ginger harvest arrived at Rida Trade in Poeldijk
China is expected to send 20 to 30 per cent less ginger this way
But I’m very satisfied with the quality of the first shipment.”
“We’re still receiving limited volumes now
but demand is good and price levels are rising every day
it’s now mainly about China,” Gerry continues
Rida Trade grows their own ginger in Shandong
but they also buy ginger to supply their European customers
the company imported as many as 700 containers from China
“Although we mainly sold to wholesaler’s markets in the first few years
we’re now supplying supermarkets more and more
The changing wholesaler’s prices result in a difficult trade
and we can agree to good programmes with supermarkets
We pack the ginger in every desired packaging at our location in Poeldijk,” Gerry concludes
Rida Trade also offers an extensive Chinese assortment
For more information:Hans van der MeulenRida TradeABC Westland 668,2685DH Poeldijk, the NetherlandsTel: +31 174 70 02 05 [email protected] www.ridatrade.nl
Fresh Flow has received its first container of Tanzanian avocados
That's at Europe Retail Packing (ERP) in the Netherlands
"We're going to receive two containers of Hass a week from Tanzania
We've partnered with Vegpro Tanzania and Fresh Flow for that
The first batch has good quality and dry matter content," says Ron Jongejan
The market should be good in the coming months," says the importer
Ron is expecting the first container of Fuerte-avocados to arrive in week ten
This new company has moved to 550 ABC Westland 550 in Poeldijk
can ripen and package the product for them
For more information:Fresh-Flow BV.550 ABC Westland2685 DG, Poeldijk, NLMob: +31 (0) 613 050 246Email: [email protected]