Expertise

Technical expertise

The added value created by our technical expertise makes UNIVEG an important, reliable partner. This is an essential aspect for our customers, as the latter are frequently large companies that operate in highly competitive markets. We are able to help them in many different ways, including technical expertise.

• As a major producer in key production areas such as Argentina and South Africa, UNIVEG has a large number of technicians and specialists with detailed knowledge and understanding of fruit and vegetable production. These are the people who have the responsibility of translating customer quality expectations into agricultural solutions.
• We also have technical expertise in all our packing stations and warehouses, working within the UNIVEG QM guidelines.
• Training: we place great value on the training and further education of our technicians, to ensure that we are always at the forefront. We also regularly invite customers to be trained by us in order to increase the added value they offer in the market.
  

Tools & IT

Effective data and documentation management is essential to managing quality in complex, multilingual supply chains and to demonstrate compliance with customers' requirements. UNIVEG QM has developed and deployed a wide range of customised web-based tools to gather and share information within our supply chains. In this way we are able not only to obtain large quantities of streamlined information, but also to identify potential risks in the international supply chain. Our databases and tools make all the information in the complete supply chain available in a transparent, uniform manner.

These tools include:

• Residue Testing Database
• ARfD Calculator, for calculating residue test results to individual customer specifications
• Supplier documentation database
• www.kennzeichnungsrecht.de: an invaluable resource for regulatory requirements related to the marketing of fruit and vegetables in Germany and the EU.
  

Innovation

Innovation is essential to improving the quality of the production processes and of products. UNIVEG is actively involved in testing, evaluating and promoting new technologies and techniques.