New app improves business automation and reduces costs.
In the fresh produce marketing business, claims made by customers who say that product received is below specification erodes the value that gets paid back to the grower. For Tru-Cape Fruit Marketing, a wholly grower-owned business and the largest marketer of
Tru-Cape featured in the Media
What a pleasure to open the September issue of PlaasToe! Magazine and see the wonderful six-page feature on our apple and pear growing region of Elgin/Grabouw and our shareholder packhouse, Two-a-Day.
Results from the Tru-Cape Packhouse Challenge 2016
Click on these links to download the results from the Tru-Cape Packhouse Challenge. The 21km and 10km results are listed separately. Tru-Cape 7 Packhouse Challenge 27Augustus2016 10km _ Results Tru-Cape 7 Packhouse Challenge 27Augustus2016 21.1km _ Results
Integrated Pest Management among the keys to reducing the use of pesticides
When German consumer pressure groups first lobbied supermarkets at the turn of the 21 century to reduce the use of chemicals used in managing the pests in the crops they sold, that pressure distilled all the way to the apple
Packhouse run for the whole family
Saturday, August 27 is the Tru-Cape Packhouse Challenge at Grabouw Country Club and a day out for the whole family. Thanks to The Helderberg Gazette for featuring us. The seventh Tru-Cape Packhouse Challenge trail run is on Saturday, August 27, 2016 and
Listen to a RSG radio interview with MD
Listen to an Afrikaans-language interview on Radio Sonder Grense with Tru-Cape managing director Roelf Pienaar, broadcast on Monday, August 1, 2016. He covers the business model, opportunities in Africa and elsewhere and threats to the industry.
Strong Tru-Cape harvest tempered by currency fluctuations
With all Tru-Cape apple and pear trees picked, the company, the largest marketer of South African POME fruit, says that despite challenges in terms of fruit size and quality, overall it has been a busy and successful harvest and that
Aztec Fuji set to improve SA fruit fortunes
Aztec Fuji, a redder Fuji with a higher than usual pack-out, is among the new varietals that Tru-Cape markets. Click here to read a news piece by Fred Meintjies in AsiaFruit.
2016 Eselfontein three-day MTB to raise funds for the aged.
The 2016 Eselfontein Festival, sponsored by Tru-Cape Fruit Marketing, will be from Friday October 14 to October 16 in Ceres. The Eselfontein Festival includes a three stage Mountain Bike event and Trail Run which begins with a 40km day/night challenge
More apples into Africa
Tru-Cape was recently polled about the impact of the improving oil price and foreign exchange situations by global fruit industry watcher Fresh Plaza. Click here to read the interview with Tru-Cape Managing Director Roelf Pienaar, online.
