Westfalia Fruit, a leading multinational supplier of avocados and a range of fresh vegetables and fruit, is leading a unique effort in Colombia to care for a nationally protected area on its land in the Sonsón municipality, northwest of the capital Bogotá. Westfalia has several orchards and an avocado packhouse in the area, and one of its orchards, La Loma, is within the Distrito Regional de Manejo Páramo de Vida Maitamá. A landscape called páramo that unites diverse climatic and ecosystem … [Read more...] about Westfalia Fruit: helping the climate and Colombian biodiversity with a unique reforestation project
Fruits and Snacks
Vertical Integration and Assortment: VOG Sets the Standard in the Apple Category
At Fruit Logistica, the Consortium presented the developments in the reorganisation that has resulted in coordination of all production chain phases. The trend for the 2023-2024 sales campaign is encouraging VOG – Home of apples confirms its status as an apple category benchmark with reorganisation for ever-greater efficiency, product specialisation and a variety and brand assortment able to add value to the fruit and vegetable department all 12 months of the year. All these factors were … [Read more...] about Vertical Integration and Assortment: VOG Sets the Standard in the Apple Category
Westfalia Fruit celebrates 75 years of leading global avocado markets and ‘Doing Good’
Westfalia Fruit, the leading global avocado supplier, celebrates its 75th anniversary this year. Founded by the legendary philanthropist and geologist Dr Hans Merensky in 1949, Westfalia continues to stay true to its purpose of Doing Good. Ahead of his time, 75 years ago, Dr Merensky had the foresight to establish the Hans Merensky Trust to ensure that his pioneering spirit and support of local communities would be protected for future generations. From its roots in South Africa, Westfalia … [Read more...] about Westfalia Fruit celebrates 75 years of leading global avocado markets and ‘Doing Good’
