LOGISTICS – PRODUCTS ON TIME
We provide you with the right solutions for all logistical questions and requirements with a wide range of services such as complete national and international transport, customs clearance and storage for your frozen, tempered and ambient shipments from a single source.
Our committed and competent team works together with selected international forwarding companies and shipping companies, so that your ordered products arrive at the desired destination at the agreed time.
A SMALL OVERVIEW OF OUR SERVICE OFFER
- Door-to-door deliveries worldwide by truck or container transport
- Booking of sea freight and air freight shipments
- Import and export customs clearance with assumption of all formalities
- Cold store services in port area or hinterland
- National and European truck transports of all consignment sizes
- Know-how for transport and processing of organic products
- tank truck loads
INDICATORS
Worldwide sea transport of more than 1,000 containers // European land transport with more than 100 truck transports
Capacity of more than 2,000 tons in cold storage // Fiscal customs clearance options in at least 3 European countries
WHAT PACKAGING OPTIONS DOES BÖCKER OFFER GROUP?
Conical and cylindrical drums with a net capacity of 250-256 kg
Cardboard bins with a capacity of 1005 kg net
Goodpacks with a capacity of 1500 kg net
Cardboard drums with a net capacity of 230 kg
WHICH TRANSPORT TIMES ARE REQUIRED WHEN PLANNING TRANSPORT TO BE OBSERVED WITHIN THE SUPPLY CHAINS?
The transit times from our plant in Guatemala are approx. 8-10 weeks – starting with the receipt of the order up to the delivery according to the agreed delivery conditions for destination “EUROPA”.
Port-to-port transit times from our plant in South Africa to Rotterdam/Valencia are around 5-6 weeks.
Transit times always depend on the shipping company used and the port of departure.
THE PRODUCTS CAN BE IN A (COLD) WAREHOUSE INTERMEDIATELY STORED OR BE COLLECTED?
We have agreements with different storage companies for the required storage option (standard, chilled, frozen) and this allows us to choose the storage space required for the product.
It is also possible to pick up the goods successively from the warehouse with your own haulage contractor.
WHAT LOADING OPTIONS ARE THERE IN THE INTERNATIONAL TRADE?
The world’s cheapest and most effective option is sea transport. Here we can offer the desired transport options both in the LCL (general cargo) and in the FCL (full container) area.
The dry goods (ambient) can easily be loaded into so-called DRY containers and the chilled or frozen products into REEFER containers, which we book with selected shipping companies and forwarders.
Air freight transport is often used for urgently needed or smaller quantities. Here, too, we have agreements with carriers to transport the products as requested.
European transports can be loaded both in “combined transport” (depending on availability on the desired route) and in tarpaulin or refrigerated trucks.
CAN THE GOODS BE PICKED UP DIRECTLY FROM THE ORIGIN?
In the respective countries of origin, there is always the possibility of bringing the products to the desired port, where the selected transport company takes over the goods.
WHAT POSSIBILITIES OF CUSTOMS CLEARANCE WE OFFER?
We can offer direct fiscal representation in European countries such as the Netherlands, Spain and France and deliver the transports directly to the countries on the basis of DDP Incoterms 2020.
We have agreements with warehouse keepers, where we can also take the goods to the so-called bonded warehouse and only clear them for free circulation when they are finally taken over and imported into the EU.
Issuance of a T1 document for uncomplicated and fast onward transport from the seaport.
OUR ESSENCE: QUALITY FOR OVER 50 YEARS
As a partner to the beverage and baby food industry, we have one mission: to offer our customers the best possible service.
From experience we know about the relevance of controlled manufacturing processes - from the source of raw materials to delivery. We are member in the German Fruit Juice Industry Association (VdF) and, like Antigua Processors and Nkwaleni Processors, certified by the SGF. We are also certified for the import of bio-organic products according to the EU regulation Organic Regulation No. 2018/848. As a result, this means industrial quality with the highest safety standards for a global fruit processing market. In order to meet our quality standards, we work closely with established companies from the fruit juice industry, recognized laboratories.
The Böcker Group traditionally stands for sustainable fruit processing and is committed to this with a worldwide network. For the regional strength of our customers. So that the best quality is also guaranteed in the future.
QUALITY - YOU BENEFIT FROM OUR HIGH STANDARDS:
- SGF certified trading company Böcker GmbH
- Multiple certified own production companies and production partners
- Permanent visits to the production sites in the countries of origin
- Database of quality documents and certificates of partner companies
- Standardized processes for complaints
- Long established quality processes
MEMBERSHIPS IN ASSOCIATIONS
Our company has been an active member of the most important associations in our industry for many years:
• SGF • Association of the German Fruit Juice Industry e.V
CERTIFIED QUALITY
Our high quality and food safety standards and commitment to creating a sustainable environment, enable us to work with global partners who share the same goals.
SUSTAINABLE RESPONSIBILITY
Our business at Klaus Böcker GmbH is providing high-quality fruit products. For this we depend on natural resources, a good state of the environment and the knowledge and skills of people, who farm the land and process the fruit.
As a family-run company with a long tradition, we have always focused on long-term sustainable Dealing with our business partners, employees and the environment. Through our close cooperation with farmers In the regions where our production sites are located, we offer farmers secure sales their fruits contribute to reducing food waste in the supply chain and at the same time secure the supply of raw materials for our production.
The trust of our customers is very important to us. That’s why our business practices are based on transparency, Reliability and fairness.
We want to keep our production sites and supply chains Optimize it even further to offer our customers sustainably produced fruit juices, purees and concentrates and others To be able to offer fruit products.
WE LIVE SUSTAINABILITY AS A SYMBIOSIS SOCIAL COMMITMENT AND ECOLOGICALLY RESPONSIBLE RESOURCE USE
In 2019, a sustainability department was founded in cooperation with the TU Hamburg-Harburg. The first projects have already been successfully implemented:
• Our banana puree production facility Antigua Processors/Guatemala is Sedex and Ecovadis registered
• Nkwaleni Processors in South Africa manufactures citrus juice concentrates, cells and oils. We achieved Platinum Status at the SIZA certification
CONTRIBUTION TO THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS (SDG)
As part of our business and our efforts to be more sustainable, we are already delivering a Positive contribution to achieving some UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), which we want to expand further. In other categories we want Beyond that, we continue to improve. The figures below give an overview of our contributions and ambitions.
Our positive contribution to the SDG:
Our goals for the following SDG:
Provision of fruit products for healthy food and beverages
Improving production capacity in the agricultural sector in developing countries
Secured income opportunities in developing and emerging countries
Fruit purees and juices are minimally processed and therefore contain many vitamins and minerals.
This makes them a good building block for a healthy and varied diet.
We offer farmers secure sales, even for those fruits that do not meet the quality requirements of the fresh fruit trade. In this way, we reduce the amount of food waste and increase the productivity of agricultural land without using additional fertilizers or land.
Income in rural areas
Decent working conditions
Education and training
At our production sites, we offer people in rural areas an opportunity to earn an income. Thanks to our high standards, modern equipment and health care, we offer people good working conditions and ensure their qualifications through training and further education programs.
Reduce environmental pollution (air, water, soil)
Reducing food waste
More efficient use of water and energy
Our production is comparatively low-emission and does not generate any hazardous waste. Nevertheless, water, consumables and energy are used for operation, packaging and transportation and organic waste is generated. We are currently in the process of planning and installing a more modern waste water treatment plant at Antigua Processors. Furthermore, in the next few years we want to increasingly switch to renewable energies at all production sites and also reduce our waste by using more valuable materials from it.
Increased use of renewable energies
Reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and energy consumption in production
Reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in the supply chain
In the coming years, we want to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions caused by our production sites. To achieve this, we want to obtain more of our energy from renewable sources or generate it ourselves. Initial plans have been made.
Supporting sustainable land use
Preserving soil fertility
Cooperation with farmers to reduce the use of hazardous pesticides
Land use with fruit trees is generally gentler on the soil and biodiversity than agricultural land with annual crops such as maize or cereals. Nevertheless, fertilizers and pesticides are also used in fruit cultivation. Together with our suppliers, we are trying to keep their use to a minimum and gradually switch to organic or less harmful products. However, this is a lengthy process and is not entirely in our hands. Many of our fruit suppliers are already taking care of this and are, for example, Rainforest Alliance, Global G.A.P. – FSA, Sustainably Grown, SIZA or certified in accordance with the EU Organic Regulation.
Development of personnel capacities in developing countries
Cooperation with local stakeholders at the production sites
Global partnerships for the development and joint use of innovative processes and technologies
Our production sites are located in rural areas. In South Africa, we work with farms that are managed by local farmers. Here, we want to intensify our cooperation through a planned training program and enable more people to gain further qualifications.
In Guatemala, we offer jobs and training positions for the local population and, in particular, offer many women the opportunity to earn their own income.
We are in constant contact with universities and industrial partners in order to develop new processes for even more efficient and careful use of the raw materials we use.
MEASURES AT THE BÖCKER GROUP AND SUSTAINABILITY REPORT
In 2019, we started evaluating key sustainability metrics at our banana puree and concentrate production site to collect and report on in Guatemala. We continue this commitment and extend it to ours as well Production site in South Africa.
CERTIFICATE FOR ANTIGUA PROCESSORS
In June 2022, the Guatemala site successfully passed the SMETA 4-pillar audit (Sedex Members Ethical Trade Audit). Our citrus fruit processing plant in South Africa has been certified according to the South African SIZA standard for several years (Sustainability Initiative of South Africa).
SUSTAINABILITY REPORT
We would be happy to provide you with our Sustainability Report 2023 on request: office@boecker-gmbh.com
ORGANIC GROWN
Some of our products are also available in organic quality. We have been certified according to the European Organic Regulation (EU) 2018/848 since 1998 Trade in organic products and work with products that are also certified according to this regulation producers and storage operators together. For our customers, this means they receive a product whose production respects the environment and that Does not endanger the climate, does not affect soil fertility, and makes a significant contribution to a non-toxic environment and biodiversity conservation.
