At 31 July 2001 the seed potato company Averis Seeds B.V. was founded. The company focus mainly on the development, multiplication and trade of starch potatoes. Averis Seeds represents varieties that are grown in all starch potato growing areas in The Netherlands, Germany, France and the Scandinavian countries. Due to the broad collection of the starch potato varieties, Averis Seeds is able to provide quality seed potatoes that fits the individual wishes of the farmer. Averis Seeds aims for potato varieties with high yield, high starch and protein content and a broad set of resistance. Their own breeding station KARNA develops most of those varieties. The commercial and administrative activities of Averis are located in the headquarters in Foxhol. In addition to this, Averis has its own office in Germany: Averis Saatzucht Gmbh. Averis Saatzucht represents varieties that are grown in all starch potato growing areas in Germany, Austria, Poland and Czech.