OUR SUPPLIERS

• The dates are supplied in the highest quality and are tested according to strict guidelines and also ensure unadulterated enjoyment through compliance with externally audited food standards.
• The standard of a product that meets the quality, attractiveness and consumer satisfaction is specifically met by our supplier and also exceeded to our delight.
• Our suppliers combine their traditions with the most modern agricultural methods and equipment to ensure high quality.

DID YOU KNOW, THAT ...

• ...Deglet Nour means "finger of light"?
• ...for every 100 female palms, only two to three male palms are needed so that its pollen clusters can fertilize the female palms?
• ...date palms grow up to 20 meters high?
• ...you can use more than the fruit from a palm tree? For example, the leaves can be used to make boats or roofing, and the trunk can be used as lumber?
• ...the main season takes place between October- February?

• Example Sri Lanka: The humid climate in most of the regions in Sri Lanka is perfect to cultivate and grow tropical fruits like coconuts. Our coconut products are being manufactured from coconuts which are partially from the own plantations of our suppliers. The abundant green tropical island with beautiful beaches are surrounded by crystal-clear blue waters of the Indian ocean.
• Example Vietnam: Coconuts are mainly grown in the very fertile Delta of the Mekong. Old channels, which connect most parts of the South in a waterway system, are primarily still being used as transportation system for the goods to be transported in the cities.

DID YOU KNOW, THAT ...

• ...the year 2016, there are a total of 59 million tons of coconuts that have been harvested worldwide (organic and conventional).
• ...doormats and fillings for mattresses and headrests are being manufactured out of the fibrous coconut husks.
• ...besides the various use of the fruit, the blossom also provides an excellent product: the aromatic coconut sugar.

QUALITY · NUTRITION

• Crunchy consistency with a slightly buttery flavour
• High in monounsaturated fatty acids and rich in fibre
• Untreated or salted, for nibbling and equally suitable for spicy and sweet dishes. The macadamia has a unique buttery-nutty taste. It is suitable as a snack, for baking, cooking and for mixtures and desserts.

ONLY FOR BODE DIRECTLY FROM KENYA

• The products of our supplier in Kenya have their origin in the region around Mount Kenya, which offers optimal growing conditions.
• The excellent taste and quality of Kenyan nuts is also due to the fact that they are almost exclusively grown on small farms in mixed cultures.
• Farmers' skills are improved through regular training to guarantee the conditions for growing the best organic macadamia nut kernels today and in the future.
• Appreciative treatment of employees is a core principle of the company. Fair payment and health insurance are part of the offer.
• To emphasise social awareness, the supplier runs a tree nursery for macadamia nut trees to provide farming families with home-grown trees. Once a year, he gives these trees as gifts to farmers in need.
• The organic company was founded and developed by a German businessman in 2016. Today, the macadamia nuts are produced with the help of 500 employees to ensure the high quality of the different nut varieties, which go through a strict selection system to ensure organic export and high sustainability.
• Due to our long-standing partnership connection, we have supported and advised the supplier in the development of his project. We are the sole partner for the selection of the fine macadamia products in our range.

DID YOU KNOW THAT...

• ...the trees only bear their first fruits after seven to ten years and can produce a harvest of up to 50 kg.
• ...the macadamia nut is one of the most expensive nuts in the world and is also known as the queen of nuts. The trees make high demands on their environment and are difficult to grow.
• ...the Aborigines from the rainforests of Australia have always used the nuts as high-quality food.

OUR SUPPLIERS

• The supplier is located on the slopes of Etna (region in South Italy) and offers natural products, which are grown in untouched surroundings.
• Thanks to the climatic conditions of the country, it is possible to produce different almond types. We mainly buy the variety “Genco” and “Tuono” – the Tuono almond contains less oil and is very diverse in usage. It can be used for example for baking sweet bakery products.
• To guarantee a certified and high-quality product, the supplier regularly invests in new machines for the preparations of the almonds. With the help of innovative technologies, the production capacity can be increased and enables a fast and careful processing of the products.
• In Extremadura, Spain, there is almost no industry, so you can find one of the best air qualities in Europe. The climate here is also advantageous, as it is very cold in winter and very hot in summer, which allows very good harvests. The soils here are very good and there is enough water with more than 1500 km2 of inner coast.

DID YOU KNOW, THAT ...

• ...almonds have been already cultivated since 4000 years and are being mainly grown in the USA and in the Mediterranean region?
• ...in the Mediterranean region, the trees ripen in wine-growing regions, which have been probably introduced by the Romans?
• ...during the blossom time, the lower end of the branch shoots are being removed to reduce the amount of the bitter almonds?
• ...bitter almonds are almonds of the subspecies Prunus dulcis var. amara and is not suitable for raw consumption because of its high cyanide content?

OUR SUPPLIERS

• A cooperative, which brings together the products and capabilities of the leading dates farmers of Israel.
• Members are big cooperative farms as well as small or middle stand private producers, often family-owned companies, which have been dates growers since generations.
• The date farms begins in Eilat and the Arava-regions (the southeastern part of Israel), along the Dead Sea and the Jordan Valley until the Genezareth Sea.
• The geographical location and the climate of the region are ideal for the manufacturing of dates. In the region, dates are being cultivated since the biblical times. The ancestral Know-How in fostering the dates palm trees and the harvest of the fruits are being handed-over from generation to generation.
• Yearlong experience shows that for example the use of compost as natural fertilizer, the mulching of the complete vegetation in the dates plantation, the vitality of the ground increase and bolster the tree.
• This cooperation leads altogether to a bountiful harvest and qualities, which are incomparable.

DID YOU KNOW, THAT ...

• ...the date palm can yield up to 100kg per tree.
• ...the fruit panicle of the date palm are being harvested by hand and can weigh up to 20kg.
• ...the worldwide date harvest (all varieties) are around 7,5 million tons and the biggest producers are Egypt, Iran and Saudi Arabia (Stand 2013).
• ...the medjool dates are also called the "Queen of the Dates" because of its size and culinary advantages.