Fresh, top-quality produce year-round.

About the
cooperative

Tolpoort Vegetables, founded in 2021, is a recognized growers’ cooperative with cultivation sites in the Netherlands and Spain. We manage the marketing and sales of open-field vegetables and are the market leader in cauliflower, broccoli, and chicory. Thanks to our international growing capabilities, we are able to supply our customers year-round with products of consistently high quality.

Through our strategic collaboration with service provider Tolpoort BV, we can fully support our customers as a service provider, offering centralized logistics (24/7), sorting, and customer-specific packaging solutions. This creates a short supply chain in which cultivation, sales, and services come together seamlessly under one roof. The result is a powerful One Stop Shopping solution with a complete product range, uniform quality, and year-round availability.

This makes Tolpoort Vegetables a strong and future-proof partner within the supply chain.

Our Board

Gian Russchen has been the general manager of Tolpoort Vegetables, a cooperative by and for growers, since its founding in 2021. From the outset, Gian has been committed to the cooperative’s growth and professionalization. He has built a strong organization around the sales team that manages the daily sales. He also sees opportunities for further expansion, provided this offers added value for both affiliated growers and buyers. With a clear vision for the future, Gian continues to build a sustainable and innovative organization, ensuring Tolpoort Vegetables remains responsive to developments in the sector.

Commercial
team

Our team consists of three experienced employees responsible for maintaining relationships with domestic and international retailers and food service providers, as well as export companies and wholesalers. We offer proactive advice, optimize product ranges, and ensure a customer-focused approach. Each of us has expertise in specific products such as chicory, broccoli, and cauliflower.

Sustainable and responsible

At Tolpoort Vegetables, we are committed to sustainability through innovative cultivation methods that reduce environmental impact, such as efficient water use and emission reduction. We collaborate with partners like the food bank to reduce food waste. We also use sustainable packaging and energy efficiency measures, including solar panels and the reuse of residual heat.

Certificates

At Tolpoort Vegetables, we ensure strict quality controls throughout the entire process, from storage to packaging. Our Tolpoort BV distribution center guarantees food safety and quality with certifications including IFS Food. All our growers comply with strict guidelines for traceability and good working conditions through GRASP and GLOBALG.A.P. We are also committed to sustainability with the “On the way to” quality mark. PlanetProof ‘, with which we contribute to responsible production that is better for the environment, climate and nature.

VollegrondsGroente Organisatie

The VollegrondsGroente Organisatie (VGO) is a collaborative partnership of leading Dutch growers’ associations and producers of open field vegetables. Tolpoort Vegetables is a co-founder of the VGO because we believe that together we can achieve more than individually. By actively contributing to joint initiatives in the areas of innovation, sustainability, and market development, we help make the sector future-proof. The VGO enables us to share knowledge, influence policy, and work together towards a strong and healthy vegetable sector..

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Tolpoort Vegetables supplies high-quality outdoor vegetables, with a focus on sustainability, food safety and short supply chains, for year-round guaranteed fresh produce of top quality.

Services

Sales and marketing

Sorting and packing

Storage and distribution

Cooperative Affairs

Quality control

Products

Cauliflower

Broccoli

White & Red chicory

Iceberg lettuce

Sprouts

Pointed cabbage

Red cabbage

White cabbage

 

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