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The fastest growing new South African apple variety is currently planted in over 1000 hectares in South Africa with well more than 1.2 million Bigbucks trees sold. FLASH GALA ™, is the full wine-red Gala apple improvement discovered by Tru-Cape’s New

The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) in Western Australia has paid tribute to the work and contribution of the ‘Father of the Pink Lady® apple’, former apple breeder John Cripps AO. Mr Cripps, who worked for the department

South Africa’s leading fresh produce retailer is proud to announce that through the support of its partners, it has already raised 1.1 million meals for Hunger Month, which will be distributed through FoodForward SA. With the assistance of FoodForward SA

With the apple picking season nearing its end, mid-May in picturesque Grabouw will be a hive of activity and not least because of the Tru-Cape supported Weekend Warrior event, a MTB designed for the whole family to be held at

Tru-Cape Fruit Marketing, the largest exporter of South African apples and pears and a business wholly owned by growers, has compiled a cheat-sheet list of 50 fruit-industry terms to help you too to sound like an expert. Bin A box in which

Tru-Cape, in conjunction with the Lockdown Recipe Storytelling Book group recently held its Heritage Orchard of old apple varieties no longer in commercial production Open Day and picnic at Oak Valley Estate in Elgin. 

Not only are apples delicious but they are also proven to be good for us. And, according to a recently published study, The microbiome and resistome of apple fruits alter in the post-harvest period, by Birgit Wassermann, Ahmed Abdelfattah, Henry

South Africa’s old fruit super sleuths are at it again. This time, Buks Nel and Henk Griessel, both employed by Tru-Cape Fruit Marketing, South Africa’s largest exporter of apples and pears and a business wholly owned by its growers, are

As the largest exporter of South African apples and pears and a wholly grower-owned business, Tru-Cape Fruit Marketing growers have more than 7,000 hectares under apple and pear cultivation. “We represent, more or less, 20% of the South African industry’s apple

Sharing stories about our culinary heritage is the reason the largest exporter of South African apples and pears approached the highly engaged Lockdown Recipe Storytelling Book (LRSB) Facebook group to meet over heritage tales and food. Tru-Cape Fruit Marketing approached the