{"id":869,"date":"2018-09-27T14:14:45","date_gmt":"2018-09-27T12:14:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/safe.co.za\/SAFENews\/?p=869"},"modified":"2018-10-02T10:19:53","modified_gmt":"2018-10-02T08:19:53","slug":"safe-haluco-partnership-delivering-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/safe.co.za\/SAFENews\/?p=869","title":{"rendered":"SAFE \/ Haluco partnership delivering success."},"content":{"rendered":"

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SAFE and Netherlands-based fruit and vegetable importer and distributor, Haluco, have established a partnership that is delivering success to both businesses, according to Wibo van den Ende, SAFE\u2019s marketing and sales director.<\/p>\n

SAFE distributes citrus and grapes via Haluco in Europe, with amounts increasing each year to a record of well over one million cartons of grapes and citrus this season.<\/p>\n

\u201cHaluco has found SAFE to be a reliable and respected producer and exporter in the grape and citrus industry\u201d, says Haluco Director Sourcing, Ren\u00e9 van Graafeiland.<\/p>\n

\u201cAn added advantage is that Haluco and SAFE have a longstanding relationship, going back 20 years when the market was very different to what it is now. This relationship has been renewed over the years and is now going from strength to strength,\u201d says Ren\u00e9.<\/p>\n

Haluco does some spot business with other fruit exporters, but the main focus when it comes to fruit is its business with SAFE. The major retailers and other clients – such as growers associations – favour transparency and a chain of supply that is as short and efficient as possible.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor many years Haluco was focused mainly on Dutch grown vegetables. We saw some changes in the market, which presented new opportunities for both Haluco and Safe. Winter is Haluco\u2019s off-season, but staff and infrastructure are still available. We have clients throughout Europe and in Russia, so we can assist SAFE in achieving better results.<\/p>\n

\u201cHaluco is connected to the Dutch grower associations, so our main focus on vegetables is from week 10 to 44, and then for the rest of the year, we would normally have a downtime. Thanks to SAFE we can now provide work for our employees all year round, not just in season.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd, from SAFE\u2019s point of view, it makes better sense for Haluco to provide staff in the months when we are exporting, offloading, pre-packing, distributing and selling our citrus and grapes,\u201d says Wibo. \u201cNow, with our team based in the Netherlands, we can distribute the produce throughout Europe.\u201d<\/p>\n

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DELIVERING SUCCESS:\u00a0Wibo van den Ende,\u00a0SAFE\u2019s marketing and sales director; delighted at the successful relationship with Haluco.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cWe also offer SAFE all the transparency they need. They have access to our systems, so they know exactly to which client their product is going, all costs are specified, and prices are known with the commercial and distribution aspect, managed by SAFE,\u201d says Ren\u00e9.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe two companies are working together to build on their partnership and we are looking forward to extending this model with more products from more grower \/exporters.<\/p>\n

“For both companies, it is very important to be able to offer clients a wide range of products and services, which gives us an advantage over our competitors,\u201d says Ren\u00e9.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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