7 Benefits

7 Benefits of onions from the Netherlands:

1. Year-round availability

No other country in the world can deliver such a wide range of varieties all year round. 

2. Nature’s best

The fertile, stone-free, lime-rich soil and moderate climate in the Netherlands are perfect for growing healthy onions. 

3. Food safety

Dutch produce gains the highest marks for food safety. Dutch growers are GlobalGAP-certified, traders are HACCP-certified. Extensive monitoring safeguards quality and safety throughout the chain.

4. Tasty assortment

The firmness of Dutch onions is well known, as well as the taste in relation to varieties and colour. The Dutch onion industry caters to the wishes and demands of its customers. That is why the Netherlands is a leading onion exporter in the world.

5. Sustainability

Nature and people cooperate to the highest possible degree - resulting in a sustainable Dutch onion business. 

6. Professionalism

A high level of expertise and active cooperation are important reasons behind the success of Dutch onions. To stay in the lead the Dutch keep striving for innovation and progress. Through scientific, economic and market research they keep coming up with advanced ways to improve their products and production methods.

7. Freshness

Thanks to an efficient distribution system, excellent storage conditions and the close vicinity of world ports, the fresh produce reaches its destinations in the shortest possible time.