Tomato quality is always a guarantee COAGRISAN.

This was stated by the head of purchasing of the Swedish group Ewerman in the recent visit he made to the La Aldea Cooperative, in a trade mission in which five more companies participated.

The Provincial Federation of associations of exporters of horticultural products of Las Palmas, FEDEX, the Ministry of Commerce through the Institute of foreign trade, ICEX, together with the Economic and Commercial Office of the Spanish Embassy in Sweden, they have carried out a commercial mission in which the purchasing heads of the wholesalers Ewerman and GreenFood and the distribution chains Hemköp, ICA and Bergendahls, They traveled to Gran Canaria to discover How the Canary Islands tomato and cucumber are produced.

The first day, The expedition moved to the crops of the Coagrisan cooperative in La Aldea de San Nicolás. There they visited the greenhouses and structures in which the cooperative cultivated 137 hectares, in which the lifting techniques are applied, recirculation and zero waste. Then they moved to the warehouse for packaging where able to keep, in detail, How is the selection of fruit.

The delegation showed great interest in organic bananas, Coagrisan's last bet, when checking the big difference with the banana in flavor and size, mainly, which they assured could be a great success among Swedish consumers.

The head of purchasing at Ewerman associated with GreenFood, Magnus Goransson, stated that The quality of Coagrisan tomato is always a guarantee. These visits help to value the product even more, by knowing in situ the conditions of its production in which the climate and the sun play a very important role, said Göransson.

In addition to the production procedure, The visitors were interested in the compliance with the socio-labor conditions of the workers, the application of security protocols and the treatment of waste generated by the activity, It evaluated very satisfactorily.

The visit ended at the Fedex facilities, at the León y Castillo dock, donde recorrieron las cámaras de frío, warehouses and offices, conocieron la operativa del transporte marítimo hasta el continente y tuvieron la oportunidad de subir a uno de los buques frigoríficos.

At the end of the visit, la comitiva manifestó su satisfacción por el buen hacer de este sector, It demonstrates and confirms the path of a product that has consolidated its reputation in the European market, quality and excellence.

Ewerman es el principal mayorista de Suecia que provee a restaurantes y caterings, cadenas de distribución y supermercados. Cada año la corporación maneja unas 100.000 tons of fruits and vegetables. Una de las principales ventajas competitivas de la compañía es su amplia gama de productos, que además dispone de una extensa gama de productos frescos cortados.

Hemköp es una cadena de supermercados del Grupo Axfood. The 180 tiendas del grupo se encuentran en lugares centrales en los centros urbanos y barrios de todo el país, in which it offers a personalized service to its clients.

Bergendahl's It is the fifth largest retail group in the country. What started in 1922 with a small shop to sell margarine, café y queso en Hässleholm, has transformed into a large group with more 300 stores and a portfolio of 200 external clients.

All fruit started as a small family business, in the middle of the decade 1990, que vende frutas y verduras en Möllevångstorget. In 2004, They opened a wholesale and retail store in Malmö. Their commercial strategy has led them to join the company Matrebellen.