Parripak Know Their Onions!

Jan. 17, 2008 - PRLog -- If you believe that the humble onion is barely worth a mention, then you would be wise to keep your thoughts to yourself if you visit Bedfordshire-based Parripak Foods.  

In a single week, the UK’s leading fresh vegetable preparation specialists have put through 251 tonnes of finished onions, which, based on 8 whole onions per finished kg, equals just over two million onions – all orientated by hand!

Parripak’s Marketing Manager, Dom Pleasance commented: “This has been a busy Winter and on all vegetables we are looking to go through 1000 tonne of finished product per week.”

Onions contain Quercetin, a powerful compound which is recognised as being a more potent antioxidant than Vitamin E and experts believe that two to three onions a week can have a positive impact on health.  

Pleasance added:  “We are expecting an extremely busy January with some exciting new launches and healthy eating based promotions, which have had a great deal of development work put behind them.  There has also been an increase in demand from the ready meals market and particularly in the soup sector.  Volumes are such that we have had to put on a twilight shift to service the orders.”

Parripak have invested in specialised storage facilities to cover the whole year, and uses the latest technologies such as controlled atmosphere storage.  They also have surrounding farm areas at their Bedfordshire-based premises, which focus on growing allium-based crops including brown and red onions, echallions, shallots and Supasweet™ onions.  

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Date:  January 2008
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Parripak Foods are now one of the leading fresh vegetable preparation specialists in the country, serving food manufacturers and food service companies. In 2006 they become part of the William Jacksons Food group, and currently operate from a 62,000 sq ft purpose built factory on the same site providing a wide range of freshly processed-to-order vegetables, with many of them still grown on the 700 acres of vegetable farmland surrounding the factory.  

A dedicated garlic processing unit has been established on site which supplies pureed, whole peeled, chopped and diced garlic to ready meal, pizza, soup and ethnic cuisine customers. It also has a segregated high-care facility to cater for customers who produce dips and sauces and require low micro levels.

Parripak have also received various accreditations including EFSIS, organic accreditation through the Soil Association and Investors in People.

For technical information contact Dominic Pleasance, Parripak’s marketing manager
Tel: +44 (0)1462 813279   E-mail  sales@parripak.co.uk

For media information contact Val Jefferys, Ultimedia Public Relations
Tel: +44 (0)1767 601621 (ddl)   E-mail: val@ultimediapr.co.uk

Website: www.parripak.co.uk