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
AVOCADOS
CHOOSE HALLS
Be AVOconscious. When you choose Halls, you are choosing an ethically grown, tasty and nutritious avocado.
As avocado specialists with a history of sustainable farming - Halls delivers the best quality, fresh avocado worldwide.
Halls offers a year-round avocado fruit supply in eight varieties sourced from our farms and selected global grower partners.
Only the best. Sustainably produced.
We were the first avocado operation globally to achieve an ISO9000 Universal Quality accreditation.
Our experienced and passionate staff are custodians of all fruit that passes through our value chain. Extra care ensures you get high-quality fresh produce when you buy avocados from Halls.
RIPENING
Although a natural process, at Halls, we manage the ripening of our avocados to perfection.
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When transported, fruit ships at low temperatures to hold it in a "sleeping state".
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When delivered, avocado fruit is "woken-up" to its required stage of ripeness, depending on our customer needs.
With ripening, packing and storage facilities in South Africa, France, the Netherlands, Spain and China, we select fruit from our carefully managed orchards and deliver them to our customers' doors.
Learn more about our RIPE range here.
SEASONAL CALENDERS
HASS
GREENSKIN
HALLS PACKAGING
Halls supplies our customers with packaging that meets their needs.
Current formats include:
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4kg cartons
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10.5kg cartons
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Punnets in either 1, 2, 3 or 4 avocados per punnet
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Heat-sealed punnets of 1 or 2 avocados per punnet
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Nets
Contact a Halls sales rep for more information on our packaging.
VARIETALS
The avocado varietals that Halls grows and sources for our retail programmes:
HASS
Hass trees produce fruit year-round and have medium-sized, ovate fruit with a black, pebbled skin when ripe. The flesh has a nutty, rich flavour.
REED
This cultivar has large, round, green fruit with a smooth texture and dark, thick, glossy skin. Smooth and delicate, the flesh has a slightly nutty flavour. The skin ripens green.
FUERTE
Fuerte is pear in shape, often with an elongated neck. It has a leathery, easy-to-peel skin which ripens green. The flesh is creamy with a mild flavour.
RYAN
This fruit is medium-large sized and egg-shaped. The skin is green when ripe with a relatively smooth texture compared to that of other varieties.
EDRANOL
This fruit is pear in shape, olive-green in colour with a slightly rough skin. The fruit has a relatively small seed and the flesh has a nutty, rich flavour.
LAMB HASS
Often maturing later in the season, this cultivar has a relatively small seed and skin that turns black when ripe. Its flesh has a creamy, nutty flavour.
PINKERTON
The Pinkerton variety has a small seed and its green skin deepens in colour as it ripens. The flesh has a smooth, creamy texture with good flavour.
ZUTANO
The fruit is pear in shape and has a lighter green coloured skin than the other varieties. It is delicate to handle and prone to diseases upon ripening.
