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Tru-Cape Fruit Marketing, the largest exporter of South African apples and pears, counts United Kingdom supermarket group Tesco amongst its largest export customers. In collaboration with Tesco’s South African Hub, Tru-Cape looked at ways to reduce the use of packaging

We opened the Tru-Cape Heritage Orchard at Oak Valley Estate to the public on Saturday, March 14, 2020 for a guided walkabout by Tru-Cape's Buks Nel and Henk Griessel. Here is a selection of images from the day.

The Western Cape fruit industry contributes to rural development and transformation by creating in excess of 27 000 direct, on-farm jobs and a further 109 000 dependents who are impacted by the success of the industry. This, not to mention food security,

The Tru-Cape Heritage Orchard at Oak Valley Estate in Elgin of apple and pear varieties that are no longer in commercial production is open to the public for a free guided walkabout and tasting on Saturday, March 14 at 10am

Speaking to the Agriculture Writer’s Association in the Western Cape, South Africa’s largest apple and pear exporter, Tru-Cape Fruit Marketing, just back from attending Fruit Logistica in Berlin, Germany, says that global uncertainly fuelled by the impact of the Coronavirus

Tru-Cape company director, grower and former Farmer of the Year Rossouw Cillié will be featured on Landbou Weekly, the television programme broadcast on Tuesdays at 19h30 on VIA channel 147 on DSTV. Tune in to learn about Laastedrif Farm, its

The first local television cooking programme to focus on Grade 11 school learners with the opportunity to win professional culinary tuition after school has finished. Skole Kook, (Schools Cook in Afrikaans) broadcast on VIA Channel 147 on DSTV, South Africa’s satellite

Ceres Fruit Growers, the preferred employer in the verdant fruit producing valley, owns half of Tru-Cape Fruit Marketing which sells fruit from Ceres and Two-a-Day in Grabouw. Pieter Graaff, one of the largest single apple and pear growers in South Africa

South Africa’s favourite apple and pear brand, Tru-Cape, hosts a presentation in Afrikaans about the history of apples and the latest new varieties at the Toyota US Woordfees with industry colleagues Hortgro and Agri-Expo. The presentation will be held in Die

At Grabouw’s Two-a-Day, one of the land’s largest apple and pear sorting, packing and storing businesses, its focus on staff wellness and wellbeing is renowned and evidenced by a dedicated programme of activities. Under the eye of Nursing Sister Cheryl Bozman,