Semi Dried Tomatoes (Oven roasted) IQF

This is new trend line of processed dried tomatoes are juicier and fresher in taste.

All our fresh tomatoes (Red sky or Vulcan variety) are selectively harvested under the company’s stringent quality control and then graded, washed and re-selected in our facility prior to the cutting process.

The tomatoes are cut to equal sizes by machine and carefully placed in trays. They are taken to ovens and the drying process is started. Subject to the customer specification, they are taken out from the tunnels and frozen in IQF.

After the IQF process, our product is again carefully selected before packing. All finished product is then sent -18C cold storage.It is also available, semi dried tomatoes diced; our high tech cutting machine cuts by 10×10 mm.

Semi Dried Tomatoes, plain, segment or diced

Segment (1/4 or 1/6 tomato)

Diced 10×10 or 6×6 mm

Semi Dried Tomatoes, Marinated, segment or diced:

Marinated with vegetable oil (olive oil / sunflower oil / canola oil), herbs (oregano…) and garlic.

Marinated Segment (1/4 or 1/6 tomato)

Diced 10×10 / 8×8 / 6×6 mm

Semi Dried Cherry tomatoes, plain or marinated.

IQF Semi Dried Cherry Tomato Plain

IQF Semi Dried Cherry Tomato Marinated

Production of Semi Dried Tomatoes:

Selected fresh table tomatoes are harvested from contracted fields under the company’s control and are brought to our facility for grading, washing, and final selection.

After selection, the tomatoes are cut into segments and carefully placed in rows onto the trays. They are then slowly dried to about a 50% moisture level (subject to customer specifications) in our specially designed oven, capable of producing about 2,500 Kg of finished product per day, and regarded as one of the largest of it’s kind.

Semi Dried / Roasted Tomatoes are Individually Quick Frozen (IQF) in our on-line tunnel freezer and packed into poly lined carton boxes for storage.

While a substantial proportion of our capacity is supplied to our customers in this format, we also have the capability to process marinated product with oil, herbs and spices, under temperature controlled conditions. This product can be packed in pouches, trays, tubes and buckets, and is especially suitable for food service and retail distribution.