Growing the future of organic

Van Reij family • Amsterdam • 2nd generation
Importer and exclusive European distributor of BIONANA® organic bananas. And daily trader in organic vegetables & fruit from Dutch soil.
BioRey | Importer of organic fruits and vegetables since 1975
Our brand values

Honest.
Professional.
Innovative.
Sympathetic.

A family business with conviction. Fifty years of organic – not because we have to, but because it’s right. Personal in contact, professional in systems, innovative in solutions.

Genuine

Transparent about chain, price and origin. What you see is what you get, from root to banana.


Professional

IFS Broker certified. SSCC traceability. Certified organic import & export.

Innovative

Solar panels on the farm. AI-ready ERP. Plastic-free banana cultivation. We always look for the better way.

Sympathetic

Warm, enthusiastic, innovative and inspiring. Every interaction a smile.

We are not perfect,
but we try to do the right thing.

– Ivo van Reij

How we work

Not everything in-house.
But the best partner
at every point.

BioRey is deliberately lean. We don’t believe in large overheads and bureaucracy. We believe in long-term relationships with the best specialist at every point in the chain: from farm to shelf.

Each of our chain partners is carefully selected on quality, reliability and shared values. Together we form a chain that is transparent, traceable and honest – from start to finish.

Ivo van Reij

Founder & CEO · 2nd Generation

Raised in the organic sector. Expert through Ekoplaza, UDEA and Jumbo. Direct relationships with growing partners in the Dominican Republic. Driving force behind BIONANA® and the family business BioRey.


Our chain partners

Strong together at every link

Long-term strategic relationships with the best specialist at every position in the chain.

Growing partners
Dominican Republic
Fixed, certified organic farms with whom we maintain multi-year, year-round relationships. Joint investment in solar energy, irrigation and sustainability.
Geestline
Sea transport · Atlantic Ocean
The shortest shipping route from the Dominican Republic to Vlissingen. Weekly fixed departures: the backbone of our year-round import stability.
Port of Vlissingen / Rotterdam
Arrival & import handling
Fast customs clearance and SSCC scan on arrival. Vlissingen as first port of call gives us maximum freshness and flexibility for our retailers.
Dedicated ripening facility
Germany
One ripening facility, fully dedicated to BIONANA®. Complete control over timing, quality and ripening stage - planned and monitored per batch.
Organic growers
Dutch polders
Trusted Dutch organic growers for our day trade. Seasonal, fresh from the field — for wholesalers in Europe and beyond.
Organic United
Industry Network · Netherlands
Member and active partner of Organic United. The Dutch network that connects retailers, growers, and consumers. Our brand values are directly derived from the OU identity: honest, professional, innovative, and approachable.

"The chain works best when every link is treated as a partner, not a supplier."

– Ivo van Reij

Our customers

We prefer to work with businesses that take organic
genuinely seriously.

Our customers are primarily organic retailers, wholesalers and foodservice buyers for whom quality and transparency are not a marketing story, but a conviction. We deliberately choose long-term relationships with partners who carry organic at their core – just like us.

Organic retailers

Organic supermarkets and specialist stores across Europe

Organic wholesalers

Organic distributors and importers in Europe and beyond

Foodservice & other

Schools, public institutions, caterers with organic ambition

What we do

Three activities. One conviction.

Family business. Second generation.
Organic business is in our DNA - since 1975, when Lou van Reij took his first step in the organic trade. Ivo took over in 2016. Not a newcomer - a second generation professional.
Import & exclusive distributor BIONANA
We import and distribute BIONANA® organic bananas exclusively in Europe. Year-round stable supply, SSCC-traceable, from farm to shelf in 22 days.
Day trade organic vegetables & fruit
Every day we trade in organically grown vegetables and fruit from Dutch soil. For wholesalers and exporters in Europe and beyond.
Our story

100% Family Owned.
100% Organic.
Since 1975.

BioRey is not a listed company. No external investor at the helm. Just a family that has believed in organic for fifty years and proves it every day.

Lou van Reij

Founder · 1st generation · organic since 1975

Ivo van Reij

CEO · 2nd generation · founder BIONANA® 2019

100% family owned

No external investors. No compromises on values. We decide for ourselves what is right for the chain

Our Office · Marnixstraat 234

Where the vegetable trade once began.

BioRey’s office is at Marnixstraat 234 in Amsterdam – on the exact site where the famous Amsterdam vegetable and fruit market was held from 1895 to 1934. The Appeltjesmarkt, as it was known.

Growers brought their produce by boat through the inlet harbours along the Singelgracht. Shopkeepers and vendors from across the city came here every early morning to buy their vegetables and fruit. Marnixstraat 234-238 stood literally in the middle of it.

In 1934 the market moved to the Jan van Galenstraat. Ninety years later, we bring the organic vegetable and fruit trade back to where it all began.

"We are the only ones bringing the organic vegetable and fruit trade back to where Amsterdam did it 130 years earlier."

– Ivo van Reij


The Appeltjesmarkt · Marnixstraat Amsterdam · ca. 1895

The chain in view

From farm to polder.
The shortest route exists.

Geestline sails the shortest route from the Dominican Republic to Vlissingen. Our ripening facility ensures the perfect banana on your shelf.
MAO · Dominican Republic
Hotillo de Palma | Organic farms
Atlantic Ocean
Geestline · shortest route ~10 days
Vlissingen / Rotterdam
Port of arrival
Germany
Dedicated ripening facility
Amsterdam · NL
BioRey HQ
Day trade

Fresh from Dutch soil.
Every day.

Alongside BIONANA® we trade daily in a wide range of organic vegetables and fruit from Dutch soil. With the network and knowledge the Van Reij family has built up over fifty years. For organic wholesalers, exporters and processing industries in Europe and far beyond. Quick response, fair prices, reliable quality.

Request weekly price list

Our offer changes daily. Receive our current organic weekly price list directly.


Our Certifications

BioRey meets the highest quality and sustainability standards within the organic chain.
IFS Broker
Certified
Skal Biocontrole
Lid 3071
Bio Import & Export
EG 834/2007
Demeter
Certified
Proud sponsor of the Good Fibes Foundation.
Work together?

Let's grow together

Retailer, organic wholesaler, exporter or grower? We’d love to hear from you – for BIONANA®, or our day trade vegetables & fruit.