1994
BEGINNING OF OPERATIONS
We started operations with our first canned White Asparagus processing plant in Trujillo.
Our company is focused on developing its capabilities with excellence to satisfy our customers worldwide. They appreciate the proven quality and competitiveness of our products and the harmonious balance in which they have been developed.
DANPER IN FIGURES
years
hectares
women and men
valleys
processing plants
different crops
continents receive our products
million dollars in sales in 2019
tons of exports
benefitted by our
social responsibility
programs
medical care appointments
and procedures in our
healthcare centers
pregnancy attentions
girls and boys received
prenatal care and
“healthy child” controls
hours of training
to our workers
women and men
sensitized in
gender equity
OUR PEOPLE ARE OUR MAIN CAPITAL
The development of our workers, in a fair environment of equitable opportunities, allows us to achieve excellence.
MISSION
Provide humankind with natural and nutritious food produced under the highest standards of quality, efficiency and sustainability. We value and enhance our human capital capabilities, to thus promote the ongoing development of our society while we create value for our collaborators, suppliers, customers and shareholders
VISION
By 2025, Danper will be the Peruvian leading agribusiness company for its competitiveness, sustainability and spirit of innovation.
OUR STORY
In 1994 we arrived at the firm conviction that we could contribute to change our country, making Danper a company that would stand out not only for the high quality of its products and its high level of competitiveness, but also for its integrity, for empowering its women, for its fair and equitable treatment of its workers, and for raising their, their families and their communities’ quality of life.
1994
HACCP CERTIFICATION
We were pioneers in obtaining HACCP certification, a preventive system that guarantees product safety.
1994
INTEGRAL HEALTH CENTER
We pioneered Peruvian agribusiness in creating an Integral Health Center, designed to provide free medical care for our workers and their families.
1997
INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
We were pioneers when we put into practice our “Integrated Management System”, with certified sustainability guidelines and economic, social and environmental standards.
2003
MUCHIK FARM
We added our second farm, “Muchik”, stretching on 3,000 hectares. Thanks to its strategically privileged location in the Moche Valley, this agricultural and industrial complex plants, grows, harvests, processes and exports fine fruits and vegetables to the six continents.
2003
COMPOSITÁN FARM
Acquiring “Compositán” -our flagship estate- allowed us to build a vertically integrated operation. Irrigated with water from the Santa River, in La Libertad, its 2,200 hectares grow the world’s best asparagus all year round.
2003
GLOBAL GAP CERTIFICATION
We won the GLOBAL GAP certification, a set of internationally recognized agricultural standards of Good Agricultural Practices.
2006
INDUSTRIAL FRESSH PRODUCE PLANT
We built our industrial plant to process fresh asparagus in Muchik, La Libertad.
2007
OHSAS 18001 CERTIFICATION
We were the first Peruvian company to obtain the OHSAS 18001 certification, which guarantees monitoring and reduction of occupational risks, and protecting the safety and health of our people in a safe work environment.
2007
DANPER AREQUIPA
We consolidated our decentralized expansion in the north, center and south of the country. Located in the Majes Valley, our industrial plant allows us to bring artichokes to the whole world throughout the year.
2009
CHINA MARKET ENTRY
Our fresh green and white asparagus entered the Chinese market, through Shanghai city.
2009
FROZEN PRODUCE INDUSTRIAL PLANT
We built our frozen food processing plant, within our industrial complex in Trujillo. With a total area of 1800 m2, it can freeze daily produce to fill a full container.
2011
DANPER LA VENTUROSA
La Venturosa, an agricultural and industrial complex located in the Chepen Valley. With 3,000 hectares and an extensive processing warehouse, here we produce and pack several grape varieties and Hass avocado.
2014
"ALLIANCE FOR WATER STEWARDSHIP" CERTIFICATION
We obtained the most important worldwide certification in sustainable water management. We are the first Latin American company and the only one in Peru to obtain this certification. Our Compositan farm is the only asparagus farm worldwide to have this certification.
2015
DANPER OLMOS
We added Danper Olmos, our most recent farm. Irrigated with water from the Huancabamba River, in the Lambayeque department, its 1,000 hectares produce the best Hass avocados, in addition to the grapes and asparagus we also grow in northern Peru.
2015
READY-MEAL PLANT
We built our Ready Meals processing plant. Our innovative and tasty menus quickly made us the most important Peruvian exporters for this category of products.
2015
EDGE CERTIFICATION
We are the first and only Peruvian company to have obtained the most important certification in the world for our Gender Equity efforts in the workplace.
OUR VALUES
We started operations with our first canned White Asparagus processing plant in Trujillo.
Excellence
We achieve excellence daily, doing things well in all our areas, exceeding expectations and continuously improving processes throughout our organization, and thus constantly raising our products’ quality and our company’s competitiveness, in compliance with the highest standards of a demanding global market.
Commitment
We believe in creating equal opportunities for our staff, promoting their comprehensive development and improving their living conditions. Environmental stewardship is part of us. We strive to respect the environment and conserve the fundamental resources of life. We are committed to creating and maintaining a safe work environment, ensuring the well-being of our staff, and promoting a culture of preventive occupational safety and health.
Honesty
We practice transparent communication with our staff, clients, suppliers, directors and shareholders. We are persuaded that long-term commitments can only be honored if our lives are guided by truthfulness.
Respect
We treat each person with dignity, respecting their rights and recognizing their duties. We offer fair treatment, free from discrimination and with equal opportunities for women and men. We promote respect for our communities, avoiding actions that may affect them. We ensure our company’s internal rules are respected and complied with.
Innovation
We promote a culture of innovation, seeking new and better ways of doing things without fear of being wrong. We overcome barriers and aim for better results, remaining open to change. We equally promote ideas from women and men, and we replicate improvements across the organization.
Teamwork
We recognize the importance of individual and collective initiatives and contributions of our staff in pursuing the company’s success. We promote synergy between multidisciplinary teams, achieving a healthy, peaceful and competitive organizational climate.
