The Polish Potato Packer Agrosad Joins Europatat
Agrosad was established in 1992, more than 30 years ago, on the foundation of a farm that grew edible potatoes for early harvest. The company’s initial years of operation were devoted to the commerce in seed potatoes, and it involved purchasing, processing, and dealing with wholesalers.
In 1998, Agrosad started packing potatoes for retail chains after later establishing a network of producers to provide its own needs. Agrosad currently has close to 200 employees.
“Agrosad is one of the largest companies in its industry on the Polish market. We support all forms of promotion of Polish products, including conferences and trade fair events. We organize trainings and trips for our producers in order to improve the quality of production and increase the position of ‘Polish Product’ in supplies to retail chains. We work with qualified farmers who guarantee the supply of fresh, balanced raw material,” according to Agrosad.
Europatat presently incorporates the national associations of the biggest potato trade partners in the EU as well as individual companies active in the potato trade. In total, the Association has currently 69 members that represent more than 20 countries in the EU and beyond. More precisely, Europatat’s membership is composed of 19 national associations, 41 companies, and 9 associated members.
According to the latest Eurostat data on production (including EU 27, UK, Norway, and Switzerland), the 19 national associations that are members of Europatat represent more than 80% of the total potato production in Europe.
The membership of Europatat is balanced between its various membership categories and members’ focus. This guarantees a good balance of interest and a wide diversity of expertise available to the association. In the future, Europatat seeks to reinforce even further its cooperation with companies and associations based in other European countries in order to better reflect the reality of the potato trade in the EU.