Ardo CSR rapport 2023 - Flipbook - Page 62
We are Ardo
The path to a more
sustainable food system
Minimal environmental
impact
Agronomy
MIMOSA+
Food safety, quality
and innovation
Respect for
our employees
Relationship with
our stakeholders
Good governance
4. Promoting fresh frozen products
Fresh frozen vegetables, fruit and herbs have a range of benefits and
are ideal to enable a more sustainable diet for our consumers.
Grown in open fields
in the natural season
Enjoy complete convenience in the kitchen
Packed full of vitamins
The nutritional value of vegetables, herbs
with our fresh frozen vegetables, herbs and
We grow our vegetables, herbs and fruit
and fruit starts to fall straight after they’re
fruit as everything is pre-washed and
during the ‘right’ season. This minimises our
harvested. At Ardo, they are frozen in
pre-cut! And because our fresh frozen
impact on the environment as they grow in
factories close to the fields in thecountry
products are easy to divide into portions,
the best possible conditions and use less
of origin, immediately after harvesting,
you can be sure you’re using the right amount
water and energy.
so they retain their maximum nutritional
every time. Ardo’s fresh frozen products not
value.
only save energy, but also a lot of time in the
kitchen!
Higher vitamin C retention in fresh frozen beans
Less food waste
Cost-effective
100
Vitamin C retention (%)
Complete convenience
Frozen -18°C
80
60
Freshly bought vegetables after 3 to 7 days
40
Cold storage 4°C
20
0
days
Cold storage 13°C
5
days
10
days
15
days
20
days
Time after harvest (days)
At Ardo, our products are
already pre-washed and pre-cut,
Our fresh frozen products allow you
and we process the residual
to save on costs in the kitchen by
Myth or fact: are fresh vegetables more
waste left behind in our own
enjoying fresh frozen vegetables,
nutritious than fresh frozen vegetables?
biomethanation plant.
herbs and fruit day in, day out,
This means you can be sure
at stable prices that don’t change
The general perception is that fresh vegetables
that the weight you buy
depending on the season.
are far more nutritious than their fresh frozen
actually ends up on your plate.
25
days
counterparts. But are they really?
A study from Ghent University revealed significant
differences in vitamin C levels between fresh and
frozen green beans.
Source: Ghent University
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