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We want to actively contribute to the world's food supply and stimulate fruit and vegetable consumption by laying the foundations for healthy and appealing fruits and vegetables.
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Rijk Zwaan shares knowledge during Fruit Logistica events and at the Retail Centre
Rijk Zwaan is looking forward to welcoming Fruit Logistica attendees to its booth (Hall 1.2, Stand D-13) to explore together how commitment to care can help partners thrive in today’s ever-evolving market. Experts from the fruit and vegetable breeding company are also contributing to a number of parallel events in Berlin. To engage in even more knowledge sharing, customers and partners can sign up to visit the Retail Centre – the company’s very own retail experience facility in Berlin.
Yellow watermelon: how Tropical Sunshine RZ adds colour to retail shelves
Innovation is the only way to stay ahead of the game. That is why South African growing companies, supermarket chain Woolworths and Rijk Zwaan collaborated closely to bring customers something special in both the core fruit and the prepared fruit category: yellow watermelon Tropical Sunshine RZ. “It stands out because of its colour and amazing taste.”
Tropical pepper Tatayoyo® conquers shelves: “Truly impressed by richer aroma”
“Tatayoyo® is not just a pepper; it’s a versatile innovative ingredient that can transform dishes,” says Andrea Alvarez from fresh produce company UNICA. Since last year, the award-winning pepper is also being sold at retailer LIDL. “We highly value the close cooperation with Rijk Zwaan and UNICA to bring this to our shelves,” says Boyd Muijs, Vice President of Fresh Purchasing International at LIDL. Innovation and collaboration are just two reasons why Andrea and Boyd are so enthusiastic about this groundbreaking new concept.
High resistance toToBRFV
Rijk Zwaan has found new genetics with high resistance (HR) to the Tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV). The best-performing hybrids are now available under the Rugose Defense label 
Tatayoyo: a tropical adventure
Meet Tatayoyo, our award-winning, big ready to eat, snack-size pepper, bursting with flavours. Get surprised and explore the unknown. 
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Rijk Zwaan is a fruit and vegetable breeding company. We develop new fruit and vegetable varieties and sell the seeds produced from them all over the world. 