Where Can I Buy Raspberries in Bulk Near Me

We currently supply strawberries & Raspberries to both the NZ domestic market place and the international market.

Our Strawberry season runs from October until March. For Raspberries and blackberries, the season runs from Dec to Feb.

At Best Berries, our focuses are on premium quality, taste, consumer health, and Environmental Sustainability. Nosotros are passionate about building a sustainable farm for growing and distributing superior quality strawberries and raspberries. Quality command is an essential part of our procedure and we run a strict HACCP based nutrient rubber plan that is externally audited. Current certificates are available on request.

• Certification: NZGAP registered (Manual number 03878)

• We're proud to belong to the following associations: Horticulture NZ, Strawberry Growers NZ

Our Procedure & Standards

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Strawberry Field

The first phase of the strawberry journey at our farm begins when the plant arrives at the farm.

Here, our traceability system is used to place the different varieties grown on different fields.

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Picking

Our season for picking starts in October where all our picking squad must comply with regulations and requirement for safety, hygiene and picking.

We have our own audit plan to ensure all the required standard for picking is met.

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Fruit Traceability

During strawberry harvesting, the following data is recorded electronically: field number, harvest engagement, Varity and time.

This ensures fruit tin exist easily traced back through our supply chain if necessary.

04

Cooling System

The picked berries from the field are taken straight into the chiller and kept in conventional storage conditions. This procedure is vital for maintaining freshness.

05

Fruit Reception

Each strawberry bin is identified by an employee tag which is scanned and the data is then validated against our picking standards and requirement.

The fruits are then sent upwardly to the conveyor belt for grading/checking etc.

06

Packhouse: Quality & Grading

The graders remove any fruits with defects (equally per quality manuals), and place them into classes or the refuse surface area. The purpose of class grading ensure that quality standards are maintained for these fruit groups.

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Packhouse: Quality Inspection

All our packers are trained to bank check each fruit punnet for its shape, size, weight, and color etc. Electronic scales are used to ensure fruits are graded with accuracy.

Quality control checks and internal audits are regularly completed as the fruit is being packed.

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5) Packhouse: Coding & Fruit Label

All strawberry punnets are coded past date, time and grower initials. Each punnet is individually labelled /branded for each supermarket.

A final QC check is done to ensure each punnet is coded and labelled before packed into designated crate.

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Loaded on Pallets

Strict packing procedures ensures fruit is packed rapidly, efficiently and to all required specification. Each boxes are barcoded and crates are labelled to ensure product tin be accurately traced from the market back to its grower and packed date. If a problem arises, the fruit tin can be traced and all affected product are recalled.

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10) Documentation & Electronic Information Interface (EDI)

Once fruit has been packed and stacked on a pallet, a grower written report is generated to show the destination, quantity, class etc.

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Loaded to cool store

All packed strawberries are so loaded into a cool store. Mail service packing quality inspection (PPSI) is completed to assess the quality of fruit prior to shipping. Any damaged fruit is removed to ensure quality product arrives in the market place.

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Load out from Cool store to Global & Local Markets

We load our product according to marketplace requirements and adhere to postal service product inspection.

Our fruit reaches the consumers within 24-48 hours of picking.

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Source: https://www.zaberri.co.nz/wholesale

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