Eat the whole apple for optimum health benefits
A rose by any other name is still a rose, as Shakespeare says. But, did you know, that an apple is a rose too? Well, in the same way that almonds, apricots, peaches and cherries are all part of the
Tru-Cape joins Food Lover’s Market in Hunger Month donation
South Africa’s leading fresh produce retailer, Food Lover’s Market, will be launching a month-long in-store campaign on 01 May 2020 aimed at encouraging consumers to contribute a meal to Food Forward SA by purchasing partner products in any Food Lover’s
Tru-Cape publishes their history of ancient apples as an e-book.
Hot on the heels of the publication of their newest book, the authors of The Newcomers and Their Friends, the book about the current apple varieties and their history, Somerset-West residents Buks Nel and Henk Griessel have released their first
Fruit donation to our communities
Tru-Cape and our shareholders Two-a-Day and Ceres Fruit Growers are donating fruit to communities in need each week. Here are some images taken of the donations to the Genadendal, Bereaville, Voorstekraal, and Heuwelkroon communities. Donations to the greater Ceres community also
New book on the history of apples reads like a whodunnit
In their new book, The Newcomers and their Friends, Tru-Cape Fruit Marketing apple and pear experts Buks Nel and Henk Griessel explore the more recent history of apples in South Africa. This, a companion to Apples in the Early Days
Two-a-Day and Ceres Fruit Growers put even more measures in place to further protect staff from Covid-19 and donate fruit to communities.
Leading Grabouw fruit processor, Two-a-Day, one of the shareholders of Tru-Cape Fruit Marketing, the largest exporter of South African apples and pears, has implemented a number of additional measures to protect staff from Covid-19. According to Dimitri Jacobs, Two-a-Day Director of
Strong first season for Bigbucks
The most successful new apple variety in the history of South Africa, Bigbucks, the fruit of which is trademarked as FLASH GALA ™ has had a strong first harvest. With more than 1.5 million trees already in the ground, the
Quercetin, a compound found in apples, may be helpful in combating Covid-19.
While experts scramble to create and test a vaccine against Covid-19, there is plenty we can all do to keep ourselves safe and healthy. According to Tru-Cape Fruit Marketing, the largest exporter of South African apples and pears following President
Good-for-you apples and pears
The proven health benefits of fresh fruit and vegetables and especially apples and pears that are high in healthful antioxidants, vitamins and fibre are more important than ever while trying to stay well and healthy. And, the good news is
Tru-Cape says it is ready to meet its commitments and protect its staff and customers during Covid-19
South Africa’s largest exporter of apples and pears, Tru-Cape Fruit Marketing, owned by Two-a-Day in the Elgin, Grabouw, Villiersdorp and Vyeboom valleys and Ceres Fruit Growers in Ceres in South Africa’s Western Cape says it is ready to meet its
