Process
From the field to your reefer.
The handling sequence every consignment moves through, and why each step is where it is.
Selection in the field
Lots are selected from our supply base against the caliber and maturity the order calls for, before anything is cut.
Day 0Pre-cooling
Field heat is removed within hours of harvest. This is the step that decides shelf life at the far end.
Within hoursSorting and grading
Produce is sorted for defects and graded by size to the agreed caliber code.
To specificationPacking
Packed to the agreed format — telescopic cartons, open-top, mesh bags or punnets — and labelled for the destination market.
Your formatPalletising
Cartons are palletised, strapped and corner-protected for long-haul freight.
Freight readyCold storage
Pallets hold at the crop's carrying temperature until the container is positioned.
Unbroken chainLoading at Alexandria
Reefer containers are stuffed under temperature control and documented for departure.
Port of Alexandria
The frozen line
IQF, for the ranges that ship year-round.
Our IQF freezing preserves the fruit’s natural taste and aroma. Product is washed and processed to European food safety standards, and is available in 10 kg cartons, 4 × 2.5 kg, 10 × 1 kg and 25 kg bags.
Start a shipment
Tell us the crop, the caliber and the port.
Send the specification you need and we will come back with availability, pack format and a landed price.