Enjoy a tasty snack with avocado and edamame beans wrapped in a crispy Katsu curry coating!
The Avokatsu® bite is a perfect blend of Nikkei flavours, a Japanese-Peruvian fusion feast, and a good source of protein and fibers!
Award winning Avokatsu® bites
The Avokatsu was selected for:
Get ready for a flavour-filled fiesta with TexMex Sombreros!
This snack combines guacamole, melted cheese, zesty onions and jalapeños all in the shape of a miniature sombrero. Its unique design is perfect for dipping into your favourite sauce. And to top it off, the coating of the sombrero is sprinkled with delicious nacho pieces, which gives each bite an extra crunch and flavour.
Water is an essential part of our ambition for the upcoming years.
We are committed to implement approved good water management standards with our producers, located in high water risk regions
To achieve this ambition, we joined IDH’s ‘Sustainable Initiative Fruit And Vegetables’ (SIFAV) as they developed a benchmarked ‘basket of water standards’ which will be used to promote implementation of water standards in regions in which the water risk is considered high. The list of high water risk regions is based on the water risk filter of ‘World Wide Fund’ (WWF).
In addition Salud Foodgroup Europe committed to actively promoting best water practices, water use efficiency, and collective action in our avocado and mango sourcing regions.
Responsible water management, Ica, Peru
Background
The Ica valley lies in a coastal region of the Peruvian pacific coastline and is an agricultural basket for many international agricultural value chains. With virtually no rainfall, agriculture is mostly based on groundwater supplies. Although the agricultural boom has brought significant social and economic benefit to the Ica people, the Ica catchment is under important environmental pressures because of high water scarcity with significant drops in aquifer levels.
In 2020-2021, Good Stuff International (GSI) applied the Catchment Passport Methodology in Ica. A Catchment report shows the insights for all involved stakeholders in the value chain. A technical document, based on information from publicly available sources. This report was the starting point for multistakeholder engagement and a water stewardship roadmap of action.
Objectives
We as SIFAV partner took the opportunity to efficiently implement water stewardship in this high water risk sourcing region, by co-investing in- and scaling an existing, locally validated, multi-stakeholder collective action.
By doing so, Salud will help improve water retention, decrease erosion, and improve pasture availability as well as water availability upstream. This is key for sustainable livelihoods of the rural communities. Furthermore, it improves the resilience of sourcing and addresses our 2025 ambition to promote water stewardship.
In 2022, 5 SIFAV partners collaborated in an IDH co-funded project to engage in several objectives. These objectives have been translated into (1) build capacity on water management in our purchase department and the producers and growers we work with, (2) deepen knowledge from the catchment passport, (3) develop a shortlist of projects to potentially address these and (4) prioritize and develop a project plan to implement with both the SIFAV partners and local producers.
The project aims to improve water retention and water availability in the Ica catchment and to reduce erosion in the upstream community of Tambo.
Some objectives of the project are to:
This proven multi-value chain collective action and water stewardship towards catchment resilience in a key agricultural catchment has a direct impact on water retention time, increased rate of water infiltration and impact on the downstream aquifer system by increasing recharge volumes.
It also strengthens the link between the upper and mid catchment stakeholders and connects local authorities.
Development
In 2023 the collaboration will continue by implementing, improving, monitor, validate and establish this sustainable water stewardship approach.
Salud is very proud to be part of this multistakeholder project, because together we can achieve more!
Discover how we can make an even greater impact through this link.
At Salud Foodgroup Europe, we think sport is very important. It is good for health, provides energy and enjoyment, and encourages you to push your limits. Moreover, in addition to producing healthy products, our mission is to promote health awareness among our employees, customers and associates in a sustainable and environmentally friendly way.
One way in which we do this is with our sports sponsorship project. We annually fund young, talented athletes who dream of a career in sports, but lack the financial means to make their dreams come true. We sponsor talents from different countries and help them with a sponsorship grant for such things as clothing, travel and accommodation expenses, and entry fees for competitions. This allows them to really get the most out of themselves.
Thanks to Salud, talented Dutch windsurfer Milan Kuppens (18) has the chance to compete at top level; we help the Turkish-Dutch wheelchair fencer and world champion U17 (2018) Elke Lale van Achterberg (18) achieve her goal of qualifying for the Paralympic Games; French field hockey player Miguel Pereira (22) can work on his dream of claiming a podium spot at the Olympic Games in 2024 every day; and we help Swiss freeskier Richard Amacker (30) get the chance to practice his sport at world level while training and guiding new talents
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We are proud to announce that we have fulfilled the requirements for the IFS Broker certification with a score of 100%.
International Featured Standard (IFS) Food is a recognised standard for certifying the safety and quality of food products and production processes.
… avocado is not a vegetable but an oily berry – a fruit?
… avocados are low in saturated fat, nutrient-rich, loaded with vitamins C, E, B6, riboflavin and folic acid!
… by weight, avocados average 30% easily digestible oily fatty acids and approximately 70% water?
… avocados do not ripen on the tree? After dropping or picking they need 4 to 17 days to ripen, depending on the variety and temperature and humidity?
… avocados belong to the super-foods that are known for their anti-aging properties
… health benefits (according to science!) of avocados are:
Anti-inflammatory benefits
Optimized absorption of carotenoids
Support cardiovascular health
Promote blood sugar regulation
As from February 1st 2018, we will introduce a new appetizer: Mozzarella Caprese Bites
An Italian classic combination in a modern crispy jacket! Based on the "insalata Caprese" from the Neapolitan kitchen. Premium mozzarella combined with sundried tomatoes and freshly frozen basil give the authentic taste.
Be surprised by this delicious appetizer!
As from July 2018, we introduced a new appetizer: Guacabites
The Guacabite is a very innovative application of avocado puree. For this reason the Guacabite has received the SIAL Innovation 2018.
This appetizer has a filling of cream cheese and guacamole supplemented with various herbs and spices. We even used pieces of nachos in the coating.
Crunchy on the outside and smooth on the inside; a very surprising combination.
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