The small fruits are raspberries, blueberries, blackberries, blackcurrants. Raspberries commercialized by our group. They come from the major genetic improvement programme promoted by Plant Sciences: they are exclusive varieties called Grandeur and Radiance. Experiments are now being carried out on blackberries to produce new varieties that would be added to the current ones, namely Tupi and Lookness. As for the blueberries innovation is on the horizon.
Small fruits are very nutritious; blackberries, raspberries, blueberries and currants slow down cellular aging and boost and support the immune system.
| Net | Boxes / Plt | Boxes / Plt | |
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| Truck | Container | ||
| Basket | 10 x 125 g | 240 | - |
| Basket | 8 x 250 g | 110 | - |
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| ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
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| ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Apples are the most important fruit dealt with by RKG; some brands, like Rivoira, are leaders on the European, Arab, Latin American and North African markets. Commercialized varieties are mainly the Gala, Red Delicious, Golden, Granny Smith, but our main pride and joy is the Ambrosia: the only Italian apple, grown exclusively from Piemontese and Cuneo. The Rivoira Group has obtained the production and commercialization rights in European for Ambrosia. This apple is the sweetest and it has great flavour qualities; it is ideal for children. In Italy the Esselunga network has exclusive rights over its distribution, it sells Ambrosia juice, apples squashed and turned into sweet drinks without any additives: the ideal snack for a balanced diet.
Origin
We have the exclusive rights to represent Surexport Italy, one of the major Spanish producers of strawberries and small red berries: raspberries, blackberries, blueberries. This group also has the exclusive rights of use for the Plant Sciences’ selected varieties, an internationally acknowledged research centre Plant Sciences, which uses traditional and innovative hybridizing techniques, and has managed to produce varieties that have an excellent flavour, with an even shape and optimum calibre, resistance to parasites and diseases and high productivity. RKG even markets fruit originating from new Italian cultivations, in particular Piedmontese.
The objective of our Project that started ten years ago is to attain the highest quality.
Varieties that belong to the COT group, which have a great flavour, and a high degree Brix have been chosen; specific organoleptic characteristics and an impeccable appearance. Our apricots grow in Italy (400 ha), Spain (150 ha) and Tunisia (100 ha); in this way it is possible to increase the supply and prolong it for several months. The fruit is harvested at the perfect moment of ripeness to guarantee a top class taste for consumers. The overall production amounts to nearly 9000 tons and it is mainly commercialized through large scale distribution.
Apricots contain the highest levels of potassium, carotene and vitamin A; they are very nutritious and easy to digest.
