Standing weekly orders or one-off bulk loads, packed the way you sell and ripened to the day you need them.
Full bunches straight from the field, cut at the right fullness and trimmed at the stem. The traditional format for stalls and traders who sell by the hand.
Hands are cut from the bunch, washed to remove latex, graded by finger length and packed crown-down in reusable crates.
Hard stage 1 fruit for buyers with their own ripening facilities or long delivery routes. Cut and packed the same day.
Most of our customers buy on a standing weekly order. You tell us the quantity and the delivery day once, and we plan the harvest around it. Changes are easy: call the sales desk two days before delivery and we adjust the next drop.
One-off orders are welcome too, especially for events, festivals and peak seasons. Give us as much notice as you can, because a ripening cycle takes four to six days.
Use the form or call. Tell us the variety, quantity, delivery day and target stage.
We reply the same day with what is ready to cut, the price for that week and the earliest delivery.
Confirm by phone or email. Standing orders only need confirming once.
Count the crates with the driver, check the labels, and tell us within 24 hours if anything is wrong.
We use food-grade, ventilated plastic crates that stack without crushing the fruit. Each crate is lined, filled to a fixed count and labelled with the variety, the grade, the stage at dispatch and a lot code that links back to the row and cut date.
Crates come back to us on the next delivery, get washed and go straight back into service. It keeps packaging waste low and means your receiving team handles the same crate size every week.
Use this as a rough guide when planning orders. Weather changes ripening speed, so the sales desk will confirm timings for each order.
| Target stage on arrival | Order at least | Cut | Time in ripening room | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stage 1 (green) | 2 days before | Day before delivery | None | Own ripening room, long routes |
| Stage 3 | 5 days before | 4 days before | 2 to 3 days | Shops selling over a week |
| Stage 4 | 6 days before | 5 days before | 3 to 4 days | Most retail displays |
| Stage 6 | 7 days before | 6 days before | 4 to 5 days | Caterers, same-day sale |
| Stage 7 | 8 days before | 7 days before | 5 to 6 days | Bakeries, juice bars |
Answers to the things buyers ask before their first standing order.
Yes. Call or email at least two days before the delivery day. Changes made later may not be possible if the fruit is already in the ripening room.
If a harvest falls short, we call you before the delivery day, not after. You can take a partial delivery, swap variety or move the date.
We run a reduced schedule around major holidays. Holiday dates are confirmed with standing-order customers two weeks ahead.
Yes. Collections are available on delivery days by appointment. Bring a covered vehicle so the fruit stays shaded.
Every delivery comes with a slip showing crate count, variety and stage. Business accounts receive a weekly statement and invoice.
Tell us your weekly volume and delivery day. We will confirm the first four weeks of supply and a fixed price for the block.
