Identification and selection of new partner producers

During February 2022, the technical team of The Laughing Onion carried out field trips to identify producers who could meet the criteria required by the company in order to consider partnership. The basic indications were provided by the producers who were already partners. As the company plans to increase its storage capacity (from 45 to 85 tonnes) for the 2022-2023 campaign, approximately thirty producers were contacted to assess their interest in a possible partnership. All of them show a strong interest.

A meeting to explain the proposed partnership conditions was held on September 8, 2022 at the Laughing Onion facility. The producers who are already partners and the preselected candidates attended the meeting. The proposal was the same as the previous year. 20 candidates out of the 25 present at the meeting confirmed their interest. They join the 8 carried over from the previous year.

It should be noted that, because of the satisfaction of the producers already partners, a hundred others contacted the company to show their interest in a partnership. Their requests could not be considered because the candidates already selected are able to meet the storage needs of the company for the 2022 – 2023 campaign.