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Poké Perfect Almere Buiten has named commitments across waste reduction and people practices.
Waste and packaging are addressed with named measures. Reusable chopsticks and returnable glass bowls with a deposit stand in for single use containers, every signature bowl carries a climate label calculated with Klimato from the emissions of each ingredient across its life cycle, and guests can add 25 cents to offset a bowl, which the company passes in full to Trees for All and Justdiggit. Fish and vegetables are delivered fresh each day to keep surplus down.
On the people side, staff join without experience and are trained on the job along a three step path from Poké Pro to Poké Master to Poké Chief, with meals during shifts and hours arranged around study and other commitments.
The Vegetariërsbond lists this location with its Lekker Vega bronze mark, given when at least 30 percent of every menu category is vegetarian or plant based.
The impact dimensions
Low waste & circular practices✓
Sustainable animal products
The group prioritises local suppliers and states that fish and vegetables arrive fresh daily. Regional origins are documented for tomatoes (Osdorp), quinoa (Flevoland) and kale (Netherlands), though headline proteins come from Norway and Peru or Mexico.
The group's own channels state a preference for local suppliers, choosing those who are 'preferably local, quality first' and avoiding ingredients held long term in warehouses. Fish and vegetables arrive fresh daily to every location.
A 2023 vendor case study documents regional origins for specific ingredients: tomatoes from Osdorp, quinoa from Flevoland and Dutch kale with a six-month season. The menu's headline proteins, salmon and avocados, come from Norway and Peru or Mexico.
The menu is year-round, with a 'Limited Edition' section for rotating items and documented seasonal use of Dutch kale (roughly six months).
The menu offers a standing year-round selection: signature bowls by category, build-your-own, shared platters and a children's bowl, with the same fish, meat and plant-based proteins available across all locations.
Seasonal engagement appears in two places. The menu features a 'Limited Edition' section for rotating items, and a 2023 vendor case study notes that kale is used within its roughly six-month Dutch season.
Climate labels (Klimato) on every bowl calculate emissions; guests can offset for 25 cents, donated fully to Trees for All and Justdiggit. Reusable chopsticks and returnable glass bowls with deposit replace single-use ware; fresh daily delivery of fish and vegetables limits waste.
Concrete practices span packaging and carbon. Every bowl carries a climate label produced by Klimato, a Swedish emissions specialist, calculating each ingredient's impact across its full life cycle from planting through distribution. The labels appear on the group's printed menu (February 2024) and are described in two independent trade publications. Guests can add 25 cents per bowl for a carbon offset, which the company donates entirely to Trees for All and Justdiggit.
Packaging practices include reusable chopsticks and returnable glass bowls with a refundable deposit, offered as alternatives to single-use service ware. On food waste, the group delivers fresh fish and vegetables daily to every location, stated as a measure to limit surplus.
All meats are halal (free-range marking on chicken, no certification body named). Salmon is sourced from Norway; ahi tuna, shrimp and beef carry no origin or welfare signal.
Animal products have partial sourcing signals. The menu marks chicken bowls as '100% Halal, vrije uitloop' (free range), using welfare language without a named certification body. The FAQ confirms all meats are halal. A 2023 trade interview states that salmon comes from Norway, with no named producer, farm or fishery identified.
Ahi tuna, shrimp and beef do not carry origin or welfare signals in any channel.
Staff progress through Poké Pro, Master and Chief roles with full training, free meals and flexible scheduling. Carbon offsets are donated to Trees for All and Justdiggit. Family founded in 2016 by the Witzel siblings.
Two of three sub-areas carry named commitments. On fair employment, the group's careers page describes a structured progression from Poké Pro (bowl builder) through Poké Master (shift leader) to Poké Chief (location manager), all with full on-the-job training for people joining without experience. Staff receive free meals and scheduling built around study and personal commitments. A 2023 trade source records 180 staff across the network and an internal training programme with a video dashboard for franchise managers.
On cause support, the group donates the full value of the 25-cent-per-bowl optional carbon offset to two named non-profits: Trees for All and Justdiggit, both independently verifiable. The business is family founded, started in 2016 by siblings Quinta and Gerrit Jan Witzel and later joined by their sister Anna.
Vegetariërsbond Lekker Vega bronze mark (30 per cent or more vegetarian or plant-based per category). Vegan signature bowls (The Vegan Original, Next Level Tempeh), tofu, tempeh and plant-based salmon available; bases run to quinoa and baby greens. Fish leads the brand (six of twelve signature bowls).
The Vegetariërsbond lists this location with its Lekker Vega bronze mark, awarded when at least 30 per cent of every menu category is vegetarian or plant-based. Its listing notes the restaurant exceeds this threshold comfortably and offers plant-based salmon bowls. Dedicated vegan signature bowls include The Vegan Original and Next Level Tempeh, alongside a tofu protein bowl. Plant-based salmon and tempeh serve as cold proteins, with crispy tofu and gyoza as warm options. Base choices run to sushi rice, quinoa and baby greens.
Fish is the structural centre of the offer, with six of the twelve signature bowls fish-led and the brand identity rooted in raw fish bowls. The build-your-own route is fully customisable to a plant-based bowl, and every bowl is vegetable-topped by construction.
