進口代理─阿根廷─「Vallesol SAPEM」葡萄乾

From Chilecito, province of La Rioja, Vallesol produces Thompson and Flame raisins. It is the only one in South America that produces its grapes through the DOV (Dried on Vine) mechanized harvesting system, offering a high degree of safety and innocuousness to its raisings as they are free from contamination. 

With more than 200 hectares harvested, Vallesol has a production capacity of one million five hundred thousand kilos of raisins per year and has succeeded in exporting to Europe, the United States and Central America. They are currently willing to expand their foreign market to Japan, the Middle East, China, South America, Russia and everyone who wants to know their products. 

“In Europe, we had to show our product at a fair to achieve business relationships. Customers need to know and hold the product in their hands and establish a face-to-face contact. We produce, process, pack and export from the company,” said Julio Alarcon, president of Vallesol SAPEM. 

INTI collaborated with the adaptation of its safety system to the new version of the standard ISO 22000:2008, which facilitated the recertification of the standard through IRAM. It also counts with Kosher and Organic certifications granted by ECOCERT.

From the harvest of the vine to the distribution, there is an exhaustive control in each one of the productive stages. Irrigation is regulated gradually. Natural compounds are used for pest control in vineyards. The harvest is mechanical. Vallesol has raisin drying ovens, obtaining the best value for processing. 

Its production line is physically separated into two modules. In the first module, the raisin is received and the remains of plant material, stones and any other physical contaminant that may be accompanying the fruit are removed, the main advantage to highlight is that when harvesting with the DOV system, physical contaminants are practically non-existent. 

In the second module, the raisin, free of physical contaminants, is subjected to a washing, polishing and visual inspection process prior to packaging. 

The last step is the weighing and packaging of the product, then the closed box is passed through a metal detector for palletizing and storage in a warehouse with controlled temperature and humidity. 

“The customer is interested in buying our artisan product, as a delicatessen, they see us with a different personality. We are working on obtaining the Fairtrade social certification. This makes us different,” said Julio Alarcon. 

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- 0806.20.30.900 / Sultana Raisins