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.
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LULA SANDLA
In 2016, The Halls Sakha Sive Trust launched the Lula Sandla employee volunteer programme which creates shared value by encouraging volunteering amongst all employees. Nominations are made by Halls Shareholders, business partners and customers for an award to donate to their charitable cause.
To date, Lula Sandla has received 121 applications and approved 116 of them, resulting in a total funding of R2.32 million and translating into a total of 32,376 weeks of volunteer hours (to Feb 2024).
Halls are on track to achieve our commitment of R3 million in funding by the end of 2025 and to extend our community initiatives to reach 300,000 individuals by 2028.
Our internal ambassadors promote the project by engaging with fellow staff members and external stakeholders to attract new applications and highlight the difference made by the projects.
Lula Sandla remains dedicated to empowering communities and with the continued support of partners and volunteers, we look forward to making even greater strides in driving positive change and achieving our vision of A Better Tomorrow.
See the Lula Sandla website for more information.
