The
FORBEL group has long been growing citruses and it has contributed in the last
15 years to the development of the national citric industry. Today, FORBEL, is
one of the leading exporters.
FORBEL can be defined as a vertically integrated group from production to
final destination which keeps the profile of a homelike company with
professional management and which is constantly aiming at total quality and
excellent products.
PRODUCE, POST-HARVEST PROCESSES and MARKETING/ FINANCE, the three main areas
of the spinal column of the group are the direct responsibility of any of the
owners or any of their descendants who are assisted by a qualified and
experienced staff.
PRODUCE
The group owns the property and exploitation of 700 hectares of citruses in
the Paysandú Department, undoubtedly, a privileged area. It was precisely in
1955 that the two families of founders, Swiss and French, started growing
citruses.
For four decades they have been combining experience and artisan care with a
permanent technological updating of the production means and they have been
paying special attention to the market trends in terms of quality and new
varieties.
The development of the new plantations has been made with vegetable material
certified by our Official Sanitary Authorities, which in fact means an
additional guarantee for buyers. At present, our orchards are on average
twenty years old, that means they are half way through their life cycle. We
can certainly meet the demands of the market as a result of the different
varieties we have. We firmly believe that the quality of the product starts
and ends in the orchards; the post-harvest processes can only help keep same
intact.
