Raspberry
The berry’s characteristics
Soft fruits are small, round, succulent and sweet. They may have one or a cluster of seeds or pips.
Soft fruits are rich in vitamins, trace elements and mineral salts. They contain particularly high quantities of nutrients..
Blackberries
Blueberries
Varieties
There are several thousand varieties of soft fruit including raspberries, blueberries, blackberries and strawberries.
Specialist Varieties
Logistics
Georges Helfer SA (Switzerland) specializes in the import of out of season produce such as soft fruit and has strong links with countries of production. The company has a comprehensive and carefully controlled traceability system so produce is tracked until it reaches the end consumer.
Georges Helfer SA (Switzerland) also has well established arrangements for shipping soft fruit, by sea or air from all countries of origin.
Packaging
Soft fruits are available in a range of sizes and a range of packaging.
Strawberries
Origin
Availability
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| Spain (Rasberry, Blackberries, Blueberries, Strawberries) | |
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| Chile (Blueberries) | |
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| Poland (Blueberries) | |
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| Argentina (Blueberries) | |
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| USA (Strawberries) | |
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| Egypt ( Strawberries) | |
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| France (Strawberries Gariguette) | |
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