Food and agricultural supply-chain services in Germany

Operates one of the world's largest temperature-controlled warehouse networks, with more than 480 facilities across North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific offering frozen, refrigerated and multi-zone storage plus blast freezing.

Develops and operates highly automated, energy-efficient frozen storage warehouses, with more than 20 high-bay facilities across Europe, North America and Australia.

European cold storage group operating around 40 facilities in nine countries, offering frozen, chilled, regulated-temperature and ambient warehousing.

Japan's leading refrigerated warehousing operator, running about 150 temperature-controlled logistics bases in Japan with additional operations in Europe, China and ASEAN countries.

Owns and operates around 250 temperature-controlled warehouses worldwide, including 19 sites across Australia and New Zealand positioned near ports and major distribution centres.

Japanese logistics group offering warehouse storage and distribution including a cold chain logistics service alongside general ambient warehousing. It operates in Japan and internationally, including bases in East Asia, Southeast Asia and South Asia.

German market leader in deep-freeze warehousing and logistics, operating about 40 sites nationwide including a cold store in Bremerhaven's Fischereihafen fishing port with roughly 28,000 pallet spaces for imported frozen fish, and a freezer warehouse in Duisburg-Grossenbaum.

Temperature-controlled air-cargo handling and storage operator in Frankfurt Airport's Cargo City, running 20 cooling zones from minus 25 to plus 25 degrees Celsius across more than 9,000 square meters for fruit, flowers, fish, meat and pharmaceutical shipments, and serving as an EU border inspection post for imported perishables.

Fruit growers' organization founded in 1968 representing about 350 producers on roughly 5,500 hectares in the Altes Land region near Hamburg, running nine sorting and packing stations that each include controlled-atmosphere and ULO apple storage alongside standard cold storage.

Food-logistics operator running a temperature-controlled warehouse at Rheindeichstrasse 165 in Duisburg offering chilled storage between 0 and plus 8 degrees Celsius for dairy products, produce, meat and other perishable goods, with continuous cold-chain temperature monitoring and documentation.

Pan-European food-logistics group headquartered in Versmold offering frozen, chilled and ambient warehousing and transport across roughly 130 sites, with a branch at Hans-Duncker-Strasse 12 in Hamburg's Allermoehe logistics district handling food, confectionery and beverage import and export.

DHL Supply Chain, part of Germany-headquartered DHL Group, is the world's leading contract logistics provider offering warehousing, transport, distribution and temperature-controlled cold chain solutions for perishables and life sciences.

Danish-headquartered global transport and logistics group operating in over 90 countries with air, sea, road and rail freight, contract logistics and temperature-controlled cold chain services for perishables and healthcare.

Japanese temperature-controlled logistics operator running about 60 refrigerated warehouses and offices across 12 countries, offering cold storage, transport, distribution and 3PL services.

KLN Logistics Group (formerly Kerry Logistics Network) is a Hong Kong-headquartered logistics provider offering air, ocean and land freight, integrated logistics, warehousing, customs brokerage, e-commerce fulfilment and cold chain solutions across Asia and beyond.

Yusen Logistics is a Japan-headquartered global freight forwarding and contract logistics provider offering ocean and air freight, warehousing, distribution, customs brokerage and temperature-controlled cold chain logistics for perishable goods.

Nippon Express (NX Group) is a Japan-headquartered global logistics provider offering air, ocean and ground freight forwarding, warehousing, distribution, customs support and supply chain solutions across roughly 57 countries.

CJ Logistics is a Seoul-headquartered integrated logistics provider offering warehousing, transportation, freight forwarding, customs brokerage, parcel delivery and IoT-enabled cold chain solutions for frozen, chilled and temperature-controlled goods.

Melbourne-headquartered logistics provider offering integrated supply chain, warehousing (including ambient, cold chain and frozen storage), transport and customs services across a network spanning around 150 countries.

Marseille-headquartered logistics provider (part of CMA CGM, having absorbed Bolloré Logistics under one brand) operating in around 170 countries with contract logistics, air/ocean/ground freight, customs and reefer/perishables cold chain services.

Levallois (France)-headquartered full-service logistics company operating in around 166 countries with freight forwarding, contract logistics, distribution/express and temperature-controlled cold chain capabilities.

Abu Dhabi-headquartered logistics and investment group whose businesses include Agility Logistics Parks (Grade-A warehousing), Shipa freight forwarding, delivery and e-commerce fulfilment, and customs digitalization across the Middle East, Africa and South Asia.

GXO Logistics is a publicly traded (NYSE: GXO) contract logistics company that operates temperature-controlled and ambient warehousing and distribution services, including for food and beverage manufacturers, with its global headquarters in Greenwich, Connecticut.

ID Logistics US is the United States operating entity of ID Logistics, a French-headquartered global contract logistics group; it was formed from ID Logistics' 2022 acquisition of Kane Logistics and provides warehousing, omnichannel distribution, and multi-temperature site operations from Scranton, Pennsylvania.

Turkish freight and logistics operator founded in 1942, headquartered in Bagcilar, Istanbul, offering domestic and international road, rail, air and sea freight forwarding, e-commerce and furniture warehousing, distribution, and customs clearance across an 81-province network in Turkey, with additional sales offices in the United States and Europe.

Italian road, intermodal and contract logistics operator with branches across Genoa, Verona, Bologna, Bari, Parma and Catania, providing warehousing, groupage distribution, customs consulting and last mile delivery services.

Road, intermodal and 3PL logistics operator headquartered in Salgareda, Veneto, offering FTL and groupage transport, warehousing, customs consulting and distribution across Italy and other European countries.

Family-owned transport and logistics group headquartered in Genk, Belgium, operating warehousing with temperature-controlled zones down to minus 70 degrees Celsius alongside road transport for chemicals, healthcare and industrial supply chains across 80 sites in 15 European countries.

Temperature-controlled food logistics operator headquartered in Versmold, Germany, running full truckload and less-than-truckload transport plus contract warehouse logistics across a European depot network.

Inland container logistics operator moving freight between North Sea seaports and Rhine and Ruhr hinterland terminals by barge, rail and truck, with terminal facilities in Duisburg and Cologne.

Cologne-based port and rail freight group operating Rhine harbor terminals, rail freight transport, warehousing and general cargo handling as part of an integrated trimodal logistics network.

Family-owned contract logistics operator headquartered in Greven, Germany, running warehousing, ecommerce fulfillment, parcel shipment and customs handling for consumer goods, retail and industrial clients.

Rhine port and rail freight operator running container and bulk cargo terminals in Cologne, Düsseldorf and Neuss, moving goods between barge, rail and road across the Rhineland industrial belt.

Kuehne+Nagel is a global freight forwarder offering sea and air logistics, customs, and dedicated cold chain and perishables services across close to 100 countries.

Expeditors International is a US-based logistics company providing air and ocean freight forwarding, customs brokerage, and project cargo through a global network in over 100 countries.

Sinotrans is a China-based logistics group and major NVOCC offering sea and air freight forwarding, shipping agency, and multimodal logistics from Chinese ports worldwide.

Hellmann Worldwide Logistics is a Germany-based freight forwarder operating in 62 countries with a dedicated perishable logistics arm offering temperature-controlled and reefer transport for food, flowers and edible oils.

Rhenus Logistics is a Germany-headquartered logistics provider offering air and ocean freight forwarding, road transport, customs brokerage and project logistics across more than 70 countries.

Röhlig Logistics is a Germany-headquartered, owner-run international sea and air freight forwarder offering customs brokerage, project logistics and temperature-controlled/perishable cargo handling across more than 35 countries including Australia and New Zealand.

DSV is a Denmark-based global transport and logistics provider offering sea freight, air freight, customs, and project logistics across more than 90 countries.

Dimerco Express Group is a Taiwan-based, Asia-Pacific-focused freight forwarder providing air and ocean freight, customs brokerage, and contract logistics across China, India and ASEAN.

Nippon Express (NX Group) is a Japan-headquartered logistics company providing air and ocean freight forwarding, customs brokerage, perishable logistics and project logistics across more than 50 countries.

Yusen Logistics is a Japan-headquartered freight forwarder offering air and ocean freight forwarding, customs house brokerage, and cold chain logistics with reefer container and chilled/frozen air options for perishables.

CEVA Logistics, a CMA CGM company headquartered in France, provides air and ocean freight forwarding, customs brokerage, and dedicated reefer and air-perishables cold chain services across around 170 countries.

Kerry Logistics (KLN Logistics Group) is a Hong Kong-headquartered, Asia-based global 3PL offering international air, ocean, road and rail freight forwarding, customs brokerage, project logistics and cold chain services across 58 countries and territories.

C.H. Robinson is a US-headquartered global logistics provider offering ocean, air, customs brokerage, temperature-controlled and project logistics services with regional Asia-Pacific headquarters in Shanghai, Singapore and Mumbai.

Mainfreight is a New Zealand-headquartered logistics company providing air and sea freight forwarding, customs brokerage and dedicated perishable freight handling across a network of offices in 27 countries.

cargo-partner is an Austria-headquartered info-logistics provider and Nippon Express Group member offering air, sea and land freight, warehousing and cold-chain transport for perishables, with its Asia-Pacific regional head office in Hong Kong.

Seafrigo is a France-headquartered cold-chain logistics specialist providing temperature-controlled ocean freight, airfreight, customs and reefer-container services for perishable goods across offices on five continents.

Woodland Group is a UK-based freight forwarder that provides ocean freight, air freight, customs clearance and temperature-controlled reefer logistics for perishable goods from its office in Hayes, Middlesex.

Europa Worldwide Group is a UK freight and logistics company that provides ocean freight, air freight, customs clearance and project cargo forwarding from its head office in Dartford, Kent.

Cool Cargo UK is a Hounslow-based freight forwarder that provides temperature-controlled air freight and reefer sea freight for perishable and pharmaceutical goods.

Gateway Cargo is a Kent-based freight forwarder that provides ocean freight, air freight and customs clearance services from its head office in Strood, with an additional customs office at the port of London Gateway.

Hemisphere Freight Services is a UK freight forwarder with a branch at Skelmersdale near the Port of Liverpool, offering ocean, air, road and project freight forwarding, customs clearance, and handling of reefer cargo.

AIT Worldwide Logistics is a freight forwarder headquartered in Itasca, Illinois, offering ocean freight, air freight, and customs clearance services alongside a dedicated cold chain logistics service for temperature-controlled shipments, including produce.

German logistics and freight forwarding group headquartered in Kempten, running a dedicated Air and Sea Logistics Network for ocean and air freight with worldwide customs formalities, plus a Food Logistics Network handling temperature-controlled transport and storage of perishable goods such as meat, dairy, and wine.

Family-owned German freight forwarder founded in 1876 and headquartered in Bremen, handling ocean freight (FCL, LCL, break bulk, RoRo), scheduled and charter air freight, project and heavy-lift logistics, and customs clearance, with additional offices in Hamburg and Düsseldorf.

Hamburg-based ocean and air freight forwarding arm of the Rieck Logistik-Gruppe, a member of the Verein Hamburger Spediteure (Hamburg forwarders association) since 2000, providing worldwide sea and air freight with customs clearance from its office in Hamburg Billstedt.

German time-critical logistics provider (a Lufthansa Cargo group company) operating its own courier terminal at Frankfurt Airport for express air freight, import/export customs clearance, and temperature-controlled cold-chain and pharmaceutical shipments including radiopharmaceuticals.

Hamburg-based freight forwarder within the Bertling Group, founded in 1865 and a member of the Logistik-Initiative Hamburg, handling ocean freight, air freight, and project logistics including heavy-lift and engineering cargo movements worldwide.

Nauta SA is a Basel-region freight forwarder headquartered in Pratteln since 1947, arranging LCL, FCL, and refrigerated sea and air freight plus customs clearance through its own Zurich Airport office and Swiss-German border posts at Basel and Rheinfelden. It became part of the French LEMAN Group in 2024.

Livingston International is a customs broker offering customs clearance, trade consulting, and freight forwarding. It operates from around 100 networked offices across the United States, Canada, and Mexico.

Descartes Systems Group provides customs and regulatory compliance solutions, including customs declarations, security filings, Harmonized System classification, denied party screening, and export compliance. It serves customers across North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific.

Family-owned customs clearance agency near Frankfurt, founded in 1979, providing import and export declarations, tariff classification and preference management, and AEO-certified compliance support for Rhine-Main region traders.

Frankfurt-based customs clearance agency offering ATLAS import and export declarations, T1/T2 transit documentation, CITES and plant/veterinary health certificates, and organic-certified bonded warehousing for traders.

Customs clearance and compliance firm registered near Frankfurt, operating regulated air-cargo security screening and customs processing at both Frankfurt and Hamburg airports, plus AEO training courses for importers and exporters.

AEO-certified customs agency founded in 1948, employing about 30 staff, operating a branch at the Duisburg inland port that handles import and export clearance, EUR.1/ATR certificates, T1/T2 transit documents, and fiscal customs representation.

Independent customs clearance agency in Düsseldorf operating since 1958, AEOC-certified, handling import and export declarations, airport cargo processing, Intrastat filings, and certificates of origin for trading companies.

Independent, owner-managed customs agency based in Basel handling import, export and transit clearance for shipments moving between Switzerland, Germany and France, including ATA carnets, EUR1 certificates and digital archiving of customs documents.

Customs and logistics company headquartered in Basel with eight offices along the Switzerland, Germany and France border region, handling import and export customs clearance, transit declarations, preparation of customs papers and container transport services.

Customs brokerage based in Sisseln handling full load and piece goods customs clearance, temporary import and export documentation and electronic customs processing at the Rheinfelden, Basel-Weil am Rhein and Thayngen border crossings.

Customs agency based in Arbon providing customs clearance, representation at customs offices and consulting on transport logistics and foreign trade regulations, with additional locations in Thayngen, Kreuzlingen and Waldshut.

Customs agent operating at multiple Switzerland-Germany border crossings including Kreuzlingen, Basel and Rheinfelden, handling Swiss and German customs clearance registrations, vehicle import and export documentation and temporary clearance procedures.

Fresh Produce Group sources and markets New Zealand fresh fruit and vegetables to global buyers, acting as a link between local growers and international markets. It handles blackcurrants, summerfruit, tamarillos and KiwiBerry, and supplements supply with Australian and South American fruit.

Darling Group grows, packs and exports fresh produce, connecting growers with global buyers through subsidiaries covering citrus, avocados and distribution across Australasia. Its produce includes avocados, citrus, blueberries, kiwifruit and mangoes.

Matipou Exports markets and exports New Zealand apples, combining fruit from its own packhouse with supply from other growers and packers. It handles Royal Gala, Premium Gala and NZ Queen varieties for export and domestic distribution.

T&G Global grows, markets and exports fresh produce, working with growers and distributors to sell in more than 60 countries. It is a major apple exporter with premium brands including Envy and Jazz, alongside kiwifruit and vegetables.

Freshmax is a full-service produce marketer that sources, imports and exports fresh produce around the Pacific Rim, supplying customers on six continents. It handles apples, pears, avocados, bananas, berries, cherries, citrus, table grapes and durian, and develops proprietary varieties.

Eco-Fruits is a Hanoi-based tropical fruit exporter that sources from Vietnamese growers and its own farms, then exports to wholesalers in around 60 markets. It handles banana, durian, coconut, mango, dragon fruit and avocado, plus processed fruit, nuts and spices.

Salix Fruits is a global fruit import and export company working with more than 80 producers across 18 countries and serving around 400 customers in 57 countries. It trades apples, citrus, pears, grapes and other fruit, and provides logistics and documentation support.

Macduff Shellfish (Scotland) Ltd is a Scottish shellfish processor that harvests, processes and distributes scallops, langoustine, crab and whelk from its Mintlaw, Aberdeenshire facility to customers worldwide.

Associated Seafoods Limited is the Scottish parent company of Lossie Seafoods and Moray Seafoods, processing smoked salmon and shellfish at sites in Buckie and Arbroath for customers around the world.

Özgür Tarim is a sultana raisin exporter operating a BRC certified plant in Saruhanli, Manisa, shipping raisins and mixed dried fruit to the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.

Distribution and marketing company for Altes Land apple growers near Hamburg, selling Red Prince and other apple varieties into retail, processing, and export channels using controlled atmosphere and DCA storage for year round supply.

Frankfurt wholesale market trading house operating since 1920, handling conventional and organic fruit and vegetables from German and international production, including contract farming in Italy, Spain, and Greece, with sorting, packing, and cold storage.

Family run fruit and vegetable wholesaler based at the Fruchthof Berlin market since 1980, sourcing produce regionally, nationally, and through direct imports from international producers across roughly 800 products.

Cologne wholesale market trading company handling import, export, and storage of fruit, vegetables, and tropical produce, supplying restaurants, hotels, caterers, and food retailers in the region.

Grower cooperative headquartered in Straelen marketing fruit and vegetables from about 3,000 member producers across Germany and Europe, trading in domestic and foreign markets and expanding its producer network toward overseas markets.

Duisburg based importer and pan European distributor of certified organic fruit and vegetables since 1997, operating banana and mango ripening facilities and branches in Italy, France, the Netherlands, Spain, Costa Rica, and the Dominican Republic.

Citrus producer cooperative based in Vila Nova de Cacela in the Algarve region of Portugal, growing and exporting oranges, tangerines, clementines, lemons and limes to Spain, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Poland, Switzerland and Canada.

Dublin headquartered dairy cooperative that markets and exports Irish dairy products, including Kerrygold butter and cheese, on behalf of its farmer and processor members to more than one hundred countries worldwide.

Cork based seafood processor operating a plant on Kinsale Road and two sites in Bantry, exporting chilled, frozen and smoked salmon, prawn and cod products to the United Kingdom, Germany and the United States.

COFCO International is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland and serves as the overseas agriculture trading arm of COFCO Corporation, buying, processing and distributing grains, oilseeds, sugar, coffee and cotton through warehouses, port terminals and processing plants in more than 30 countries.

Alvean is a sugar trading company with its Geneva trading hub at Esplanade de Pont-Rouge 4, Grand-Lancy, Switzerland, specializing in origination, commercialization and trading of raw and white sugar for bulk and bagged shipment by container and vessel, with staff across nine countries.

Sucafina SA is a coffee merchant headquartered at Place de Saint-Gervais 1 in Geneva, Switzerland, founded in 1977, sourcing green coffee from origin countries in Africa, Latin America and Asia and supplying roasters worldwide through washing stations and farmer certification programs.

ECOM Agroindustrial Corp. Limited is headquartered in Pully, Switzerland and operates as a soft commodity trading group in coffee, cocoa and cotton, sourcing from more than 40 producing countries and running a dedicated risk management unit, ECOM Risk Management, for hedging and client risk advisory.

TÜV Rheinland is a Germany-based testing and certification group operating in over 70 countries. It provides GLOBALG.A.P. Integrated Farm Assurance and Chain of Custody certification for fruit, vegetable and crop producers.

TÜV SÜD PSB operates ISO 17025 accredited food testing laboratories in Singapore recognized by the Singapore Food Agency. It offers chemical, pesticide residue and microbiological analysis for food and agricultural products.

SGS is a global testing, inspection and certification company with a dedicated fresh produce service group. It provides GLOBALG.A.P. certification, pesticide residue and laboratory testing, and agricultural commodity inspection through a worldwide laboratory network.

Bureau Veritas is a global testing, inspection and certification group whose food and agriculture division covers GLOBALG.A.P. and food safety certification. Its BVAQ agri-food laboratories in Southeast Asia perform pesticide residue and contaminant testing on fruits and vegetables for export markets.

Intertek is an accredited GLOBALG.A.P. certification body operating in over 100 countries. Its fruit and vegetable services include microbiological, residue and contaminant testing plus organic food testing for fresh produce supply chains.

Control Union is a Netherlands-based certification and inspection group present in over 80 countries. It offers GLOBALG.A.P. and organic certification, commodity inspection, laboratory testing, and fumigation services across agricultural supply chains.

Eurofins Scientific operates a network of laboratories across 60-plus countries and is a leader in pesticide residue testing. Its food and feed laboratories test fruits and vegetables against maximum residue levels for export markets such as the EU, US and Japan.

Mérieux NutriSciences runs a global network of ISO 17025 accredited food laboratories. It provides multi-residue pesticide testing and other food safety analyses on fruits, vegetables and other matrices for regulatory compliance.

NSF is an accredited GLOBALG.A.P. certification body for agriculture and aquaculture producers. It runs an extensive global food safety audit network and offers farm certification schemes including GLOBALG.A.P. Integrated Farm Assurance and Chain of Custody.

Ecocert is a France-based certification body operating in more than 130 countries, best known for organic agriculture certification. It also certifies producers to the GLOBALG.A.P. Integrated Farm Assurance standard.

Independent organic certification body (Oko-Kontrollstelle) accredited by DAkkS under EU Organic Regulation 2018/848, certifying organic farms, processors, traders and importers, based in Gottingen, Germany, and also accredited in Luxembourg.

Organic certification body accredited under EU Organic Regulation 2018/848 (control code DE-OKO-006) and also a GLOBALG.A.P certification body, serving agriculture, food processing, trade and import businesses, headquartered in Esslingen am Neckar, Germany.

Independent organic certification body (Oko-Kontrollstelle) certifying organic food, agriculture and beekeeping operations under EU Organic Regulation 2018/848, headquartered in Offenburg, Germany, with a second office in Passau.

Organic certification body operating for over 30 years, one of the first approved control bodies for organic farming in the EU, certifying organic food and agriculture businesses under EU Regulation 2018/848 in Germany, Italy (South Tyrol) and Luxembourg.

Certification body offering organic certification (EU organic, Demeter, Naturland and other schemes) and GLOBALG.A.P certification for agriculture, processing and trade businesses, headquartered in Hersbruck, Germany.

Fumigates sea containers and other export and import cargo with phosphine, hydrogen cyanide and sulfuryl fluoride from licensed sites in Bremen and Hamburg, also serving the ports of Bremerhaven, Sulingen and Wilhelmshaven.

Fumigates containers and ships for import and export cargo and treats stored commodities in silos, operating six locations across northern Germany including a Hamburg headquarters and a Bremen office.

Operates a licensed sulfuryl fluoride container fumigation site in the Port of Hamburg, fumigating export sea containers several times a week for shipments to Australia, New Zealand and Asia.

Wood protection and fumigation company based in Lauf an der Pegnitz that treats timber, buildings and export round logs nationwide using sulfuryl fluoride, nitrogen and hot air, including work on protected heritage structures.

Pallet trading, repair and rental company in Olbernhau that heat-treats wood pallets and packaging to ISPM-15 standard in its own kiln chambers, reaching a 56 degree Celsius core temperature for 30 minutes, serving Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia.

Sawmill and wood packaging manufacturer in Zeulenroda-Triebes that heat-treats pallets and crates in its own drying chamber to meet IPPC/ISPM-15 export requirements, issuing treatment certificates in German or English.

Nature's Pride is a Netherlands-based importer and distributor of exotic and ready-to-eat fresh fruit and vegetables, including avocados, mangoes, berries and exotic vegetables under its EAT ME brand. It sources from growers worldwide and supplies retail and other buyers across Europe, with ripening and ready-to-eat programs.

Specialty food distributor and delicatessen retailer operating ten FrischeParadies markets in Germany, supplying restaurants and caterers through its Profikontakt gastronomy service alongside private customers, with an assortment of over 12000 imported and domestic delicatessen products.

Regional foodservice wholesaler and part of the nationwide CHEFS CULINAR group, supplying food and non-food products to restaurants, hotels, and institutional caterers from its depot in Hamburg.

Seafood wholesaler and importer headquartered in Bremerhaven, supplying fresh and frozen fish and shellfish to restaurants and caterers through its Food-Service division and to supermarket fresh fish counters through its retail division.

Food and non-food wholesale distributor operating Selgros Cash and Carry warehouse stores across Germany, including branches in Berlin, Hamburg, and Cologne, supplying restaurants, retailers, and other trade customers.

Fresh fruit importer and distributor headquartered in Hamburg, sourcing bananas and other fruit from growers worldwide, operating ripening facilities, and supplying tailored fruit assortments to German food retailers.

Organic fruit and vegetable importer headquartered in Duisburg since 1997, sourcing certified organic produce including bananas, mangoes, and other fruit from growers worldwide, operating its own ripening chambers, and packing and distributing the produce to European retailers.

Thailand-headquartered multinational packaging company producing corrugated and paper packaging, foodservice packaging, and fresh-produce solutions, including modified-atmosphere OptiBreath films used to extend the shelf life of fruits and vegetables.

India's largest flexible packaging materials company, headquartered in Noida. Manufactures BOPP, BOPET and CPP packaging films (including metallized and barrier grades) used for food, beverage, pharma and industrial packaging, with manufacturing plants across four continents.

Amcor is a global packaging company that produces flexible and barrier films, folding cartons, and specialty packaging for food, beverage, healthcare, and consumer goods, including fresh-produce, meat, and dairy applications.

Huhtamaki is a global food-packaging manufacturer producing moulded-fibre trays and punnets, flexible films, paperboard, and foodservice packaging, including packaging used for fresh produce and food-on-the-shelf.

Smurfit Westrock is a global paper-based packaging company producing corrugated boxes, fresh-produce trays and boxes, folding cartons, containerboard, and bag-in-box systems.

Ringe-based manufacturer of reusable plastic crates, containers and pallets, including a dedicated Clever-Fresh-Box and vegetable-crate line built for gentle transport of fresh fruit and vegetables across Europe.

Family-owned flexible-film manufacturer headquartered in Ochsenhausen producing high-performance food packaging films, including Veraplex lidding film and PurePE flow-pack film, used for fresh produce and other food categories.

Herzebrock-Clarholz manufacturer of injection-moulded plastic pallets, stacking containers and pallet boxes used across food, retail and logistics supply chains, producing plastic pallets in-house since 1967.

Strapping technology manufacturer headquartered in Waldbrunn, Odenwald, building strapping machines and strapping bands at plants in Germany, Spain, Canada, Malaysia, Mexico and the United States for corrugated, food and beverage shipments.

Duisburg-based, family-owned manufacturer since 1924 of weighing and price-labelling systems, including automatic label-application machines and checkweighers used to pack fresh fruit, vegetables, meat, fish and dairy.

Corrugated-board manufacturer headquartered in Remshalden operating German plants in Grunbach, Hilpoltstein, Delmenhorst and Werne that produce crates and cartons for bananas, stone fruit, berries, asparagus and mushrooms.

Manufactures cartonboard, folding cartons, leaflets and labels for consumer packaging, and operates a packaging plant (MM Premium Vienna) in the city, where the group is also headquartered.

Develops and produces customized printed corrugated cardboard packaging at plants across Central and Eastern Europe, and is headquartered in Vienna as the packaging division of the Prinzhorn Group.

Australia/New Zealand arm of the global Veolia environmental services group, providing food organics and garden organics (FOGO) collection and processing. It uses in-vessel composting and forced-aeration to make compost and soil conditioners, and runs anaerobic digestion converting commercial food waste to electricity.

Australian subsidiary of the global REMONDIS Group providing commercial food organics collection and processing. It uses sealed tunnel composting to turn food and garden waste into compost, mulch and fertiliser for parks, agriculture and gardens.

Collects food waste and used cooking oil from restaurants, retailers and industry across Germany and processes it into biogas and organic fertiliser at anaerobic digestion plants, with a depot in Hamburg.

Waste management group headquartered in Bremen that collects household and commercial waste, runs the Kompostierung Nord plant composting over 45,000 tonnes of green and organic waste a year, and operates a construction-waste recycling site.

Operates Germany's original dual system for household sales packaging, organising nationwide collection and sorting of the yellow bin and yellow bag under the Green Dot trademark and producing recycled plastics under its Systalen line.

Berlin headquartered recycling group that collects and sorts household and commercial packaging waste, paper, glass and metal in the Berlin and Brandenburg region under the separated-fractions collection model it pioneered in the 1970s.

Germany's first food bank, founded in Berlin in 1993, collects surplus food from supermarkets and bakeries and redistributes it through more than 400 partner social institutions and 48 Laib und Seele distribution points across the city.

Munich food bank founded in 1994 that rescues surplus food from retailers and distributes it weekly through about 30 distribution points to roughly 22,000 people in need across the city.