Company

We have developed tailor-made sustainability concepts for the areas of energy, purchasing, waste management and mobility and have been bio-certified by the Gesellschaft für Ressourcenschutz mbH. Emphasis is placed on regional products, if possible: grown in a purely organically way. Fair-trade goods and meat from animal welfare are given priority. Waste is disposed of in an environmentally sound manner. Since 2011, we have repeatedly been certified with the Green Globe, the leading certification for sustainability in the event industry. In addition, thanks to our intensive work and our transparent way of doing things, the Tourismus & Congress GmbH Region Bonn/Rhein-Sieg/Ahrweiler has distinguished us as a sustainable business within the framework of the project “Sustainable Bonn – Konferenzort der Nachhaltigkeit” (“Sustainable Bonn – Sustainable Conference Venue”).

We try to sensitize our employees to the topic of food waste and to coach them towards a more conscious use of food as a valuable resource. The aim is to significantly reduce food waste within the company.

IT’S ALL ABOUT THE INNER VALUES
BROICH is looking forward to collaborating with Querfeld from 2019

A specialist in natural beauty

The demand for aesthetics in the food industry means than up to 30% of the food harvest does not land on our plates. The reason: fruit and vegetables must be attractive or nobody will eat them. The Berlin-based company Querfeld demonstrates that flavour is not a matter of appearance and crooked carrots, knobbly tomatoes and overly small cherries are just as delicious and healthy as the more normally shaped ones.
Working with farmers and producers from the region, the team led by Managing Director Frederic Goldkorn has been taking crooked fruit and vegetables from the Berlin and Munich regions since 2016 and making them socially acceptable again, even where retailers seem to consider them inadequate. Their aim: to reduce food waste, boost income for producers and make organic quality available at affordable prices.

This is a concept which is gaining in popularity in canteens and among caterers and manufacturers as well as being awarded the ‘Zu gut für die Tonne!’ (too good for rubbish) federal prize in 2016 – attracting the attention of Georg Broich. The issues of sustainability and environmental awareness play a key role in the everyday life of BROICH. And so from 2019, the premium caterer will be a keen purchaser of peppers, carrots, potatoes, tomatoes and various fruits from the new Querfeld branch in Mönchengladbach.