Anecoop is a second-tier agri-food cooperative which brings together farming cooperatives and businesses located in the main agricultural regions of Spain. Practically all the produce we market is of Spanish origin. One of our priorities, as a social enterprise, is to ensure the future of our member producers.
ANECOOP, was founded in 1975 by a group of co-operatives, is the biggest export-import company for fresh fruit and vegetables in Spain and is one of the biggest fruit and vegetable marketers in Europe. Anecoop has 67 small companies (co-operatives) associated located in Spain’s main agricultural areas and it markets their produce in over 80 countries, Anecoop has over 300 people working in the company.
Together with the activity in commercialisation, Anecoop Has a Quality Department in charge of impulse and establish the best quality standards in our associated: ISO, BRC, Globalgap.
The Production and Development Department, works in the introduction of new product and production systems for our associated (technology transfer of innovative developments for our associated). Anecoop has the mission of carry out research and development in the areas of production, marketing and processing of agricultural produce as well as transfer of the relevant know-how.
Role in ReLEAF:
Anecoop’s work in the project consists of the integrated design of innovative bio-based solutions for specific agricultural products with high added value in fresh produce in Europe. Innovative solutions for fresh produce will have a significant impact on the horticultural sector in Europe, covering the entire chain of actors from the farmer/producer to the end user/consumer and the post-use management of waste from fruit and vegetable plants. In this sense, it will work on the characterization of existing waste in southern Europe.
Another of the lines of work will be the Optimization of the design of bio-based, compostable solutions to achieve the properties required by each of the fresh products throughout their entire life cycle by combining biological solutions.
Evaluate the solutions developed with pilot scaling, prototyping and testing, Validation of the final commercial prototypes with full-scale production of prototypes and demonstration within the fields of company experiences with the active participation of all the actors involved and evaluate the risk versus benefit and cost of using the alternative solutions developed