Kühne + Heitz is an internationally operating network of eight trading companies in the sector of food products. Each company in the network has its own focus in terms of purchasing and sales, which strengthens each other ’s business by sharing market and product information on a daily basis and by making use of each other ’s strong points. For the total of the company this results in ‘joint business development ’.
The product package consists largely of fresh and frozen food, mainly poultry, pork and beef products as well as ‘flavoured milks’, fresh frozen vegetables, French fries, fish and a broad range of delicacies. The trading companies of Kühne + Heitz purchase products worldwide and distribute these in more than 80 countries. Customers for these products are varied, and include cooked meat and snack manufacturers,manufacturers of ready- made meals, hotels, restaurants, and catering distributors and retail organisations.