For over 20 years, Raphaël Knopf has been passionate about beekeeping, ecology, and biodiversity, producing some of the purest monofloral Manuka honey. Knopfhoney Sàrl, owned by Jean-Baptiste Maurice Knopf, is a Swiss company based in Fribourg that handles distribution in Switzerland and Europe. Raph Honey Ltd, with Raphaël and Alexandre Knopf, is responsible for the production and manufacturing of the following products:
- Manuka honey, classic and organic ranges
- Sore throat lozenges in various flavors
- Energy Pack sachets, a supplement for athletes
The Knopfhoney brand was the first and only one to use recyclable glass jars for packaging all of its monofloral Manuka honey, a further step towards the most direct and authentic journey for our honey, from our hives to your family table. Since our monofloral Manuka honey aims to promote health and well-being to the highest possible degree, we began to shift its packaging towards glass, a noble, inert, and traditional material with a history spanning decades and centuries. While less practical, more fragile, and more complicated to label, glass does not release harmful chemicals into the food it contains, making it a perfectly valid choice over any type of plastic.
Regarding the quality of Knopfhoney monofloral Manuka honey:
- Furthermore, our honey exceeds European standards by 10% to 25%, and its texture is creamy.
- It's important to know that 2 to 3 times more New Zealand Manuka honey is sold than the country's annual production (???)
- All our honey is produced according to New Zealand law. The Manuka honey designation is the strictest in the world, certified monofloral, UMF (Unique Manuka Factor Honey Association) certified. UMF is the only company in the world authorized to certify MGO and organic honeys. We partner with Biogro in New Zealand, which is also accredited in Europe, Switzerland, and elsewhere.
- We are soon to be the last to produce all the honey we sell, which allows us complete control over quality and 100% traceability.
- We build all our hives, move them to the field to be placed near the Manuka flowers, where we then check them every 3 weeks before collecting the full boxes for packaging at our facility.
Raphaël is responsible for honey extraction in Hunterville, New Zealand, and ultimately for bottling our honey at a partner facility a few kilometers away, with our staff.
Sincerely,
Raphaël Knopf and Jean-Baptiste Maurice Knopf
