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This special skill, important at The Greenery, is highly valued. He was also the first one to use QC One on an iPad. “A whole load was quickly done in QC One on a Friday afternoon, and by 3:30 p.m., I was finished. No mess with notes on paper, but everything tidy in the app. Finishing and driving away felt great,” he shares. In a cold store, Ko found that even without internet, his way of using QC One still worked. “I checked pears in every cell, without being able to sync. I kept recording and thought, now I'm really testing QC One. At home, all my 75 photos were still there safely. 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Stefan agrees: \"Ko's dedication will continue to contribute to our mission to revolutionize quality control within the sector.\" Now that Ko is retiring, he looks forward to sharing his knowledge with QC One over a good cup of coffee and a Zeeland bolus now and then. \"My heart will always be with the fruit and vegetable sector,\" says Ko. Stefan adds: \"We are grateful for Ko's efforts. 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