GFC DS, established in 2019, is a technological, commercial, marketing, logistic and financial services provider, bringing supply and demand together in a fair, coordinated and reliable manner. GFC DS offers a wide spectrum of services, from the first stage up to the electronic auction and delivery.
The purpose of GFC DS electronic auction infrastructure is to create added value for farmer’s association, by bringing the farmer closer to the consumer, focusing on enhancing farm viability and competitiveness, while promoting local development in rural areas. GFC DS international platform link/unite directly the growers/buyers and sales organizations by providing the latest technological tools taking into account the growers’ and buyers’ needs!All the users use only “1 tool” to do all of their business and to exchange the necessary information, GFC DS E-Auction platform.
Empowering small farmers through data and connectivity if adequately put in the driver’s seat, small farmers will benefit from the digitalisation and ‘datification’ of agriculture.
GFC DS is reducing the asymmetric information and strengthens the market functions between buyers and sellers, while providing to end consumer transparent product information through innovative traceability tools.
GFC DS solution design aims to provide the network layer and architecture of a secure and trusted data space based on Aucxis E-Trading Agro-Commodities and IBM blockchain Trust Food technology to enable trust and reliability, leverage and improve economic and environmental performance in the agriculture segment. The data space will facilitate the sharing, processing and analysis of production, open and other types of data sources and improve traceability of products along their entire life cycle.
GFC DS has a worldwide network of growers, focusing at stage I to Cyprus, Greece, and India, and is processing & Trading through the e-auction platform a wide assortment of Fresh produces and non-perishables sourced from all over the world.
You have 1 cloud base central server system (GFC dealing room) which communicates with all the National & International certified regionally depots involved in selling the products. In each depot, supplied products are registered with their product characteristics and the right storage location with the dates of receipt indicated. These data are centrally stored. Our certified selling parties enter the supply they want to sell on the clock system via GFC web portal after logging in successfully. Products belong to the supplier and are either sitting into his storage facilities near production site, or are pre-shipped to GFC terminals, still belonging to the supplier. Each supplier member of the network, collectivity, group of producers, exporters, is free to choose and upload into the system the quantities and qualities he has at his disposal each time, as well as the trading tool he wishes to use for the selling of his produces. In this way, we will get a certain stock, which can be sold afterwards to the “registered buyers” through the various e-auction sales tools. Supply and demand are brought together! Buyers have access from distance in to the platform with a membership card, and can have a real time overview of what is available and can participate in the scheduled auctions, or pre-order quantities, and negotiate prices and volumes directly through the electronic platform. Buyer can check the stock of all the members/ group of growers or can ask who can deliver this for that price to the NTW members.
Products
FRESH 24h from the fields
Cans Pineapple
Non-Perishable (Available all Year)
Auction Clocks
Dutch auction
Raising bids
There are various Trading Tools available at GFC
Flower In The Shop
Honey
Origin: Nepal, India, Greece
Nepal varieties: Apis laboriosa, Apis dorsata, Apis florea, Apis cerana and Apis Melifera
Greece variety: Fir honey, Thyme honey, wild flower…
India variety: polyfloral honeys including sidr, eucalyptus, litchee, mustard, forest, coriander etc sourced from our own apiairies from different parts of India
Packaging: 0.250 Kg, 0.5 Kg,1 Kg
Honey
Honey
Origin: Nepal, India, Greece
Nepal varieties: Apis laboriosa, Apis dorsata, Apis florea, Apis cerana and Apis Melifera
Greece variety: Fir honey, Thyme honey, wild flower…
India variety: polyfloral honeys including sidr, eucalyptus, litchee, mustard, forest, coriander etc sourced from our own apiairies from different parts of India
Packaging: 0.250 Kg, 0.5 Kg,1 Kg
Saffron
Origin: Greece, India, Nepal…
Types of Saffron:
1.Bunch (Dastehi): This kind of Saffron consists of both style and red-colored stigma. The red part along with the style are placed on each other and tied by a string.
2. Style(Konj): It is the yellow or white parts of Saffron threads which are separated from red-colored stigma.
Varieties of saffron:
- All-red (Sargol): Trully pure and without style, so it is completely red, with very high coloring power!
- Negin: Highest Aroms and coloring power, higher volume!
- Poushal: This kind of Saffron contains filaments which have 2 or 3 mm style, it’s aroma is high!
Saffron
Saffron
Origin: Greece, India, Nepal…
Types of Saffron:
1.Bunch (Dastehi): This kind of Saffron consists of both style and red-colored stigma. The red part along with the style are placed on each other and tied by a string.
2. Style(Konj): It is the yellow or white parts of Saffron threads which are separated from red-colored stigma.
Varieties of saffron:
- All-red (Sargol): Trully pure and without style, so it is completely red, with very high coloring power!
- Negin: Highest Aroms and coloring power, higher volume!
- Poushal: This kind of Saffron contains filaments which have 2 or 3 mm style, it’s aroma is high!
Product: Ceylon Cinnamon
Origin: Sri Lanka
Category: H1 Grade & C4 Grade
Packaging: 10kg boxes
Cinnamon
Product: Ceylon Cinnamon
Origin: Sri Lanka
Category: H1 Grade & C4 Grade
Packaging: 10kg boxes
Genuine Greek Feta cheese and cheeses:
Private label GFC on contractual bases with major local collectivities and private factories.
Available volumes: unlimited, various packaging based on client’s requirements.
Available products:
- Spread Cheese Plain
- Spread Cheese Greek Herbs
- Feta Cheese PDO
- Goat Cheese
- Sheep Cheese
- Halloumi Cheese
- Kasseri PDO cheese from Sheep and Goat’s milk
- Graviera hard Cheese from Sheep’s milk
- Pecorino hard Cheese from Sheep’s milk
Authentic Greek Feta Cheese and white & yellow cheeses
Genuine Greek Feta cheese and cheeses:
Private label GFC on contractual bases with major local collectivities and private factories.
Available volumes: unlimited, various packaging based on client’s requirements.
Available products:
- Spread Cheese Plain
- Spread Cheese Greek Herbs
- Feta Cheese PDO
- Goat Cheese
- Sheep Cheese
- Halloumi Cheese
- Kasseri PDO cheese from Sheep and Goat’s milk
- Graviera hard Cheese from Sheep’s milk
- Pecorino hard Cheese from Sheep’s milk
Origin: Greece
We can offer Authentic Greek yogurt and genuine Greek FETA Cheese PDO from Greece, under Private Label PL
- Authentic Yogurt Greek. Packing: 150g, 170g, 500g,1kg, 5kg
- Feta cheese Greek. Packing: 150g, 200g, Cup/Vacuum.
- White Greek chesses. Packing: 150g, 200g, 250g, Cup/Vacuum.
- GIR cow’s A2 type milk India
- Ice-creams. Family ice-cream and Horeca ice-cream, various packaging and volumes available.
Authentic Greek Yogurt & ice-cream
Origin: Greece
We can offer Authentic Greek yogurt and genuine Greek FETA Cheese PDO from Greece, under Private Label PL
- Authentic Yogurt Greek. Packing: 150g, 170g, 500g,1kg, 5kg
- Feta cheese Greek. Packing: 150g, 200g, Cup/Vacuum.
- White Greek chesses. Packing: 150g, 200g, 250g, Cup/Vacuum.
- GIR cow’s A2 type milk India
- Ice-creams. Family ice-cream and Horeca ice-cream, various packaging and volumes available.
Honey
Origin: Nepal, India, Greece
Nepal varieties: Apis laboriosa, Apis dorsata, Apis florea, Apis cerana and Apis Melifera
Greece variety: Fir honey, Thyme honey, wild flower…
India variety: polyfloral honeys including sidr, eucalyptus, litchee, mustard, forest, coriander etc sourced from our own apiairies from different parts of India
Packaging: 0.250 Kg, 0.5 Kg,1 Kg
Honey
Honey
Origin: Nepal, India, Greece
Nepal varieties: Apis laboriosa, Apis dorsata, Apis florea, Apis cerana and Apis Melifera
Greece variety: Fir honey, Thyme honey, wild flower…
India variety: polyfloral honeys including sidr, eucalyptus, litchee, mustard, forest, coriander etc sourced from our own apiairies from different parts of India
Packaging: 0.250 Kg, 0.5 Kg,1 Kg
Saffron
Origin: Greece, India, Nepal…
Types of Saffron:
1.Bunch (Dastehi): This kind of Saffron consists of both style and red-colored stigma. The red part along with the style are placed on each other and tied by a string.
2. Style(Konj): It is the yellow or white parts of Saffron threads which are separated from red-colored stigma.
Varieties of saffron:
- All-red (Sargol): Trully pure and without style, so it is completely red, with very high coloring power!
- Negin: Highest Aroms and coloring power, higher volume!
- Poushal: This kind of Saffron contains filaments which have 2 or 3 mm style, it’s aroma is high!
Saffron
Saffron
Origin: Greece, India, Nepal…
Types of Saffron:
1.Bunch (Dastehi): This kind of Saffron consists of both style and red-colored stigma. The red part along with the style are placed on each other and tied by a string.
2. Style(Konj): It is the yellow or white parts of Saffron threads which are separated from red-colored stigma.
Varieties of saffron:
- All-red (Sargol): Trully pure and without style, so it is completely red, with very high coloring power!
- Negin: Highest Aroms and coloring power, higher volume!
- Poushal: This kind of Saffron contains filaments which have 2 or 3 mm style, it’s aroma is high!
Product: Ceylon Cinnamon
Origin: Sri Lanka
Category: H1 Grade & C4 Grade
Packaging: 10kg boxes
Cinnamon
Product: Ceylon Cinnamon
Origin: Sri Lanka
Category: H1 Grade & C4 Grade
Packaging: 10kg boxes
Genuine Greek Feta cheese and cheeses:
Private label GFC on contractual bases with major local collectivities and private factories.
Available volumes: unlimited, various packaging based on client’s requirements.
Available products:
- Spread Cheese Plain
- Spread Cheese Greek Herbs
- Feta Cheese PDO
- Goat Cheese
- Sheep Cheese
- Halloumi Cheese
- Kasseri PDO cheese from Sheep and Goat’s milk
- Graviera hard Cheese from Sheep’s milk
- Pecorino hard Cheese from Sheep’s milk
Authentic Greek Feta Cheese and white & yellow cheeses
Genuine Greek Feta cheese and cheeses:
Private label GFC on contractual bases with major local collectivities and private factories.
Available volumes: unlimited, various packaging based on client’s requirements.
Available products:
- Spread Cheese Plain
- Spread Cheese Greek Herbs
- Feta Cheese PDO
- Goat Cheese
- Sheep Cheese
- Halloumi Cheese
- Kasseri PDO cheese from Sheep and Goat’s milk
- Graviera hard Cheese from Sheep’s milk
- Pecorino hard Cheese from Sheep’s milk
Origin: Greece
We can offer Authentic Greek yogurt and genuine Greek FETA Cheese PDO from Greece, under Private Label PL
- Authentic Yogurt Greek. Packing: 150g, 170g, 500g,1kg, 5kg
- Feta cheese Greek. Packing: 150g, 200g, Cup/Vacuum.
- White Greek chesses. Packing: 150g, 200g, 250g, Cup/Vacuum.
- GIR cow’s A2 type milk India
- Ice-creams. Family ice-cream and Horeca ice-cream, various packaging and volumes available.
Authentic Greek Yogurt & ice-cream
Origin: Greece
We can offer Authentic Greek yogurt and genuine Greek FETA Cheese PDO from Greece, under Private Label PL
- Authentic Yogurt Greek. Packing: 150g, 170g, 500g,1kg, 5kg
- Feta cheese Greek. Packing: 150g, 200g, Cup/Vacuum.
- White Greek chesses. Packing: 150g, 200g, 250g, Cup/Vacuum.
- GIR cow’s A2 type milk India
- Ice-creams. Family ice-cream and Horeca ice-cream, various packaging and volumes available.
GFC Auction platform guarantees
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- Quality Control
- Speed of delivery
- Transparent Price fixing mechanism
- Daily Clearing & Settlement
- Negotiation Power
- Marketing & Commercial Power
- Brand awareness & product Validation
- For buyers, access to a wide variety of Fresh produces directly 24 hours from the fields and at a fair price
- For sellers, direct access to international markets
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Become a member
As a member, you will be able to sell, buy, or offer your services. As a supplier, you will need to follow Good Agricultural practices and be certified by external CQ agency as well as evaluated by GFC in house commissioner.
Shipping method
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- AIR details and weekly rates
- SEA details and weekly rates
- TRUCK details and weekly rates
- RAIL details and weekly rates
The result
A happy farmer & a happy buyer !
HOW DO I BECOME A MEMBER ON GFC PLATFORM?
A cultivator or supplier or service provider(SP) who wants to become a partner submits his/her application to the Financial and Administrative Director. If all statutory and regulatory conditions have been met, the Board of Directors formally accepts the new membership.
You can study all of the statutory and regulatory conditions in the articles of association on this web site. If interested, go to Becoming a member on our web site and fill in the contact form. Our Country manager will contact you as quickly as possible to arrange a non-binding meeting.
HOW DO I REQUEST A PASSWORD FOR THE EXTRANET E-AUCTION PLATFORM?
To request a password for the ‘Extranet’, the GFC internal information & Auction platform system, you need to send an e-mail with your producer/buyer number to operation@globalfoodcorridors.com. Use of the extranet is based on a small monthly charge applicable for all members, paid at the end of each month; this is a monthly paid service for buyers & Sellers. The password is subsequently sent on by post or e-mail.
IN WHAT TYPE OF PACKAGING ARE F&V TRADED AT GFC?
Many products are supplied in various trays. The GFC produces meets all market requirements in respect of types of packaging. Wooden crates, boxes, other types of multi-use packaging and even individual packaging are filled to meet your requirements. For any further information, please contact the commercial department commercial@globalfoodcorridors.com or the operation department using the according country desk, mail or direct phone, or the general contact operation@globalfoodcorridors.com
HOW CAN I FAMILIARIZE MYSELF WITH GFC E-AUCTION PLATFORM?
To provide a clear picture of the commercial site and Auction platform, you can download the functionality of our auction here. The functionality of e-auctions and other trading tools provides you with full practical information about the auction system.
HOW CAN I CONTACT FOR FULL INFORMATION ABOUT LOADING, SHIPPING & LOGISTICS?
You can contact the logistics departments at logistics@globalfoodcorridors.com or the respective country desk. We can speak to you in a number of languages. They will coordinate and direct you to the right loading port and forwarder as per your product’s origin.
QUALITY POLICY
GFC Internal commissioners and external independent auditors, like TUV NORD, Loyds, and country’s certifications as per each produce origin.
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