Hamburg/Turnhout, Januar 31 st , 2020. The GBA Group is strengthening its European network in the field of food analysis. With the acquisition of the leading food laboratory in the Belgian market, Lavetan NV, the GBA Group continues on the path to support customers outside of Germany with expertise and high-quality service. The advantageous location of Lavetan in Turnhout, near the important transshipment ports in Antwerp and Rotterdam, provides the GBA Group access to strategically important markets in Belgium and the Netherlands.

In order to provide even better support in the field of supply chain management to our customers in the food industry who purchase raw goods and finished products from Turkey, the GBA Group has begun a strategic partnership with Intercolab in Izmir. The goal of the partnership is to assist in the purchasing and assessment of raw goods and finished products by combining impartial sampling on-site, smooth logistics for transporting the samples from Turkey, and residue analysis “Made in Germany” by the GBA laboratories based in Germany.

As of March, 2019, the GBA Group is now a member of foodRegio e.V., the network for the food industry in northern Germany. We are looking forward to working together actively and sharing ideas constructively within working groups on topics such as quality & certification, acquisitions and innovation.

As of January 2019, the GBA Group is a member of foodactive, the official food network of the Hamburg metropolitan region. Foodactive acts as a central liaison for the food industry, generating synergy between various companies. We are looking forward to working together with them.