Fruit Attraction 2012 / Spanish Companies

"Fermín Sánchez, the general manager of Gruventa introducing their new pomegranate variety "Mollar" and the new brand Spain in fruits and vegetables."

"The president of CASI José María Andújar showing his best cards "Póker de Reyes" (kings Poker). Casi reached 225 million kilos of tomatoes in he financial year 2011-2012."

The Fresón de Palos stand. They were in the 3th pabillion promoting their brand for strawberries and reforcing their commitment with their costumers.

Luís Hernández from Fresón de Palos promoting the quality strawberries brand from Huelva. It is one of the most-visited exhibitors at the fair, thanks to its audiovisual presentations, product tastings and the excellent customer service provided by its staff.

José Antonio Ortiz from Plus Berries promoting the big and sweet blackberries from Huelva and the new line of mashed berries.

"PLUS Berries promotes its berries as well as its growers in the platform "four specialized producers at your service" to approach the consumer to the producer."

The new package introduced by Plus Berries which includes fresh quality strawberries with a chocolate terrine.

Carlota Pardo from Anecoop promoting the Bouquet Method, Climk (cut and pealed fruit line) and new clementine variety Clemnsoon

Carlota Pardo from Anecoop near the stand of Clemensun new variety.

The new Clemensoon clementine variety is exclusively Anecoop patented. This clementine is a mutation from Oronules and has the early harvest pecualiarity- first of september- this the reason of its name. It has had a succesful tested year and now are 25 companies producing Clemensoon.

The stand of Agrodolores El Mirador, with Julio Reche and Miguel Morales

Miguel Morales (left) and Julio Reche showing their quality bellpeppers, courgettes, broccoli and artichokes.

Great and original stand of Fontestad made with oranges and carton tubes.

"Fontestad was promoting it's oranges with some campaings and initiatives like "camisetas con superpoderes", T- shirts with powerful sentences. Also available in facebook."

Alfonso Rivera and Carlos Echeveste from Frutaria promoting their Cachirulo brand in fruits

Alberto Jiménez Capitán from Euroberry introducing the new brand Berry Touch, also exhibited in Pasarela Innova

The staff of Edenia with Marketing Manager Lourdes Salazar (left)and two models representing Adam an Eva and the Original Sin with the pear. Edenia is the unique suplier of Regulated Council Lleida Pear.

Paloma Hernández Madrid from Paloma group promoting her fruits and vegetables from Murcia. Paloma is grower and trader of all tomatoe varieties, grapes, peach, nectarine and pomegranates with its own high-tech nursery.

Ibérica de Patatas introducing its latest technological advances in the processing and packaging of its top grade potatoes.

The Madrid-based Ibérica de Patatas has launched 'Patata Express' at the next edition of Fruit Attraction. The product is a washed and peeled potato that is presented in 11 different cuts.

Jordi Estrada from Primaflor showing all the lettuce and leaves varieties already cut and washed in packages with the trademark Primaflor

Primaflor has also big range of salads prewashed and ready to eat employing all its lettuce and leaves varieties

Juan Navarro Rous sales manager from Stadium Innovation introducing 3 their gourmet brands: GOURMET GARDEN, CHARLES ALICE & POLENGHI

New line products of CHARLES ALICE brand from Stadium Innovation. This preparations contain no preservatives, artificial colors or artificial flavors. Are made from 100% fruit, gluten and lactose free, are low in calories thus making them ideal as a complement to any diet.

New seasoning pakage for salads from Stadium Innovation, made with dryied fruits.

The stand of ASPROCAN Plátano de Canarias always bussy.

Plátano de Canarias The bananas in their carton boxes

PASARELA INNOVA with all the 17 innovations

Manuel Romero, José Ramírez, Félix de Andrés amd Feliu Cusidó from Bejo Ibérica promoting their horticultural seeds for professionals. They are specialised in specific vegetable species, including a wide range of varieties, most notably open-air horticultural varieties.

The Pyramid Romanesco Cauliflower developed by Bejo Ibérica.

Federico Casado Reina from ROYAL showing his top product: The PLUOT What is a pluot? An exquisite blend of plum and apricot naturally.

The people could enjoy the most exquisite pluots from ROYAL.

Óscar Gutiérrez showing us how to do the best cocktails with the pluots and berries from ROYAL.

Diego Molina, from Francisco OLIVA S.L. and JosÉ María Madrid(right)from Mercagrisa, showing their vegetables from Murcia.

Murcian Pomegranates from Francisco OLIVA S.A.

skater broccoli from Agrícola Santa Eulalia

FRESHUELVA vas visited by Agriculture Minister M.Ángel Arias Cañete to introduce two new strawberry varieties

Rui Sampaio from Sousacamp promoting his organic substrates

All the mushrooms varieties and, asparragus and achicory from Sousacamp

Beatriz Marchite and Eloy Hernández from MarChite Cebollas. They grow three types of onions: Recas Onion, Medio Grano Onion and Lastly Peeled Onion, exporting these to numerous countries.

The Agriculture Minister Miguel Arias Cañete visiting The Holland Fresh Group

Gabriel Barranco, José Juan Barranco, Adolfina García y Guillermo Justo from ALOHONDIGA LA UNION, the main cucumber suplaiers in Europe exporting 85 million kilos this year.

Guillermo Justo from ALHONDIGA LA UNIÓN showing the vegetables speciality

French (right) and spanish (left) cucumbers from ALHONDIGA LA UNION

Javier Uceda, from Frutas Somevisa with his speciality: the Piel de Sapo melon from Villaconejos, Madrid. He is very positive with his first exhibition in Fruit Attraction

Almudena Pérez, Piedad Sánchez and Esmeralda García from Frutas Somevisa

Jose Manuel Martín (right) Márteting manager from Agoejido S.A. showing his vegetables from Ejido, Almería

AQUALIFE, an effective humidification system for fruits and vegetables

Aqualife uses technology that extends the life of food naturally, without adding preservatives or use an excess of cold economic investment that would generate a bit expensive and environmentally friendly.

The foods remain intact thanks to the contribution of receiving moisture, getting further a novel and attractive presentation in the sales point.

Mr Muñoz Pascual from Intercom introducing the incredible Seduberry Brand for heart shape strawberries

Seduberry boxes with heart shape strawberries

José Aparicio and Amparo Seguí from BONNYSA introducing their new brand Picaro, a line for prodessed food.

Marlene Rivas from Hermanos BLASCO Cáceres S.L. They are starting the persimons harvest with the BLASCO FRUIT brand.

Rafael Perucho, manager from the Regulatory Council KAKI RIBERA DEL XÚQUER.

persimons from the Regulatory Council KAKI RIBERA DEL XÚQUER.

The President of Cofrubi promoting the Bierzo pears and apples. They are the main aplle and pear growers of Bierzo (León province)

Antonio Cebrián, Belén Manrique, Paula Álvarez and Carlos Campos from Logesta

"The winner picture of the III Photo Contest organized by "5 al día" Platform: "Broccoli Island", by Alberto Pujol"

"The third awared picture of the III Photo Contest organized by "5 al día" Platform."

Mr José from Agribur S.L. showing his first category clementines.

Fruit Fusion was a reserved place for doing cooking shows and talks

Twoo musicians brightening the exhibition with typical Canarian music at the Plátano de Canarias Stand.

The Staff with José Manuel Escobar from Nurture, a company which grows organic fruits and vegetables.

"Paula Spa from Fulgencio SPA showing the "mini" vegetables specialities"

Àngel Olivera, a trader of the young team from Mediterransweet Fruits showing his apples.

Arturo Illescas from NIQUI showing his apples. Their main objective is to act as an efficient and positive link in the chain of distribution of fresh fruit and vegetables.

The Openagro's staff promoting their Valencian kiwis and persimons with the Actinis brand. They have started producing the first kiwi jam.

Kiwis from Valencia traded with Actinis brand and growed by OPENAGRO

Francisco Espinosa, his son Francisco and Ariadna de los Reyes, promting their orgánic citrus from Málaga and their new organic orange juice.

Planasa Stand, introducing their new plant varietes.

María Núñez, Bruno Crabé and J.Tomás Abia from Frutas Manzano showing their speciality product: The custard apple, an exotic fruit availabe in three sizes.

First cattegory Bacon advocados from Frutas Manzano. They has been problems this year with thiefs, ho has stolen a lot of this fruit.

"Juan Martínez from "IGP Ajo Morado de las Pedroñeras" and Juan Jesús, friend and exporter of the same garlics. They are promoting the best considered purple garlics grown in Las Pedroñeras, Cuenca."

Garlic paste made with Las Pedroñeras garlics at the IGP Ajo Morado de las Pedroñeras Stand.

Purple Garlic from Las Pedroñeras exhibited in the stand of IGP Ajo Morado de las Pedroñeras pakaged.

Antonio Agudo, manager director from EL MELONERO showing his Piel de Sapo melons from Villaconejos, Madrid.

J.Antonio Baños, Rafael Roldán and Ernesto González from Ejidomar showing their vegetables. They are promoting their speciality: the bellpepper

Antonio Román and José Miguel Fresneda from Agroponiente Group in the 25th anniversary promoting their vegetables from Almería. They are positive in their first year in Fruit Attraction. The company has reached 100% of the biological control marketing.

"Max Bach and José María Morote from Hortiberia. They are currently engaged in the development and implementation of an integrated communication INCOSYS and the new qualitative system NATURTOP with "free postharvest treatments produce"

The Fresh Produce Award by Food of Spain Award given in 2011 to Alimer s.coop from the Agriculture and Food Ministry

Jesús J. Abenza and Antonio David Sánchez from Alimer showing their Fresh Porduce Award and promoting their quality vegetables.

Two laddies making natural pineaple juice in the stand of Frunet

Javier López from Frunet with a costumer in his stand.

Sebastián Torres and Luis Montañés from Benihort with two costumers promoting the Artichoke from Benicarló.

Artchoke from Benicarló in Benihort stand.

Mariano Montoro and Miguel Ángel Serrano López from PLÁTANOS LÓPEZ S.A. promoting their tropical fruits from Latin América and bananas from Canarias

GOYA promoting its latin fruits, vegetables and food to the european public. GOYA is an important latin food suplier to Europe and USA.

"Two of the mumbers of GOYA prooducts in the stand, the "Coco Wafers" biscuits (in the top) and the "Tortillones", fried plantain spicy and crispy slices wich has been succesful among the visitors who has tasted this snack."

Carlos San Adrián and Juan Miguel Artazcoz from Grupo AN promoting their fresh apples an pears from Navarra and Valle del Ebro, in the north of Spain.

President of COSAFRA Benito Martín Lizana. COSAFRA is the abbreviation of Agricultural Cooperative San Francisco. They are promoting the Andalusian artichokes and green asparagus.

Pedro Martínez Lázaro from INDUSER showing two of the new machines to pakage fresh fruit and vegetables. INDUSER is associated with EXAKTA, who provide the informatic systems.

The new horizontal packaging machine created by INDUSER and EXAKTA.

Shell-crapper packaging machine developed by INDUSER and EXAKTA

New robotic handler arms developed by INDUSER.

The president of HOYAMAR Domingo Llamas promoting his vegetables from Lorca, Murcia, specialized in lettuce.

Victor J. Soler and Almudena from AGRUPAPULPI

The three grapes varieties from ANTONIO CARRILLO E HIJOS S.A. traded under ANABELLA brand

David Carrillo promoting the ANABELLA brand for grapes.

The Stand of Salas with their director José Salas promoting their Valencian clementines under the Salas brand.

Antonio Caballero from FRUTAS TORERO promoting their three First Category grapes varieties grown in Murcia.

Grapes, strawberries and pomegranates from FRUTAS TORERO

Original grapes holding in the FRUTAS TORERO stand.

The staff of Granadas de Elche (Pomegranates from Elche)promoting the sweet and seedless Mollar variety which harvest runs from september to December.

The staff of Grup Fruiter promoting their quality stone fruit from Catalonia

The trademark OKI from AFRUCAT with the director Manel Simon

Marc Piñol, Manel Simon, Ignasi Iglesias, Josep Maria Eroles, Elisenda Casals and Montse Corredoure from AFRUCAT, an asociation of fruit traders from Catalonia.

"Gorka Cirauqi (right) from Huerta de Peralta promoting his new salads and vegetables line with the trademark "el huertico"

Ángel García from La Veguilla showing the purple garlic and onions from Las Pedroñeras. They are promoting their first olive oil production which sell throught Gourmet food shops.

Adam Hill and staff from Pascual Marketing S.L. promoting their new fresh salads with the trademark LOVE FRESH

The staff of AGROMELI promoting the artchokes GOLDEN SELECTION.

M. Ángel Jiménez and Víctor Rodriguez from JimboFresh promoting the Tricolor bellpeppers edition.

Frutas Montosa stand promoting it's advocados

David Baños from Agrupaejido at his stand, showing all his vegetables from Almería.

The staff of Cuna the Platero celebrating their 25th aniversary.

Francisco Sánchez Molero from Cajamar promoting the new Solutions for agricultural Cooperatives, saving and investments and financing programs.

The brand Plaform, a comprehensive system for corrugated cardboard packaging for fruits and vegetables, has a presence in key markets in Madrid and Barcelona that are in direct contact with the wholesale community.

"Alexandra Gastón and Nuria Martínez from de Asociación para la Promoción del Consumo de Frutas y Verduras "5 al día" who promotes the consum of at minimum 5 fruits or vegetables pieces a day."

Alberto Bosch and Carlos Rodriguez from Nufri promoting their two apple varieties with the trademark Livinda. They has invested to increase the production and they expect to triple the current production.

Cristina Sisó and Ricard Guimet from Plasticband promoting their new pallets strapper machine with the MATURI trademark

Ángel Mir Pons and his staff from ANGEL MIR showing his new machinery to upload charges.

The staff of ANGEL MIR promoting their new super fast door DOOBLE PASS ECOSPRINT.

An overview of the first pabillion in the early hours in the morning.

This artist shows us how it's posible to do beautiful sulpures carving Piel de Sapo melons at the El Abuelo stand.

Great Indian head sculpture made carving a Piel de Sapo melon in El Abuelo stand.

Doña Rogelia was walking among the visitors promoting the potatoes from LA HUERTA DE DOÑA ROGELIA.