Whole or cut green beans, topped and tailed, blanched and individually quick-frozen so they pour free from the case. November to May, shipped from store all year.
Two forms, and the choice is usually made downstream rather than at the point of buying. Whole beans at 70 to 90 mm are a plated vegetable — they need to look like beans on the plate, so length consistency and colour matter more than anything. Cut beans at 20 to 40 mm are an ingredient, going into mixes, ready meals and soups where nobody will measure them but everybody will notice if they are mushy.
Fine beans are available on request. Tell us which end of that spectrum your product sits at and the specification writes itself.
Every bean has to have both ends removed before it is blanched, and there is no way to do that which is both fast and gentle. Mechanical topping is quicker and takes more of the bean with it. Careful work loses less and costs more in labour. Either way the buyer pays for it — the only question is whether it shows up in the price or in the yield.
It is worth asking a supplier which they do, because it explains a price gap that otherwise looks like a quality gap. Farms supplying our lines are audited to GLOBALG.A.P., which covers what happens in the field but not this; preparation discipline is a factory question and you should ask it separately.
Packed to order. Anything below can be changed against your spec — say what you need and we quote to it.
| Product forms | Whole (70−90 mm) · Cut (20−40 mm) · Fine beans on request |
|---|---|
| Grade | Grade A. Defect tolerance to your spec. |
| Preparation | Washed, topped and tailed, blanched, cooled and quick-frozen. |
| Retail & bulk packing | 400 g, 1 kg and 10 kg. Private label and custom cartons on request. |
| Freezing method | IQF (individually quick-frozen) after blanching. |
| Storage | −18°C at the thermal centre, unbroken cold chain from cold store to port. |
| Shelf life | 12 months from date of production. |
| Certification | BRCGS, ISO 9001:2015, GLOBALG.A.P., registered with the U.S. FDA. Halal and Kosher available. Third-party inspection accepted on request. |
| Production campaign | November to May. Frozen stock shipped year round. |
| Terms & ports | FOB and CIF. Loading Damietta, Alexandria, Port Said or Ain Sokhna. |
Tell us whole or cut, the volume, your destination port and Incoterm — we send the spec sheet, certificates and a quote, usually within 24–48 hours.
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