"We had small supply bottlenecks for salad mixes in the months of July and August, but we were able to compensate for this with alternative products," said Philipp Lang, managing director of Früchte Lang. "Products with high demand or a high market volume, such as tomatoes, had stronger price fluctuations/increases (50 to 200 percent) than, for example, side products."
With the energy crisis and the related slowing economy, demand is dropping off currently and so are the prices, Lang says. Fresh-cut products, such as fresh-cut salads, are offered year-round by Lang. "We distribute the products mostly to wholesalers, but also to other customers such as social institutions, company cafeterias, etc." The restaurant industry and private consumers are among his customers as well.
After two years of Corona, the out-of-home consumption seems to be on the rise again this year. But how does this trend affect fresh-cut demand? "The food service industry was very busy from April to August/September this year. The various festivals certainly played an important role this year," says Lang. Of course, the extremely high prices and costs are also having an impact on his business, "I think the high costs are getting to us all. You can't and shouldn't deny that there are price increases of up to 300% in almost every area."
"We source our salads regionally from the Gaeuboden region during the season (April-October) and from a partner in northern Italy during the winter months. I cannot name a maximum purchase quantity, as we generally try to supply each customer optimally and according to their wishes. We distribute our goods mainly in the regional East Bavarian catchment area, but occasionally throughout Germany in its entirety as well and even internationally, in cooperation with several partners."
According to Lang, the trend in the next few years will be shifting more in the direction of fresh-cut, "since staff shortages, for example, will certainly not disappear overnight. If a restaurant wants to continue to open, they have to solve this problem. In my opinion, this can only be done with the use of ready-to-cook fruits and vegetables, to adequately save time and money."
For more information:
Philipp Lang
Früchte Lang
Donaustraße 22
94491 Hengersberg
Tel.: 09901 902 30 55
Fax: 09901 900 50 87
E-Mail: [email protected]
Web: https://fruechtelang.de