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POST HARVEST: EXPORT CROP 2021/2022
Our 2021-22 season started off on a very positive note with good fertility on all varieties. We had high expectation of a very promising season on the back of COVID-19 pandemic. Little did we know that another wave of new variants would strike around the world and the outbreak of the Russia/Ukraine war was totally not expected. Like the [...]
DIPPENAAR CHOICE FRUIT PASSES BRC ISSUE 8 AUDIT PASSED
Dippenaar Choice Fruit is pleased to announce that all our pack houses have passed the latest audit for BRC Global Standard Food Safety Version 8 and received AA grade. We are very proud of our HACCP team, as the HACCP implementation requires dedication and hard work and a great deal of patience. Our accomplished HACCP team, featured above are from [...]
WELTEVREDE FARM BUILT A NEW PACKHOUSE
The construction of our latest pack house and cooling facility was done at Weltevrede. The 2021/22 season was the first season that grapes were packed here. Weltevrede previously packed it's grapes at Leerkrans packhouse This facility is equipped with the latest MARCO packing technology and has the capacity to pack 40 tons per day.
DIPPENAAR GROUP INVESTS IN SOLAR ENERGY
Eighteen months ago we engaged with specialists in planning for our future energy needs. This was not driven only by the lack of continuous availability from the national grid, but also due to the increasing energy costs and our commitment to lowering our carbon footprint and to farming more sustainably. This has been a lengthy process, starting with the [...]
WE ARE REPLACING SOME OF OUR VINEYARDS
During the current winter off season, we are continuing with the vineyard block renewal process. We are undertaking the following renewals: Grand View: We are replacing the Magenta block with Navsel 1 from SNFL. Bellevue: We are replacing a block of Sugraone with Timpson™ Gamcaip: The Krissy™ block is replaced with Timpson™. And we are also replacing old Prime vines [...]
British Retail Consortium (BRC) Global Standard Version 8 certification
May 2020 - Dippenaar Choice Fruit is proud to announce that all our pack houses have successfully completed their certification for the BRC Global Standard for Food Safety Version 8. We are exceptionally proud of our in-house HACCP team. BRC Global Standard is a market leading global industry standard that builds confidence in the supply chain and the standards of [...]
