Cold storage and fruit processing.
Fresh in season, IQF all year round.Berries and stone fruit.Aleksandrovac, Serbia
Buying, processing and storing fruit
- Cold storage and processing plant in Aleksandrovac.
- We buy raspberries, blackberries, sour cherries and plums from growers across Serbia.
- We process on our own line and freeze in an IQF tunnel.
- We store at −18 °C and deliver all year round.
- Our buyers are processors and distributors in Serbia and the EU.
Our products
Fresh in season, IQF all year round.
Raspberries
Varieties Willamette, Meeker, Tulameen
Forms fresh, IQF whole
Blackberries
Varieties Čačanska bestrna, Thornfree
Forms fresh, IQF whole
Sour cherries
Varieties Oblačinska, Montmorency
Forms IQF pitted, IQF unpitted
Plums
Varieties Požegača, Stanley
Forms fresh, IQF pitted halves
How we process sour cherries
Intake and weighing
Fruit from growers passes intake inspection and is weighed by batch.
Washing
Flume washing and removal of leaves and debris.
Stem removal
An automated system removes the stem without damaging the fruit.
Calibration
Sorting by fruit size so every grade goes to the right pitter and pack.
Pitting
Mechanical pitting at 99.5 % efficiency, the fruit stays whole.
Inspection
Optical sorting and manual belt inspection before freezing.
IQF freezing
Frigoscandia tunnel at −30 °C, every fruit stays separate.
Packing and storage
Metal detection, 10 kg cartons or big-bag, held at −18 °C.
The standards we work to
Certificates and the latest audit reports are available to buyers on request.