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Solfruit Vegetables increases its network of suppliers

Henk de Widt is manager of Solfruit Vegetables.

The satellite company of Solfruit–Solfruit Vegetables- has started the increase of its network of suppliers with the objective of being able to approach to clients of greater rank. It is for this reason that the company initiated in the last campaign its first operations with peppers and cherry tomatoes of Israel, peppers and aubergines of Turkey and peppers and fruit of Egypt.

However, the 70 per cent of their supply comes from Spain, and «we centred our work on cucumber, tomato, lettuce and pepper», said Henk de Widt, director of the company.

The Dutch operator is phase of expansion and during the campaign 2006-2007 increased the trade and invoicing in a 20 per cent until reaching the 18,000 tons.

The activity of the company is linked to the fruits and vegetables segment in winter and the 90 per cent of the activity is concentrated in those months. Germany, the Scandinavian markets and Holland are the 3 big destinations of this company.