Europe

At GMP+ International we value our GMP+ Community. Here you will find their stories about their company and their experiences with regard to the GMP + FSA scheme.

‘GMP+ goes along with our vision to create a secure, high-quality product’

11/26/2020

Every year, Trotec transforms 200,000 tons of vegetable by-products into compound animal feed. In doing so, Trotec actively contributes to the European Union’s ambition to reduce food waste by 50 percent in 2030. Thanks to the processing of the by-products in its two plants, Trotec keeps at least 40,000 ha of land free for the production of primary agricultural products. Trotec is based in Veurne, Belgium, and Albon, France.

‘GMP+ FRA prepares us for tomorrow’s feed sector’

10/27/2020

Voeders Scherrens, founded in 1947 in Belgium, produces high-quality compound feed for pigs and cattle. Renowned for its extensive knowledge of raw materials and nutrition, the entire feed production takes place in-house. The company is now run by the third generation of the Scherrens family, with the fourth generation active within the business as well.

‘GMP+ certification is highly valued by our customers’

9/15/2020

Marcopolo Comercio S.L., part of Gruppo Eurovo, an International Poultry Group based in Italy, produces eggs intended for human consumption, as well as pasteurised liquid eggs for the food industry. In addition to owning almost 3 million layers, Marcopolo owns a feed factory that supplies its production farm. The company only depends on other parties for the purchase of one day-old pullets and feed materials.

‘Everything changed after we got GMP+ FSA certified’

2/18/2020

Marine Akwa, founded in 2016 by Fanny Giudicelli, produces marine-based solutions for the fish and shrimp farming industry. Although based in France, Marine Akwa is selling its additives throughout Latin America. GMP+ FSA certification greatly boosted this young company’s ambitions to create ‘a new vision of aquaculture’, which combines efficiency with a natural approach.

‘GMP+ FSA helps us expand globally’

8/15/2019

De Heus Voeders BV, located in Ede, the Netherlands, is one of the largest feed producing companies in the world. It has production sites all over the world, including Poland, Egypt, Brazil, Spain and India. Standards for safety and quality are central to De Heus’ business operations.

‘Our certification proves that we are trustworthy’

4/25/2019

“My family has been in animal feed business for generations. I have worked in grain milling and feed transport before I started my own feed transport company in 1986. I started out with one truck that I drove myself."