Customer Stories in TOMRA Food

Abellafruits boosts efficiency with TOMRA technology

Abellafruits, a company specializing in the production and marketing of stone fruit and apples, has embraced TOMRA Food technology to optimize its grading and packaging processes. The integration of the TOMRA 5S Advanced has significantly boosted both operational efficiency and product quality.

Ceravolo Orchards, Australia

The Ceravolo family has been growing fruit in the Adelaide Hills for three generations. The combination of the Spectrim and Inspectra2 guarantee their customers an excellent quality product.

Prima Frutta, United States

Prima Frutta are based in Linden, California and pack apples, cherries and walnuts. The family-owned company is passionate about delivering quality to their customers and achieve this through their investment in technology. Across their cherry lines, they have partnered with TOMRA and implemented LUCAi deep learning technology to help boost profitability, ensure operational consistence and to stay ahead of evolving environmental challenges.

Agricola Cerro Prieto, Peru

With TOMRA’s Spectrim system, ACP has increased it’s packout from a maximum of 40 tonnes to 60 tonnes per hour. We are proud to work alongside ACP supporting their vision.

Agroexport Internacional SA de CV, Mexico

In this Customer Story, we learn more about Agroexport Internacional SA de CV from Mexico. The company was founded in 2002 by Alfredo Rodríguez and his wife Laure Lemus. Their main focus is almost exclusively Hass Avocados, a variety of avocados with dark-green bumpy skin. In order to improve efficiency and quality, and to reduce labor, Agroexport was looking for a trustworthy automated solution.

Del Ray Avocado

When Jessica Hunter, CEO of Del Rey Avocado, began exploring ways to increase production, she was facing a common challenge in California’s agriculture industry: limited space. “We needed to do more with what we already had,” she recalls. “Square footage isn’t something we can just add. The only real option was to work smarter.” That’s when Hunter turned to TOMRA. Four years after installing their sorting and grading equipment, the decision has proven to be a turning point for the company.

Agricola El Alamo, Chile

Agricola El Alamo, located in Chile, discusses their experience with our integrated Blueberry solution.

Logofruits, Portugal

Logofruits started off about four years ago in Alcácer do Sol with 15 hectares of farmland. Since then, they expanded to include the Odemira region with an eye on a wider production and harvest season. Logofruits' state-of-the-art plant allows them to provide their customer base with quality products fitting every customer's specifications. Additionally, they also provide their services to third parties from Chile, Peru, and South Africa. Thanks to machines such as the KATO 360, LUCAi™, and CURO, their new integrated TOMRA Food sorting and grading line allows them to boost the automatization process of their sorting and packing.

Vitafoods, Chile

The Chilean company put its trust on TOMRA Food once again in order to optimize its sorting process and continue to offer premium quality frozen raspberries. Ten years ago, Vitafoods (formerly Hortifrut and Alifrut separately) opted for the brand for its blueberry production and acquired TOMRA technology. On the back of their positive experience, they have opted for the TOMRA 5B, a sorter ideal for products that, like frozen raspberries, require delicate handling and high precision when sorting.

Explore Sichuan blueberry grower's automated packhouse

Blueberry grower & packer in Sichuan, China

Giacovelli, Italy

The Locorotondo-based company, one of Italy’s leading cherry producers, started the 2022 season with a new Invision 2 optical sorter from TOMRA Food, installed at the plant in Turi (Bari). The machine is connected to the Total View Plus digital platform, which can detect a wide range of internal and external fruit defects and monitor the workflow for unprecedented quality.

Polehn Farms, United States

At Polehn Farms, they know how a beautiful decluttered cherry makes a difference to the final customer. When the cherries are nicely presented, they are more attractive. And they choose TOMRA's unique technology for cherry cluster separation: The Cascade Singulator, which improves cluster separation, eliminates mechanical damage on fruit, and ensures a better presentation of the final product of our customer Polehn Farms, Oregon, USA.

Prima Frutta, United States

Prima Frutta are based in Linden, California and pack apples, cherries and walnuts. The family-owned company is passionate about delivering quality to their customers and achieve this through their investment in technology. Across their cherry lines, they have partnered with TOMRA and implemented LUCAi deep learning technology to help boost profitability, ensure operational consistence and to stay ahead of evolving environmental challenges.

Quality Fruit Growers, Chile

With 7 unique views of each cherry, InVision2 with TotalView is the only inspection technology capable of inspecting 100% of the surface of the fruit, without blind spots, at full production speeds. Compared to other sorters, TotalView's end-view cameras are located at lower inspection angles and closer to the fruit. This results in superior image quality and improved identification of nose cracks, stem bowl mildew, and suture splits.

Fillmore Piru, United States

A grower-owned packing house which continues to invest in TOMRA technology to help ensure that their citrus is packed and shipped to protect that just picked freshness.

Guijie Guangxi, China

Guangxi Guijie Agricultural Development Co. packs and sells fruit from 12 standardized citrus bases on more than 1,300 hectares (3,300 acres) of land in the Guangxi region of south-west China. To upgrade the automation of its packing facilities, Guijie recently installed a state-of the- art 12-lane sorting and packing line which was manufactured and installed by TOMRA Food. This is one of the biggest integrated sorting solutions in China, with the capacity to handle three million pieces of citrus fruit per day during the peak season.

Özler Tarim, Türkiye

Thanks to TOMRA Food’s sorting and grading technologies, leading Turkish citrus exporter Özler Tarım has improved product quality and doubled capacity in just one year.

Xiangjia Juyou Hunan, China

Product quality, quantities, and consumer satisfaction have all increased since this ambitious business in Hunan Province purchased TOMRA’s state-of-the-art sorting and grading solutions

Optical sorting: Premium coffee quality for Liégeois

Discover how Charles Liégeois Roastery achieved zero-defect coffee using the TOMRA 5C optical sorter—eliminating foreign objects, removing quakers, and ensuring perfect whole-bean quality.

Andersen & Sons, United States

Since 1904, the Andersen family has been farming prunes, walnuts and cattle in the small town of Vina, located in the Northern Sacramento Valley. Four generations later Andersen & Sons is still going strong. After many years of hard work and dedication, this family owned business has grown and evolved. Fourteen years ago, the company made an important decision to focus on the production of walnuts and became the Andersens & Sons Shelling we know today. Andersen & Sons Shelling’s success is driven by being diverse, while holding true to its philosophy to provide superior products with excellent customer service.

Barbero Nocciola, Italy

GEO-US World Export, Georgia

GEO-US WORLD EXPORT is a fast-growing, Georgia-based hazelnut processing company whose business model is built around exporting to Europe. Thanks to high-tech TOMRA Food sorting equipment, this business has been able to increase output and ensure the high quality of its products, critical factors in creating stable demand from European customers.

Gürsoy Fındık, Türkiye

Gürsoy, one of Türkiye's most established hazelnut producers, is the first company in that country to harness the TOMRA 5C’s sorting technologies.

Inaba Peanut, Japan

Replacing traditional manual sorting methods with a machine has enabled this well-known food producer to meet two key objectives, as well as solving the problem of labor shortages

Monte Vista, United States

Monte Vista is a grower and packer of California almonds, located in Denair. They seek out customers who are very demanding and want the best quality almonds that California can produce. With TOMRA, they increased safety, volume and flexibility, all in one package.

Morada, United States

Morada Produce (Morada Nut) are third generation family farmers from Linden, California. They pack walnuts using TOMRA Nimbus BSI technology to ensure only a safe and quality product makes it to the end consumer.

Omega Walnut and TOMRA – Customer Story

In 2024, Omega Walnut added two TOMRA 5C sorters to its premium California walnut line. With the 5C, the team have helped achieve even the highest quality standards and adapt to changing customer expectations, including lighter colors.

Orka Tarim, Türkiye

Orka Tarim is company based in Manisa, Türkiye, which was established in 1994 following decades of dried grape production and trade by the Orka family.

Osman Akça, Türkiye

Osman Akça A.Ş., the raisin industry leader, never misses the opportunity to benefit from TOMRA Food's new cutting-edge technologies, and has now become the first company in Turkey to purchase the TOMRA 5C sorter.

Prima Noce Relies on TOMRA for Top Walnut Quality

Prima Noce sets industry standards in walnut quality with TOMRA Food's advanced 5C sorters, boosting yield, reducing defects, and exceeding USDA grading specs through innovative sorting technology.  

Packing Marquen

Learn how Chilean walnut producer Packing Marquen exceeds European Category 1 quality standards.

The Almond Company, United States

The Almond Company is the almond handling and processing operation for Harris Family Enterprises, a group of companies dedicated to quality farming and food production. It processes more than 100 million pounds of almonds for domestic and international distribution. The company purchased a TOMRA 5C premium optical sorter which has been operating at its Madera, California facility for the past six months with excellent results.

Tuğrul Tarım, Türkiye  

One of the world's leading dried grape processing facilities has benefited greatly since investing in TOMRA's Food's innovative new sorting solution 

Zeina Foods, United Kingdom

Zeina Foods are a family owned nut packer based in Osset, UK. They're passionate about innovative, tasty and healthy food. Their premium quality Nuts, Seeds and Dried Fruit have been carefully sourced from around the world to meet with the demands of today’s health conscious consumer and have partnered with TOMRA to make sure their customers only get the best product.

Duchemin, France

Created in 1984 in Tourville-sur-Odon in the Calvados region (14) by Catherine and Christian Duchemin, Duchemin specialise in potatoes, which they market as the brand La Ferme du Val D’odon. By using the TOMRA 3A high-performance sorting machine, they are able to ensure their potatoes are a premium product.

Flandre Pomme de Terre, France

This is the story of a family farm in the North of France, handed down from father to sons some twenty years ago. Over two decades, the sons have earned a fine reputation in the washed potato business.

Gumz, United States

Traditionally, farmers could plan around what winter, spring, summer, and autumn would bring. They knew which crops to produce, the best time to plant, and who was buying. When it came to the weather, they had a good idea of what conditions to expect each season, literally writing the book on it in their annual publications that even today, are more accurate than the local meteorologist. Even still, the best almanac couldn’t have predicted chapters on unexpected market surges and social distancing protocols.

Hove Ter Hille, Belgium

At Hove Ter Hille, they wanted to be able to store their potatoes without losing space to foreign material and also be able to do that with fewer personnel. Nowadays, finding people to work in food sorting is almost impossible. If you find personnel, they can't work as fast as a machine, and it's also not affordable.

Jersey Royal, United Kingdom

Located just north of France, the beautiful British isle of Jersey is home to Britain’s most celebrated potato – the Jersey Royal. The first to harvest every year, this tiny spud heralds the beginning of a new potato season and is famous for its distinctive flavour and nutty taste

Oliveira Pinho & Filhos, Portugal

Oliveira Pinho & Filhos, a family business located in the municipality of Mira (Portugal) dedicated to the trade of bagged potatoes and onions, purchased a Sentinel II optical food sorter from TOMRA. This machine is equipped with the latest pulsed LED technology for sorting food at a higher speed than earlier models.

Ortofrutticola Parma, Italy

Installing TOMRA’s Sentinel II sorting machine has enabled the Bolognese company to select large quantities of potatoes – its flagship products – with great precision and minimal waste.

Parmentine, France

Leading French potato producer PARMENTINE has equipped its new line in Samazan with two optical sorters from TOMRA Food - one the TOMRA 5A, the other the Sentinel II.

Sackett Ranch

Sackett Ranch, a partner to a prominent potato chip producer since the 1960s, placed their trust in TOMRA sorters to help meet strict quality guidelines for potatoes. Since its investment in the TOMRA 3A and the TOMRA 5A potato sorting technology, Sackett Ranch has increased the quality of the potatoes delivered to the potato chip processing plant.

Tremonvillers, France

The farm of Tremonvilliers (Oise) is equipped with a TOMRA 3A to sort its potato and red beet crops. The Tremonvillers farm installed a TOMRA 3A sorter in the Fall of 2020 in a specially built shed to sort and prepare its potatoes and red beets as they leave the fields. The TOMRA 3A gives farmers complete control over the production cycle: adapting to harvest peaks, providing unrivaled sorting quality, and eliminating the need for manual sorting. The TOMRA 3A has been operational for a few weeks and should pay for itself in three years.

Hermant, France

For two years, SCEA HERMANT carefully considered acquiring a new optical sorter to sort and grade potato and onion crops prior to storage. The launch of the new TOMRA 3A convinced Loïc and Alain Hermant to make the investment. After the machine's first season, they are convinced they made the right decision.

Bizz Corporation, India

Already highly regarded for its quality standards, this business stepped up a gear by investing in the TOMRA 5B sorter and Orbit Steam Peeler.

Kadi, Switzerland

Kadi has been an innovative manufacturer of potato products and other frozen foods for the Swiss foodservice since 1951. Enthusiastic chefs create the favorite dishes of the Swiss people daily. It goes without saying that Kadi strives for consistent quality management and want to use the latest technologies and that’s where TOMRA comes into the picture.

Lamb Weston-Meijer, the Netherlands

Lamb Weston / Meijer is one of the most recognized companies in the global potato industry, with a rich and starched history. The company's mission - Wellbeing through Potatoes - and their customer-focused modus operandi has earned them stripes serving Quick Service Restaurants, large food chains, and retailers all over EMEA.

Paturpat, Spain

Paturpat, a company specialised in processing and marketing steamed potatoes, has opted for TOMRA's Orbit steam peeler, because of the advantages it offers during the peeling process and to the final result.

Pizzoli, Italy

When Italian producer of retail and food service products Pizzoli decided to improve the performance of their steam peeling line, they partnered with TOMRA Sorting.

BS Cocinados, Spain

The new plant in Funes (Navarre), which produces ready-made Spanish Omelettes, is an ambitious project which will significantly increase production capacity at BS Cocinados, S.L. Cutting-edge technology is necessary to achieve the desired quality standards, which is why the company has purchased a second TOMRA 5B unit with the latest chassis developments.

De Marchi, Brazil

In a constantly developing market, De Marchi maintains its prominent position by investing in innovative technologies. The company decided to further automate its production line to increase its product quality and yield. Since installing a TOMRA 5B sorting machine in February 2023, there have been clear improvements in product sorting and volumes – results which indicate this partnership has only just begun. 

Jayleaf, United States

Founded in 2005, Jayleaf is a family-run processing and distribution business, supplying certified organic salad mixes and greens to the wholesale and food service sector. Although still a young business, the family behind Jayleaf has more than 20 years’ experience in the industry and the company is quickly earning itself a reputation for excellent quality and customer satisfaction. To further enhance its credentials and deliver outstanding product quality to its customers, Jayleaf partnered with TOMRA Sorting Solutions.

Sustenir Agricultur, Singapore

Harvesting daily in a high-rise building in Singapore, Sustenir Agriculture has enhanced product quality and reduced food waste by using a TOMRA optical sorting machine   

Trypol Pack, Belgium

Trypol Pack is a cooperative of Belgian farmers, based in Flanders, specialising in Brussels sprouts. A production they excel in, and now the TOMRA sorting machines will help them to bring European consumers the best quality.

Wzpow, Poland

WZPOW Kwidzyn is a 100% Polish company with a global reach and vibrant history whose synonymous with processing vegetables. Their Growers' cooperation is fundamental to building a high-quality resource base and allows the homegrown business to compete with the best products available today.

McCall Farms, United States

The TOMRA 5B optical sorter has helped this well-established family business achieve a 16-fold increase in throughput, improved the removal of foreign materials and defective product, and reduced reliance on hard-to-find manual labor.

Apetit, Finland

Apetit is a Finnish producer of convenient fresh and frozen vegetable-based products that are healthy, tasty and based on locally sourced raw materials such as potatoes, leeks, carrots, peas, swede, parsnips, celery, beetroot, and spinach. Apetit’s aim is to become the leading brand in frozen vegetable products, frozen ready meals and ready-to-use fresh vegetables.

Ardo, Belgium

Ardo, a global leader in the deep-frozen vegetables sector has decided to partner with TOMRA Food. Over a quarter of all frozen vegetables consumed in Europe come from the family business in Ardooie. They are used, among other things, in soups, ready-to-eat meals and baby food from large companies such as Unilever and Nestlé..

Begro, Belgium

From Belgium, family business Begro explains how TOMRA has helped it live up to its motto of 'Great taste in frozen foods'.

Douyuan, China

Douyuan Food Co. has significantly benefited from using TOMRA's sorting machines, doubling efficiency and increasing productivity in processing various types of frozen vegetables. 

Fevita, Hungary

Fevita Hungary Zrt is the country’s largest frozen food producer and a leading global exporter, with 200 employees processing more than 32,000 tons of vegetables every year.

Freshberry, Russia

FRESHBERRY is a Russian startup producer of wild-growing berries from Karelia. Its products are exported to the EU market, as well as to China and the USA. Due to the feedstock's specifics and to ensure stable high quality of the final product, the company has purchased TOMRA Food's advanced sorting machines. They enable the output of products with high added value, being in stable demand among foreign customers.

Oerlemans Foods, Netherlands

Oerlemans Foods is one of the leading specialists in growing and processing frozen vegetables, potatoes and fruit. Oerlemans joined forces with TOMRA Sorting Solutions and decided to invest in a brand new steam peeling processing line.

Virto Group, Spain

VIRTO GROUP, the largest frozen vegetable company in Spain and one of the most important in Europe, has again put its trust in TOMRA. The company has updated its main plant in Azagra (Navarra) with eleven Nimbus BSI+ sorters. This frozen vegetable mixing, packaging, storage, and distribution center is one of the most technologically advanced in the industry.

Vitafoods, Chile

The Chilean company put its trust on TOMRA Food once again in order to optimize its sorting process and continue to offer premium quality frozen raspberries. Ten years ago, Vitafoods (formerly Hortifrut and Alifrut separately) opted for the brand for its blueberry production and acquired TOMRA technology. On the back of their positive experience, they have opted for the TOMRA 5B, a sorter ideal for products that, like frozen raspberries, require delicate handling and high precision when sorting.

Grano, Brazil

In a booming agribusiness market, TOMRA Food has presented several solutions for the various segments of the food sector in Brazil. The Blizzard machine dedicated to frozen fruit and vegetable processors is the latest addition to its offering.