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Left to right: Juan Ramón Hdez., Gert-Jan Slobbe, Juan José de el Pino, Elisabeth Rittfeldt, Jacinto Godoy and Alonso Brook.
The Norwegian group Bama chooses to COAGRISAN among the best suppliers of the year.
The cooperativa de La Aldea, Gran Canaria, He was among the three finalists in the hundred of suppliers who were selected from around the world.
BAMA-Gruppen AS is the largest importer and distributor of fresh fruits and vegetables in Norway. The company has been holding for several years an event that rewards the best international supplier of the year, the implementation of five key factors for the Group.
Like this, the Canarian cooperative COAGRISAN was selected among hundreds of suppliers around the world, being one of the three finalists alongside the Karsten group of South Africa (main agricultural enterprise of the country) and the company Alara Agri Business of Turkey.
The ceremony in which was announced the winner was held in Berlin, taking advantage of the development of the Fruit Logistica 2015. Dinner, organized by the company, It brought together two hundred people that were responsible for major undertakings of the Group.
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By the cooperative COAGRISAN was attended by its Chairman, Juan José del Pino González, and the director-general, Jacinto Godoy Gonzalez, that were accompanied by the head of Fortune fruit Continental, Gert-Jan Slobbe.
In addition, they had two companions of exception, the Minister of agriculture, Livestock, Fishing and water, Juan Ramon Hernandez, and the Deputy Minister of agriculture and livestock, Alonso Brook, of the Government of the Canary Islands.
The supplier of the year from BAMA award is awarded to the company that best demonstrates excellence in five key areas: quality of product, orientation and development of market, ethical and environmental practices, as well as quality and reliability of service.
During the event there was a video He highlighted the main characteristics of each of the three finalists providers; the Group Karsten in grape production, the Alara Agri Business company in the production of cherries and the COAGRISAN cooperative in the Canarian tomato production.
The numbers overwhelm. ALARA is the largest exporter of figs in the world and one of the biggest exporters of cherries in Europe. It is destined 220 hectares to the cultivation of the cherry and boasts more of 2.000 producers and nearly a thousand workers throughout the chain.
The Karsten group is one of the largest in South Africa, only for the cultivation of grapes a 685 hectares, that employ thousands of workers and where to develop dozens of social projects: schooling and nutrition, among others.
On the other hand, They COAGRISAN account with 139 acres of high-tech, AENOR certifications, GlobalGAP, BRC, seal contract, Integrated production, increase of surface to the 'zero waste' and a production that exceeds the 20 kg/m2, obtaining 24 millions of pounds by campaign.
At last, It was expected that time executive director of BAMA Gruppen AS, Øyvind breeze, announced group Karsten as winner of the best supplier 2014.
President of COAGRISAN, Juan José de el Pino, He said that for the Union that represents have been finalist is a prize in itself. We are competing in the 'League' of the best and having got this far means that we are doing very well.
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On the other hand, the director-general of COAGRISAN, Jacinto Godoy, He explained that the Bama Group received an average of claims of its suppliers of the 2,6%, being the concerned to COAGRISAN of the 0,5%, transport delays due to bad weather.
The tomato of COAGRISAN enjoys an exceptional reputation among consumers Nordic almost twenty years, Swedish and Norwegian, mainly, tenor of the increases in sales and demand for this tomato, that you are taking place in recent years, noted Fortune fruit Continental officer, Gert-Jan Slobbe.
Having got this far is the result of professionalism, the dedication and passion of the farmers of COAGRISAN, working every day to exceed the expectations of customers. Our tomatoes demand exceeds the offer that we have. We are missing tomatoes to meet the requests of our customers, the director-general explained.
The Minister and the Deputy Minister of Agriculture of the Canary Islands, They welcomed and stressed the pride that means Canary that a company of the archipelago is considered one of the best, by the most demanding customers.
Hernandez and Arroyo were pleasantly surprised by the level in which the cooperative is located COAGRISAN, fact that had been noting for the effort they have made and continue to develop to be at the forefront.
Once again, and they are not few already, from here go our most heartfelt and affectionate congratulations to the great family of COAGRISAN.