Sustainability

An essential measure to achieve sustainable savings is the operation of two block-type thermal power stations at the location in Kulmbach. We are able to reduce CO₂ emissions since we can take advantage of the generated electricity and the complete heat. The synchronous generation of electricity and heat in our block-type thermal power stations reaches an efficiency rate of more than 90 percent.
Another measure that we have established at RAPS Fresh, our competence center in Versmold, is the principle of heat recovery. We use the waste heat that arises when our food is cooled to heat our buildings or to heat water. This enables us to significantly reduce both energy consumption and CO₂ emissions.
Aspects of sustainability and the economical, efficient use of resources also play a decisive role in new construction projects. Flow of goods and the building technology in Obertrum were planned according to the best possible economic and ecologic criteria, for example through the use of photovoltaic systems and heat recovery in all ventilation and air conditioning systems.

Many of our partners in Germany and Europe have short supply chains. We prefer local and regional products and own cultivation and contract farming. We cooperate with the only German dry onion manufacturer in Regensburg and benefit from short distances and an excellent ecological balance. Quality is the only criteria justifying long transport routes. Regular audits at suppliers in China, India and many other countries ensure a reliable high quality of our products. This is also the case with our Indian supplier from Kerala, from whom we have been sourcing the raw material chilli for over 30 years. In addition to numerous certifications, our partner supplier has committed itself to the protection of biodiversity, the sustainable use and development of resources and biodynamic agriculture.

Sustainability in a company starts with respectful personal relations and raising awareness among employees. As an employer we have a keen sense of social responsibility – within the company and beyond. In addition to the promotion of additional qualifications and further training measures, we offer health and company integration management as well as collective bargaining for company pension schemes. Weekly operations reviews for risk assessment and deriving new measures in terms of occupational safety are a matter of course for us. In addition, our diverse training offers sustainably cover our need for junior staff.