Although a natural process, the ripening of an avocado is managed to perfection at Halls with the correct technical understanding both at harvest and during the ripening procedure.
The fruit is always shipped at low temperatures to hold it in a "sleeping" state throughout transportation. Depending on the customer's requirement, the fruit is then "woken up" to be delivered at the required stage of ripeness. Fruit can arrived "triggered" which then ripens through the customer's own supply chain, or is fully ripened and ready to eat. Halls has the experience and technical expertise to manage this process, ensuring an excellent eating experience.
With ripening, packing and storage facilities in South Africa, Paris, Marseille and Rotterdam, Halls can take the fruit from our carefully managed orchards all the way to our customers' doors. Our ready to eat avocados are sold under the Halls RIPE brand, packaged in a striking design to stand out on trade and supermarket shelves.
Global Leader in the Sustainable Production and Supply of Quality Fresh Produce
Halls journey began in 1890 by a family with a purpose to build a fresh produce business founded on integrity, trust and a passion for excellence. Today, this commitment remains at the heart of everything we do.
Known as one of the world’s leading avocado suppliers, we specialise in growing, sourcing, packing, ripening, distributing, and marketing premium quality produce. We are dedicated to harnessing the power of our business for the good: caring for and growing our people while cultivating long and trusted partnerships across the value chain to deliver healthy, sustainable fresh produce to international markets. Complementing our core product of avocado, our portfolio includes mango, litchi, lime and grapefruit, with an increasing variety of other sub-tropical exotics and associated product lines.
We are driven by a shared passion for quality, innovation, and sustainability and working together for a better tomorrow.
>135 YEARS
IN FARMING
OPERATIONAL IN 7 COUNTRIES
>40 YEARS
INTERNATIONAL
TRADING
SOURCE FROM 27 COUNTRIES
SUPPLY >28 COUNTRIES
180 GLOBAL SUPPLIERS
SERVE > 500 CUSTOMERS
Built on a foundation of family values and nurturing long-term partnerships with all stakeholders, we continue to seek ways to exceed expectations and use the power of our business for good by focussing on key material issues to our business:
ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY PACKAGING
GENDER EQUITY
OPTIMISING WATER USEAGE IN OUR ORCHARDS
ORGANIC
RANGE
REDUCING OUR EMISSIONS PER KG OF FRUIT PRODUCED
REMOVAL OF SINGLE USE PLASTIC IN INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS
SUPPORTING OUR LOCAL COMMUNITIES
REDUCING FOOD WASTE AS A TOTAL PERCENTAGE OF FOOD HANDLED