How will your order be packed and delivered?

The specially developed cooling box

We use sustainable packaging. For that reason, we do not use Styrofoam (EPS) or other environmentally polluting packaging.

The packaging used is fully recyclable, degradable and/or reusable. We always choose the sustainable option in our webshop, both for the meat and the way we pack and ship it to you. Better for climate and environment

In the refrigerated box, you will also find gel packs. These frozen gel packs will keep your products at the right temperature. The contents of the gel packs are 100% natural and environmentally friendly. You can cut open the gel packs after use and dispose of the contents via the sink. Make sure the gel packs are at room temperature to make it easier. You can then dispose of the packaging with your garbage. Of course, you can also reuse the gel packs at home as cooling elements, ideal for keeping the contents of the cooler cool during a day at the beach, for example.

The vacuum packaging

In most cases, the products we ship in the special refrigerated boxes are vacuum packed. The advantages of vacuum packaging are enormous:

  • Meat stays fresh longer, both the fresh product and frozen
  • Visible content
  • No moisture loss
  • no weight loss
  • Virtually sterile, protected against external influences
  • Easier to thaw when frozen
  • Easier to freeze

A small disadvantage, however, is that vacuum-packed meat is in a very low-oxygen environment, and therefore tends to become a bit gray. As soon as you remove the meat from the package and expose it to oxygen again, however, the color reappears within 10 minutes. Discoloration can also occur because an ice-cold gel pack lies against the fresh meat.

Every piece of meat that goes into the box is vacuum packed. However, sometimes packaging can become loose and/or leaky during transport. This is not a problem for quality and we unfortunately cannot prevent it. Just make sure that if you want to keep it longer, the product is kept properly packaged in the freezer and eaten within 2 months.

Aalvink meat specialties and the environment

We always choose the sustainable option in our webshop, both for the meat and the way we pack and ship it to you. Better for climate and environment and for animal welfare!

Delivery

Aalvink vleesspecialiteiten delivers throughout the Netherlands except the Wadden Islands to your home, or to any other address you specify. So you can easily have your order delivered to your work or to friends.

If you order before 2 p.m., you will normally receive your order within 3 days, excluding Saturday. Orders placed on Friday, Saturday and Sunday will be processed on Monday morning and shipped on Tuesday at the earliest (if in stock, you will be contacted). During holidays an adjusted delivery schedule.
However, it is important that you enter a delivery date, otherwise the order will be classified by us for delivery.
Need your order on Saturday. Then have it delivered on Thursday. In the unlikely event something goes wrong with the order, there is still a run-out to delivery on Friday evening. There is no delivery on Saturday. Everyone is doing their best. We and also the carrier. but we can never guarantee date and time. Cancellations will not be accepted by us in this case.
Your order is delivered chilled and vacuumed in refrigerated boxes specially developed for Aalvink meat specialties. As a result, your order arrives at the right temperature. It is important, however, that you be at the delivery location at the time of delivery. If no answer, the carrier will ring your neighbor’s doorbell. Should those also not be there, Trunkrs is instructed to keep the package in the freezer and offer it again the next business day. After all, these are products with a limited shelf life.

The postage per delivery is € 8,50, this is the basic rate for order packages up to 10 kilos incl packaging and cooling (8 kg product, 2 kg packaging/cooling). From 10 to 30 kilos 15,99 euro will be charged. From 200 euro product, no shipping costs are charged.

Pick up order yourself

Of course, there is always the option of picking up your order yourself. This has a number of advantages, but is of course only a suitable solution for people who work/live at a reasonable distance from our visited weekly markets. Webshop orders that you pick up yourself must be paid in advance.

Temperature

The specially designed refrigerated box ensures that your order arrives at your or your neighbors’ place chilled, regardless of the outside temperature. Should the products arrive unrefrigerated for any reason, for example due to a delay or damage to the packaging, we advise you to contact us immediately by email. Always provide the email with pictures of the product, packaging and core temperature measured otherwise we can not handle the complaint. Depending on the situation we will decide in consultation with you about the further settlement. If you or your neighbors were not home at the time of delivery and therefore the order was received by you later than foreseen, Aalvink vleesspecialiteiten cannot accept any liability for too high temperatures.