Wyma Solutions articles

Potato processing is a balance of competing priorities.

Processors must maximise throughput while protecting product quality. They must reduce labour and operational costs while meeting increasingly strict retailer specifications. And they must do all of this while handling a natural, variable product that changes daily.

The difference between a good processing line and a great on

Date: 2015
Subject: Large Carrot Grower and Packer Values Collaborative Approach
Business: Kalfresh
Location: Queensland, Australia
Customers: Supermarkets in Australia and wholesalers in Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia

Kalfresh applies the same philosophy in the field, in the packing shed and in marketing: “Innovate to keep growing”. Its

Leading changes in fresh carrot retailing in Colombia

Date: 2015
Subject: Leading changes in fresh carrot retailing in Colombia
Business: Castelblanco
Location: Colombia
Customers: Grocery stores, supermarkets and wholesalers in Colombia 

The Castelblanco brothers have learnt first-hand th

Date: 2015
Business: Lünekartoffel
Location: Germany

“My name is Michael Gertig, I am the Technical Director here at Lünekartoffel. We are here at the headquarters of Lünekartoffel in Südergellersen. We started in 1989 as a merger of Heidesaat Lüneburg and the potato section of Rudolf Peters Landhandel.

We mainly focus on the sale of potatoes. To

Date: 2014
Subject: Ivankovich Farms Meet Shelf-Life and Quality Requirements for Carrot Export Markets
Business: Ivankovich Farms
Location: Myalup, Western Australia, Australia
Customers: Supermarkets and wholesalers in the Middle East, local carrot juice processor and local markets. 

The large size

Date: 2016
Business: Abenhardt
Location: Germany

Processing 70,000 tons of carrots per year, including 20,000 tons in a specialized organic processing plant, Abenhardt is one of the largest carrot packhouses in Germany. The family business dates back to the 16th century, but has specialized in cultivating and processing carrots since 1950. In the Datteln region, carrots are harvested between June and December,

Date: 2014
Subject: Two years on, Wyma carrot line performance still impresses
Business: B.D. & M.D. Nicol & Son Pty Ltd
Location: South Australia, Australia
Customers: Major supermarket chains, wholesalers, independent green grocers and vegetable processors Australia-wide

Australia has one of the highest food

Date: 2014
Business: Moffatt Fresh Produce
Location: Australia

“The idea of the Wyma Wet Bunker Storage system was floated to us by National Sales manager, John Roest, after discussing with him some of our concerns of not being able to maximize flow efficiencies to our packing machines whilst gaining enough dwell time to adequately cool our product prior to packing.

Once we understoo

Date: 2015
Business: A S Wilcox & Sons Ltd
Location: New Zealand 

Founded in 1954 and now comprising five sites around New Zealand, A S Wilcox & Sons Ltd is an integral part of the nation’s agricultural industry. Wyma’s relationship with the team at Wilcox stretches back to the earliest days of the Vege-Polisher™, a testament to the value of strong relat

Date: 2020
Business: Lynchris Farm
Location: Leeston, New Zealand 

The Crozier family has been supplying carrots, potatoes and onions to domestic and export markets for three generations. Their 400-hectare Lynchris Farm is situated in Leeston, just south of Christchurch on New Zealand’s South Island, where it makes the most of the alluvial soils and warm Canterbury summers.