Our supply chain
Tomatoes and other Moncada vegetables are produced with perseverance, respecting the rhythms of nature but also the innovations of agriculture 4.0 to obtain good, beautiful and, above all, healthy products. We carefully select them to offer you only the best and we also package them according to your needs, adopting many eco-friendly solutions.
We cultivate, package and transport. With respect
Our protected crops
We cultivate precious quality tomatoes in 150 hectares of sunny Sicilian land. And then zucchinis and eggplants, all crops for which our territory is particularly suitable. We only select highly resistant varieties of tomatoes and vegetables to minimize external inputs and, according to Global Gap standard, we develop cultivation techniques in line with good agricultural practices to obtain only healthy and traceable products.
Integrated control, organic and Nickel free*
In the last few years we have increased our commitment and our investments in integrated control and in organic and Nickel free* crops. Today, thanks to the use of modern soilless cultivation techniques, it is possible to obtain safe and certified products.
* DT 01/20 food farming product which contains quantities of nickel below the measurable limit (<0,01mg/kg) cert. n.ag/prd/21/135
Safe and technological greenhouses
Cultivating in Sicilian greenhouses means using natural light and heat, directing them on plants in order for the land to transform them into tasty products, guaranteeing, at the same time, protection from any form of external contamination. Protected crops make parasitic infestation less likely, reducing in turn the excessive use of pesticides.
Today, agricultural technological innovation allows us to apply greenhouse cultivation strategies that respect the earth, which allows us to reduce pesticides, save precious water resources and prevent the impoverishment of the field.
We have also invested in new technological greenhouses for hydroponic and soilless crops, with savings in water resources while maximizing the concentration of nutrients.
Procedural guidelines
Almost all of our products can be found in large-scale retail trade shelves. For this reason, our products pass very rigorous controls. We are happy to “be forced” to observe very rigorous procedural guidelines and pass test after test, so we are absolutely certain that we offer you only quality products.
Controls, selection and traceability
Once tomatoes and vegetables cross the doorstep of our storehouses, before being sent to the packaging lines, they are approved by our experts who validate their quality in every step of the way.
Through innovative optical sorters and other specific computerized analysis systems, each fruit is checked so that it complies with all salubrity standards. From remains to impurities to aesthetic flaws. Skin, pulp, juiciness and taste are elements which are constantly monitored so that only the best ones arrive on your table.
Nothing is left to chance: our qualified staff wraps every tomato and every vegetable by hand through the packaging lines in full compliance with the IFS Food standards which guarantee hygiene and safety.
We know the origin and the history of each vegetable, each transfer, from the land to the supermarket counter, is carefully recorded and traced.
Advanced technological selection and personalized packaging
In addition to distributing tomatoes and other vegetables under our own brand, we have always supplied the raw materials for the main private labels. Through time, this dynamic has allowed us to acquire experience and know-how in the sector of packaging as well.
Today, we can satisfy any request from buyers thanks to our different advanced technological packaging lines as well as the collaboration with packaging companies and printing centers.
Biodegradable and compostable packaging
In addition to the classic packaging materials, we use:
- PET from the recycling industry
- FSC cardboards (from certified forests)
- Flow pack with biodegradable and compostable film
Personalized packaging
All our products can be packaged on demand, here are some examples:
- R-pet bowl, different measures
- Cardboard tray with Flowpack (PLA/PP), different measures
- R-pet tray with Flowpack (PLA/PP)
- Cardboard tray with shrink-wrapped film (PP), different measures
- R-pet tray with shrink-wrapped film (PP), different measures
- Bag with airtight seal
- Unpackaged with polypropylene alveolus
- Unpackaged with NO polypropylene alveolus
Furthermore, we analyze and design personalized packaging according to your needs and requests
Transport and logistics
We have large storehouses equipped with controlled temperature cells and modern high energy efficiency air conditioning systems. This practice, together with our team of trucks, allows us to move the vegetables around, in the shortest possible time, keeping their freshness intact.
Always fresh, wherever you want, with our trucks team
Decades of experience in the production and transport of fruit and vegetables make the difference.
In fact, the internalization of transports allows delivery times to be cut down to a minimum but also satisfy requests which require flexibility to solve any problem.
Our means of transportation are all provided with ATP certification which guarantees the transport of food in total compliance with hygienic standards and maintain constant temperatures from the departure stage to the delivery site.
Therefore, dangerous temperature changes that can compromise the freshness of the vegetables are avoided.
Sustainability
Greenhouses immediately lead you to think about plastic. And plastic does not get along with the concept of “environmental sustainability”.This is true, especially if plastic, once used, is discarded, spoiling our landscapes and causing enormous and permanent damage to the ecosystem.
On the down side, plastic for fruit and vegetables is a precious and fundamental ally, seeing as, if used in the right way, it allows to concentrate light and heat, requisites which tomatoes and other vegetables need to grow healthy and tasty.
Plastic recycling
We have always been committed to using plastics for agriculture in a responsible way. Those used in our greenhouses are often replaced, at least every 4 years, to avoid their degradation releasing micro particles into the air.
The plastic is then sent to the recycling chain thanks to the collaboration with specialized companies that collect them, directly from our company, to transform plastics by means of their recycled materials machinery.
Packaging reuse
We have launched a virtuous recycling chain together with our packaging suppliers. Once emptied, the boxes containing the packaging material for our vegetables are folded and stocked to be sent back to our suppliers who can recycle them.
Discover our green commitment
* DT 01/20 food farming product which contains quantities of nickel below the measurable limit (<0,01mg/kg) cert. n.ag/prd/21/135
