Core Fruit Pty Ltd

Fresh-produce sourcing and export company | Paarl, Western Cape, South Africa

Updated Sep 2026

Core Fruit is a South African fresh-produce sourcing and export company that links partner growers and packhouses with international markets rather than presenting itself as a farm owner. Its range includes citrus, table grapes, apples, pears, avocados, stone fruit, berries, vegetables, almonds and dates sourced from South Africa and, for selected supply, Morocco, Spain and Zimbabwe. The company was incorporated in South Africa in 2001.

Business type

TRADING / SOURCING AND EXPORT company: it describes its model as linking growers’ produce to markets; it also says 10 apple and pear packhouses pack exclusively for Core, without stating that it owns them.^1,3

Location

1 Bergkruin, Paarl 7646, Western Cape, South Africa.^2,5

Founded

Incorporated as a South African private company on 21 September 2001.⁵

Products

Citrus, table grapes, apples and pears, avocados, nectarines, peaches, plums, cherries, lychees, blueberries, strawberries, vegetables, almonds and dates.¹

Capabilities

Sources from partner growers; offers South African supply plus selected grower-partner supply from Morocco, Spain and Zimbabwe. It reports 10 apples-and-pears packhouses packing exclusively for Core, approximately 92,000 tonnes / 6 million cartons.^1,3

Certifications

States it is an IFS-certified broker and achieved GLOBALG.A.P. Chain of Custody certification in 2022; it is also an APAC member. Certification scope and current validity should be checked in the relevant registers before onboarding.⁴

Key people

Jacobus Petrus Snyman and Charles Vorster Steenkamp are listed as directors in registry-derived company data.⁵

Commercial contact

Paarl office: info@corefruit.com | +27 (0)21 863 6300.²

Diligence notes

Core’s website describes partner growers and exclusively packing packhouses, but does not establish ownership of farms or packhouses. Verify farm, packhouse, certification and social-compliance scope for the intended programme.^3,4

Customers

Wonderful Citrus Ventures LLC, M L Catania Co Ltd, Esu Farm LLC, Lange Fresh Farms Inc, Jac Vandenberg Inc, Fpd East Inc, Global Citrus Group Inc, Star Produce Ltd, ClemenGold, Pink Lady, Wonderful Citrus^3,6,7

Key people

Jacobus Petrus Snyman, Director; Charles Vorster Steenkamp, Director⁵

Best suited for: Buyers seeking a South African export partner able to source a broad seasonal fresh-fruit programme from partner growers and packhouses, particularly citrus, grapes and deciduous fruit.

Researched profile of Core Fruit Pty Ltd, 7 Sept 2026, from 7 sources. Shipment figures elsewhere on this page are from US customs records, not from these sources.