Ranson Industries Brochure

From Origins to Originals

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From Origins

to Originals The unwritten house rule of Ranson:

It is no coincidence that Ranson is still

Give your customers 100% clarity

an independent family business -

about the origin of a product and you

since 1948. Our range is our trademark.

get 100% confidence back. Ranson

The quality we offer today has required

Industries was borne out of that idea.

mountains of time and energy.

A strong range of raw materials,

But our patience is rewarded in the most

ingredients and products produced,

satisfying way, when we see our cus-

processed or prepared by Ranson.

tomers - from the smallest starters to

With a common denominator:

the biggest global players - taking our

absolute certainty about their origin,

products to heart. Welcome to the wide

because openness and honesty go hand

world of Ranson Industries.

in hand with us.

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From east to west, only the best

What you see: a seemingly simple Ranson product. What you do not see: an immense and complex search for quality, across different continents.

The best conditions, both at an agricultural and ethical level.

That’s what we strive to do. Today, we produce and select our raw materials in 32 countries, with the help of local employees and partners. From a logistics officer in Egypt to quality control in India, everyone involved contributes to our story.

Our mission Our mission at Ranson sounds simple, but it is so important: to be worthy of our customers’ trust.

Together with our 300 employees, we work every day to give you the best quality at the right price; and in the way that is most optimal for you.

Because you, our customers, are central to Ranson.

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Our view broadens your thinking

The Ranson Industries range is not

But you can be assured, even in the smallest

large. It is gigantic. To guide you

subdivision, the customer will continue to have

through it, we focus on nine pillars

a variety of options. Are you looking for a raw

or categories: almonds, chocolate,

material or just a finished product? In frozen,

fruit, vegetables, sugar, dried fruit,

aseptic or dried form? Or do you want to take

seeds, nuts and baking mixes.

the organic option?

We would like to explain the origin and Ranson product cycle for each of these

With each product cycle you can intervene

categories for guidance.

at any time and determine and order your own personalized raw material, ingredient, product, shape, packaging or volume.

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MARZIPAN FIGURES

BROWN ALMONDS

BLANCHED ALMONDS

MARZIPAN FRUIT ALMOND STICKS

CHOPPED ALMONDS WHITE

ENROBED LOGS

CHOPPED ALMONDS BROWN

TRICOLOR MARZIPAN

SHAVED ALMONDS

COLORED MARZIPAN

ALMOND POWDER BROWN

ALMOND POWDER WHITE MARZIPAN IN BESPOKE PACKAGES

MARZIPAN BULK

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ALMONDS

Quality tastes

A process that is never less than interesting: to see how our almonds enter a dish in so many different forms after harvesting. Including in our own family recipe, that of marzipan.

It was the second product - after margarine - where our grandfather Lucien Ranson made his life’s work.

Since then, it has grown into our secret weapon. But whether we are talking about marzipan as a tricolor log, crispy balls or infused with chocolate, every bite has its virtue thanks to ... the almonds that lie at the base.

Depending on your specifications,

Made in Belgium

we also offer marzipan on the basis

Our renowned marzipan has the proud label:

of different

made in Kortrijk. This applies to both the marzipan

varieties of

in bulk and the smaller decorations. In the

almonds:

meantime, the latter has grown into an artisanal

Californian to

range in house, because every day we see with

Spanish to

our own eyes how Jean makes all our figurines,

Portuguese.

marzipan fruits or biscuits by hand just that little

Taste the

bit more exclusive and delicious. His personal

quality.

record - 10,000 strawberries in 1 day, completely by hand!

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CHOCOLATE SHAVINGS

CHOCOLATE DECORATIONS

ENROBED MARZIPAN

LOG ENDS

PRINTED BLISTERS

TRANSFER SHEETS

BLISTERS

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CHOCOLATE

Delicious Belgian Chocolate

Although Ranson is a global business, we are and remain Belgians ... with a heart for chocolate. For all our chocolate decorations and preparations we start with the best Belgian chocolate. Because the raw material is right, we can work with confidence and fully focus on all possible looks and shapes.

This allows us to launch many new and unique creations every year.

From enrobed logs to bespoke moulds - as an industrial bakery or patissier you can go all the way with our range.

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STRAWBERRIES

APRICOT PULP ASEPTIC 214, 4 KG

BLUEBERRIES

JUNIPER BERRIES

BLACKBERRIES APRICOT HALVES

APRICOT PULP

CHERRIES

MIRABELLE’S

PLUM HALVES

RASPBERRIES

RASPBERRY CRUMB

MIX OF RED FRUITS

APPLESAUCE

PINEAPPLE TIDBITS

PINEAPPLE SLICES

APPLE PIECES

PEACH SLICES

PINEAPPLE CRUSHED

PEACHES

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FRUIT

The apples of our eye

Any fruit you are looking for,

ingredients are stored in 200 kg

for your recipe, try us, because this

barrels. Especially our pineapple from

must be by far our broadest range;

Thailand, apricot pulp or purĂŠe from

not only in types of fruit, but also in

Spain are the absolute aseptic toppers.

forms and processing methods: in cubes, in puree, in mousse, fresh,

Poland: The largest apple orchards

frozen (IQF - Individually Quick Frozen),

in Europe

in casks, in cans, aseptically, ...

Unknown is unloved; in Poland there are more

One look at our fruit and you take a

apple trees than in any European country.

trip round the world. Cherries from the

A lot more. From these top quality apples,

USA, mandarins from China to fruit

we make deep-frozen apples in all shapes and

cocktail from South Africa.

sizes. Cubes, segments, chunks ... you name it.

We go around the globe for you.

Freezing takes place shortly after the harvest, when the quality is at its best and the price is still

The aseptic label will sound especially

competitive. As a result, we can guarantee constant

interesting to our industrial customers

quality throughout the year at a fixed price.

and represents the unique way our

So, the customer wins all ways round.

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PUMPKINS

COURGETTES

TOMATOES

CHERRY TOMATOES DICED ONIONS

BELL PEPPERS RED ONION RINGS

BELL PEPPERS GREEN

BELL PEPPERS YELLOW

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VEGETABLES

The cream of the crops

In the province of West Flanders,

very best vegetables. For example, our

Belgium, you will find the Ranson

production in Poland specializes in

headquarters. Not only are the

pumpkin, zucchini, tomato and onion;

foundations of our family company

all with an incredible taste, at a highly

rooted in this region, it is also the

competitive price, and fully tailored to

beating heart of the European

the wishes of the customer down to

production of frozen vegetables.

the very last millimeter. And for more

Therefore we have a wide variety of

exotic flavors, our branches extend

fresh crops of an outstanding quality,

to Egypt, China and Serbia. We never

growing right outside our doorstep.

hesitate to go the extra mile.

But our assortment and our ambitions stretch much further. And so we can simultaneously rely on our worldwide network of partners to bring you the

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DECORATIVE SUGAR

GRANULATED SUGAR

BROWN SUGAR

ROLLED FONDANT BRILLIANT DECOR

CANDY SUGAR

ICING SUGAR

LIQUID SUGAR

PEARL SUGAR

FONDANT

INVERTED SUGARS

CANE SUGAR

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SUGAR

Sugar Satisfaction

Unsure about your sugar? At Ranson we have them all, from granulated to liquid caramel to rolled fondant.

Each and every one of them is made in-house, under the name Comptoir Sucrier. Our sugar story started in Antwerp in 1908 and grew into a success story with 4 generations of sugar specialists on board. Since 2014, this rich professional knowledge became part of the Ranson Group.

Our personal favourite What is our personal favourite in the sugar range?

The powdered sugar. Because this is the type of extremely fine powder sugar that is required for perfect marzipan. A perfect product starts with perfect ingredients. We strive for perfection, so we listen to our customers to meet any special needs and further improve our product. Ask us for advice, your products are as important to us as they are to you.

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BMF (BAKE STABLE SOFT FRUIT PIECES)

FIGS

APRICOTS

CURRANTS

DATES

CRANBERRIES

TURKISH RAISINS (SULTANAS)

IRANIAN RAISINS (SULTANAS)

SOUTH AFRICAN RAISINS (SULTANAS)

CALIFORNIAN RAISINS

GOLDEN RAISINS (SULTANAS)

AUSTRALIAN RAISINS (SULTANAS)

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DRIED FRUIT

The art of drying

For our assortment of dried fruit, we have a strong production in Poland, Turkey, Iran, Australia, South Africa, China and California because each type of fruit is different. Today, we believe that our range and drying processes, supported by the world’s best fruit, are second to none.

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SESAME

LINSEED

SESAME PEELED

GRANOLA MIX

POPPY SEED

SUNFLOWER

MILLET

SEED MIX

PUMPKIN

BUCKWHEAT

CHIA SEED

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SEEDS

Sowing the seeds of success

Even with millions packed together in 1 ton bags, each seed is the start of a unique bite. You can choose the taste and the texture. Peeled, unpeeled, roasted, unroasted, black, white so many seeds, so many options.

Also, so many horizons, because for the best sesame seeds, we turn to India, Nigeria and Senegal. We get our sunflower seeds from Bulgaria, our pumpkin seeds from China, our linseed from Canada and so on. We have what you are looking for, always underpinned by high quality.

amount had to be transferred from the

Customer satisfaction.

standardised bag of 5 kg or 10 kg. This caused

7.8 kg professionalism

loss of time and money.

One of our customers recently testified how

Today, Ranson is their regular supplier

‘standard packaging’ made it unnecessarily

delivering pallets loaded with 7,800 grams of

difficult for them. This customer needed a

pure professionalism! Perfectly tailored and

7.8 kg seed mix to go into the final product

tasty. A little change for us, a big difference for

on each production run. Each time the exact

the customer.

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BROWN ALMONDS

GRATED COCONUT

WALNUTS

NUTS-DRIED FRUIT MIX

NUTS-RAISIN MIX

PISTACHIO

HAZELNUTS

CASHEW

PEELED HAZELNUTS

MACADAMIA

PECAN

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NUTS

Nut Freshness: more than a footnote

Freshness applies to our full range

grown on Iranian soil, our walnuts

of nuts and it is more than just a

in Eastern Europe and India and our

footnote. Each variety is delivered

hazelnuts in Turkey and Italy.

fresh and grown according to our

In this way we stay true to their

quality standards, which are the

typical natural environment by

strictest that you can find on the

species and cultivation. For the

market. To give you an idea of

producer, that means: 100% taste

their origins: our almonds ripen

delivering significantly higher

under the Spanish, Portuguese or

added value to the customer.

Californian sun, our pistachios are

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CAKE MIX

FRANGIPANE MIX

CRÈME PATISSIÈRE MIX

BISCUIT MIX

SPELT PANCAKES MIX MIX FOR FOREST BREAD

MIX FOR WHOLEGRAIN SPELT BREAD

SPECULOOS MIX

MIX FOR LIÈGE WAFFLE MIX FOR BRIOCHE

MIX FOR WHITE BREAD

AMERICAN COOKIES MIX

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BAKING MIXES

It’s all in the mix

Every entrepreneur is familiar with the quote: “Time is money”. At Ranson, we understand this reality all too well. So we developed a large variety of baking mixes as one of our many solutions for improving both your cost-efficiency and convenience. But always without compromising on quality. Rest assured that consumers will not be able to taste the difference between a finished product made from one of our baking mixes, or one that was made entirely from scratch (or:

The cherry on your cake? Our ex-

raw materials). From chocolate chip

pertise allows us to customize every

cookies to pastry cream or even

blend in our own production unit

gluten-free bread: with our fool-

in Kortrijk and retain full control of

proof formulas and continuous

each individual batch. No matter

consistencies, each one of our all-in

how big or small, every single batch

mixes is a guaranteed recipe for

is made with love at Ranson Industries.

success, time and time again.

You just add the magic.

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The journey of Ranson

We have already explained the various Ranson product cycles - not just as an introduction to you, but also by way of an invitation to join our production cycle. This is possible at any time.

This also applies for less obvious product lines, such as organic or vegan food. We are happy to personalise every raw material, ingredient, product, shape, finish, colour, taste, packaging or volume to your wishes. So dream freely, experiment, dare just a little more ... ... and meanwhile, you can sleep soundly.

An impressive logistics operation completes our production story.

From our large production sites in Belgium and in Poland, with a fleet of

Strictly controlled, strongly labelled

over 50 of our own trucks, we transport

Not only can we step into our product cycle at

our entire range at 3 temperatures

different times, we also insist that our products

inside and outside Europe. We rely

undergo a strict and comprehensive quality

on our loyal ‘Ranson Roadies’: our

control at every new stage. You can read the result

drivers who have made their mark with

of this quality policy in the labels attached to our

punctuality and customer focus and to

ranges, such as the HACCP standards, GFSI, ACS,

hand over our quality products to you

IFS, BIO and FCA certificates.

as our worthy ambassadors.

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All the best Founded in… our grandpa’s hands.

Because we care so much about roots, let us first reveal our own. 70 years ago, this story began in the hands of our grandfather, Lucien Ranson, an inquisitive baker who created and launched his own marzipan. Two generations later and now with more than three hundred employees, we are still an independent family company with a hunger for the very best raw materials, ingredients, products and decorations.

We super wholesaler Do you ever dream of a super wholesaler that supports all of your wholesale bakery, ice cream, chocolate and horeca plans?

You want to be able to negotiate better prices from the biggest, best of companies?

You wish for a catalogue with thousands of finished products, raw materials and high quality ingredients to choose from?

And a stock that goes with it? We do too!

RANSON INDUSTRIES

Generaal Deprezstraat 4 8530 Harelbeke - Belgium T +32 56 23 70 70 F +32 56 20 35 69 E info@ranson-industries.com

That’s why Ranson Industries offers wholesalers all that, combined with a stellar service and the best quality-price ratio out there.

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