The Most Perfect Quinoa Grain

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A new member of Andean Valley’s machinery family is already installed and ready to use! This is the new Daewon GSI Nanta Ace Series Color Sorter, imported directly from KOREA; it has the capacity of sorting up to 6 tons per hour. It also has the ability of selecting defected grains, and the best part of all is that it can work with White, Red or Black grains all the same. So now, not only will we continue offering you an extremely healthy Organic Royal Quinoa Grain and Derivatives, but you also will find only the most clean and perfect grain in form and color in our packing and products in general… not to mention no possible impurities! - See more at:

Andean Valley and Vanities Magazine

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If you happen to be in Bolivia at the present time, then don’t forget to pick up the latest issue of the Bolivian magazine “VANIDADES” (VANITIES), where you will find a few great recipes suggested by Andean Valley that are exquisite not only for Bolivian’s taste, but also have had great acceptance worldwide; but don’t worry, if you’re not in Bolivia at the moment, you can always log on to our web page where you can also find new, exciting and great quinoa recipes at all times!

ISO 9001 Certification

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Andean Valley S.A. received the past year the ISO - 9001 Certification. The Canadian Quality Control and Certification Company Alliance certified our company, after one year of intense work of the Andean Valley staff, together with Canadian and Bolivian ISO-9001 consultants that were hired by our company to support us in the process. The next step for us is ISO 22.000 and we are working for it!

Visit of IDB’s President at Andean Valley

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Andean Valley was happy and proud to show the Inter-American Development Bank’s (IDB) President, Mr. Luis Alberto Moreno our facilities on April 28th. 

In just a few hours, Andean Valley’s CEO and CABOLQUI’s President, Javier Fernandez P.E., took Mr. Moreno on a tour from begging to end to show him the process we use to obtain a clean quinoa grain, free of rocks, hay or any impurities; the process that each and every quinoa grain goes though before being ready for exportation or local consumption. 

The visit and tour that gathered over 20 people, included the Governor of La Paz, Mr. Cesar H. Cocarico, Ms. Paola Mejía, General Manager of CABOLQUI as well as many other members of this Chamber; ended with an exquisite lunch that took place in Andean Valley, and was prepared by chef Joseph Brozovich, the same chef that prepared over 400 appetizers at the Official Launching Ceremony of the International Year of Quinoa 2013 that was held at the United Nations General Assembly in New York City.

Mr. Moreno is the President of the IDB since 2005 and this has been his first visit to Andean Valley and many other quinoa factories, but we certainly hope it will not be his last. 

Four Days of Royal Quinoa

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Starting March 22nd and ending March 25th, CABOLQUI celebrated “2013: International Year of Quinoa”. This was a 4 day event that included both international and local guests and media. The international guests integrated important figures from the quinoa, political and investor’s world, as well as present and future quinoa partners and/or buyers. Over 20 countries where present at the event, including USA, Denmark, Canada, Brazil, Japan, Germany, Colombia, and many more.

Many activities where planned for the 4 days of the event, such as: an initial SWOT Analysis of “The Future of Royal Quinoa in Bolivia” (La Paz); visits to the Royal Quinoa plantations in Uyuni (Potosí); presentations with the technology developed by CPTS, technology that amongst other goals, also aims to try and ensure Bolivian quinoa production levels for the future (Ayamaya-La Paz); a visit to PROINPA to learn about their organic supplies for soil conservation, pest control, fertilization, etc. (Cochabamba); and a final SWOT Analysis for conclusions (Cochabamba). All this with over 150 guests.

Even though the event is over, there is still a lot left of the year 2013, so if you weren’t able to make it to this event, you still have a chance to participate in the International Year of Quinoa in many other ways, and we’ll be around all year long if you’d like to come visit any time. 

New Machinery Assembly

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This past February 14th Andean Valley S.A. received a 10 day long visit of its Danish client company’s founder Jorn Ussing Larsen, to assembly most of the machinery received from CIMBRIA in Denmark. After 10 long work days operating as a team with Andean Valley’s staff, many of the machines where successfully put together and effectively working. In just a few more months all the machines imported in the two 40 feet containers from Denmark shout be all functioning at full capacity, which will complete the estimated 50% production increase of Andean Valley’s production. This means more high quality quinoa grains and added value products for the whole world! 

2013: International Year of Quinoa

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Andean Valley S.A. was present at the Official Launching Ceremony of the International Year of Quinoa 2013 that was held at the United Nations General Assembly in New York City, accompanying many high leaders of the world, as well as the President of our home country Bolivia, Evo Morales, in what is expected to be an exciting year for the quinoa producers, companies and consumers. The gift bags granted by the Bolivian government to all the guests present at this event (over 400 people) contained Andean Valley S.A. products, such as Quinoa Flan, Quinoa Pudding and Quinoa Mix as well as products from other companies. Our General Manager, Javier Fernandez P.E., who also is the current President of the Bolivian Chamber of Quinoa Exporters (CABOLQUI), participated in the discussion forum where he exposed the achievements of the companies that belong to this Chamber and their expectations for the International Year of Quinoa 2013.

Andean Valley S.A. in Foodex JAPAN Fair 2013

Andean Valley S.A. is the only one company in the quinoa sector of Bolivia who was selected by the Japanesse International cooperation agency JETHRO, to participate on the 2013 FOODEX FAIR. Japan see you on March 2013!!

ORGANIC FARMING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

Based in the Andean Valley S.A. - Aurion Danida Project, two danish organic consultants where in charge of the technical assistance in organic farming to our farmers. Thank you Aage and Inge Lis Dissing for this excellent work that you have done with our farmers in order to improve our organic techniques of production, pests control, compost preparation, soil conservation and social capital benefits for the Andean Valley quinoa families!.

New Machinery for the Processing Plant and Added Value Products

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Andean Valley S.A. due to its constant conscious in capacity with quality, imported from Denmark two 40 feet containers in the end of the year with machines for the quinoa grains processing plant and for the added value products plant. Several grain cleaning machines, dust extractors, neumatic systems for grain transportation, mills, dust filters, more than 20 silos, etc are some of the new machines that will be installed in the process. Andean Valley and its Danish client company Aurion visited some years ago CIMBRIA (www.cimbria.dk) the main Danish company who produce high quality machinery for grains processing, cleaning and storing. After 1 year of studying of the quinoa grains at the Cimbria technology center, they have complete adapted their machines for the quinoa seeds. Today Andean Valley increased its capacity in 50% with the highest quality techniques for the processing of the grains.

In other hand, due to our significant growing’s of the added value products exportations, Andean Valley S.A. made and important investment in machinery from Brazil and Peru for flaking, milling, extrusion and packaging processes. With this the Andean Valley partners and Companies that buy us can continue offering the best Quality of products for our consumers around the world!

Quinoa Corporation & Andean Valley S.A.

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Mr. David Schnorr, the president of the Quinoa Corporation visited us in the end of November. Andean Valley S.A. and Quinoa Corporation reaffirmed their long relation with many plans of expansion for the next years of a friendly and strong business relation. Investments, new machinery and technologies, new products, and more… are in our schedule for this 2013!

Performed in Brazil launch of New Brand RESERVA MUNDI

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Andean Valley S.A. and its partner in Brazil the Company Maurano & Maurano, are launching the new corporative image of their company based in Sao Paulo, RESERVA MUNDI - Mundo da Quinoa, in ready to get into the big Brazilian organic market with all the range of products produced in Andean Valley Bolivia.

Royal Quinoa in France

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Mr. Thierry Deshoux from K’IMEX gave Andean Valley S.A. a visit and is possibly a future new client as he was very interested in our Value Added Brand.

Be alert for pretty soon you may be eating a lot of Royal Quinoa in France, and not only in grains, but also in Burgers, Pizza Dough, Flan, Pudding and much more!