IFS Food 7

This standard for food producers certifies the food safety and quality of processes and products. IFS Food is a standard for the auditing of companies that process food or companies that pack loose food products.

IFS Food is applied to:

• processing and working and/or
• handling of loose products and/or
• activities undertaken during the primary packaging.

IFS Food Certificate (ca. 196 KB)

You can find more information on the website of the IFS Management GmbH.

IFS Broker

This standard for food producers certifies the food safety and quality of processes and products. IFS Brokers must be applied to all companies primarily involved in "trading activities“ and who themselves choose their suppliers, purchase or trade in the goods from them themselves and then have deliveries made directly to their own customers, charging these customer for such goods directly, without themselves ever having come into contract with the product.

IFS Broker Certificate (ca. 203 KB)

You can find more information on the website of the IFS Management GmbH.

Organic Certificates

Organic Certificate german pdf (40 KB)

Organic Certificate english pdf (40 KB)

Fairtrade

The independently controlled Fairtrade seal stands for fair trade and the empowerment of small farmers and workers in Africa, Asia and Latin America.

Fairtrade promotes better working and living conditions as well as environmental and climate protection.

Only products that meet the requirements of the international Fairtrade standards are allowed to carry the Fairtrade seal. Important components of the standards are, for example:

• A stable minimum price, as well as regulated minimum wages.
• A Fairtrade premium for community projects. The producers themselves decide how it is to be used - for example, for investments in health protection, education or improving product quality.
• The prohibition of forced labor and exploitative child labor.
• Prohibition of discrimination.
• A premium for organically grown products.
• Environmental standards that limit the use of pesticides and chemicals and prohibit genetically modified seeds.

Products of Fairtrade

Fairtrade stands for ethical practices, sustainability and transparency - building a bridge between producers and consumers. Buying Fairtrade products makes a concrete contribution to sustainably improving the living and working conditions of smallholder families and workers. In Germany, the seal is awarded by Fairtrade Deutschland e.V.. Over 1.9 million people in 71 countries are currently affiliated with the Fairtrade system.

For more information visit Fairtrade.

Fairtrade Certificate PDF(ca. 8 kb)

Products in Demeter quality

The requirements for Demeter quality go even further than the rules of the EU Organic Regulation:

• The entire operation must be changed.
• Livestock is duty.
• The animals receive only organic feed, of which a large part in Demeter quality. At least 50 percent of the feed coming from the farm.
• No painful dehorning of cows.
• Use of biodynamic preparations from herbs, minerals and cow dung.
• Bio-Dynamic seed breeding.
• Only thirteen absolutely necessary additives are allowed in the processing. Iodization, nitrite and so-called natural flavors are prohibited. Only flavoring preparations are approved.

We carry a range of Demeter products in our online shop.

Demeter Certificate PDF (ca. 497 KB)

More information can be found on the webside of Demeter on www.demeter.de.

Family Seal

The Hamburg family seal confirms that we live a family-friendly personnel policy and meet the following criteria:

• Part-time work
• Support for private difficulties with professional impact
• Solutions for family emergencies or care shortages
• Mobile working option in case of care shortage
• Management position despite part-time job
• Re-entry after a family-related time out
• Consideration of holiday periods when planning holidays
• Re-entry after illness