Hear from TOMRA Food customers from around the world

The Ceravolo family has been growing fruit in the Adelaide Hills for three generations. The combination of the Spectrim and Inspectra2 guarantee their customers an excellent quality product.

Prima Frutta are based in Linden, California and pack apples, cherries and walnuts. The family owned company is passionate about delivering quality to their customers and achieve this through their investment in technology. Across their apple and cherry lines, they have partnered with Compac for external and internal inspection technology and TOMRA sorters for their walnuts.

With TOMRA’s Spectrim system, ACP has increased it’s packout from a maximum of 40 tonnes to 60 tonnes per hour. We are proud to work alongside ACP supporting their vision.

In this Customer Story, we learn more about Agroexport Internacional SA de CV from Mexico. The company was founded in 2002 by Alfredo Rodríguez and his wife Laure Lemus.
Their main focus is almost exclusively Hass Avocados, a variety of avocados with dark-green bumpy skin.
In order to improve efficiency and quality, and to reduce labor, Agroexport was looking for a trustworthy automated solution.

Agricola El Alamo, located in Chile, discusses their experience with our integrated Blueberry solution.

Logofruits' state-of-the-art plant allows them to provide their customer base with quality products fitting every customer's specifications. Thanks to machines such as the KATO 360, LUCAi™, and CURO, their new integrated TOMRA Food sorting and grading line allows them to boost the automatization process of their sorting and packing.

The Chilean company put its trust on TOMRA Food once again in order to optimize its sorting process and continue to offer premium quality frozen raspberries. Ten years ago, Vitafoods (formerly Hortifrut and Alifrut separately) opted for the brand for its blueberry production and acquired TOMRA technology. On the back of their positive experience, they have opted for the TOMRA 5B, a sorter ideal for products that, like frozen raspberries, require delicate handling and high precision when sorting.

The Locorotondo-based company, one of Italy’s leading cherry producers, started the 2022 season with a new Invision 2 optical sorter from TOMRA Food, installed at the plant in Turi (Bari). This technology has enabled Giacovelli to improve its product quality, reduce waste, and lower labor costs.

At Polehn Farms, they know how a beautiful decluttered cherry makes a difference to the final customer. When the cherries are nicely presented, they are more attractive. And they choose TOMRA's unique technology for cherry cluster separation: The Cascade Singulator, which improves cluster separation, eliminates mechanical damage on fruit, and ensures a better presentation of the final product of our customer Polehn Farms, Oregon, USA.

Prima Frutta are based in Linden, California and pack apples, cherries and walnuts. The family owned company is passionate about delivering quality to their customers and achieve this through their investment in technology. Across their apple and cherry lines, they have partnered with Compac for external and internal inspection technology and TOMRA sorters for their walnuts.

With 7 unique views of each cherry, InVision2 with TotalView is the only inspection technology capable of inspecting 100% of the surface of the fruit, without blind spots, at full production speeds. Compared to other sorters, TotalView's end-view cameras are located at lower inspection angles and closer to the fruit. This results in superior image quality and improved identification of nose cracks, stem bowl mildew, and suture splits.

Fillimore Peru delivers just-picked California citrus freshness to their customers. By working with TOMRA, the packhouse has improved their efficiency by reducing labor costs, increasing throughput, and enhancing product quality.

 Guijie Guangxi, a major citrus producer in China, has significantly improved its operations by installing a state-of-the-art 12-lane sorting and packing line from TOMRA Food. This integrated solution has the capacity to handle three million pieces of citrus fruit per day during peak season, enabling Guijie Guangxi to efficiently process its 1,300 hectares (3,300 acres) of citrus orchards and reduce the number of round-trips by forklift trucks by 60%.

Thanks to TOMRA Food’s sorting and grading technologies, leading Turkish citrus exporter Özler Tarım has improved product quality and doubled capacity in just one year.

Product quality, quantities, and consumer satisfaction have all increased since this ambitious business in Hunan Province purchased TOMRA’s state-of-the-art sorting and grading solutions.

Since 1904, the Andersen family has been farming prunes, walnuts and cattle in the small town of Vina, located in the Northern Sacramento Valley. Now owned and operated by fourth generation family members, Andersen and Sons use the TOMRA Nimbus BSI to satisfy a larger customer base while meeting and exceeding quality standards. Working with TOMRA has not only boosted efficiency and quality — they've achieved a three-to-four year payback period on their investment.

GEO-US WORLD EXPORT is a fast-growing, Georgia-based hazelnut processing company whose business model is built around exporting to Europe. Thanks to high-tech TOMRA Food sorting equipment, this business has been able to increase output and ensure the high quality of its products, critical factors in creating stable demand from European customers.

.With TOMRA's technology, Gursoy Findik has achieved a 16-fold increase in throughput, improved removal of foreign materials and defective products from their hazelnuts, and reduced reliance on manual labor. This has led to enhanced operational efficiency, increased yields, and improved food safety.

By replacing traditional manual sorting methods with this advanced technology, Inaba Peanuts achieved higher production rates to meet growing demand, addressing labor shortages, reducing food waste, and enhancing yields.

This Denair is a grower and packer of California Almonds, and their customers want the best quality almonds that California has to offer. To get products from the farm to the point on the chain, they looked to TOMRA to improve their volume and operational safety with a tailored solution to their products.

Morada Produce (Morada Nut) are third generation family farmers from Linden, California. They pack walnuts using TOMRA Nimbus BSI technology to ensure only a safe and quality product makes it to the end consumer.

Orka Tarim is company based in Manisa, Turkey, which was established in 1994 following decades of dried grape production and trade by the Orka family.

Osman Akça A.Ş., the raisin industry leader, never misses the opportunity to benefit from TOMRA Food's new cutting-edge technologies, and has now become the first company in Turkey to purchase the TOMRA 5C sorter.

The Almond Company is the almond handling and processing operation for Harris Family Enterprises, a group of companies dedicated to quality farming and food production. It processes more than 100 million pounds of almonds for domestic and international distribution. The company purchased a TOMRA 5C premium optical sorter which has been operating at its Madera, California facility for the past six months with excellent results.

One of the world's leading dried grape processing facilities has benefited greatly since investing in TOMRA Food's innovative new sorting solution.

Zeina Foods are a family owned nut packer based in Osset, UK. They're passionate about innovative, tasty and healthy food. Their premium quality Nuts, Seeds and Dried Fruit have been carefully sourced from around the world to meet with the demands of today’s health conscious consumer and have partnered with TOMRA to make sure their customers only get the best product.

Duchemin produces La Ferme du Val D’odon potatoes, a premium brand demanding perfection in quality. With the TOMRA 3A high-performance sorting machine, Duchemin guarantees that only top-quality potatoes reach the market, leading to enhanced productivity and customer satisfaction.

Flandre Pomme de Terre works with TOMRA to enhance its production capacity, ensuring a premium product for their customers. Additionally, the technology has helped Flandre Pomme de Terre maintain high-quality standards, leading to increased profitability and customer satisfaction.

Gumz benefits significantly from using TOMRA's sorting solutions, particularly the TOMRA 3A sorter, which reduces GUMZ's labor by 75-80% while increasing output.

At Hove Ter Hille, they wanted to be able to store their potatoes without losing space to foreign material and also be able to do that with fewer personnel. Nowadays, finding people to work in food sorting is almost impossible. If you find personnel, they can't work as fast as a machine, and it's also not affordable.

The TOMRA 3A sorting machine for ground potatoes is an investment that brings all sorts of advantages.

Located just north of France, the beautiful British isle of Jersey is home to Britain’s most celebrated potato – the Jersey Royal. The first to harvest every year, this tiny spud heralds the beginning of a new potato season and is famous for its distinctive flavour and nutty taste.

Oliveira Pinho & Filhos, a family business located in the municipality of Mira (Portugal) dedicated to the trade of bagged potatoes and onions, purchased a Sentinel II optical food sorter from TOMRA. This machine is equipped with the latest pulsed LED technology for sorting food at a higher speed than earlier models.

Installing TOMRA’s Sentinel II sorting machine has enabled the Bolognese company to select large quantities of potatoes – its flagship products – with great precision and minimal waste.

SA PARMENTINE processes 180,000 tons of potatoes per year, selling three-quarters of these in France and the remainder in other European nations. By operating an integrated upstream-downstream business model, PARMENTINE contracts supplies from farmers who are mostly shareholders in the business.

Sackett Ranch, a partner to a prominent potato chip producer since the 1960s, placed their trust in TOMRA sorters to help meet strict quality guidelines for potatoes. Since its investment in the TOMRA 3A and the TOMRA 5A potato sorting technology, Sackett Ranch has increased the quality of the potatoes delivered to the potato chip processing plant.

The farm of Tremonvilliers (Oise) is equipped since the fall of 2020 with a TOMRA 3A to sort its potato and red beet crops. The TOMRA 3A gives Tremonvillers complete control over their production cycle: adapting to harvest peaks, providing unrivaled sorting quality, and eliminating the need for manual sorting. In addition, TOMRA 3A's payback time is only three year.

Van Roey & Zonen is a family business specialising in the sorting and packing of potatoes and onions. The company has a particular focus on tasty Bintjes and waxy potatoes. Van Roey & Zonen is a family business specialising in the sorting and packing of potatoes and onions. The company has a particular focus on tasty Bintjes and waxy potatoes. High quality is very important to the Van Roey family.

With the TOMRA 5B sorter, Bizz's potato chip and nankeen operations now boast an efficiency of over 95% — despite input defect levels of 15-20%. The sorter has also shown impressive rejection rates, with only one in eight french fries rejected for 10x10 cut sizes, and a capacity of over 6.5 tons per hour. Bizz also uses the TOMRA Orbit Steam Peeler and has significantly reduced food losses during peeling to less than 7.5%.

By implementing TOMRA's solutions, Kadi has optimized its production line, enhancing performance for both various potato sizes and end products. This partnership has not only improved quality but also reduced maintenance costs, water usage, and peel loss, showcasing significant advancements in energy efficiency and quality management for Kadi's potato products and frozen foods.

Lamb Weston / Meijer is one of the most recognized companies in the global potato industry, with a rich and starched history. The company's mission - Wellbeing through potatoes - and their customer-focused modus operandi has earned them stripes serving quick service restaurants, large food chains, and retailers all over EMEA.

Paturpat, a company specialised in processing and marketing steamed potatoes, has opted for TOMRA's Orbit steam peeler, because of the advantages it offers during the peeling process and to the final result.

When Italian producer of retail and food service products Pizzoli decided to improve the performance of their steam peeling line, they partnered with TOMRA Sorting.

Brazilian vegetable and fruit producer, the De Marchi Group, achieved a 30% increase in productivity by replacing a completely manual production process to the TOMRA 5B. Working with TOMRA means their plants easily meet product safety standards and increase the quality of their product.

Founded in 2005, Jayleaf is a family-run processing and distribution business, supplying certified organic salad mixes and greens to the wholesale and food service sector. Although still a young business, the family behind Jayleaf has more than 20 years’ experience in the industry and the company is quickly earning itself a reputation for excellent quality and customer satisfaction. To further enhance its credentials and deliver outstanding product quality to its customers, Jayleaf partnered with TOMRA Sorting Solutions.

Harvesting daily in a high-rise building in Singapore, Sustenir Agriculture has enhanced product quality and reduced food waste by using a TOMRA optical sorting machine

Trypol Pack is a cooperative of Belgian farmers, based in Flanders, specialising in Brussels sprouts. A production they excel in, and now the TOMRA sorting machines will help them to bring European consumers the best quality.

WZPOW Kwidzyn is a 100% Polish company with a global reach and vibrant history whose synonymous with processing vegetables. Their growers' cooperation is fundamental to building a high-quality resource base and allows the homegrown business to compete with the best products available today.

Apetit is a Finnish producer of convenient fresh and frozen vegetable-based products, including potatoes, leeks, carrots, peas, swede, parsnips, celery, beetroot, and spinach. Apetit uses TOMRA's Blizzard machines to increase quality, deliver an impeccable food safety record, and differentiate their business from their competitors.

Ardo, a global leader in the deep-frozen vegetables sector has decided to partner with TOMRA Food. Over a quarter of all frozen vegetables consumed in Europe come from the family business in Ardooie. They are used, among other things, in soups, ready-to-eat meals and baby food from large companies such as Unilever and Nestlé.

From Belgium, family business Begro explains how TOMRA has helped it live up to its motto of 'Great taste in frozen foods'.

Douyuan Food Co. has significantly benefited from using TOMRA's sorting machines, doubling efficiency and increasing productivity in processing various types of frozen vegetables. 

Fevita is Hungary's largest frozen food producer and a leading global exporter - with 200+ employees processing more than 32,000 tons of vegetables per annum. By choosing TOMRA,  Fevita has significantly improved its processing efficiency, increasing its capacity to 8-12 tons per hour and reducing waste while meeting strict quality and safety standards for global customers.

The TOMRA 5B sorter allows Freshberry to handle frozen raspberries with care while maintaining high precision during the sorting process. This has enabled the company to maintain its reputation for producing top-quality frozen fruits and meet the demands of even the strictest European markets.

Oerlemans Foods is one of the leading specialists in growing and processing frozen vegetables, potatoes and fruit. Oerlemans joined forces with TOMRA Sorting Solutions and decided to invest in a brand new steam peeling processing line.

Virto Group specializes in frozen vegetables and serves a long list of international clients. Running one of the industry's most technologically advanced facilities has allowed them to plan for the future and lean on automation to serve their customers best.

The Chilean company put its trust on TOMRA Food once again in order to optimize its sorting process and continue to offer premium quality frozen raspberries. Ten years ago, Vitafoods (formerly Hortifrut and Alifrut separately) opted for the brand for its blueberry production and acquired TOMRA technology. On the back of their positive experience, they have opted for the TOMRA 5B, a sorter ideal for products that, like frozen raspberries, require delicate handling and high precision when sorting.