Where we work
We grow our ingredients in full sun and deliver it to you in full transparency
Present globally to stay close to you
We work in fields, factories, and offices around the world, united by the ambition to deliver food that is freshly frozen, healthy, easy, and as environmentally friendly as possible. Each freezing and packing unit of Crop’s is located in the vicinity of the fields, ensuring the maximum quality of the products.
Thanks to our global presence, we serve customers worldwide with the same quality and service standards.
The world of Crop's
Belgium
- Crop's Headquarters & Factory Ready Meals
- Factory location: Ooigem
Ooigem is home to the Crop’s headquarters, offices, and R&D department. This is the place where ideas come to life. Continuous iterations of solutions and recipes are tested to eventually become frozen products that excel in quality, taste, packaging design, and convenience. This location also has its own production site where ready meals and the so-called added value products (such as smoothie mixes, grain mixes with seasoning, bakes, ...) are being prepared.
Belgium
- Terroir: Hesbaye region, Belgium
- Climate: moderate
- Factory location: Geer
- Produce: peas, sugar snaps, carrots, parsnips, beans, spinach, Brussels sprouts, broad beans, and potatoes
The production site in the Haut-Geer region of Belgium was founded in 1985 and hosts a cooperative of farmers who grow top local produce within a 40-kilometre radius of the factory: peas, sugar snaps, carrots, parsnips, beans, spinach, Brussels sprouts, broad beans, and potatoes. This crisp harvest is later frozen at the Geer factory, which also prepares products such as pasta, rice, and grain.
France
- Terroir: Hauts-de-France, France
- Climate: continental
- Factory location: Blaringhem
- Produce: spinach, carrots, baby carrots, Brussels sprouts, peas, parsnips, butternuts, turnips, celery, pumpkin, leeks, cauliflower, white cabbage
The region's temperate climate, with mild springs and autumns, boasts a lengthy vegetation period. Thanks to these optimal conditions and productive soils, multiple planting and harvesting cycles are possible within a year, supporting both staple crops and more delicate vegetable varieties, including an organic and baby food range.
Poland
- Terroir: Lublin region, Poland
- Climate: moderate climate with 4 distinctive seasons
- Factory location: Lublin
- Produce: cauliflowers, broccolis, onions, blueberries, strawberries, raspberries, sour cherries, blackcurrants, redcurrants, wild cherries, rhubarb, gooseberries
The Lublin and Motycz factories, acquired in 2017, are located in the southeastern region of Poland, known for its rich soils, long agricultural know-how, and clean air. Close, lasting relationships between the agronomists and the local farmers ensure a stable supply chain and a continuous flow of knowledge. Cauliflowers, broccolis, and onions are the main vegetables frozen on-site. The fruit unit prepares delicious local blueberries, strawberries, raspberries, black currants, red currants, and cherries.
Serbia
- Terroir: Pozega Valley, Serbia
- Climate: moderate intercontinental climate with 4 distinctive seasons
- Factory Location: Pozega
- Produce: raspberries, blackberries, sour cherries
Arilje, a town located in close proximity to our Serbian factory, is called the world’s raspberry capital, involving the vast majority of the local population in growing, harvesting, and preparing these precious fruits. It is mostly thanks to the unique hilly landscape that raspberries have the perfect conditions to grow. In full sun, yet with a gentle cooling breeze. Next to the raspberries, this factory works with blackberries and sour cherries.
Portugal
- Terroir: Tagus Valley
- Climate: Mediterranean
- Factory location: Alpiarça
- Produce: broccolis, tomatoes, butternuts, peppers, zucchini, broad beans, peas
Situated on a vast plain on the bank of the Tagus river, our factory in Alpiarça was established in 2005 and is firmly anchored in the local economy thanks to direct contracts with farmers. Its unique location in this fertile Portuguese region allows to grow a rich mix of vegetables: broccolis, tomatoes, butternuts, peppers, zucchini, broad beans, and peas, all of which are produced in open air.
Spain
- Terroir: Extremadura, Spain
- Climate: mild continental
- Factory location: Badajoz
- Produce: peppers, zucchini, aubergines, butternuts, corn, broccolis, cherry tomatoes, Brussels sprouts
Enjoying a mild continental climate under the influence of the Atlantic Ocean, our Spanish factory in Badajoz is located close to the fields, which offer a wide variety of vegetables. Peppers, zucchini, aubergines, butternuts, corn, broccolis, cherry tomatoes, Brussels sprouts, and others can be grilled, pre-fried, or blanched before getting frozen. Thanks to a nearby dam, the fields are irrigated all year long, while fully automatic storage ensures remarkable efficiency throughout the production process.
Morocco
- Terroir: Messem, Morocco
- Climate: mediterrenean climate with warm, humid, arid summers and long, cool, wet, windy winters
- Factory location: Messem
- Produce: strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, melons
It's under the sun of the Gharb Loukkos region that our Moroccan factory processes the strawberries, berries, and citrus fruits that grow so abundantly in the local climate. Produced under greenhouses and tunnels, the fruits are then frozen and transported to the harbour in freezer truck, about 120 km from there. By working in close collaboration with local NGOs and social organisations, we aim to increase health and social security of the farmers and workers on the field.
Costa Rica
- Terroir: Horquetas, Costa Rica
- Acreage: 65.000 ha
- Climate: tropical rainforest climate, warm and humid all year with a lot of rain
- Produce: pineapples, papayas
Nestled in the district of the Sarapiqui canton, our Costa Rican factory stands between plantations of the sweetest varieties of the crowned head of fruit: the pineapple. Circularity is at the heart of the whole production process; rainwater gets purified in a system of natural pools to cater for the factory's water supply, while cattle are raised in the unplanted fields. A preserved jungle neighbouring the plantation brings lush flora and local fauna together in an effort to preserve biodiversity.
