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Ep.19- Our World-Class South African Packhouse


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Jupiter’s Technical Director Cristian Metzger and Kobus Botha, our on-farm citrus specialist were joined by Wiekus Venter the Sales and Project Engineer at MED Automation to discuss our GREEFA packing machine.
How does our packhouse allow us to stand-out from the crowd with a brand-new market leading system whilst at the same time remembering and honouring the history of the farm that we now look after.
The Jupiter Group is an award-winning fresh produce grower with a simple mission – to be the most transparent brand in fresh produce. With a year-round supply and innovative new variety development, Jupiter is hailed as one of the world’s leading fresh produce companies Beyond their speciality in growing grape and citrus, Jupiter’s expertise also covers avocado, pineapple and kiwi in all formats and sizes across retail, wholesale, and food service businesses globally. Jupiter Group are different because they have digitised their supply chain and control a true seed to shelf process. The result? A consistent, transparent, trusted and traceable supply. On Jupiter’s own farms and those of their growing partners, the way they do business has British standards, global cultural heritage and unrivalled entrepreneurial spirit. They have ranked consecutively for three years in the prestigious The Sunday Times HSBC International Track 200 for International Growth, most recently at number 17.
Produced by Jupiter Group from their UK HQ, this podcast is aimed at those in the fresh produce industry or individuals with an interest in the fruit business
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