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Our Quality Control

Delicia, S.A. works with a strict processing system to satisfy "DUE DILIGENCE" requirements from its customers. All our fruit is left to ripen on the trees and is harvested at the best time to obtain unsurpassed quality of mature fruit. After the harvest, the fruit is transported to our processing  plant in our own trucks.

Each year, the company produces a program to determine what chemicals should be used in every step of production. A group of trained agronomists is responsible for sanitary maintenance of farming and harvest procedures. All our fruit is left to ripen on the trees and is harvested at the best time to obtain unsurpassed quality of mature fruit. After the harvest, the fruit is transported from our farm to our processing plant in our own trucks.
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Delicia has been certified IRMA/SGF which is currently considered a model to be followeb by the global market of beverages. GMP and HACCP system are at our processing facilities implemented. Delicia, S.A. meets also the standards to produce and process KOSHER certified products.

Regardless of the size, each lot of fruit is received in our procesing facilities where is given an identification number wich is used for every single step throughout the entire process. Each packaging unit procesed at our facilities has a full traceability data available to be checked.

All records of quality control: in-take, on-line, and dispatch show the same i.d. number, which allows us to locate a lot from the farm the produce came from.

Our company has been certified as a provider by Schutzgemeinschaft der Fruchtsaft industrie EV-SGF by the "voluntary control system". Inspectors from SGF routinely visit our plant during the processing season.
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In order to maintain additional control of all our batches, we keep a representative sample of every product shipment.

Our labs conduct constant analyses and revisions of the following variables of our produce:

• Brix degrees

• pH

• Relation between Brix and acidity
  (Brix to Acid Ratio)

In addition to these routine tests, we hire independent certified labs to conduct complete microbiological tests.
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The processing plant has an installed production capacity up to 7 metric tons per hour of final product.

Processing Facilities

Our products are processed and packed in a plant especially built for these purposes in 1986. All U.S., U.K., and Continental European hygiene procedures requirements were considered in building of our plant. We have even been KOSHER certified. Our plant has the following facilities:

1. Reception and quality control area for fresh fruit

2. Quality control laboratory for processed puree

3. Refrigeration chambers

4. Area for fruit wash, selection and blanch

5. Area for aseptic processing

6. Warehouse for finished product

7. Warehouse for packing material

8. Personnel Sanitaries: toilets and showers

9. Personnel dressing rooms

We take orders for a minimum of 17.0551 metric tons in a 20 feet dry container.

• 80 drums per every 20 feet container

• 800 boxes per every 20 feet container

Our Future
Over the past 12 years we have continued investigating and expanding our plantation and processing facilities. In addition to improving and increasing our processes, we are testing new fruits which we hope to incorporate to our line of products Also IQF and frozen purees are being analysed.
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.Aseptic Area
The most important part of our process takes
place in the aseptic area. We use the most advanced technology and equipment in the
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Shipments
Product shipments can be dispatched in 20 or 40 feet container through the two diferent ports in Guatemala; Santo Tomás de Castilla Port in Atlantic Coast and Quetzal Port, in the Pacific Coast depending on the destiny of the shipment. Ground shipments to Central America countries are also available.

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Headquarters office

Delicia, S.A. central offices area located in Guatemala City, five minutes away from the International Airport. The processing plant is located 20 minutes away from our central offices, road to El Salvador, Fraijanes, Guatemala.

15 Avenida 12-67, zona 13
 Guatemala City, Guatemala 01013
PBX: (502) 2223 - 5252
FAX: (502) 2334 - 5453
E mail: sales@delicia.com.gt

P.O. Box Section 44202 - 5289
Miami Fl. 33102 U.S.A.

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Vist us at www.delicia.centroamerica.com