Key points for attention in the online sale of fruit and vegetables are quality and food safety. Another factor to take into consideration is packaging.

Food safety and quality critical success factors in online sales

Key points for attention in the online sale of fruit and vegetables are quality and food safety. Another factor to take into consideration is
Henri Hekman was major shareholder of the BLGG Group. In 2013 he sold the company but instead of enjoying his retirement, he founded Dutch Sprouts.

How Dutch Sprouts wants to conquer the world

Henri Hekman was major shareholder of the BLGG Group, the leading laboratory for soil analysis. In 2013 he sold the company to Eurofins. But
Account manager Martijn van Andel (JEM-id) has experienced the rapid growth in online sales achieved in the past few years by the ornamental plants sector.

‘The ornamental plant niche has grown very quickly.’

JEM-id is based in Honselersdijk and develops websites and software. Ninety-five per cent of its clients are active in the fresh produce and ornamental
The online market for fresh produce and ornamental plants is growing.

Online sale of fresh produce promising and challenging

The online market for fresh produce and ornamental plants is growing. However, while the ornamental plant sector is making giant steps forward in this
‘Tasty Tom is mentioned in the same breath as Chiquita and Zespri’

‘Tasty Tom is mentioned in the same breath as Chiquita and Zespri’

Tasty Tom has been around for twenty years, during which period this flavourful fruit has grown into a renowned brand and a standard of
'A good climate computer system is essential to prevent diseases in the crop', says tomato grower Frank van Kleef.

‘A good growing climate produces healthier plants.’

Royal Pride is one of the few companies in Holland that is allowed to display the Milieukeurmerk (Dutch quality mark), so the bar on
Manufacturers and horticultural suppliers alike have been expressing increasing interest in the development and market for plant strengtheners.

Increasing range of plant strengtheners available

Manufacturers and horticultural suppliers alike have been expressing increasing interest in the development and market for plant strengtheners. A whole series of products based
Resilient crops and robust cultivation systems are in the spotlight these days.

Plant resilience is becoming the new standard

Resilient crops and robust cultivation systems are in the spotlight these days. We want plants that are tough enough to withstand disease from mere
Waiting for the horticulture robot

Waiting for the horticulture robot

Robots appear to be the best solution to combat the rising cost of labour. After all, they can work 24 hours a day, without
Mobilising all efforts on the imbalance market

Mobilising all efforts on the imbalance market

Now that the rates for the return of electricity have dropped lower than ever before, growers will have to make all possible efforts to