Back in 1996, preceding the chaotic de-regulation of the South African industry, a fruit company was started in a converted neighborhood garage in Cape Town.
Over the next 5 years Lona grew quickly, expanding not only in vegetables, citrus, deciduous and exotic fruits, but also into tea, wine and dried fruits. A turning point in the development of the group came with the decision in 2004 to specialize in citrus, while at the same time divesting from all other fruit types.
Successful investments have been made in primary citrus cultivation, packhouse and coldstores, new cultivar development, and most importantly, valuable and long lasting relationships with key stakeholders at both farm and market levels.
Lona sources fruit from farms in the Western and Eatern Cape, Kwazulu Natal, Mpumalanga, Limpopo and Zimbabwe. The group will pack and sell approximately 4 million cartons of citrus in 2009, into 40 key markets around the world.
Lona is staffed by a passionate and dedicated group of young people, strongly representative of the demographics of the Western Cape, where the company remains based to this day.
Company Details
- Employees
- 63
- Founded
- -
- Address
- 57 Main Road, Paarl,western Cape 7646,south Africa
- Phone
- +27 (0)21 481 8200
- in****@****a.co.za
- Industry
- Food And Beverage Services
- NAICS
-
Food Services and Drinking PlacesSpecial Food ServicesFood Service Contractors
- Website
- lona.co.za
- Keywords
- Paarl.
- HQ
- Paarl, Western Cape
Lona Citrus (Pty) Ltd Questions
Lona Citrus (Pty) Ltd's helpline number is +27 (0)21 481 8200
Lona Citrus (Pty) Ltd's website is lona.co.za
Lona Citrus (Pty) Ltd's LinkedIn profile is https://za.linkedin.com/company/lona-citrus-pty-ltd
Lona Citrus (Pty) Ltd has
63 employees.
View email and phone details for 63
employees at Lona Citrus (Pty) Ltd.
Lona Citrus (Pty) Ltd's industry is
Food and Beverage Services
Lona Citrus (Pty) Ltd's top competitors are
Delecta Fruit (Pty) Ltd,
Fruitways,
Lona Group (Pty) Ltd,
Fruitone South Africa,
Topfruit,
Icon Fruit,
Sundays River Citrus Company (Srcc),
Riverside Katriver Farms (Pty) Ltd,
Zest Fruit,
Unlimited Group.
Lona Citrus (Pty) Ltd's support email address is info@lona.co.za
Lona Citrus (Pty) Ltd's categories are Food and Beverage Services
Lona Citrus (Pty) Ltd's founding year is 1996
