Polyphenols found in apple skins proven as good for us.
Recent research from Western Australia’s (WA) Edith Cowan University has found that polyphenols, a compound found in apples and especially in the apple’s skin, are associated with a decreased risk of heart disease, diabetes and cancer. While the study said that
CapeTownMagazine.com is starting a Heritage Day movement and Tru-Cape is joining in.
A South African apple and pear marketer, WESGRO, the tourism, trade and investment agency, prestige diamond jeweller Shimansky and the iconic Table Mountain Aerial Cableway have all joined a campaign that celebrates our shared heritage. “Amagwinya made by gogo and warm,
Migrating seasonal workers may soon take up full-time employment
Agriculture, and fruit growers in particular, have seasonal peaks where additional staff are required to pick the orchards and fields before the produce dies or falls off. There are migrating teams of fruit pickers who travel to different regions and
Two-a-Day wins the Grabouw Jerusalema challenge
Grabouw fruit packer and storage facility, Two-a-Day, a shareholder of Tru-Cape Fruit Marketing, the largest exporter of South African apples and pears, has won the Grabouw Jerusalema challenge with 563 votes, a lead of a whopping 372 votes compared to
Tru-Cape on KFM
As a regular supporter of Tru-Cape, we know, you know, how many benefits there are to eating apples and pears each day. Thank you to our friends at KFM who have shared this article about five benefits of eating apples
Tru-Cape virtual world becomes a real one with TV show based on its game apps
As the only South African fruit brand with its own app and interactive game, Tru-Cape Fruit Marketing has invested heavily in using technology to engage with young people as a future generation of brand supporters. The games, Fruit-Full with over 4000
Tru-Cape partners with Freshmark for promotional activity in Shoprite and Checkers stores.
As in-store tastings and face-to-face promotional activity is no longer preferable under Covid-19 avoidance best practice, Tru-Cape Fruit Marketing, the largest exporter of South African apples and pears, more than half of which are sold to the African continent and
Snow in the Langkloof
Apple trees need "cold units" to produce the best blossoms so the 30mm of snow received overnight on Tru-Cape's Langkloof grower, Jimmy Zondagh of Avontuur farm means it will be an outstanding next crop. He shared a few photos with us.
Tru-Cape’s new book about apples now available as a hardcover.
Annually Tru-Cape Fruit Marketing, the largest exporter of South African apples and pears, celebrates April 17 as the anniversary of the birth of the apple industry in South Africa. This year was no different but plans to launch the latest
Two-a-Day turns traditional gender roles on its head
Two-a-Day, the apple and pear packing and storage facility in Grabouw, in South Africa’s Western Cape, continues to turn traditional gender roles on its head in line with an employment-equity strategy that will further transform the business by 2025. According to




