"The quality of mangoes from overseas is simply the best"

Dieter Fuhrmann Obst- und Gemüsegroßhandels GmbH sources mangoes for catering in Berlin and Brandenburg. There are clear preferences as to origin, explains Fredrik Musiol, Food Manager of the company: "We only source fruit from overseas, so the quality is simply the best." The supply of mangoes is currently rather low, says Musiol, while demand is quite normal for this time of the year. "Nevertheless, prices have been very stable for some time." He continues: "We get our mangoes mainly from South America, especially from Brazil, and from time to time we also get goods from Israel. And of course, occasionally, Thai mangoes." Qualitatively, the goods were satisfactory. "On the whole, the quality is okay - I'm not thrilled, but I definitely can not complain."

In addition to top restaurants (hotels and restaurants with four stars or more) the company also supplies kindergartens, hospitals and canteens. They provide their customers with a selection of 500 fruit and vegetable products. However, they have no specialties, says Musiol: "We make every effort to ensure that every product is always the best of the best, and that we are equally strong in all our products."

The most popular mango variety among the family business customers is the Kent. "The Kent is very popular." Ripe fruits in particular are gaining in importance, Musiol notes: "The ready-to-eat segment is very large and shows a strong growth, especially regarding products like mangoes and avocados."

Individual picking
"What makes our company so special is that we pick the goods ourselves for each individual customer, which means that each driver picks the goods himself and can therefore tailor the delivery individually to each customer according to their wishes." The company has its own fleet of 18 refrigerated containers, with which the orders are then delivered from the company headquarters at the Berlin Wholesale Market.

For more information:

Frederik Musiol

Dieter Fuhrmann Obst- und Gemüsegroßhandels GmbH

Beusselstraße 44 n-q

D-10553 Berlin

Tel: 030/3956060

E-Mail: info@dieter-fuhrmann.de

Web: www.dieter-fuhrmann.de