It’s quite a chilly day so the roller doors have been left open to a crisp breeze coming off the water, as the multinational hosts participants from the inaugural Amsterdam Produce Show and Conference.
They’ve had their share of networking, in-depth chats, forward-looking seminars and fine food, and now they are gaining insights into Europe’s biggest port and the world’s leading entry point for fresh fruit and vegetable imports.
Click here to see our photo gallery from the tour.
“It [the facility] was built in 1998 and we took it over in 2004. Why I made this choice in that moment on the waterside is very important – you reduce CO2 (carbon dioxide),”says Antonio Oken, who is now the Agro Merchants Group’s produce category manager for Europe.
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