Pulp, cores, stems and seeds

At the factory, the stems, seeds, cores and fruit are separated before entering the processing process. The stems are dried and made into an apple tea blend and the seeds finely pressed into apple oil. Yespers makes the most impact with the cores and pulp. The cores go into the pressing process along with the fruit to be processed into apple juice. The pulp remaining after pressing is dried and ground into apple fruit powder. This unique process allows every part of the apple to be valued.

Sustainable chain collaboration

Yespers' goal with the Total Value factory is to add maximum value to the whole food chain. 
The apple factory is already increasing value for the apple suppliers: after all, their complete product is being used. This gives the fruit growers a fair price. This money, in turn, can be used to reduce social costs or increase impact. Think, for instance, of reducing the grower's water consumption, stimulating biodiversity or the extra deployment or training of staff distanced from the labour market.

From zero waste to total value

The new total value factory is also referred to as the world's first zero waste factory. Stefan Baecke notices that the term 'zero waste' appeals to many people, but he himself prefers to speak of total value: