Managing Director Lorenz Stephan Hochstein is the Managing Director of Lorenz Switzerland AG, a part of Lorenz’ Responsible Sourcing Department. Lorenz is an independent family business – with its 3,000 employees, it is one of the leading manufacturers in the European snack market. Stephan has over 20 years
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Managing Director Alphonsa Cashew Industries Ebin Babu Oommen is a third-generation leader in his family business, which was established in 1958. As the Managing Director of Alphonsa Cashew Industries, he is currently focused on building a sustainable and equitable cashew value chain, emphasising environmentally friendly practices, ethical sourcing, and
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Andre van den Beld is heading the Sustainability department of ETG, a global leading agri-commodity trade company with presence in over 30 countries in Sub-Sahara Africa and Southeast Asia. He has 10+ years of experience in transforming commodity markets including cocoa, cashew, coffee, sesame, grains and others. He is
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Gerard Klijn has over 35 years of experience in the nuts and dried fruits industry. He started as a buyer at his parents’ company, Klijn B (currently Jack Klijn, acquired by Intersnack in the late 90-ties), and held positions at Global Trading & Agency BV. At the moment he
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Sustainability Manager at Nutwork Nepomuk has over 10 years of experience in sustainability management, starting off as a research associate at Leuphana University and later as a palm oil sustainability expert with a major palm oil trader and refiner. In 2021, he joined Nutwork as Sustainability Manager. In this
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