Circular economy at our factory in Burkina Faso

Cracking cashews and drying mangos produces a lot of organic waste. This waste is valuable. That's why we have fully integrated it into our factory's cycle.
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Cracking cashews and drying mangos produces a lot of organic waste. This waste is valuable. That's why we have fully integrated it into our factory's cycle.
How would a farmer react if a customer told them they wanted to pay more for their products from now on? They wouldn't believe it. Such a thing never occurs. The story of the Turkish producers who supply us with their figs is a case in point.
These days, you'll find quinoa in just about every supermarket, in takeaway salad bowls and in restaurants. But it wasn't that long ago that two pioneers had to fight to ensure that this pseudo-grain was even available here at all.
In 2022, date production in Tunisia went through a major crisis. The reasons were complex, ranging from climate change to panicked farmers using pesticides. But there is a happy ending for nature.
Wine that's sold in bag-in-box packaging is often viewed as inferior – unfairly so! We've added quality wines from two Swiss producers to our range, all packaged as boxed wine, which offers several advantages.
Our Dutch wholesale subsidiary is sitting on 175 tonnes of dried mangos. This alone should be reason enough to worry. But on top of that, the new mango season has already begun and production in Burkina Faso is powering up.
Premium Greek olive oil and special olive-based products: new in our shop supplied by Rolf Roost and Sonja Roost-Weideli. After more than 25 years of selling directly to customers, they have now entrusted us with their remarkable business.
If you want to buy honey produced in Switzerland or Germany, you'll find it at farm shops or delis. But you're unlikely to find it at the supermarket and gebana doesn't carry it either. The reason is simple: local beekeepers don't produce enough to meet the current demand.
Our Brazil nuts come from Coopavam in Brazil. The cooperative provides an income to more than 300 families in the heart of the rainforest. Co-founder Luzirene Coelho Lustosa explains how she helped make the small-scale project a success and thereby protect the forest in a country where deforestation and huge monocultures are everywhere.
In coffee production, the soil, location and climate of the regions in which our coffee is grown determine its taste. But what happens to the coffee immediately after harvesting plays an equally important role when it comes to aroma. And this is where the honey processing method stands out.