Short distances, big impact: Why buying local is important | kumitzborgo.shop
Short distances, big impact: Why buying regionally is important
In an age of global supply chains, an important aspect is often forgotten: the origin of our food. We are witnessing a particularly worrying trend with game meat – more and more "game" from Spain, South America, or New Zealand is ending up on our plates at dumping prices , displacing the high-quality game from the Salzkammergut region .
🏔️ Kumitzberg: Short distances for maximum freshness
At Kumitzberg in Bad Mitterndorf, regional really means regional: Our transport routes for game are only a few kilometers from the hunting area to the cooling station and on to our processing plant .
Discover regional wildlife →Area → Cooling
Cooling → Processing
District → Customer
as imported game
The dumping problem: Imported game threatens domestic quality
💰 Why is imported game so cheap?
The dumping prices for imported game result from factors that all come at the expense of quality and sustainability :
| Cost factor | Imported game | Kumitzberg Salzkammergut-Wild |
|---|---|---|
| Transport route | 5,000-15,000 km | 5-50 km |
| Labor costs | Low-wage countries | Fair Austrian wages |
| Animal husbandry | Enclosure/Farms | 100% free wilderness |
| Quality standards | Different | Highest EU standards |
| Freshness | weeks/months old | 2-3 days from shot to customer |
📊 Kumitzberg Transport routes: Sustainability measurable
🦌 From the hunting grounds to the cooling system
- ✅ Average distance: 10 km
- ✅ Transport time: 30-45 minutes
- ✅ Cooling begins: Immediately after transport
🏭 From cooling to processing
- ✅ Distance to our company: 3 km
- ✅ Processing time: Within 24 hours
- ✅ Total time area → customer: Maximum 72 hours
📦 To the customer
- ✅ Shipping throughout Austria: 1-2 days
- ✅ Regional customers: Often on the same day
Why Kumitzberg Wildlife is priceless
🦌 Salzkammergut quality through short supply chains
Genuine game from the Salzkammergut region differs fundamentally from imported "game" :
Taste through regionality
- ✅ Natural food
- ✅ Stress-free life
- ✅ Optimal meat maturation thanks to short transport routes
Freshness through proximity
- ✅ A few kilometers from the hunting grounds to the processing plant
- ✅ No months of deep freezing like with imported goods
- ✅ Short cold chain preserves all nutrients and vitamins
🌿 Sustainability through regionality
Kumitzberg Wildfleisch is active environmental protection :
| CO₂ balance per kg of game meat | Emissions |
|---|---|
| Kumitzberg Regional | 0.8 kg CO₂ |
| Import from Spain | 4.2 kg CO₂ |
| Import from New Zealand | 12.8 kg CO₂ |
Kumitzberg: Transparency regarding origin and transport routes
🏔️ Our quality promise
At Kumitzberg you know exactly what you're getting:
📍 100% Salzkammergut Game
- ✅ All animals from territories within a 20 km radius
- ✅ Personal relationship with each hunting leaseholder
- ✅ Complete traceability back to the place of killing
🚛 Short transport routes guaranteed
- ✅ Maximum distance between hunting area and operation: 50 km
- ✅ Average distance: 25 km
- ✅ Delivery time: Under 1 hour
🦌 Our regional game specialties
Discover the difference of genuine Salzkammergut regionality:
Beechwood smoked & air dried
From the deer
Transport route: Only 20 km from the hunting area
Smoked wild game sausages made from regional game
Traditionally processed in natural casing
Short distances: From shot to sausage in 48 hours
Air-dried according to Salzkammergut tradition
Intense flavor through fresh processing
Maximum freshness through short transport routes
Transport routes for game meat: Why proximity matters
🚛 Kumitzberg vs. Import: Transport comparison
| Transport step | Kumitzberg Salzkammergut-Wild | Imported game, example Spain |
|---|---|---|
| Step 1 | Area → Cooling: 15 km (30 min) | Farm → Slaughter: 100 km |
| Step 2 | Cooling → Processing: 5 km (10 min) | Slaughterhouse → Port: 200 km |
| Step 3 | Processing → Customer: 200 km Ø (1 day) | Sea freight: 2,000 km |
| Step 4 | - | Port → Wholesale: 300 km |
| Step 5 | - | Wholesaler → Customer: 150 km |
| Total transport | Less than 48 hours | 2-4 weeks |
| CO₂ emissions | 0.8 kg per kg of game | 4.2 kg per kg of game |
🔍 Recognizing short distances: Kumitzberg quality features
When choosing our products, pay attention to:
- ✅ Precise area description (e.g. "Schattseite Bad Mitterndorf area")
- ✅ Processing date (usually 2-3 days after hunting)
- ✅ Short shelf life (sign of freshness)
- ✅ "Salzkammergut" in the product description
Identifying imported game:
- ❌ Vague information such as "EU origin"
- ❌ Dumping prices below €15/kg
- ❌ Year-round availability of all game species
- ❌ Long shelf life
Buy local in Kumitzberg: Your advantages
💚 For you personally
Taste through regionality:
- ✅ More intense game flavor due to natural forage
- ✅ Improved meat texture due to stress-free, short transport routes
- ✅ Higher nutrient density due to fresh processing
Safety through proximity:
- ✅ Seamless traceability back to the hunting area
- ✅ Personal contact with the producer possible
- ✅ Highest Austrian quality standards
🌱 For the environment
CO₂ reduction through shorter transport routes:
- ✅ 95% fewer emissions than imported game
- ✅ Protection of native ecosystems in the Salzkammergut region
- ✅ Sustainable hunting instead of factory farming
💪 For the region
Economic strength of the Salzkammergut region:
- ✅ Jobs for local hunters and processors
- ✅ Strengthening the rural area of Bad Mitterndorf
- ✅ Preservation of traditional hunting culture in the Salzkammergut region
🛒 Buy Kumitzberg Wild online: Regional with convenience
Our online shop combines regionality with modern service
Order now →📦 Freshness through express shipping:
- ✅ Shipping within 24 hours of ordering
- ✅ Refrigerated transport throughout Austria
- ✅ Next-day delivery throughout Austria
📋 Transparency with every purchase:
- ✅ Information about the origin of each product
- ✅ Date of harvest available upon request
- ✅ Area information in the product description
FAQ: Local game vs. imported game
🏆 Conclusion: Kumitzberg - Short distances, big impact
Regional game meat from Kumitzberg is more than just a purchase decision – it's a statement for quality , sustainability , and regionality . Our short transport routes of just a few kilometers between the hunting grounds and processing facilities guarantee:
🎯 Your benefits at a glance:
- ✅ Maximum freshness through short transport routes
- ✅ Highest quality through stress-free processing
- ✅ 95% less CO₂ than imported game
- ✅ 100% traceability back to the Salzkammergut region
- ✅ Support for the local economy
- ✅ Preservation of hunting traditions in the Salzkammergut region
🏔️ About Kumitzberg - Your regional specialist
Kumitzberg in Bad Mitterndorf is your specialist for regional game from the Salzkammergut region . For years, we have stood for short transport routes , sustainable hunting , and artisanal quality . Trust our experience – trust Kumitzberg .
Contact:
- Address: Obersdorf 56, 8983 Bad Mitterndorf
- Online: kumitzborgo.shop
- Social Media: @kumitzberg
Do you have questions about our transport routes or the origin of our game products ? Contact us for a personal consultation about the true value of regional food from the Salzkammergut region .