South Africa: International audits yield highest grading for Naranja Packers

Naranja Packers, a specialised citrus packhouse in the Waterfalls River valley close to Burgersfort in the Limpopo province of South Africa, recently achieved a Blue Rating from Tesco – the highest possible grading granted by UK’s leading retail group – and an AA grading from the British Retail Consortium Accreditation (BRC), also their highest grading for an announced audit. Both audits are internationally recognised as the highest packhouse accreditations available.

Naranja packs all the fruit produced by Indigo Fruit Farming (well-known for their ClemenGold mandarin brand which are marketed locally into Woolworths and internationally in a variety of countries) in the Limpopo and Mpumalanga provinces, as well as fruit from other farmers within the Burgersfort region.

With this accreditation Naranja Packers is one of the few selected packhouses able to supply Tesco supermarkets. “BRC is the leading global brand and consumer protection organisation,” explains Josef Malan, pack house manager. “BRC sets the benchmark for good manufacturing practice, and helps provide assurance to customers that your products are safe, legal and of high quality.’’

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