{"id":4889,"date":"2023-02-07T14:27:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-07T14:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/otcorganics.com\/about-us\/historical-highlights\/"},"modified":"2023-05-16T13:47:12","modified_gmt":"2023-05-16T13:47:12","slug":"historical-highlights","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/otcorganics.com\/en\/about-us\/historical-highlights\/","title":{"rendered":"Historical highlights"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4889\" class=\"elementor elementor-4889 elementor-2004\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a3c4eb8 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a3c4eb8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-06fe199\" data-id=\"06fe199\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea0dfe9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-sosso-breadcrumb\" data-id=\"ea0dfe9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"sosso-breadcrumb.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"page-title-area bg_cover d-flex align-items-center\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/otcorganics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Kopie-van-website-header-5.jpg)\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-lg-6\"><div class=\"page-title-content\"><h3 class=\"title\">Historical highlights<\/h3><nav aria-label=\"breadcrumb\"><nav aria-label=\"breadcrumb\"><ol class=\"breadcrumb\"><li class=\"breadcrumb-item\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/otcorganics.com\/en\/\" title=\"Home\" rel=\"bookmark\">Home<\/a> <\/li>  <\/ol><\/nav><\/nav><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3d0f581 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3d0f581\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-663b8b9b\" data-id=\"663b8b9b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c366129 elementor-widget elementor-widget-sosso-faq-content\" data-id=\"2c366129\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"sosso-faq-content.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"klb-faq faq-content\"><span>FAQ<\/span><h3 class=\"title\">Historical highlights<\/h3><p>Where have we come from and where are we going to? in this short Q & A interview we will tell you about the history of OTC Organics.<\/p><a class=\"main-btn\" href=\"\" ><\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c1d6093\" data-id=\"c1d6093\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1adee96c elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"1adee96c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-4501\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-4501\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Who were the founders of OTC Organics?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-4501\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-4501\"><p>It all began with Fred Kloen and Edward Out. The founded the company in Lelystad in 2001, under the name Tellus Produce B.V. Fred and Edward were both traders in the organic fruit and vegetables sector. They joined forces to export organic open-field produce from the Netherlands and Belgium.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-4502\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-4502\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">When did they start importing products from abroad?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-4502\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-4502\"><p>In 2003, Tradin Organic Culture approached Tellus B.V. to ask if they would be interested in collaborating with their subsidiary company Trabana B.V., a company specialised in organic bananas and exotic fruits. That is how it all began.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-4503\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-4503\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">When did the organisation change its name?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-4503\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-4503\"><p>Before we changed our name to OTC Organics, we traded for some time under the name Organic Trade Company Holland B.V. That took place after 1 April 2004 when Tellus Produce B.V. and Trabana B.V. merged their activities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-4504\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-4504\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Did the company expand much at that time?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-4504\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-4504\"><p>Indeed it did. Thanks to Tradin Organic Culture&#8217;s broad network and its supporting facilities, we were able to considerably expand our import activities between 2005 and 2007. And not only that&#8230; a decade later we were able to gain access to the Scandinavian market when we entered a partnership with Total Produce Nordic. Thus, we continued to expand our import and export areas.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-4505\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-4505\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">And when did OTC Organics get its current name?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-4505\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-4505\"><p>In 2018, we changed our name, moved from Lelystad to Dronten and started our &#8216;from trading to farming&#8217; concept. We bring growers and buyers in contact with each other and provide both parties with our professional support.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-4506\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-4506\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">And now you're working with Dole?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-4506\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-4506\"><p>In 2022, we became 100% part of Dole plc. 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