1 Sept 2026

Westfalia Fruit expands global convenience network with major new Peru production centre

Westfalia Fruit, a global leader in the avocado industry, has completed a major new convenience production centre in Peru, strengthening its ability to serve customers across Asia Pacific with both fresh and convenience formats throughout the year. Completed and accredited in June 2026, the site now supplies four regions from a single origin and completes a convenience network spanning four continents.

Peru is the world’s second-largest avocado exporter, and Westfalia Fruit is one of the largest avocado companies in the country, with a mango offering that supplies the market when other origins fall away. From the new site the company produces guacamole, smashed avocado, halves, slices, cubes and frozen avocado, alongside frozen and prepared mango, using individually quick frozen and high-pressure processing technology.

The Westfalia Fruit Convenience Production Centre serves Asia Pacific, North America, Europe and South America. Peru extends Westfalia Fruit's global convenience network, joining South Africa, Kenya, Belgium and the United Kingdom across four continents. "With Peru in place, we can support customers from origin in every region we serve, with the same products to the same standard wherever they are," said Koen Jansens, Global Convenience Director at Westfalia Fruit.

For customers in Asia, the significance lies in continuity. Peru anchors Westfalia Fruit’s supply into Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asia, and the new centre allows convenience formats to be produced at origin and shipped into the region alongside fresh fruit. Combined with the company’s ripening expertise in market, this supports consistent quality and the right eating experience wherever the fruit is sold.

“This is one of the most significant investments in our history, and a clear statement of where Westfalia Fruit is heading,” says Chris Bush, Group CEO at Westfalia Fruit. “It enables us to better serve our customers and consumers across the world, strengthens the communities we work in, and reflects our purpose of doing good with every avocado.”

“Asian markets are growing quickly, and they are growing in different directions,” says Diego Vasquez, Asia Commercial Lead at Westfalia Fruit. “Producing at origin means our customers in Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asia can work with one partner for both fresh and convenience, with supply that does not stop when a season ends.”

Westfalia Fruit will share more on its Convenience Production Centre, including its sustainability design and its role in the local community, at SIAL Paris in October.

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About the Westfalia Fruit Group

The multinational Westfalia Fruit Group is a leading supplier of fresh and convenience avocado products to international markets. The Group also offers a wider, diverse basket of fruit and related products through its vertically integrated supply chain throughout the year. Founded more than 77 years ago on guiding environmental, social, governance, and sustainability principles, these practices, rooted in the legacy of our founder, Dr Hans Merensky, remain at the heart of everything the Group does.

Today, operating in 17 countries across five continents, the Westfalia Fruit Group prides itself on advancing sustainable agricultural practices and being a responsible corporate citizen within the communities in which it operates.

As a frontrunner in the avocado industry, with involvement across the entire supply chain, from the selection of plant material through to supply to customers globally, Westfalia Fruit grows, sources, ripens, packs, processes, and markets accredited avocados around the world. Convenience products include guacamole, smashed avocado, avocado cubes, slices and halves, avocado oils and dried mango.

Westfalia Fruit grows fruit in all major origins across the Americas and Africa and also sources from partner orchards, giving the Group one of the most diverse avocado-growing footprints in the world. Westfalia Fruit’s dynamic and integrated supply chain, spanning from research to the consumer, benefits all stakeholders. The Group’s research division, Westfalia Technological Services, is the world’s largest privately funded subtropical fruit research unit. Its dedicated team of scientists and technicians focuses on varietal development, innovation, and environmental matters, and plays a pivotal role in shaping the future of the global avocado industry.

A supplier of choice to retail, wholesale, and foodservice customers, Westfalia Fruit operates sales offices across the UK, Europe, North America, Latin America, southern Africa, and Asia. Pack and product formats are tailored to customer requirements, delivering quality, service, and innovation. For more information, visit www.westfaliafruit.com.