Visions and values. And all that sets us apart.

Here at WerteWerk, we will do everything we can to ensure that you process, trade and enjoy seafood in good conscience.

Who we are.

WerteWerk GmbH advises companies and manages seafood-related projects. Much more than that, however, WerteWerk is a lived vision, an attitude. Supported by real values and people who embody these – in particular our two heads: Peter Niedermeier, the seafood scene expert, and biologist Dr Hans Stefan Bergleiter.

Thanks to their unique, value-based and holistic understanding of seafood, all those involved – managing directors, employees and network partners in many countries – ensure quality and sustainability, at all stages of the value chain. Our recipe for success is “backward integration”.

What matters to us.

Everyone is talking about sustainability right now. For us, sustainability means that a company is managed so responsibly and carefully that it thrives across generations. To achieve this, it must have an appreciative, value-preserving and value-creating relationship with its natural, social and business environment.

What matters to us is that seafood products meet the high societal expectations placed on them. That trade relations are durable. And that all parties involved can proudly live out their corporate values. With our many years of experience in international trade and our local commitment, this is what we stand for.

Who is behind this.

We want your seafood value chain to be as successful in the long term as our flagship projects. Dr Hans Stefan Bergleiter developed the first international organic aquaculture ventures in Europe, South America and South-East Asia. Under the direction of Peter Niedermeier, the first projects for certified pangasius and extensive mangrove shrimp, which are produced by groups of small farmers in the Mekong Delta, were created. Let us introduce you to the visionaries of WerteWerk.

Peter Niedermeier

CEO / Founder

Peter Niedermeier

Peter Niedermeier has more than 35 years of experience working in the different sectors of the value chain in the seafood industry.
To his newly founded company, “WerteWerk”, Peter Niedermeier brings his large global network, his extensive knowledge, his experience and success, but also the failures he has experienced over the last few decades.

His career in the food industry began immediately after he left school, when he joined his parents’ fish and delicatessen trading company. Motivated by his passion for seafood, he started to trace the products back to their origin, starting from the shops and restaurants he made deliveries to. It was important to him to "speak the language of the people in the value chain" and learn about the realities of their lives. He worked in processing plants on the coasts of France and Scotland, experienced the catch on smaller day boats and learned about the first aquaculture businesses. Over the years, he developed the international sourcing department of his parents’ company.
In 1995, he and his partners founded Binca Seafoods GmbH, a company that specialised in sourcing and producing seafood from South-East Asia.
In 2003, he was inspired to become a fish farmer himself, so that he could delve deeper into the value chain. Together with his business partner Markus Ballauf and Naturland association, he developed an organic standard for pangasius. This developed his strong connection to organic farming and Naturland as well as to the operator of the organic farm in Vietnam, which continues to this day.

In 2020, he restructured WerteWerk GmbH, thus actively contributing to the sustainable development of the seafood sector with his experience and networks built up over many years.

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Dr Hans Stefan Bergleiter

Manager Corporate Responsibility and Innovation

Dr. Hans Stefan Bergleiter

A biologist by trade, Hans Stefan Bergleiter has represented the sector of sustainability and innovation at WerteWerk since 2020. His doctoral thesis dealt with the fish species of the Amazon region – how they share the food supply in their habitat through their behaviour, reproductive strategies and adaptations in order to avoid competition between the species. A biological concept, the fascination of which has shaped him to this day.

From 1998 to 2020, Hans Stefan Bergleiter worked in the Organic Aquaculture and Sustainable Fishing department at Naturland, an association for natural farming. This was a completely new field at that time – he and his team initially established it in Ireland and Germany, before expanding it worldwide.

In 2004, a close relationship with Peter Niedermeier was formed as a result of a joint pilot project, the production of organic pangasius in Vietnam. This relationship ultimately led to him joining WerteWerk. Together with Peter Niedermeier, Hans Stefan Bergleiter has since devoted himself exclusively to value-based consultation and project work along the seafood value chain.

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Who supports us.

Seafood production is a very complex topic, not at least due to its globalised product flows. In such a sensitive product area, there are countless details to consider. The fact that we can meet this challenge is also due to our network partners of many years.
No matter if aquaculture or fishing, feed production, breeding technology or hygiene requirements for processing and export – our network includes experts for every single topic along the value chain.

WerteWerk.
Let’s set new standards together on how to handle the precious resource of seafood in an ethical manner.

Do you have any questions?

There is hardly a topic within the seafood sector we cannot deal with. But if we happen not to have the information you need readily available then we’ll find the perfect solution for you together with our network partners. That’s a promise.

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