Netherlands, Zwolle

Listed Bunzl, a trader in a huge range of packaging materials and consumables, has been an important customer of KIVO for many years. We work especially closely together in the production of bread bags for bakeries and supermarket chains.

Interestingly, Bunzl, as a trader, also owned a factory, Polaris Verpakkingen, where they produced their own bread bags. For Bunzl, the focus was not on production, while for KIVO the factory was a logical addition to its production capacity.

KIVO acquired Polaris Verpakkingen B.V. in February 2012. Operations remained housed in Zwolle and KIVO Volendam's other bread bag machines were quickly transferred to this location. Our extensive capacity and specialist approach to bread bag production have made us the market leader in this industry.

In autumn 2016, we moved within Zwolle to new premises, fully adapted to KIVO's high production requirements and the food industry. The larger premises offered us the space to further increase capacity.

In maart 2017 installeerden we een nieuwe machine, waardoor onze productielocatie nog efficiënter en overzichtelijker werkt volgens lean-principes. We investeren voortdurend in nieuwe, betere en snellere machines, en blijven ons personeel opleiden om de hoogste kwaliteit te waarborgen. Daarnaast zoeken we continu naar verbeterde recepturen om de kwaliteit en duurzaamheid van onze folies te optimaliseren. Onze focus op innovatie stelt ons in staat om flexibel te blijven en de snelle service te leveren die onze klanten verwachten.