Culture
Our culture is best described by our core values. These are the values that Meijer Potato has been built on and give our people and our strategy direction.
Trust
We build and maintain long term relationships
Read more
Awareness
We are open and proactive
Read more
Innovation
Innovation as a means to accelerate
Read more
Focus
We are focused in everything we do
Read more
Enjoyment
Working with pleasure towards greater enjoyment
Read more
Trust
We build and maintain long-term relationships
We invest time and effort to fulfil the needs and explore the ideas of people with and for whom we work. We are honest and open about what we can and cannot achieve. That is the basis for what we promise, both internally and in our relationships with outside parties.
We want to improve our own long-term impact and our enjoyment, and contribute to that of our partners and other players in the potato chain.
We promote an environment of safety and team spirit, both internally and in our relationships with others.
"The best way to gain trust is to give trust."
- Samantha Smith
Awareness
We are open and proactive
We are aware of opportunities and risks, of changes and their influence on our customers and the market.
With this in mind, we are open and alert. We continue researching to understand the ideas and needs of our colleagues, partners, customers and growers.
We make a habit of examining the business of different customers before we make decisions. We analyze and evaluate in order to continuously improve what we do.
"Awareness; that’s working with an eye on what’s happening around you."
- Lucie Desmis
Innovation
Innovation as an acceleration tool
When developing quality breeds for changing demands under challenging circumstances, we utilize our innovative approach and the passion of our people.
We work with state-of-the-art technology and develop our expertise in order to continue innovating.
We encourage and develop talent and passion. That is the basis for innovation and the exploitation of the potential of the potato.
"We translate innovation into commercial reality."
- Elodie Bonnet
Working at Meijer
Utilize your potential
Does the Meijer Potato culture appeal to you and are you ready for a new step in your career? We are always on the lookout for colleagues who, together with us, are able to further unlock the potential of potatoes, so that people can enjoy them.
Focus
We are focused in all that we do
It is our core activity to bring a focused selection of high value potato varieties onto the market.
Our organization is and remains compact and dynamic. We work with partners to increase our flexibility and improve our results.
Breeding, selecting, developing and marketing potatoes; that is our core. As a result of this focus, we offer a selection of varieties that stand out in challenging and changing circumstances and fulfil market demands.
“Focus – means having the courage to say no”.
- Johan van der Stee
Enjoyment
Working with pleasure towards more enjoyment
Everybody deserves to enjoy food. That starts with the enjoyment with which we work together. We involve each other for a better result and more satisfaction.
Everyone matters. People make the difference in everything we do. We challenge ourselves and each other to be ‘different’ in our own way. In this way, we achieve the best value for the company, each other and ourselves.
Enjoy the ride!