November 14 2007, 09:42

Two months in storage without quality losses for sweet cherry and other perishable products - Israeli technology Xtend® by StePac!

Ukrainian producers and wholesale traders of fresh product will finally have a direct approach to one of the most effective and revolutionary storage technologies for perishable fruits and vegetables - Israeli technology Xtend® by StePac company. Three representatives of the company will participate in the fourth international conference "Fruits and Vegetables of Ukraine 2007. Meeting New Leader" and will present this technology.

According to official releases of the firm, Xtend® technology by StePac company let keep sweet cherry, for example, for 45 days in storages under 0 Co without quality losses. At the same time, sweet cherry can be stored for more than two months in such conditions - this is information of the companies which have already applied this technology. At the present moment this technology is applied for storage of all types of berries (raspberry, strawberry, blueberry, etc.), bananas, avocado, melons, pomegranate, sour cherry, sweet cherry, plum, apricot, peach, pineapple and many other fruits. The technology let preserve the color and appearance of the product, and it also prevents dehydration (actually the reduction of the product weight), preserves firmness of fruits, and prevents rotting, spoilage, and aging. Please note that fruits packed by Xtend® technology have longer shelf life.

Thanks to the application of such technology, perishable products may be sea-shipped for long distances so that the transportation expenses per product unit are significantly reduced comparing to air-transportation. The prices for many types of perishable products depend much on the sales time, so the application of Xtend® by StePac technology let get significantly higher price for products - fruits can enter the market when the competitors do not operate there anymore.

Xtend® by StePac is also used for storage of such vegetables like broccoli, sweet corn, capsicum, asparagus, lettuces, parsley and other fresh herbs, cucumber, Brussels sprouts, egg-plant and other vegetables. The company specialists will recommend the optimal mode for storage of each type of product.

Xtend® technology is actively used in Turkey, Israel, USA, Chili, Argentina, France, Germany, Switzerland, and other countries. Actually Xtend® technology is not just a special package with the controlled atmosphere and humidity inside (CA); this technology includes a number of services on the product way from producer to consumer, including quality assurance system.

As of today StePac company has HQ in Israel, and representative offices in Great Britain, USA, Brazil, Turkey, Russia, Guatemala, Spain, Netherlands, Poland and Germany. We hope that after the participation in Ukrainian conference the company will make decision to open an office in Ukraine, because our country is one of the leading regional producers of fruits and vegetables.

To have an opportunity to learn about revolutionary technology Xtend® by StePac company, you need toregister for participation in the conference. Less than two weeks are left till the end of registration!