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Online Agribusiness Career Day on June 22nd, 2021

Participating Companies and Institutions

1. Click on the logos to learn more about the companies and institutions who participated in the Online Agribusiness Career Day on June 22nd, 2021. Most of the presentations have been recorded. These recordings are also linked below. 

• Click here to open the presentation of Landgard which was hold on June 22nd
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• Landgard took also part in a panel discussion about what companies expect from applicants/employees. Click here to get to the recording of this panel discussion. 

Landgard is a marketing producer cooperative owned by its 3.000 members, who produce flowers, plants, fruits and vegetabales. The entire Landgard Group has about 3.000 employees.

Landgard operates 31 Cash & Carry stores and supplies large organised retail customers such as DIY warehouse chains of food retailers with its iwn fresh produce logistics. Further, it delivers to garden centers and the entire flower trade.

Head office: Straelen-Herongen

Additional locations: many other locations in Germany and Austria

Looking for specialists from the following fields:

• purchasing
• sales, sales support, marketing
• quality management (agricultural / horticultural sciences, ecotropholgy)
• transport and logistics
• IT
• finance and accounting
• controlling
• human resources

Career perspectives:

• internships for students
• bachelor/master thesis
• jobs for student employees (part-time while studying)
• traineeship for graduates
• jobs at entry level
• jobs for young professionals and professionals

Contact person:

Ronny Boehm
ronny.boehm@landgard.de
Phone: +49 (0) 2839 59 12 82

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• Click here to open the presentation of Looop which was hold on June 22nd
• Click here to get to the recording of the presentation of Looop
• Looop took also part in a panel discussion about what companies expect from applicants/employees. Click here to get to the recording of this panel discussion. 

We valorise and re-use organic co-products in different markets like feed, insect feeding, pet food, bio-based materials and sustainable energy production. We believe in a 100 % circular world where waste no longer exists, and we work hard to make that happen. How? We maximize the potential of organic co-products and collaborate with a wide variety of partners to create a sustainable reuse cycle. We already recover almost 2,000,000 tons of reusable raw materials every year – and we’re just getting started. We move circularity forward.

Head office: Venlo

Additional locations: operating across North-Western Europe

Looking for specialists from the following fields:

• marketing
• communication
• sales
• business development
• animal sciences
• animal nutrition

Career perspectives:

• internships for students
• bachelor/master thesis
• jobs for student employees (part-time while studying)
• jobs at entry level
• jobs for young professionals and professionals

Contact person:

Kelly Vermeer, kvermeer@looop.company, phone: +31 (0) 6 23 43 26 41

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• Click here to open the presentation of Hessing & Tacken which was hold on June 22nd
• Click here to get to the recording of the presentation of Hessing & Tacken
• Hessing & Tacken took also part in a panel discussion about what companies expect from applicants/employees. Click here to get to the recording of this panel discussion. 

We are a producing company in the food industry producing ultra-fresh and high convenience products. Our focus is on fruit and vegetables. We are processing raw materials into ready-to-cook vegetables, processed fruit and salads. Customers are supermarkets, fast food chains, wholesalers and others. Hessing works from the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Denmark.

Head office: Hessing's main location is in Zwaagdijk (NL); Tacken's main location is in Schwalmtal (DE)

Additional locations: Belfeld, Venlo, Helmond, Dinteloord, St. Annaparochie

Looking for specialists from the following fields:

• ecotropohology, food science
• food processing management
• biology / plant science
• logistics
• supply chain management

Career perspectives:

• internships for students
• bachelor/master thesis
• jobs for student employees (part-time while studying)
• jobs at entry level
• jobs for young professionals and professionals

Contact person:

Corinna Köters, CorinnaKoeters@hessing.eu, phone: +49 (0) 171 15 40 375
Lucas Bals, LucasBals@hessing.eu, phone: +49 (0) 151 73 02 18 49

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• Click here to open the image film of MERA Petfood which was hold on June 22nd
• Click here to get to the recording of the presentation of MERA Petfood
• MERA Petfood also took part in a panel discussion about the impact of Covid19 on the work environment. Click here to get to the recording of this panel discussion.

We are passionate about the well-being of cats and dogs.That’s why, as a family-owned company in its third generation, we put our heart and soul into creating high-quality nutritional concepts that are completely tailored to your pet’s needs. Furthermore, our sustainable production is exclusively carried out in our home location in Germany.

Head office: Kevelaer

Additional locations: none

Looking for specialists from the following fields:

• marketing
• sales in the office and in the field
• purchasing
• e-commerce
• IT
• quality management

Career perspectives:

• internships for students
• bachelor/master thesis
• jobs for student employees (part-time while studying)
• jobs at entry level
• jobs for young professionals and professionals

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Contact person:

Heidi Grimmler
h.grimmler@mera-petfood.com
Phone: +49 (0) 2832 93 81 511

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With 246 branches and more than 11,000 employees in 12 European countries, bofrost * is the European market leader in direct sales of ice cream and frozen food specialties. Our sales and delivery drivers bring our quality products to more than four million households across Europe.

Head office: Straelen

Additional locations: operating in 12 European countries

Looking for specialists from the following fields:

• category management
• corporate communications
• controlling services
• human resources
• information technology
• marketing
• business development / project & process management
• quality management
• accounting
• supply chain management

Career perspectives:

• internships for students
• jobs for student employees (part-time while studying)
• traineeship for graduates
• jobs at entry level
• jobs for young professionals and professionals

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Contact person:

Jannis Delbeck, Jannis.Delbeck@bofrost.de, phone: +49 (0) 2834 707 853
Lena Linßen, Lena.Linssen@bofrost.de 

www.karriere.bofrost.de/karriere/ 

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• Click here to open the presentation of Compas-Agro which was hold on June 22nd
• Click here to get to the recording of the presentation of Compas-Agro

Head office: Venlo

Additional locations: none

Looking for specialists from the following fields:

• biology
• business economics
• horticultural & agricultural sciences

Career perspectives:

• internships for students
• jobs for student employees (part-time while studying)
• traineeship
• jobs at entry level
• jobs for professionals

Contact person:

Dirand van Wijk
dvanwijk@compas-agro.nl 
Phone: +31 (0) 6 166 146 47

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Note: The presentation of RAM on June 22nd was hold in German. RAM also joined the panel discussion at about 17:40 h which was done in English.

• Click here to open the presentation of RAM which was hold on June 22nd
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• RAM took also part in a panel discussion about the role of automation and artificial intelligence for the agribusiness. Click here to get to the recording of this panel discussion.

RAM GmbH Mess- und Regeltechnik is a specialist in the automation of greenhouses and buildings. The company is the market leader in Germany in the field of greenhouse automation. The products are manufactured with a very high degree of vertical integration in the main factory. Since 50 years the company has stood for the quality and durability of its products.

Head office: Herrsching

Additional locations: Kerken-Nieukerk, other locations in DE, AT, CH and IT

Looking for specialists from the following fields:

• electrical engineering (especially automation technology)
• building services engineering (Versorgungstechnik)
• mechanical engineering
• mechatronics
• civil engineering
• horticultural sciences

Career perspectives:

• internships for students
• bachelor/master thesis
• jobs for student employees (part-time while studying)
• traineeship for graduates
• jobs at entry level
• jobs for young professionals and professionals

Contact person:

Dr. Gökhan Akyazi, G.Akyazi@ram-group.com, phone: +49 (0) 171 838 66 09

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• Click here to open the presentation of Royal Brinkman which was hold on June 22nd
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Royal Brinkman is a global supplier, installer and consultant for the professional horticultural industry. Our experts offer individual consultation in areas like crop protection, disinfection, fertilizers and more. Besides a range of 30.000 products, our TASPO Award winning webshop offers a large knowledge center and tools like purchase statistics & a spare parts finder.

Head office: 's-Gravenzande

Additional locations: Straelen-Herongen, Bleiswijk, Gameren, Venlo and additional locations around the globe

Looking for specialists from the following fields:

• e-commerce
• sales
• advisory activity regarding crop protection, both organic and conventional
• advisory activity regarding fertilisation
• advisory activity regarding disinfection and hygiene
• logistics

Career perspectives:

• internships for students
• bachelor/master thesis
• jobs for student employees (part-time while studying)
• traineeship for graduates
• jobs at entry level
• jobs for young professionals and professionals

Contact persons:

Roel Lommen, roel.lommen@royalbrinkman.de, phone: +31 (0) 653 740 211
Hans Vloon, hans.vloon@royalbrinkman.de, phone: +31 (0) 627 746 929
John Gubbels, john.gubbels@royalbrinkman.com, phone: +31 (0) 627 746 965
Ulf Büren, ulf.buren@royalbrinkman.de, phone: +31 (0) 77 320 89 39

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• Click here to open the presentation of Yookr which was hold on June 22nd
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• Yookr took also part in a panel discussion about the role of automation and artificial intelligence for the agribusiness. Click here to get to the recording of this panel discussion.

We are Yookr. We are driven by three beliefs:

• Data is the future
• People and digital systems can learn from each other
• Digitisation provides real-time data with which you can make better decisions immediately

Together with our growing community of growers and crop advisers, we work hard every day to create a sustainable, secure and nice future for growers.

Head office: Horst

Additional locations: none

Looking for specialists from the following fields:

• mechatronica
• electrical engineering
• communication
• software engineering (fronted)
• ICT media design

Career perspectives:

• internships for students
• bachelor/master thesis
• jobs for student employees (part-time while studying)
• traineeship for graduates
• jobs at entry level
• jobs for young professionals and professionals

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Contact person:

John van Helden, john.van.helden@yookr.org, phone:+31 (0) 6 524 30 998
Bernard Jenniskens, bernard.jenniskens@yookr.org, +31 (0) 88 888 9595
Özgür Akalin, ozgur.akalin@yookr.org, +31 (0) 88 888 9595

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Note: The presentation you can download below only contains information about general career perspectieves at LWK NRW. If you want to know more about the Agrarreferendariat, please check out the recording which will be uploaded soon.

• Click here to open the presentation of LWK which was hold on June 22nd
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The Landwirtschaftskammer is responsible for the support of agriculture, horticulture and the people who work within the sector, as well as for strengthening rural areas. The employees work, among other things, in management consulting (e.g. animal health, nutrient management, water protection, horticulture, land services), training and further education for the sector, reserach and administration.

Head office: Münster

Additional locations: Aachen, Bad Sassendorf, Brakel, Borken, Coesfeld, Essen, Herford, Kleve, Köln, Lindlar, Lübbecke, Meschede, Steinfurt, Unna, Viersen, Warendorf

Looking for specialists from the following fields:

• agricultural & horticultural sciences
• animal sciences
• plant sciences
• biology
• landscape architecture and planning
• business and economics
• marketing
• communication
• ecotrophology
• IT, business informatics
• law
• others

Career perspectives:

• internships for students
• bachelor/master thesis
• jobs for student employees (part-time while studying)
• traineeship for graduates
• jobs at entry level
• jobs for young professionals and professionals

Follow Landwirtschaftskammer Nordrhein-Westfalen on social media: 

Contact person:

general information: Jan-Hendrik Pelzer, Jan-Hendrik.Pelzer@lwk.nrw.de, phone: +49 (0) 251 2376 484
Agrarreferendariat: Karoline Mensing, Karoline.Mensing@lwk.nrw.de; phone: +49 (0) 2506 309 184

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What is Agropole?

The Agropole-project is part of the INTERREG-programme Deutschland-Niederland. Partners of this project are Agrobusiness Niederrhein e.V., Brightlands Campus Greenport Venlo and the Gemeente Venray. The aim of this project is to improve the competitiveness of the agribusinss sector in the border region and to stimulate cross-border collaboration and innovation. Read more.

The project is co-financed by the European Union, das MWIDE NRW and the Province of Limburg.