Our Company
Supreme has been providing integrated supply chain solutions to humanitarian, government and commercial clients in challenging environments around the globe. For over fifty years we have partnered with international peace keeping and military to ensure that forces in testing areas are equipped with the supplies necessary for mission success.
Today our exclusive focus is supply solutions for water, food and fuel. We provide air, land and sea transportation as well as procurement, storage and site services.
Our History
For more than fifty years Supreme Group has provided critical, life-sustaining services that empower peace keeping and military forces to accomplish their missions. The legacy began in 1957 when US Army soldier Alfred Orenstein recognized the need to provide food supply solutions to US military installations in Germany.
Over the ensuing decades Alfred Orenstein, his family and their partners grew the Supreme Group supply network throughout Africa and the Balkans with diversified services to match the complex logistical needs of sophisticated operations. A main challenge was providing supply chain networks for water, food and fuel during the military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. During this period, Supreme developed the industry’s most efficient fuel supply, storage, testing and delivery systems, effectively powering the peace keeping forces of the United Nations, the US and the UK both in the air and on the ground. Supreme demonstrated total solutions capabilities by building, supplying, operating and maintaining storage and living facilities from the ground up, outside the wire. Thanks to Supreme peace keeping and military forces were able to experience some of the simple comforts of home, while risking their lives in dangerous environments every day. Among many other Awards and Commendations the Commanding General of the Combined Joint Task Force 101 (CJTF 101) honoured us in 2009 for our service in Afghanistan with the “Certificate of Appreciation for Supreme Foodservice”: “For exceptionally meritorious service in support of Soldiers, Sailors, Airman, Marines and Civilians of CJTF-101 during Operation Enduring Freedom IX. Supreme Foodservice’s professionalism and dedication to the mission were instrumental”.
Our Vision
As a global supply chain leader, we will set the standard of excellence for provision of logistic solutions in demanding environments to humanitarian, government and private sector clients. We will rely upon the proven expertise of our dedicated team to deliver superior quality and responsive service with a fearless attitude at all times.
Our Values
At Supreme, our work is demanding and often dangerous. Regardless of the challenge, we maintain the highest standards of ethics and integrity at all levels at all times. Our constant commitment to ethical conduct empowers us to make appropriate decisions, to respect local cultures and mores, and to recognize and award the outstanding character of our team. Our culture is built upon principles of:
Commitment – we are fully aligned with our clients’ mission, and committed to achieving results. Our dedication to success empowers us to overcome challenges both natural and man-made.
Responsibility – we demonstrate responsibility by weighing the implications and consequences of every action. We hold ourselves accountable for the outcome. This motivates us to think quickly, and make conscientious decisions. If we make mistakes we transparently and critically analyze our flaws and improve vigorously.
Respect – we respect the local cultures in the regions where we operate, and we promote a tolerant, harassment-free internal culture where all employees are treated respectfully and equally.
Integrity – we display integrity in our behavior at all times, from the corporate level to the individual employee. We do not misuse company time or assets, and we adhere to the highest standards of integrity when interacting with government leaders worldwide.
Protection – we go to great lengths to ensure that all Supreme Group personnel and property are secure at all times. We place strong emphasis on protecting intellectual property and confidential information, and promote a working environment where employees feel safe. We know that this is an important though very demanding task since we are operating in testing environments.
Fairness – we believe in fair compensation for our employees, and seek fair payment for our services when securing contracts. We do not give or accept gifts or bribes, and firmly believe that hard work should be rewarded in kind.
Compliance – we meet or exceed all local, national and international laws and regulations governing practices in the regions where we operate, without exception. This includes international environmental regulations.
Support – we hold ourselves accountable internally, and honor our duty to report any behavior that conflicts with the principles of the Supreme Group Code of Business Ethics and Conduct. We provide all employees with a clear network of supervisors, managers and human resources professionals to quickly and effectively address any ethical concerns.
These principles form the Supreme Group Code of Business Ethics and Conduct. Our adherence to this code at all operational levels is what sets us apart.
Ethical Recruitment Practices
All of Supreme’s recruitment policies and practices are fully legal, ethical and in-line with global best practices. We have a zero tolerance approach for any sort of exploitation of our employees and we have many checks in place to make sure this is controlled. We use a combination of recruitment agencies and direct recruiting to fill our roles around the world and we do everything we can to protect our employees from any kind of exploitation. Thorough due diligence are conducted on our recruitment partners to ensure that only fully legal and compliant recruitment processes are adopted. Any recruitment-related concerns can be directed anonymously to our dedicated, multilingual ethics.helpline@supreme-group.net
Slavery and Human Trafficking
Supreme Group recognizes that the issue of slavery and human trafficking is a global issue and we are dedicated to ensuring strict compliance to the Modern Slavery Act 2015. Statement on slavery and human trafficking.
We are committed to preventing such acts within our own business and supply chains and implement a robust due diligence process across our network.