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Local sourcing is anchored by named Dutch producers: Livar monastery pigs from Abbey Lilbosch in Limburg and botanical beer from Lowlander. The menu follows seasonal availability, with rotating favourites and a commitment to working with in season vegetables.
Environmental measures include an avocado free menu to reduce transport impact, staff uniforms made entirely from recycled material and a reusable cup discount. Animal products are partially traced, with Livar pork carrying a verifiable welfare story and chicken sourced from small scale French farms. The supply chain includes social commitments: employing people with distance to the labour market and membership of MVO Nederland since 2019.
LekkerVega Silver certification from the Dutch Vegetarian Society independently confirms the plant rich menu composition.
The impact dimensions
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Livar monastery pigs from Abbey Lilbosch and Lowlander brewery represent named local sourcing; the Udea organic partnership is a Dutch wholesale company.
Livar, a Limburg cooperative of five farmers raising free range monastery pigs at Abbey Lilbosch, is independently confirmed as a named local source. Lowlander botanical beer is brewed in the Netherlands and supports an environmental programme restoring seagrass meadows in the Wadden Sea.
Udea, the organic wholesale partner supplying 95 per cent of ingredients, is a Dutch company. International sourcing includes direct trade coffee from Peru, single origin coffee from Ethiopia, chicken from small scale French farms, matcha from Japan and cacao from Peru.
Rotating seasonal favourites and a declared commitment to seasonal vegetables; a rotating wine further indicates menu seasonality.
The menu carries a dedicated seasonal favourites section with rotating items including salted caramel cold brew, yerba mate, pastrami sandwich and mango passionfruit cheesecake. A rotating wine ('wisselwijn') and regular seasonal updates indicate menu attention to the calendar.
The I Amsterdam editorial listing states the restaurant uses only seasonal vegetables. Kitchen Republic's supplier criteria list 'use of seasonal vegetables and fruit' as one of seven standards, which Anne&Max references.
Avocado-free menu, recycled staff uniforms, a reusable cup discount and a partnership with Lowlander brewery's Wadden Sea seagrass restoration programme.
Packaging reduction includes a 0.30 euro discount for guests using personal reusable cups, encouraging a shift away from single-use containers. Staff uniforms are made entirely from recycled material.
An avocado-free menu reflects a commitment to avoiding high environmental impact produce. The Lowlander brewery partnership supports an environmental programme that plants seagrass meadows in the Wadden Sea annually, linking the beverage programme to ecosystem restoration.
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Livar monastery pigs from Abbey Lilbosch are confirmed as free-range and fed on local grain in a closed-loop system; chicken is sourced from small-scale French farms without named welfare certifications.
Pork comes from Livar, a Limburg cooperative of five farmers raising free-range monastery pigs at Abbey Lilbosch. The pigs roam freely, are fed on grain grown in surrounding fields and manure is returned to those fields in a closed-loop system, independently confirmed by Food Inspiration editorial coverage.
Chicken is sourced from small-scale farms in France, providing geographical traceability but no individual farm names or welfare certifications are published. Smoked salmon appears on the menu with no sourcing information.
Employment of people facing labour-market barriers and MVO Nederland membership since 2019; a platform for emerging artists contributes menu artwork.
Anne&Max works directly and indirectly with people facing employment barriers. MVO Nederland membership since 2019 formalises the company's commitment to corporate social responsibility and operates under that body's standards.
The company describes a platform for emerging artists to create menu artwork, representing community engagement. The company published an MVO report covering 2023 efforts and was featured in the Inspirerende 40 list of inspiring Dutch companies.
More than 75 per cent of the menu is vegetarian and 30 per cent plant-based, independently confirmed by LekkerVega Silver certification from the Dutch Vegetarian Society.
LekkerVega Silver certification from the Dutch Vegetarian Society independently confirms that more than 75 per cent of the menu is vegetarian with at least 30 per cent plant-based options.
Extensive vegan options span breakfast (granola, chia acai bowls), lunch (vegetable bowls, house soups), cakes (vegan chocolate cake) and drinks. Vegetarian dishes include cheese sandwiches, egg dishes, focaccia omelettes and pastries.
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Sourcing signals
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Certified organic ingredients
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Direct named-farm sourcing
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Low-impact beverage program
95% of ingredients sourced from Udea, the Netherlands' largest organic wholesaler, with certified organic products through the supply chain. The partnership, signed in February 2024, raised the organic share from 74% to 95% with a goal of 100%.
Livar monastery pigs from Abbey Lilbosch in Limburg, independently confirmed by Food Inspiration editorial. Chicken from small-scale farms in France, though individual farm names are not published.
Specialty coffee with traceable origin (direct trade from Peru, single origin from Ethiopia, naturally decaffeinated from Colombia) and organic botanical craft beer from Lowlander.
