Irish fruit firm purchases 900ha farm in Costa Rica

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Written by Agriland Team

The Irish family-owned fruit and salad company – Keelings – has announced the acquisition of a 900ha pineapple farm located in Costa Rica.

According to a statement from Keelings, the farm – known as Las Brisas – is “a significant operation” with over 900ha of land, 460 employees and a modern pack-house producing over 24 million pineapples each year.

Keelings have been strategically aligned with Las Brisas for the last number of years and have been successfully producing Zero Residue Pineapples for the last 12 months.

The statement outlined that the farm is the first certified pineapple farm in the world to produce and export pesticide-free pineapples.

The Costa Rican Pineapple Export Auditor (CANAPEP) recently awarded Las Brisas the title of Number One Pineapple Farm in Costa Rica for sustainable environmental practices, food safety and staff welfare.

Commenting on the acquisition, Caroline Keeling, CEO of Keelings Fruits, said: “This acquisition further demonstrates our commitment at Keelings to both growing and sourcing quality fruit in the best way possible.

“We are delighted to welcome the Las Brisas colleagues to the Keelings family of companies.

Their ethos and sustainability commitments in production and in local community activities are values we both share.

Las Brisas is the only pineapple farm in the world that has achieved the Rain Forest Grade A accreditation on all of its products resulting from its focus on sustainability.

The pineapples from Las Brisas will be sold into all major European markets and the US.

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