History
Fruttagel was founded in 1994 with the purchase of premises in Alfonsine (Ra). It combines the legacies of two major operators in the field: Ala Frutta, a cooperative founded in the early 1960s and specialising in fresh fruit processing for the production of cremogenates and fruit juices in glass bottles, and Parmasole, a leader in tomato processing and a pioneer of cartoned juice production. Two years after its founding, the industrial cooperative Co.ind joined the Fruttagel company, and in 1998 the business expanded with the establishment of the Consorzio Fruttagel Molise to operate the plant in Larino (Cb), incorporated into Fruttagel in 2009 following the acquisition of the plant from the Molise Region.
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The cooperative
We are a Cooperative Society specialising in the industrial transformation of fresh fruits and vegetables, cereals and legumes into finished products for distribution to retail, food service, door to door and food industry operators.
Our business model integrates and enhances every stage of the production chain, from field to distribution, to guarantee the end consumer high-quality, authentic and safe foods that retain all the properties of the fresh products.
Our company brings together 12 agricultural cooperatives in Emilia-Romagna and Molise and other silent/financial partners. The agricultural cooperatives that supply the raw materials for processing encompass hundreds of growers.
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The production chain
The industrial transformation of fruit and vegetable products includes all upstream and downstream stages, from harvesting and services provided for farmers, to the logistics of the entire process and product marketing.
PRODUCT TRACEABILITY
To protect the health of consumers and ensure fair practices in the food sector, we guarantee and document the traceability of our products at every stage of production, and carry out regular sampling on each type of processed fruit/vegetable.
Our members and the integration of supply chains
Our associates are farmers’ cooperatives or land management cooperatives for whom Fruttagel is a partner that can complete the agro-industrial production chain and economically and strategically valorise their products and their work.
Our relationship with our members is geared to the increasing integration of crops, combining the development of traditional organic cultivation with production in line with the main market trends in Italy and abroad.
The agronomic service
Our Agronomic Service plays a strategic role throughout the cultivation process, from the purchase of seeds to varietal selection, from assistance in the application of production specifications to identifying the best times for sowing and harvesting.
Following careful research and selection of the best varieties of seeds, our Agronomic Service selects production areas on the basis of soil and climate, prioritising regions traditionally suited to the cultivation of high-quality vegetables, and differentiating areas in order to ensure quality crops even in adverse weather conditions.
Thanks to our two plants – Alfonsine and Larino – strategically located in the north and south of Italy, we source our supplies of fruit and vegetables in the very areas where they are grown.
The progress of crops is checked regularly and, having reached optimal ripeness, the fruits and vegetables are harvested and transported to our processing plants.
Governance
Institutional and organisational model
Our members fall into two different categories:
- contributing members in the form of farmers’ cooperatives or land management cooperatives, for whom Fruttagel is a partner that can complete the agro-industrial production chain and economically and strategically valorise their products, their businesses and their work;
- non-contributing members in the form of cooperatives which, through Fruttagel, are able to structure their presence in the agri-food supply chain and offer consumers greater guarantees and protection.
Our aim is to create value for all players in the agro-industrial supply chain: members, farmers, customers and end consumers, thus increasing the efficiency and competitiveness of the chain with an expert presence at every stage.
Corporate structure
Cooperative members
Promosagri Soc. Coop. Agr. p.a.
Co.ind Soc. Coop
Terremerse Soc. Coop
Coop. Agric. Braccianti Giulio Bellini
Apofruit Italia Soc. Coop. Agr.
Agrisfera Soc. Coop. Agr. p.a.
A.F.E. Associazione Frutticoltori Estense S.c.r.l.
Co.Pro Agri. Soc. Coop. Agr.
AS.I.P.O. Soc. Coop. a.r.l.
Ortofrutta Sol Sud Soc. Coop
Apo Conerpo Soc. Coop. Agr.
C.A.B. Massari S.C.
C.A.B. Ter.Ra Soc. Coop.
Investors and financial partners
Coopfond. S.p.a.
Co.ind Soc. Coop
Co.ind Immobiliare S.r.l.
Co.ind trading S.r.l.
Caffè premium S.r.l.
Sefea SGR SpA
Parfinco S.r.l.
Board of Directors
Stanislao Fabbrino – Chair
Emilio Sabatini – Deputy Chair
Cristian Maretti – Deputy Chair
Paolo Cristofori* – Delegated Advisor
Ernesto Fornari
Tommaso Cattini
Remo Magnani
Giovanni Giambi
Danilo Gherghi
Ibrahim Saadeh
*the appointment of Paolo Cristofori is noted in place of Cesari Tino
Board of Statutory Auditors
Pierluigi Brandolini – Chair
Luisa Renna
Giorgia Panfili
Benedetta Piovan (suppl.)
Elisabetta Isola (suppl.)
Mission
Our aim is to create value for all players in the agro-industrial supply chain: members, farmers, customers and end consumers, thus increasing the efficiency and competitiveness of the chain with an expert presence at every stage.
The cornerstones of our mission:
- to cultivate business, professional and human relationships based on responsibility, participation, respect and transparency
- to consolidate the value of the company’s assets, operation and relations for current and future members and to foster cooperation
- to innovate and improve services and professional expertise in order to increase efficiency and competitiveness
- to adopt technologies and organisational systems that protect the health of consumers, workers and the environment, contributing to the social development of local communities
- to demonstrate that even in highly complex industry conditions it is possible to do business with respect for people, their work, competition and the market.