What we source
Six product categories, sourced to order.
We source food products from Egyptian producers to your order. We hold no stock and have no fixed product list. The products named here are examples.
Frozen · −18 °C
Main category
Frozen fruits & vegetables
Individually quick frozen (IQF) fruit and vegetables, cut, graded and packed to your specification.
Examples
- Forms
- Whole, cut, sliced, diced (e.g. 10 × 10 mm), florets, leaf, chopped
- Packaging
- Retail bags under your label, food-service packs, poly-lined bulk cartons (e.g. 400 g, 1 kg, 2.5 kg, 10 kg)
- You specify
- Variety, cut size, grade, defect tolerances, °Brix for fruit, residue and microbiological limits, label text
- Shipping
- Reefer container at −18 °C or colder.
Cold chain. Stored and shipped at −18 °C or colder. The reefer set point is checked at loading. How we check quality
Chilled
Seasonal
Fresh fruits & vegetables
Seasonal Egyptian produce, graded and packed for European wholesale, retail and processing.
Examples
- Forms
- Loose or packed, by calibre
- Packaging
- Cartons, open-top boxes, mesh or jute bags, punnets
- You specify
- Variety, calibre, class, packing, pallet type, retailer residue requirements
- Shipping
- Reefer container. Air freight for short shelf-life produce.
Main export months, indicative
| Product | J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Navel oranges | January | February | March | December | ||||||||
| Valencia oranges | March | April | May | June | July | |||||||
| Table grapes | June | July | August | |||||||||
| Strawberries | January | February | March | April | December | |||||||
| Pomegranates | September | October | November | December | ||||||||
| Potatoes | January | February | March | April | May | June | ||||||
| Onions | April | May | June | July | August |
Ambient
Dried & dehydrated vegetables
Dehydrated vegetables for spice blends, soups, ready meals and food manufacturing.
Examples
- Forms
- Flakes, kibbled, minced, granules, powder
- Packaging
- Paper or PP bags with PE liner, lined cartons (e.g. 10–25 kg)
- You specify
- Particle size, moisture, colour, microbiological limits, treatment (e.g. steam sterilisation)
- Shipping
- Dry container.
Ambient
Herbs & spices
Dried herbs, seeds and botanicals in bulk, cleaned and cut to your specification.
Examples
- Forms
- Whole, cut (including tea-bag cut), rubbed, crushed, ground
- Packaging
- PP or paper bags with PE liner, cartons
- You specify
- Purity, admixture, moisture, volatile oil, microbiological limits, cleaning and treatment
- Shipping
- Dry container.
Aseptic or frozen
Fruit purées & concentrates
Fruit purées and concentrates for beverage, dairy, bakery and food-processing lines.
Examples
- Forms
- Aseptic or frozen; single strength or concentrated
- Packaging
- Aseptic bags in drums, bag-in-box or IBC, frozen drums or pails
- You specify
- °Brix, pH, acidity, colour, viscosity, pulp content, microbiological limits
- Shipping
- Dry container for aseptic goods, reefer container for frozen goods.
Ambient
Pickled & preserved products
Table olives, pickles and preserved vegetables in retail and bulk packs.
Examples
- Forms
- In brine, vinegar or oil; whole, sliced, pitted, stuffed
- Packaging
- Glass jars, cans, pouches, pails, drums
- You specify
- Drained weight, salt content, acidity and pH, calibre, heat treatment, label language
- Shipping
- Dry container.
Custom sourcing
Something else from Egypt?
If it is an Egyptian food product and you need it, send us the specification. We work with Egyptian producers and source to your requirements.
Before we quote, we check the EU import rules and whether a producer can meet the specification. If we cannot meet it, we tell you.
For example
Enquiry
Send us your specification.
Tell us the product, quantity and delivery terms. We come back with questions or a quotation.
What to include
- Product and variety
- Specification: cut, grade, °Brix, residue limits
- Packaging and labelling
- Quantity per shipment and per year
- Delivery date and delivery terms
- Documents and certificates you need
We reply with questions or a quotation.