*we calculate and publish the Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) for all products Country of origin for all ingredients 173 CO2/100 * No food additives Our ingredients for a sustainable future Sustainability Report 20182 SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2018 Dear readers, we are raising the bar on high quality, great tasting, sus- tainable food products. 20 years ago we asked ourselves: Why does the industry "produce" food when at home, we "cook" food? There is actually no reason, at least not for frozen food. Additives and flavourings are just not needed here if only the best ingredients are used. If, on the other hand, you just want to produce food as cheaply as possible, then flavourings and flavour enhanc- ers will help you to replace or reduce the genuine and usually expensive ingredients. Stabilisers and emulsifiers are generally used to make creamy sauces that conse- quently do not contain any nutritious fats. And the range of additives available for manufacturers to put into their products is huge. When we introduced our Reinheitsgebot in 2003, we decided against all additives, regardless of whether they had to be declared or not, and in this respect we were way ahead of our time. Since then, we have been grinding our rock salt so we don’t have to use anticaking agents, stirring our cream to get rid of the need for stabilisers and even blending our own curries. On the day of production, we print the countries of origin of all the ingredients on each package. We have been calculating and publishing the CO2 footprint for all FRoSTA products since 2008. Our lists of ingredients are large and clear and never contain catchall terms such as "spices". We are convinced that this is all vitally important to producing good and genuine food. Our FRoSTA brand has been growing at double-digit figures for five years in a row and our success clearly demon- strates that our path is also economically sustainable. In this second Sustainability Report, we outline our most important projects and topics. In we have included the United Nations' 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Working together as a team along with our stakeholders, we dis- cussed to achieving these global goals. Social commitment is not only important to me personally, but also to our entire FRoSTA team. That is why we con- tribute 2% of our annual dividend to social projects both at our own sites and in the countries where our ingredients originate.3SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2018 Content CORPORATE CARBON FOOTPRINT ��������������������������������������� 30 ... in 2018, Felix Ahlers cycled by fold-up bike from Bremerhaven train station to FRoSTA. More than 500 km ... I personally took an 8-month sabbatical in 2017/18 to intensively support the in Ethiopia. I hope you enjoy reading this report and I look forward to receiving your questions and suggestions. If you write to me I will respond personally! Yours, Felix Ahlers Chairman of the Executive Board4 SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2018 Our business FRoSTA brand with ReinheitsgebotElbtal brand – Vegetables La Valle degli Orti brand – VegetablesSurgela brand – Fish tiko brand – Fish and meals Mare Fresco brand – Fish Brand business Private label business Production partner according to customer requirements Non-retail-business FruitVegetablesHerbs vegetables, fruit and Herbs from our own and partner farms VegetablesFish Meals fish, ready meals and vegetables Bremerhaven, Germany Bydgoszcz, Poland Bobenheim-Roxheim, Germany Lommatzsch, Germany5SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2018 About FRoSTA AG Bremerhaven Bydgoszcz Lommatzsch Bobenheim-Roxheim Hamburg Prague Budapest Bucharest Rome ProductionSales More than 1,700 people work for FRoSTA AG in six countries. We produce at three plants in Germany and one in Poland. The FRoSTA brand is a successful provider of frozen fish, vegetables and meals in Germany, Poland, Austria, Italy and Eastern Europe. The FRoSTA “Reinheitsgebot” is our way of promising that we will never add any colours, flavour- ings, flavour enhancers, stabilisers or emulsifiers to any of our branded products. FRoSTA products are available from supermarkets and include a range of vegetables, fish, fruit and herbs as well as classic dishes such as nasi goreng and paella. In April 2013, FRoSTA was the first frozen food brand to publish on the Internet the countries of origin of each batch of our ingredients. Since autumn 2015, we have included this information on all of our prod uct packaging as well. FRoSTA AG is also a specialist production partner in the development and production of high-quality customer brands for the European retail and whole sale sectors. 1.778 EMPLOYEES IN 6 COUNTRIES6 SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2018 HI THERE, WE’RE NEW! New FRoSTA Products in 2018 The new products that we launched in 2018 are, of course, also subject to the strict FRoSTA Reinheitsgebot. Our products have been consistently free from all additives and flavourings since 2003. Since 2016, we have also included the country of origin of all ingredients on our packaging. BACKOFEN FISCH Our Reinheitsgebot doesn't even permit baking powder, because it's a food additive: "E-500-sodium carbonate". Our Backofen Fish tastes great without any "Es". NORTH SEA POLLACK Regional origin is becoming increasingly relevant! The fish for our “Küsten Frikadellen” comes from our sup- plier Kutterfisch based in Cuxhaven, who source 100% of our pollack from the German North Sea. 7SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2018 VEGETABLE STIR-FRIES Our new Veggie Pan with red beets and sweet potatoes has the lowest Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) of all FRoSTA products with only 166 g CO2e/100 g. KLEINE MAHLZEITEN Despite having chicken meat, these meals' carbon footprints are below average at only 297 g and 213 g CO2e/100 g, respectively. That's because they don't contain any milk products. READY MEALS These three new ready-meals are breaking new ground! They are the first ever FRoSTA meals offered in an FSC-certified folding box. HERBS Ready-chopped and good to go, cloves of garlic give every dish an unmistakable flavour. VEGETABLES For all (would-be) mushroom lovers, we’ve now got a great alternative to foraging yourself – our mixed mushrooms in herb butter. A delicious com- bination of button mushrooms and sheathed woodtuft in a delicately seasoned herb butter with wild garlic and chervil. Ready, steady, eat! 8 SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2018 BASTONCINI Succulent fish fillet in a crunchy coating! Those already familiar with our “10 Bastoncini di filetti di merluzzo” will also love our “15 Bastoncini di filetti di merluzzo” – the perfect complement. NEW PRODUCTS IN POLAND NEW PRODUCTS IN ITALY FILETY Z MIRUNY 100% succulent hake fillet for individual preparation either pan-fried or oven-baked. DANIA GOTOWE These four new recipes bring fresh flavours to our Polish range of ready meals. Alongside an Asian and a typical Polish recipe, there are also two vegan choices. 9SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2018 FILETTI GUSTOSI DI MERLUZZO D‘ALASKA A new fish range conquers the Italian market! The star of all three recipes is suc- culent fillet of Alaska pollack in a delicately seasoned marinade – choose from Potato & Tomato, Aubergine & Courgette or Courgette & Capers. PRONTI E NATURALI These three new and modern recipes under the La Valle degli Orti brand are based on vegetables, superfoods and proteins. Very lightly seasoned, these vegetarian options are especially quick and easy to prepare. MERLUZZO GRATINATO The two newcomers in our Schlemmerfilet range. Succulent Alaska pollack with a topping of crunchy breadcrumbs in the varieties “Spinach” or “Rosemary & Lemon”. CUORI DI FILETTI DI NASELLO 100% hake fillet – what more could you want! A product that can be prepared in many different ways: fried in a pan, cooked in a pot or baked in the oven – according to your individual “gusto”. Next >