Ripening
Our tomato grown in the fertile and sunny fields of southern Italy are slowly watered.
We collect them when their red color is intense and their skin is shiny and turgid during the maximum ripening period between July and September.
Ripening
Our tomato grown in the fertile and sunny fields of southern Italy are slowly watered.
We collect them when their red color is intense and their skin is shiny and turgid during the maximum ripening period between July and September.
Harvesting and transportation
The tomato that has reached the right level of ripeness is harvested through harvesting machines equipped with an optical selector and loaded onto trucks that arrive at our plant in Pontecagnano in just a few hours.
Harvesting and transportation
The tomato that has reached the right level of ripeness is harvested through harvesting machines equipped with an optical selector and loaded onto trucks that arrive at our plant in Pontecagnano in just a few hours.
Arrival at the plant and selection
Only the best tomatoes after being chosen by our optical graders and various various wash cycles are processed and processed.
Arrival at the plant and selection
Only the best tomatoes after being chosen by our optical graders and various various wash cycles are processed and processed.
Draining
and refining
After eliminating the excess liquid part, the refining machines separate the skins and the seeds from the tomato juice.
Draining and refining
After eliminating the excess liquid part, the refining machines separate the skins and the seeds from the tomato juice.
Packing
After the refining, the final product is put into the different kind of packaging that vary per each product specifically (e.g. the bottle in the case of the passata, the can in case of whole peeled tomatoes etc.).
Packing
After the refining, the final product is put into the different kind of packaging that vary per each product specifically (e.g. the bottle in the case of the passata, the can in case of whole peeled tomatoes etc.).
Quality control
At this stage the steam sterilized containers are filled with tomato (peeled, pureed, cubed or concentrated) and closed with special lids.
Subsequently subjected to quality control to ascertain that they are fit to leave the establishment.
Quality control
At this stage the steam sterilized containers are filled with tomato (peeled, pureed, cubed or concentrated) and closed with special lids.
Subsequently subjected to quality control to ascertain that they are fit to leave the establishment.