WHO WE ARE For more than 50 years, we have been making fruit and vegetable products in Chile to supply the food industry and final consumers across the globe. Our aim is to contribute to the success of our clients business, offering them quality assured products with full technical and commercial reliability.
ACONCAGUA FOODS S.A. is a Chilean agro industrial company. Our sales are mainly oriented to the export markets. We have presence in 37 countries around the world. Serving more than 200 satisfied costumers. Company turnover in 2010 was US$ 140 million.
HISTORY AND OWNERSHIP The agribusiness was started in 1897. After several acquisitions, ACONCAGUA FOODS has become the largest fruit canning company in South America ACONCAGUA FOODS is owned by the Mexican company “CONSERVAS LA COSTEÑA”
OUR SITE BUIN PLANT Produce Canned fruits & vegetables Fruit cups Aseptic fruit dices Fruit & vegetable Purees Frozen RTE fruits & vegetables Tomato sauce & ketchup
Viña del Mar Valparaíso
71 57 Lampa
SANTIAGO
68
BUIN
San Antonio
PLANT
Melipilla El Monte
Paine
Processing capacity Fruit: 2,000 tons per day Total Plant area: 150,000 m2
OUR MARKETS
Buin
5
Rancagua
66
66
Finland Canadá
Russia England Holland Polland France Belgium Austria Spain
U.S.A. Dominican Cuba Mexico Republic Guatemala Jamaica Puerto Rico El Salvador Panamá Haiti Costa Rica Curacao Trinidad yTobago Venezuela Colombia Ecuador Peru
Brasil
Uruguay Argentina
South Korea Japan
The Philippines Thailand Malaysia
COUNTERSEASONALITY Due to its location in the Southern Hemisphere, Chile´s Fruit and vegetable industry can supply the Northern Hemisphere with fruit and vegetables in a timely manner during low production, between November and March.
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CHILE
• Natural advantages: the excellent and stable climate conditions of Chile are ideal for fruit and vegetable growing • These advantages allow us to achieve high productivity and long term competitiveness • We also have the advantage of being in an opposite fruit season • Chile has signed free trade agreements with the largest markets around the world (NAFTA, EU, China, Korea, Japan, Latin America and others) • These conditions are helping us to expand our activities, getting ready for the growing demand of our customers • Chilean soils have a special characteristic shared by only 1% of the world`s soils. •Located between 30º and 45º latitude, the country has warm, dry summers and cold, wet winters providing an optimum environment for producing high quality agricultural products. • Chile has highly fertile soil, abundant water from the Andes and natural barriers that protect its products from phytosanitary and zoosanitary threats.
POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC STABILITY
CHILEAN FOOD EXPORTS 2009 (Millions US$)
Thanks to its macroeconomic solidity and democratic stability, Chile has become one of the safest and most trustworthy countries in the world to do business.
EXPORT SPIRIT Chile`s economy is export driven. In 2.009, the total value of exports was USD 53 Billion FOB. In the last 30 years its export offer increased from 200 to more than 5,000 products, while export markets rose from 50 to 171. Food export from Chile in 2009 surpassed USD 12 billion, making the country the 17th largest exporter in the world.
Fresh Fruit: 3,137 Farmed Salmon: 2,068 Processed Foods: 1,750 Wine: 1,500 Other seafood products: 1,200 Meat: 1,345 Others: 1,000
OUR BUSIN We offer guaranteed high quality products to satisfy both the food industry and final consumers. We are constantly identifying needs in international markets to offer new product lines. Some of our newest products include canned and bottled artichokes, pouch fruit and fruit in aseptic drums.
PRODUCT LINES
NUEVO
Peaches Cocktail Pears Apricots Apples Cherries Strawberries Artichokes
Peaches Mixed Fruit Pears Apples
IN CUPS
IN PULP
CANNED TAILOR MADE PRODUCTS
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
IN ASEPTIC DRUMS Peaches Pears Apples Strawberry Apricot
FROZEN RTE (READY TO EAT) Tomatoes Red and green peppers Onions Apricots Apples
Peaches Apples Pears Apricots Quince Plumps Strawberries Raspberries
TOMATO PRODUCTS Derivatives
NUEVO
NESS LINES
TAILOR MADE PRODUCTS In addition to our regular product lines, we offer tailor made
• FROZEN MIXED VEGETABLES READY TO EAT
products to our clients, with flexible service that meets their
We developed a tomato, green pepper and onion-based
particular needs and maintains confidentiality and exclusivity
vegetable mixture for a food company with sales across the
agreements as required.
globe, using the I.Q.F. (Individual Quick Frozen) system to
Some successful examples of such products in our company
obtain a product with a low microbiological count that is free
history are:
of pathogens and has a texture, flavor and nutritional value equal to that of freshly picked vegetables.
• FRUIT PULP FOR BABIES We worked with a leading baby food manufacturer to produce this pulp from fruit with limited pesticide application, enabling us to obtain a product with low pesticide residue that was compatible with production specifications.
Canned Fruits 2.5 million cartons per year
We are the largest canned peach producer in Latin America and sixth worldwide. Our plant processes 70,000 tons of fruit per season We export to countries like Mexico, Peru, USA, Korea, Japan, amongst others We supply customers such as Del Monte and La Coste単a Products Peaches (halves, sliced and diced) Fruit Cocktail Pears (halves, sliced and diced) Apples (halves, sliced and diced) Cherries Strawberries Packaging Cans: 425 g (15 oz) / 590 g (21 oz) / 820 g / (29 oz) / 3 kg (100 oz) Plastic Cups: 113 g (4 oz) / 226 g (8 oz) / 395 g (14 oz) Plastic Jars: 900 g (31 oz)
Fruit Cups Fruit cups are a convenient ready to eat product that come in a variety of portion sizes and do not require refrigeration. They are produced using selected raw material that is washed, peeled and cut, then placed in hermetically sealed containers and subjected to a heat treatment to guarantee its commercial sterlility. Products Peaches (diced and sliced)* Mixed fruit * Pears (diced and sliced)* Apples (dices and sliced)* Additional products are available upon request. Packaging Cups: 113 g / 227 g / 397 g *Products available in syrup or pear juice.
Fruit &
Vegetable
Purees 40,000 tons of fruit & vegetable purees per year Our plant processes 100,000 tons of fruits & vegetables per season We export to countries like Russia, Mexico, France, Brazil, USA and Egypt amongst others We supply customers such as Coca – Cola, Heinz and Nestle Products Peach Apple Pear Apricot Prune Quince Plum Strawberry Raspberry Pumpkin Butternut squash Carrot Packaging Drums 235 kg Tote Bins 1,150 kg
Frozen RTE Fruits
& vegetables 2,000 tons of frozen fruits and vegetables per year Ready to Eat (RTE) product with the highest food safety standard Low moisture dices: no sineresys, no blocking, great dice identity Applications: frozen meals / fast food / frozen pizzas (microwavable) Products Tomatoes Red and green peppers Onions Apricots Apples Packaging Plastic bag in cartons of 10 to 20 kg
Canned & Frozen Artichokes 500,000 cartons per year
State of the art processing plant Specialty Food; gourmet line Applications: appetizers, antipasti, pizzas, salads, others‌ Markets: United States and European Union Products Hearts and quarters in brine Marinated quarters IQF quarters Packaging Canned in Brine 450 g (15oz) / 2500 g (88oz) Marinated in jar 185 g (6.5oz) / 340 g (12oz) / 395 g (14oz) / 1750 g (62oz) IQF: Plastic bag in cartons of 10 to 20 kg
Aseptic Fruit Dices 10,000 tons per year Convenient packaging / Industrial size Shelf stable; no refrigeration needed Applications: fruit preps / jams / baby foods Products Peaches Pears Apples Strawberries Packaging Drums 220 kg
OUR ASSETS • More than 100.000 tons of fruits are processed into cans, aseptic pulps, aseptic fruit dices and frozen products. • We are a team of 160 committed people in tune with our clients. • We use our orchards to experiment with new production techniques and to build knowledge that is then transferred to our fruit growers. • We permanently increase our production yields through investments and constant improvements of our processes, achieving a competitive world class operation.
OUR COMMITMENTS Our mission is to satisfy the food industry and final consumers across the globe with dependability, offering quality assured processed fruits and vegetables produced to the highest market standards. We also strive to be optimum business partners who are attentive to our clients needs, offering them creative solutions and collaborating with them in their business development.
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES 1 Guarantee quality and traceability throughout the productive chain from planting to delivery of finished products, ensuring their healthiness and safety. 2 Optimize our agricultural supply through both internal and external sourcing of fruits and vegetables, transferring technology and good practices to our suppliers to enhance the productivity of agricultural workers and guarantee an adequate supply. 3 Increase industrial output through investments in all of our product lines to foster compliance with the highest international technology and production standards in our plants. 4 Provide our staff with the challenges, responsibilities and support they need to develop their talents and potential through a range of opportunities. 5 Provide a safe, pleasant workplace and ensure the well being of all members of the company. 6 Respect the environment at each stage of the productive process.
QUALITY Guarantee quality and traceability throughout the productive chain from planting to delivery of finished product, ensuring their healthiness and safety. HACCP approved BVQI / DQS
JosĂŠ Alberto Bravo 0278, Buin, Chile Phone (56 2) 821 8280 Fax (56 2) 821 8061 P.O.BOX 245 Email contact@aconcaguafoods.cl www.aconcaguafoods.cl