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About us

VOG Products Laives

What makes us unique

We produce healthy and natural ingredients for the food and beverage industry. What makes us unique: We receive the high-quality raw material from our members - at there base are around 6,000 fruit growing families from South Tyrol and Trentino.

 

On the following pages you can find out more about VOG Products - our quality standards, our values and our history.

20.000

hectares of orchards

>50

export countries

6.000

fruit-growing families

210

employees

TECHNOLOGY & EXPERTISE

The combination of dedicated and skilled professionals plus state of the art technology makes all the difference.

QUALITY & FOOD SAFETY

Quality assurance, traceability and safety are our common thread: From the cultivation of the raw material up to the final product, we pay attention to exceptional quality standards.

Certifications

CERTIFIED QUALITY

Our quality management controls every step from delivery of raw material up to the final product. Furthermore, independent external accredited organisations monitor quality assurance. Find out more about our certifications.

OUR VALUES

We are a reliable and responsible partner for our members, clients and employees. Our values are the guiding path for daily actions and fruitful cooperation.

Solidarity

We can do together what one cannot do alone.

Honesty

We deal honestly with each other.

Sustainable

We secure our existence in social, ecological and economic terms.

Anchored

We are connected to our land and our people.

Responsible

We take responsibility for our actions.

Trustful

We trust each other.

Appreciative

We work together with positive energy.

That is what guides us

Corporate
Governance

Clearly structured and practised corporate governance creates the basis for all decision-making and control processes within our company. This orientation and the focus on our values are reflected in the cooperation between the Supervisory Board, the Board of Directors and the Executive Board.

VOG Products past and present

OUR HISTORY

1967

The “Verwertungsbetrieb der Südtiroler Obstgenossenschaften VSO Gen.m.b.H.” was founded

1967

1974

The steamed apple system was put into operation

1974

1996

Certification according to ISO 9001

1996

2001

Changeover to mechanical peeling

2001

2006

Start of Fresh Cut production

2006

2013

Introduction of own brand Leni's

2013

2014

Completion of the first section of the large tank warehouse with ten fully automatically controlled tanks (capacity of one million litres each)

2014

2020

Two puree lines went into operation

2020

2021

Dry receiving station and belt press were put into operation

2021

2022

Operational area exceeds 10 hectares

2022

1967

1974

1996

2001

2006

2013

2014

2020

2021

2022

MEHR ERFAHREN
Products
Fruity alternatives: basis for cider and vinegar

VOG Products is offering the food and drink industry fermented bases for producing cider and apple cider vinegar - high-quality and individually tailored to customers’ needs.

MEHR ERFAHREN
Sustainability
Bee meadow on the Sonnenberg in Kortsch

The grand opening of the bee meadow on the Sonnenberg in Kortsch on May 28, 2024, marked another strong commitment by VOG Products to sustainability.

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Products
Apple compote with pieces

VOG Products recently added a very special product to its assortment: “apple compote with pieces”, in which the creamy texture of the apple mousse meets apple chunks, resulting in an unforgettable flavour. High-quality steamed apple chunks are combined with apple mousse to create a “ready-to-use” product. This opens up a wide range of uses and applications for customers.

MEHR ERFAHREN
Quality
Bioland is more than EU organic

Four out of five of the organic apples processed by VOG Products come from the cultivation of around 600 Bioland farmers in South Tyrol.

Picture: ©Südtiroler Apfelkonsortium

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Products
Red apple juice is attracting attention

The Kissabel® apple (variety R201) is known around the world for its fruit pulp, which can vary from pink to red. The juice is just as attractive as the apple, mainly because its unique taste and a characteristic red colour ranging from violet to ruby red.

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Sustainability
“Organic apple juice is no longer a niche”

South Tyrol has been the largest organic apple supplier in Europe for many years. That is why the quantities delivered to the fruit processor VOG Products have more than tripled in three years.

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Sustainability
EcoVadis Silver for VOG Products

EcoVadis rewarded the sustainability efforts of VOG Products with a silver medal.

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Careers
Always focused on new goals

Hannes Egger is a mountaineer and "optimiser" in the company.

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Products
How puree is produced

Puree is an increasingly important product at VOG Products.

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Careers
No monotony at all

Daniel Franco and the balancing act between machine and man.

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Careers
Taking the opportunity

Ervis Naci from Albania has made the step from worker to head of department.

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Sustainability
Sustainable water management: our approach

Each year, VOG Products processes around 350,000 tonnes of apples into juice, puree and concentrate. Water is indispensable in the production process: it serves as cooling and transport water. The company not only uses it carefully, but also several times over.

Sustainability
Product portfolio
Careers

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