One of the largest employers in Ceres pays staff earlier
Ceres Fruit Growers (CFG) has changed a near 100-year old practice to benefit its staff. According to Ceres Fruit Growers (CFG), one of the largest employers in the Ceres region, the lessons learned while coping with the COVID-19 pandemic have continued
Forthcoming 2022/2023 cherry crop
Tru-Cape’s Procurement Manager, Calla du Toit, says of the 2022/2023 season cherry crop that it is too early to comment on quality but the flowering period has been positive and they are seeing good bee activity so good pollination and
Innovative fresh-fruit brand links to Amapiano music trend
South Africa’s preeminent apple and pear brand, Tru-Cape, is again stretching the envelope in its marketing activities to increase fresh fruit sales. Tru-Cape, in what might even have been a global first for a fresh fruit brand, last year contracted the
Tru-Cape growers produce one million bins of fruit in 2022
Tru-Cape Fruit Marketing, the largest exporter of South African apples and pears, and wholly owned by its growers at Ceres Fruit Growers and Two-a-Day in the Grabouw Valley, has broken the one millionth producer bin record in a single season. A
High uptake of cash vouchers shows financial need
Tru-Cape Fruit Marketing is the largest exporter of South African apples and pears and also one of the largest local-market suppliers with more than 60% of its fruit remaining on the African continent and in South Africa. Each year Tru-Cape operates
Tru-Cape Eselfontein Festival is October 14 to 16 this year.
This three-day event, held on Eselfontein Farm in Ceres, is a community fund-raising initiative that can accommodate 300 entries for the multi-stage event. On Friday, October 14 there is a 30km ride beginning at 18:00 while day two, on Saturday October
Celebrating women in Agriculture
As the Women’s Month of August comes to an end, we are pleased to share this excellent interview with one of Tru-Cape’s suppliers, Amoré Viljoen who is farm manager of Lakeview Farm in Villiersdorp, as published in Landbou Burger. Click
In-transit cold sterilisation is good news
Since the beginning of 2022, South Africa has exported more than 2.5 million boxes of apples and pears to India, and the demand is increasing year-on-year, says Hortgro. According to Hortgro, apple varieties such as Royal Gala, Bigbucks, and Top Red
New Two-a-Day solar equivalent to planting 484,380 trees.
South Africa’s Ratelberg Solar in Grabouw, owned by Two-a-Day employees, has awarded Technoserve the contract to install an additional 610kW to expand its footprint at Two-a-Day to a total 4.99MW energy provided by the sun. According to Bernhard Kotze, Commercial Manager
Tru-Cape makes Mandela Day fruit donations
In celebration of Mandela Day, the July 18 birthday anniversary of former South African president Nelson Mandela, Tru-Cape Fruit Marketing joined many other South Africans in acts of service. This year, each of Tru-Cape members of staff was located a carton
