Largest Dried Fruit Factory in West Africa The factory is located on Ghana s fruit field and has a capacity of 800 t of dried tropical fruit. HPW is a Swiss company and operates a fruit procurement platform in Ghana for European buyers since 2004. a company of hpwag ch-5033 buchs tel+4162 834 8060 office@hpwag.ch www.hpwag.ch
Ghana Best Destination for Tropical Fruit in Africa! Ghana is known as Africa's best source for pineapple. The fruit grows year round and is harvested every week! Ghanaians call their mango the sweetest in the world. We believe it is true! Ghana has two seasons a minor in January/February and a major in June-August. At a time when nobody else offers dried mangoes fresh from harvest! Coconut grows naturally. We simply need to pick it up, crack, peel, cut and dry it. Ghana cultivates the banana variety Goldfinger. Smaller in shape but as sweet as the one we eat most in Europe (variety Cavendish). It grows year round and is harvested every week. 2
Tropical Fruit available in large quantities Mango (Keitt & Kent) long availability for a better shelf life management SO2 < 500 ppm Coconut A perfect product year round available No SO2 used Pineapples year round available No S02 used to pack by machine with a spiral separating machine Availability January February March April May June July August September October November December Pineapple Conventional Fairtrade Mango Coconut Banana Pineapple Queen Victoria Conventional Conventional Fairtrade Conventional Fairtrade Conventional 3
Factory Expansion 16 months after opening! June 2013 May 2013 Capacity from 300 t to 800 t of dried fruit per annum New up-to-date continuous dryers with high capacity More room for product development and its production Now 450 people employed (before 250) 4
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Food Safety Highlights Global Standard for Food Safety, Issue 6, Certification Grade A (highest level) for all processes from intake to dispatch Separated and temperature controlled rooms for each process Epoxy floors everywhere Grids and trolleys from stainless steel Up-to-date preservation infrastructure for specific needs (e.g. mango & queen victoria pineapples) 6
Pallet Service to Antwerp The Pallet Service to Antwerp We operate a logistic office in the major seaport of Ghana Every week we send 5 reefer containers to Antwerp with fresh pineapples since many years. To add some dried fruit pallets to these reefer containers is easy. Simply pick up the pallets custom cleared at Antwerp A pallet service may help to manage your stock, the shelf life and your liquidity. Of course we ship full containers to the port of your choice too! 7
Sustainable Fruit Sourcing Key to Success! Facts Ghana offers a wonderful fruit quality, good climatic conditions and plenty of good agricultural land Ghana s fruit industry consists of a huge amount of small farmers often with a weak set-up and very few large and professional fruit growers/exporters The HPW Fresh & Dry demand of more than 9 000 t of fresh fruit is substantial for Ghana s fruit industry Strategy We preferably buy from small farms, complete with fruit from exporting growers and back up with our own farm We offer a fair deal to growers (seasonal crop, price level, good dialogue) having sustainability in mind Where ever possible we provide technical support to growers, facilitate financial help and organize capacity building of small holder cooperatives 8
Factory powered by renewable energy Solar panels for heat generation Biogas production for electricity generation (fermenter & generator) We cover a major part of our energy requirement with clean energy produced on site Organic factory waste recycled to biogas Waste collection in the neighbour hood. 9
Social Responsibility HPW Fresh & Dry Ltd purchases fresh fruit preferably from small holders and small holders cooperatives In cooperation with HPW Services Ltd, Ghana we technically support small holders and help them their business grow The factory is Fairtrade certificated. We provide good and fair working conditions to everyone who is on our payroll. We provide free breakfast and lunch to all our workers at our canteen (picture) 10
Management of HPW Fresh & Dry Ltd. Ghana Maik Blaser Shareholder and General Manager in Ghana A Swiss agronomist, lives in Ghana since 2004. Co-founder of HPW Fresh & Dry Ltd. He successfully acts as a general manager for all HPW activities in Ghana (fresh produce procurement platform for European market, agric service and logistic department). HPW AG, Switzerland Main Shareholder Founded 1999, Develops value added lines with producers in the South. The company buys in Ghana, South Africa, Egypt, Kenya, Costa Rica and Thailand. Customers are mainly based in Switzerland The company employs 12 people and generates sales of 20 Mio 98.5 % of the shares are within management 11