Apple Juice Concentrate Market

Company Headquarters: Murcia, Spain Founded: 2008 Workforce: NA Company Working: LemonConcentrate S.L. (LemonConcentrate) is a producer, supplier, and distributor of all types of juice concentrates, fruits & vegetable puree, filling essential oils, pulp cells, pomaces, powders, syrups, and custom-made blends to the food processing industry. The products offered by the company find applications in fruit juices, refreshments, sweets & candies, wine, ice-creams, dairy and bakery products, and beer. The company was known as a raw material exporter in early 2008. It supplies fresh juice concentrates to various industries. In addition, the company procures raw materials such as organic fruits, lemon, pomegranate, berry, apple, pineapple, grapes, vegetables, and exotic fruits from local farmers and vendors. The company distributes its products to more than 19 countries worldwide. It follows quality and food safety programs such as systematic food hygiene (GMP) and risk assessment of potential food safety hazards (HACCP).

Company Headquarters: Rötha, Germany Founded: 2012 Workforce: ~240 Company Working: Sonnländer is a reliable partner for trading companies, supplying a wide range of fresh juices, juice concentrates, fruit nectars, fruit juice-based beverages, vegetable juices, and organic products in Germany. The company also has an organic apple plantation located at Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. The company has own organic apple plantation, state-of-the-art filling systems, and logistic fleet. It also offers a wide range of products and packaging for its trading partners. The companies associated with Sonnländer are Sonnländer Getränke GmbH, Sonnländer Bio Obst GmbH, KonVin Sp. z o.o., and Sonnländer Logistik GmbH. The company operates two sites in Rostock and Rötha, Germany, engaged in the production of fruit juices, nectars, and fruit juice beverages under the brand name “Sonnländer”. KonVin Sp. z o.o. situated in Warsaw, Poland is engaged in the production of apple juice concentrate. In 2018, Sonnländer Getränke GmbH was awarded by the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture for excellent quality and taste.

Company Headquarters: Amsterdam, The Netherlands Founded: 1851 Workforce: ~18,000 Company Working: Louis Dreyfus Holding B.V. (LDC) is a global merchant and processor of agricultural products. The company works through the entire value chain from farming to distribution across a broad range of business lines including grains & oilseeds, coffee, cotton, sugar, rice, and juice. The juice business platform includes orange, grapefruit, lime, lemon, and apple juice. LDC has reorganized its business line into two groups value-chain segments including juice, grains, oilseeds and merchandising segment comprising coffee, cotton, rice and dairy. The company owns more than 30,000 hectares of citrus growers, seven state-of-the-art facilities in Brazil, China, and the US that handle concentrate as well as not from concentrate (NOF) products. The total of 29 LDC farms are certified by the Rainforest Alliance and 23 farms validated as SAI Platform Gold Grade. The company marks presence in North Asia, Europe, the Middle East & Africa, North America, South & West Latin America, North Latin America, and South & Southeast Asia.

Company Headquarters: Darmstadt, Germany Founded: 1838 Workforce: ~7,000 Company Working: Döhler is a global producer, promoter, and provider of technology-driven natural ingredients. The company also offers ingredient systems and integrated solutions for the food & beverage industry. Its broad product portfolio includes natural flavors, natural colors, health ingredients, pulses & cereals ingredients, dairy & plant-based ingredients, fermented ingredients, dry fruits & vegetable ingredients, and fruits & vegetable ingredients. Under the fruits & vegetable ingredient segment, the company produces NFC (Not from Concentrate) juices, purees & puree concentrates, juice concentrates, special concentrates, fruit sweeteners, fruit ingredients, vegetable ingredients, and multi blends of fruit and vegetable ingredients. The fruit juice concentrates are of citrus fruit, apple and pears, red fruits and berries, tropical fruits, and stone fruits and grapes. The standard juice concentrate range includes cloudy juice concentrates, clarified, decolorized, and Co2 stable special concentrates tailored for various applications. The company marks presence in 130 countries with 23 production sites, 24 application centers, and over 50 sales offices. It is a long-term oriented investor with investments in plant-based ingredients, health, nutrition & lifestyle products, food & beverage technology, and digital commerce & online platforms.

Company Headquarters: Gaibanella, Italy Founded: 1971 Workforce: ~100 Company Working: Ve.Ba. Cooperativa Ortofrutticola S.C. (Ve.Ba. Cooperativa) produces fresh fruit and vegetable ingredients for the food industry. The company was established by a group of growers to transform local fruits such as apple, Williams pears, plum, apricots, and peaches into quality ingredients. The company owns around 500 hectares of local orchards. The wide range of products include dehydrated fruits, partially rehydrated fruit, pastry mixes, baby foods, dehydrated vegetables, fruit juice concentrate, and bio-organic products. Apple and pear are included in fruit juice concentrate. The products are made of high standards and certified by Kosher, International Certification Bio Suisse AG (ICB), BRC certification body, and International Food Safety (IFS).

Company Headquarters: Massachusetts, US Founded: 1869 Workforce: NA Company Working: Welch’s is engaged in the manufacturing, distribution, and research and development of a broad range of products for the food & beverage industry including refrigerated juices, grape juices, concentrates, jams, jellies and spreads, fresh juice cocktails, sparkling juice and mocktails, fruit and yogurt snacks, and fruit snacks. These products are served to hotels/resorts, schools, colleges and universities, healthcare facilities, and restaurants in the US as well as 50 other countries. The co-op licenses the brand name of Welch’s to the other manufacturers involved in frozen fruit confections, dried fruits, and carbonated beverages. For instance, grape and strawberry soda is licensed to Global Beverage Corp., and other products such as fruit snacks, fruit and yogurt snacks made by The Promotion in Motion Companies, Inc. use Welch’s brand name. Welch’s is part of The National Grape Cooperative Association, Inc., an agriculture cooperative owned by more than 1200 grape growers.