Dedicated team of
more than 130 employees
The Bode team works hand in hand: with expertise,
team spirit, and a love of organic food.
“Together strong for natural, certified organic food
— with passion and expertise since 1960”
Behind Bode Naturkost are people who do their work with conviction and a passion for organic food. As a family-run company with a long tradition, we combine experience with fresh ideas and a clear view of the future. Our team works closely across departments, shaped by mutual respect, responsibility, and reliability. What connects us is our shared commitment to living quality, transparency, and cooperative action every day. In this way, we create the foundation for trusting relationships with customers, suppliers, and one another.
A good team naturally works together!
At Bode Naturkost, we stand for high-quality organic products,
partnership-based cooperation, and the continuous development of our processes.
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Insight Stories
Employees share insights here into their diverse working environment. Take a look behind the scenes!
Sales professionals report:
“In our fast-moving and challenging times, which are accompanying us at the moment, it is all the more important to strengthen teamwork. In sales, we therefore place great value on teamwork and a good, appreciative working relationship. We always work together on new strategies and support one another without pause in order to learn from and with each other. Our new colleagues already feel part of our ‘Bode family’ after a short time. As experts in sales, we are primarily guided by the needs of our valued customers. Through fair, reliable, and tailored solutions, we achieve our goal of a long-term and sustainable customer-supplier relationship. The diverse customer structures in both wholesale and retail, as well as our global export business, make our day-to-day work especially varied and exciting. We work every day on interesting projects and look forward to working with different personalities. Our expertise and enjoyment in handling raw materials enables us to process orders quickly and maintain short delivery times with low freight rates. From private-label products to full container loads – we always have a solution for our customers.
What else is going on?
We enjoy spending breaks and evenings after work in nature with our office dogs. Our location on the outskirts of Hamburg provides the perfect setting for this.”
Finest goods in purchasing:
“Our products come from a wide range of countries: from sun-ripened tomatoes from Italy to sultanas from Turkey and cashew nuts from Vietnam. Whether we are dealing with small or large annual quantities, we place great importance on ensuring that our responsible procurement team member looks after each product carefully. This helps us make sure we always have goods in top quality, at a fair price, and in the right quantity in stock. Along the way, however, there are always challenges to overcome: from obtaining numerous documents to rejected samples and analyses, as well as delivery difficulties and minimum shelf-life dates that need to be negotiated. That can certainly make a few gray hairs appear. But we are proud not only to be professionals in purchasing, but also in solving problems! And it feels all the better when our goods arrive safely, and we love to celebrate that together.”
What else is going on?
Our many products and tasks are incredibly exciting and varied. But the best thing about working in procurement at Bode is that this diversity is also reflected in our team: we all bring different experiences and interests, yet still work hand in hand. And there is always time for a quick chat or a hearty laugh.”
An exciting day-to-day in quality assurance:
“Welcome to the exciting world of quality assurance! There is always something going on here, because every day brings new challenges. Over the past five years, our workforce has doubled: today we are a dedicated team of nearly 15 people — including student assistants and interns. Our tasks are wide-ranging and extend from incoming goods inspection to quality-assurance support throughout the production process for our mueslis, nut mixes, and more. We carry out regular hygiene inspections to ensure that all products meet the highest quality standards. We look after our suppliers and customers closely, support our colleagues with questions and problems, and are always looking for solutions to ensure the best possible quality
As an organic importer, we have to undergo an organic inspection three times a year, as well as audits for our food safety standard IFS Broker and Fairtrade certification. Despite all these challenges, we never lose sight of our day-to-day harmonious cooperation, which for us is the guarantee of a dynamic and successful working day at Bode.
What else is going on?
We are proud to be a rather young and committed team that also meets outside of work for a drink at the Christmas market or a good pizza. We live the team spirit and support one another, whether with sound advice or a helping hand.”
Insight: Marketing and product development introduces itself:
“Since 2016, we have proudly presented our organic products to the world and worked on the continuous development of our product range and packaging. What began as a one-woman show has now grown into a successful team of five, firmly committed to values such as good and affordable organic products and innovative concepts. We design our website and shop, manage our social media channels, organize trade fairs, and write newsletters. We create all of our content ourselves. Our team combines a wealth of creativity; everyone has special strengths, and we align them with our company goals. We have a lot of fun filming videos for Instagram, creating graphics, and evaluating our marketing campaigns. In product development, we discover new trends and continuously improve our products. That is how a better crunchy granola was born too — without industrial sugar, without palm oil, and vegan! That’s what Bode Naturkost does! Our business partners can rely on an innovative and sustainable way of working as well as professional collaboration with our team. We are proud to share our products and values and to make organic food accessible to even more people together.”
What else is going on?
We not only bring our talents together, but also our passion for nature. With family and friends, we love getting active in sports or expressing our creativity artistically. When cooking, we enjoy experimenting with new ingredients and surprising ourselves and others.”
IT reports:
“We have many interfaces and developments here, and that means you need not only fast internet, but also powerful servers. In our department, you can see not only how fast-paced our times are, but also how we are developing within the industry — our projects keep piling up, and we always have to stay up to date in order to consistently deliver the best performance. We equip every workstation, from network connection to peripherals, and make sure our network grows with us: that requires the right hardware and software for everyone! Our operational infrastructure and data traffic are maintained through our care. To have the right brain food for our high-speed performance, we are well fed by our colleagues in the other departments. The nice thing is that a lot of it is nourishing — our nut mixes (and also homemade cookies) keep us up to date”
What else is going on?
Helping others is our occupational disease, and it follows us into our free time too: programming and development are also our passion there, alongside music or time with family.”
