Photos from Tru-Cape Grabouw MTB and Tru-Cape Trail Run
We had hoped to have all the photos from the two May 7 Grabouw events, The Tru-Cape Grabouw MTB and the Tru-Cape Trail Run uploaded here last week but we are still waiting for photographer Jeremy Schultze to deliver the
Tru-Cape and Pink Lady® apples 100th Cape Epic stage wins
Tru-Cape, the largest marketer of South African apples and pears and responsible for the livelihoods of over 15,200 people in the Western Cape economy and Pink Lady® apples, have been recognised as the winner in The Cape Epic’s flyover competition. Marc Erasmus,
Celebrating the birthday of the apple industry
Celebrating the birthday of the South African apple industry on April 17 in its 353rd year are Tru-Cape Fruit Marketing's (from left to right) Buks Nel, New Varietal Expert of Somerset West, Amanda Fisher, Quality Assurance Intern of Stellenbosch with
Italy’s favourite pear fast becoming South Africa’s too
Tru-Cape Fruit Marketing, the largest marketer of South African apples and pears, and the biggest supplier of Abate Fetel pears, is investing in a varietal-specific promotion to drive consumer awareness of Abate Fetel and sales at retail level in April
Tru-Cape Ceres growers and Pink Lady® apples are epic winners
Tru-Cape’s Ceres-based apple and pear growers, brothers Hannes and Sakkie Hanekom, not only completed the Cape Epic Challenge amongst the top times for amateurs, but were also in the orchards picking fruit at sunrise the following morning after raising R22,
iFA technology the most advanced south of Sudan
Two-a-Day, one of Tru-Cape's shareholder packhouses, has installed the latest iFA light technology to look deep into the soul of each piece of fruit without cutting into the flesh. In this short clip, Two-a-Day Quality Manager Johan Saayman, explains how
New sorting line at Tru-Cape packhouse biggest in the Southern Hemisphere.
Tru-Cape shareholder Two-a-Day in Grabouw has installed a 10-lane Greefa sorting line with the latest camera and iFA technology. In this short clip, Two-a-Day's Quality Manager Johan Saayman and Tru-Cape's Marketing Director Conrad Fick explain how it works.
Another Tru-Cape grower featured on MegaBoere
We are so proud that another Tru-Cape grower, André Cloete, has also been featured on KykNET's television show, MegaBoere. Rossouw Cillié, Farmer of the Year, was featured previously. Here is a trailer clip and once, available, we will upload the whole
New kit for Tru-Cape growers riding the Epic through Ceres this weekend.
Ace cycling brothers Sakkie and Hannes Hanekom (pictured) are once again competing in the ABSA Cape Epic Race which, this year, goes through their Witzenberg Valley, Ceres farm on Tuesday, March 15. The Hanekoms, growers for Tru-Cape Fruit Marketing, the largest
Flow Wrapping technology means less bruising on fruit.
Tru-Cape packhouse Two-a-Day has invested in the latest Flow Wrap packaging technology to make each piece of fruit easier to see in the package which prevents bruising from over handling. Here is a short video with Tru-Cape's Marketing Director, Conrad Fick,
