Spain hasn’t yet had many tomatoes available for export. “Up till now, the tomatoes came from Sierra, but these productions in the mountains are now reaching their end. These tomatoes are not export quality any more either. In coming weeks, more supply of new production from the coastal region will become available,” says Ellen van Kester of Horticola Guadalfeo from Motril.
Ellen van Kester during the Fruit Attraction with the three owners (brothers) of Guadalfeo: Pepe, Antonio and Pablo Lorente. Colleague José Martin is standing on the left.
Horticola Guadalfeo has started focusing on the national market more and more in recent years, because of the advantage of year-round supply. The company is specialised in speciality tomatoes. “Besides the permanent assortment, we have a new tomato exclusively for Guadalfeo this year, the Marazul. This tomato is distinctive because of its blue colour,” Ellen says. “This tomato is already very popular in Spain. Sales are showing an increasing line. Many of the Spanish supermarkets made this tomato part of their assortment,” Ellen says.
According to Ellen, the tomato is distinctive in other regards besides its colour. “The University of Granada compared this tomato to red tomatoes, and the biggest difference is that Marazul tomatoes clearly contain more vitamins B6 and C. This tomato also contains many antioxidants.”
For more information:
Ellen van Kester
Horticola Guadalfeo
Ctra. Celulosa Km.199
18600 Motril, Spain
Tel: +34 958 60 23 04
Fax: +34 958 82 49 26
ellen@hguadalfeo.com
www.hguadalfeo.com