Company Information
History
Starting in the environment of globally emerging markets in the mid-sixties, Mr. John van Iperen established his basic knowledge of doing business in trade. Working in very divergent branches and countries, he gradually focussed and specialized on a few areas of interest.
INDUPRO has evolved from the company in which John learned the ropes, Aug. Dubru, est. 1879.
INDUPRO BV was established by Mr. John van Iperen in 1976 and has been active in the juice business ever since. With a worldwide network of reliable fruit-processors and end-users Mr. Van Iperen developed INDUPRO to its present on-going position in the market.
In 2003 his son Jan joined the company full-time, after tasting and testing the juice industry part-time. As of March 18th 2011, Jan van Iperen has taken full ownership of INDUPRO and is the managing director now.
Mr. Van Iperen (senior) has taken the influential role of advisor.
Strength
Experience and know-how based on loyalty to our producers and heavy commitment to our clients have been the basis for longstanding relationships with many great companies worldwide. Most appreciated is the way in which INDUPRO establishes a respectfull and trustworthy bond between Producer and Buyer of the (half-)product. In this open way of communication, longlasting and strong relationships are secured.
Products
Fruit Pulps and Purees, Citrus Juices, Concentrates and By-Products, Acerola and other tropicals, Tomato, Natural Flavours and other fruit-related products are treated with the greatest passion by our organisation.
Quality
INDUPRO is a SGF approved supplier / broker, meaning that all our activities and the people we work with, are subject to the standards of Sure Global Fair. For more information, read this page.
Location
Working from the magnificent Beurs World Trade Center in the heart of Rotterdam, the Fruit Port of Europe, we keep a close eye on the products that we work with.
SGF - IRMA
INDUPRO participates in the Voluntary Control System of SGF (Sure-Global-Fair). As trader/broker in the VCS, the company supports the International Raw Material Assurance (IRMA) by committing itself to comply with the rules of the control system and in particular by:
- Trading goods of known origin only
- Labeling VCS goods
- Evidencing the producer
- Guaranteeing full documentation
Food safety and food quality are of special interest for producers, traders, and consumers. Careless and dishonest competitors can put the success and image of an entire industry at risk. Other parts of the food industry have painfully experienced this already.
To minimize such risk, the fruit juice industry has set up a Voluntary Control System (VCS) for all stages their products will go through during production and trade. It stretches from the fruit processor via cool storages and blending stations to the manufacturers of semi-finished and finished goods and the traders up to the retail shelves. This allows to trace not just the history of the products but also possible quality deviations back to their source where they can be eliminated. If the food law or system rules have been infringed, the SGF will initiate corrective actions and follow-up controls.
The participation in the control system shall assist the producer in the fulfillment of his necessary diligence to market only proper goods. However, participation and the VCS certificate issued to the participants do not constitute a “carte blanche”.
The responsibility to take due care always remains with the participant. His legal liability to market and in particular process only proper goods complying with the relevant food law regulations within the EU as well as with the European commercial practice (e.g. EU Fruit Juice Directive, relevant national regulations, CoP/AIJN, etc.) remains unchanged as, in case of complaint, do the legal and statutory rights of the SGF for injunction.
