How Pineapples Go from Field to Fork

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wait.

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Have you ever thought about all the details

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that go into providing that perfectly delicious

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golden pineapple for your customer?

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Like the depth of its flavor and beauty, the

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details of the pineapple supply chain and life

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cycle are full of complexity and

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wonder. Just the planning process

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itself takes an average of two months, and

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coordinating our customersneeds with our growers

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allows for consistency in supply

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and quality.

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Now is a better time than ever. Toe warm up the

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season with a little taste of the tropics.

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Food for thought.

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Costa Rica grows more than 85% of

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the pineapples consumed in the U. S, which

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is followed by Mexico in nearly 6% and

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growing diversified supply from

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the two main growing countries helped to meet

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customer specifications in volume

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All year round. These bulbs are hand planted

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at growing operations in the tower reach

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of Costa Rica

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having feet on the ground. We gather industry

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intelligence from several growers per region

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and country to better communicate market trends

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and forecasts to our customers. Fun

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fact. Pineapples are not grown on trees

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but are grown in row after meticulous row

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with plants that reach about four feet high.

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The sharp teeth on long leaves creates a

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barrier to help protect the popular pineapple,

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and the item is not just a fruit.

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Contrary to popular belief, a pineapple

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is more than 100 fruit. Let's all fused

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together. Traditionally, each pineapple

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plant yields one piece of fruit, beginning with

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a unique small blossom almost purple

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in color.

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After growing for the next eight months and after

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weight and age samples are taken, the plant

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is induced to promote the ripening process.

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Once this induction takes place, a small

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shoot that points toward the top of the fruit will become

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visible. Farm induction allows enhanced

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control over pineapple production, allowing

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the grower to bring the desired volume in a chosen

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period. As good things come to those who

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wait 12 to 14 months after the initial

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planting, the pineapple is harvested by an

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and quickly and efficiently makes it to the pack house

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within 3 to 4 hours.

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Monitoring and testing of bricks levels takes

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place in the field as well as the packing shit.

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To ensure each pineapple makes the cut

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fruit that meets specifications standards,

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including wait

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and bricks levels, then gets packed and

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loaded onto a truck bound for the port,

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and these pineapples have their ceilings.

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Supply spends 5 to 10 days out on

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the open ocean where the batches met again at

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the U. S. Port by inspectors and delivered

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to our service centers.

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Meticulous, we are.

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Within 24 hours, the fruit is inspected again

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and loaded back onto a truck headed for distribution

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centers around the country.

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Technology provides real time visibility to

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location and temperature monitoring of truck.

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Once the fruit passes inspection at the distribution

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center, it is dispersed within 24

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hours to retailers, where it gets stocked on

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the shelf and displayed for discerning customer

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to take home and enjoy with family and friends.

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Part of drawing the attention to any further vegetable

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is the education you offer. Consumers help

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to make more informed and beneficial decisions.

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Pineapples are typically portrayed with an increasingly

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yellow skin.

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Most of what we supply is greener on the outside

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and is ready to eat right out of the gates. Pineapples

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don't ripen after harvest,

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and it is good to note that the color on the outside

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is not related to the degree of ripeness

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for flexible program that meets your

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needs. Sweeten up the season with

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Robinson, fresh