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Vogelaar vredehof

'The top fruit specialists for more than 85 years'

DELICIOUS TOP FRUIT FOR EVERY MOMENT OF THE DAY!

This sums up the vision held by Vogelaar Vredehof. That’s why we, in partnership with our customers and suppliers, strive for excellence in top fruit each and every day. Our customers and partners can rely on Vogelaar Vredehof to supply the very best quality without fail on a daily basis. 

Our core values underline the philosophy at Vogelaar Vredehof:

  • Expert:  reliable, no-nonsense and expertise. We know what we are doing and show it, without complicating matters. Excellence in our products and services, but also in how we work with our partners, for example.
  • Service-centric:  committed, flexible and valuable input. Our service-centric attitude not only focuses on customers, but also extends to the mutual relationships between our employees and cooperation with other partners in the market.
  • Energetic:  enthusiastic, driven and motivated. In what we do and what we say, in communication and in cooperation.
  • Innovative:  surprising, open-minded and inventive are words that describe innovation at Vogelaar Vredehof. In relation to marketing, products and packaging, but also when it comes to everyday problems that demand an innovative solution.
  • Leading:  confident, proactive and superior quality. 

BRANCHES

  • Krabbendijke

    The head office is located in Krabbendijke, at the heart of the major fruit growing region in the south west of the Netherlands, strategically situated between the ports of Rotterdam, Antwerp and Vlissingen.



  • Enspijk

    Vogelaar Vredehof also has branch in Enspijk, which is in the other major fruit growing in the Netherlands: the Betuwe.

  • Freigne, Frankrijk

    In 1998, Sarl Atlanpom was founded in Freigne, France. Freigne is located in one of the important fruit growing regions in France: the Loire valley. In cooperation with a group of affiliated growers, Atlanpom can produce a wide range of varieties over a long period. Atlanpom has its own cooling and grading and sorting facilities. It serves a customer base that includes supermarket chains, national wholesalers and international import companies.
 http://www.atlanpom.com/ atlanpom LA CHENELIÈRE - BP38 - 49440 FREIGNÉ - FRANCE - TÉL : ++33 (0)2 41 94 40 40 - FAX : ++33 (0)2 41 94 41 41 - e-mail : contact@atlanpom.com

  • Juromenha, Portugal

    In 1975, Jurofrutas, Lda. was acquired in Portugal with 220 hectares of land. Jurofrutas is situated in Juromenha on the Rio Guadiana close to the Spanish border. The specific climate in this region allows new apples and pears to be marketed very early in the season. Over the past years, Jurofrutas has concentrated on specialising in stone fruit production (nectarines, pavia peaches and apricots) and has invested in hail nets to protect the fruit. Furthermore, we have started organic cultivation of apples and pears and will expand this because of the suitable climate. Jurofrutas has its own sorting and packing facilities. JUROFRUTAS - Herdade Monte Branco, Juromenha-Juromenha (Nossa Senhora do Loreto) 7250-242 JUROMENHA

OUR TEAM

Vogelaar has a tight-knit team of employees. With individual areas of expertise, but united by passion and commitment. Expertise and flexibility are second nature, topped up with a healthy dose of enthusiasm and an open minded attitude. We are here to help you! Feel free to contact us: we do not have a receptionist, but our short lines will make sure you get to speak to the right person quickly.

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SUSTAINABILITY

Apples and pears are delicious gifts from Mother Nature. Vogelaar Vredehof is grateful for her generosity. We therefore make carefully considered choices in our attempts to make a positive contribution to people and the planet, or as a way of minimising our company’s impact on the environment. A few examples are:

  • Water purification
  • Solar panels (20%)
  • Brabant water
  • Minimising and reuse of packaging materials
  • Using HLV truck/trailer combinations
  • No product waste
  • Energetic Region energy pilot project
  • Sustainable relationships with independent growers and suppliers
  • Good employment practice
  • We aply the ETI code, more information is available at https://www.ethicaltrade.org/eti-base-code

Certificates

All Vogelaar Vredehof growers, both at home and abroad, are Global Gap certificated. This means they meet the standard for food safety, sustainability and quality of cultivation and supply chain. Selected growers comply with customer-specific protocols. The sorting and packing stations in Krabbendijke and Enspijk have an IFS food certificate that guarantees food safety. The logistics processes, such as transport and storage, meet the quality and food safety requirements of IFS logistics. The range of organic products is certified by SKAL Biocontrol, this foundation supervises organic production. Not only food safety is important, but also business continuity. Vogelaar Vredehof is therefore certified for the Business Continuity Management (BCM) system, which manages business continuity.

SKAL Krabbendijke  | SKAL Enspijk  | Business Continuity Management (BCM) | IFS Logistics | IFS Food

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HISTORY

Back in 1932, brothers Theodoor and Leendert Vogelaar started cultivating fruit under the name Vredehof. After the end of World War II, they started to specialise in growing top fruit and planted all their land with orchards of apples and pears. The initial contacts were made with supermarkets at the end of the 1960s. Since that time the company has continued to show steady and sustained growth. 

Over the years, the trading, packing and distribution activities of the company have expanded immensely and today Vogelaar is proud to serve customers all over the world. Vogelaar is an expert and reliable partner. Our purchasing and marketing activities have also proven to be of great added value to our customers.