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You give the avocados 5 stars for sustainability. No information on the origin. I assume they currently come from Peru. How do you get 5 stars?
Hello MarcoFess, thank you for your question. The climate rating refers to the CO2 emissions of the product during production, transportation and packaging. In terms of CO2, an avocado performs very well, as do all other vegetables/fruits. You can find out more about the ratings under the following link: https://www.migros.ch/de/nachhaltigkeit/nachhaltige-produkte/tipps-tricks/m-check.html#tile-fb2428bc. Best regards, your M-Infoline team
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Avocado ? Since when is Spanish an official language in Switzerland?!
Hello RuCo, thank you for your comment. We'll pass it on to our specialist department. However, the word "avocado" is also used in our two national languages, German and Italian. With best regards, your M-Infoline team
Anyway, in Spanish, the fruit is called "aguacate".
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Quality is often poor: it feels like half of the avocados bought at Migros are either bone dry inside or have mostly brown, rotten flesh. What does it take for me as a consumer to be able to eat soft green avocado flesh? What should I look out for when buying? Is Migros the right place to buy them?
Hello TTravel, thank you for your question. At the moment, avocados are not readily available. In such situations, it is rather difficult to guarantee consistently high quality. In addition, it is almost impossible to check the internal quality of avocados from the outside. The season starts in Spain in the next few weeks - the situation should improve again then. We hope to be able to convince you of our quality again in the future! Best regards, your M-Infoline team
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Is Migros aware of the background to avocado production and its consequences? And is anything being done about it?
Hello heiily007. We are aware of these issues and need to develop solutions. Accordingly, we are working with our suppliers and our sustainability department to get to the bottom of this issue. We cannot provide any further information at this stage. However, we already place high demands on our suppliers that go beyond the legal requirements. All of our suppliers are Global GAP certified and integrated into a social standard process such as BSCI (BSCI = Business Social Compliance Initiative). Thanks to the long-term partnerships we maintain with our suppliers, they are very familiar with our requirements and are also aware of specific issues such as sustainability. Where necessary, we develop site- and product-specific solutions. Achieving improvements requires understanding and know-how on the part of producers. This process takes a lot of time and must be pursued over the long term. This is the only way to achieve far-reaching, comprehensive sustainability. One example of such a far-reaching solution is the model project in collaboration with the WWF: https://generation-m.migros.ch/de/versprechen/bananen-versprechen.html. Best regards, your M-Infoline team
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Why are the avocados at the competition tasty, ripe, with creamy flesh and at Migros they are unripe, tasteless, fibrous, do not ripen but only rot? People have been noticing this for months and writing about it in the comments, but apparently Migros doesn't investigate or change anything. There are probably too many McKinsey people on the carpet who have no idea about the retail trade and only have costs on their minds. Get rid of them at last and bring back the old experts, then things will get better again!
Hello Krasa, thank you very much for your message. The months of April and May are always difficult for avocados, as the end of the season in Chile and Spain overlaps very closely with the start of the season in Peru. This means that the produce is scarce on the market and Peru in particular harvests and ships the produce too early, which can lead to quality problems. We are working on evaluating other sources of supply so that the quality is consistently high. Best regards, your M-Infoline team
Thanks for the information. A change of supplier really does seem to be in order. Funnily enough, a lady recently complained to the staff about the poor quality of the avocados. These were also from Peru. However, she was annoyed that the avocados were already too soft and actually felt very mushy. Somehow the supplier or Migros in general just doesn't seem to have quality control under control. I have since bought avocados (also from Peru) from a German discounter and to my surprise they were of excellent quality. They were perfectly ripe and there was no trace of fibrousness.
Hello Krasa, thank you for your feedback. We check every outgoing product manually and sort out the bad fruit - unfortunately we cannot guarantee that we will discover all the bad specimens. We ask for your understanding. At the start of the season in Peru, the fruit was harvested too early and was therefore rather watery and less creamy/nutty. In the meantime, the fruits are no longer harvested too early. Best regards, your M-Infoline team
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These quality certificates are a joke, I lived in Peru myself. The state is too corrupt, water is taken away from the poor so that we can eat avocados.
Hello Julietta Mores, thank you for your message about our avocados. Our avocados come from Peru, Chile and Spain (organic from Mexico/Spain/Peru). As with all fruit and vegetable producers, the GlobalGAP requirements apply to avocados. This globally recognized standard stands for good agricultural practice, occupational safety and hygiene(http://www.globalgap.org/). This means that GlobalGAP-certified farms must also meet high requirements in the areas of water (optimized water use), health and safety of workers and "integrated pest management". In addition to the GlobalGAP requirement, all suppliers have also signed the BSCI Code of Conduct and thus undertake to comply with the legal requirements in the area of social compatibility (BSCI = Business Social Compliance Initiative). Compliance with the established standards is audited by independent organizations worldwide. Best regards, your M-Infoline team
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I would like to ask about the current situation regarding water consumption in Chile. There is always news about the very high water consumption in the cultivation of avocados. This is very worrying in Chile. Does Migros or the suppliers or farmers take care of this?
Für die Frucht & Gemüse-Zertifizierung wurden für das Wassermanagement neue Kriterien gesetzt! »KEY CHANGES AND NEW CRITERIA IN FRUIT & VEGETABLSS CERTIFICATION VERSION 5 Responsible Water Use New criteria that promote efficient and effective on-farm water management, and ensure producers comply with applicable legal water use restrictions. The Standard also provides a Responsible Water Management Plan and a Risk Assessment Water Management Plan, which becomes mandatory in July 2017. Changes include measures to: • Safely dispose of water used for washing and cleaning of equipment • Collect and recycle water • Maintain water storage facilities to take advantage of periods of maximum water availability« Quelle: www.globalgap.org/fv
Hello Rautiis, thank you for your comment. Our avocados come from Peru, Chile and Spain (organic from Mexico, Spain and Peru). As with all fruit and vegetable producers, the GlobalGAP requirements apply to avocados. This globally recognized standard stands for good agricultural practice, occupational safety and hygiene(http://www.globalgap.org/). GlobalGAP-certified farms must therefore also meet high requirements in the areas of water (optimized water use), health and safety of workers and "integrated pest management". We are in the process of identifying challenges in production and deriving measures. In some cases, this involves far-reaching changes and necessary measures that go beyond the usual market standards. Achieving improvements requires understanding and know-how on the part of the producers. This process takes a lot of time and must be pursued over the long term. This is the only way to achieve far-reaching, comprehensive sustainability. Best regards, your M-Infoline team
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Hello Migros I recently heard that rainforest is being cut down for avocado plantations due to their increasing popularity. What about your avocados (these or the organic version) from Chile or Peru? Do you pay attention to ecological responsibility when choosing a supplier?
Hello Avoman, thank you for your question. Our avocados are Global Gap and BSCI (BSCI = Business Social Compliance Initiative) certified. The Global GAP certification(www.globalgap.org) combines basic standards that take into account environmental and social aspects of production, among other things. This globally recognized standard stands for good agricultural practice, occupational safety and hygiene(http://www.globalgap.org/). This means that GlobalGAP-certified farms must also meet high requirements in the areas of water, in particular optimized water use, health and safety of workers and "integrated pest management". Compliance with the defined standards is audited by independent organizations worldwide. All suppliers have also signed the BSCI Code of Conduct and are thus committed to complying with the legal requirements in the area of social responsibility. We hope this helps you. Best regards, your M-Infoline team
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Where do these avocados come from?
That would interest me too.
Hi Hanspeter, thanks for your post. The avocados currently come from Peru, but the origin will change to Chile in the next few days. Best regards, your M-Infoline team
Dear M-Infoline, thank you very much for your quick reply! Is there a specific reason for the change of country of origin?
Hello Hanspeter, yes, there is a reason for the change. As the season in Peru will soon be over, we will soon be sourcing our avocados from Chile. Best regards, your M-Infoline team
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