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PULPS AND PUREES

RFG Foods acquired Boland Pulp in 2015, expanding its production range to quality fruit and vegetable concentrates and purees.

The main products are seasonal deciduous fruits with peach and pear purees contributing the largest volumes. The location in the Western Cape allows a 12-month production calendar thanks to the wide range of available fruits and vegetables for processing. 2018 also saw the completion of the juice concentrate plant to further vertically integrate the fruit juice operation.

Our pulps and purees are exported to 30 countries around the world, with semi-finished products being used as ingredients in many applications, including fruit juices, fruit preparations, baby foods, ready meals and sauces.

Our factory is equipped with 3 FBR-Elpo processing lines that wash, extract,
concentrate and aseptically pack the purees with extended shelf-life while retaining
organoleptic properties of the natural raw material. Quality testing ensures
specifications are met and the consistency in final products is maintained from the start to the finish of each raw material crop.

To assure high quality and safety, the factory holds the leading food safety standard, FSSC22000, along with SGF certification, which is the primary standard of industrial self-control.

Factory Information

Location:

Groot Drakenstein, Western Cape

Product range:

Industrial fruit pulps and purees; approximately 30% export with plan to increase internal usage

Capacity utilization:

High

Origin of facility:

Acquisition of Boland Pulp business in 2015