Company

Our History

Canditfrucht was born in 1959 in Germany, thanks to an intuition of Salvatore Dell’Oca who, given the great demand from northern countries for candied fruit, entered into an economic agreement with the Sicilian Don Santi Calabrò, who had started his business in 1925, for the purchase of pickled orange peels and cups to be placed on the market. At the end of the 1960s, Canditfrucht moved from Germany to Sicily, bringing its machinery with it, installing it in what had been the Calabrò Santi e Figli factory. From candied fruit alone, the company also began producing juices and essential oils. From a modest reality, today Canditfrucht extends over a land area of ​​72,836.74 m2, which is still continuously expanding.

Located in the heart of Sicily, it is one of the most modern processing industries in the sector recognized on the reference markets.

From 1969 to today, Canditfrucht has become a point of reference in agro-industrial production, carrying out numerous projects. The company pays constant and meticulous attention during the production processes, from rigorous control over the entire supply chain, to the traceability of production, to the numerous quality standards adopted, proven by certifications also in the food sector. In the first years of the new millennium, the leadership of the company passed to Don Nunzio Calabrò, who brought a notable leap in quality thanks to the restructuring of the entire extraction plant and the anticipation of future market trends. Canditfrucht is one of the most modern processing industries in the citrus sector, both nationally and internationally. With cutting-edge infrastructure and systems, it is a consolidated reality for the processing of oranges, lemons, mandarins, essential oils and juices. All without forgetting the importance of a professional and friendly relationship with customers and with the community of Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto.

Nothing is excluded: the staff and the continuous search for cutting-edge machinery and solutions are among the main strengths of Canditfrucht.

Mission

Our mission is to progress in the quality and quantity of production, to improve product hygiene and safety, to limit consumption and to better manage waste in order to reduce the environmental impact of production.

We expanded production with the completion of the Brown extraction line, with the purchase of a new pasteurizer, refrigerated silos and Crusher.

The objectives are the production of high quality natural fresh juices, the constant research and the inclusion of new “green suppliers”, without forgetting the loyalty of customers that happens precisely with the satisfaction of their needs.

Company’s structure

Today Canditfrucht is a solid and established reality in the national and international market with over 54 highly specialized and technically prepared employees, and in continuous professional updating.

Our particular pride is precisely the skill of the staff, thanks to which we are still able, in a purely industrialized world, to create products whose processing requires that special care and attention typical of the craft world.

The Canditfrucht plant is equipped with the most modern and efficient machinery for processing and preserving the product.

Thanks to them we are able to carry out a high quality annual processing of over 78,772,707 kg of citrus fruits.

In recent years we have made numerous improvements to infrastructure and plants with an increasing focus on environmental issues, adopting plants that use solar and sustainable energy.

From the construction of a shed for the canditura of whole fruits with French tanks, to an entire shed inaugurated in 2007, dedicated to the bottling for Private Label with the technology Soft Pouch.

Today Canditfrucht has become an even bigger reality, incorporating what was La Mora Siciliana SpA. The experience of over 50 years of citrus processing and the most innovative technology in juice packaging come together.

In Rodì Milici, a large cold room of 28,000 cubic meters is entirely dedicated to the storage of natural juice. The cell, which can contain over 10 million liters of our precious natural juice, is powered by the energy produced by photovoltaic panels.

Impatto ambientale

And from those who work, love and sell fruit in its most diverse forms one cannot help but expect a commendable love and respect for nature. A vision of nature that must not and cannot be just exploitation but love. And for this reason, Canditfrucht, in all its locations, began to try to cover the entire energy needs of the company on its own. The Rodì Milici storage site, for example, exploits all the benefits of using solar and sustainable energy. The large cold room is in fact powered by green energy produced by photovoltaic panels.

Thanks to the green energy produced by the 692 Watt photovoltaic panels, the cold room reaches a temperature of -18°. The conservation of our products is guaranteed.