In January the new Fair Trade Panama pineapples will arrive every week by ship in Rotterdam. The main buyer is the Swiss supermarket Coop. Coop decided to exclusively sell Fair Trade exotic fruit in 2015.
Still products available
“And we have sufficient products available, in several sizes, for other supermarkets,” states the spokesperson of the company, “We can offer interested parties a customized offer.”
Ecological production
The producer of the Panama pineapples is Tropical Fruit Company and has a GlobalGap certification. Tropical Fruit has about 30 employees and was founded by Dora Espinoza seven years ago. With a lot of passion and enterprising spirit she leads the farm. The cultivation in the province Chiriqui distinguishes itself by its ecological production methods. Hedges, small forests and rivers are part of the farm. This ecosystem provides natural protection against diseases and pests.
Michael Jud und Bianca Hassler
HPW AG
Pulverhausweg 12, CH-5033 Buchs
Phone: +41 62 834 80 60
exoten@hpwag.ch
www.hpwag.ch