Although a natural process, the ripening of an avocado is managed to perfection at Halls with the correct technical understanding both at harvest and during the ripening procedure.
The fruit is always shipped at low temperatures to hold it in a "sleeping" state throughout transportation. Depending on the customer's requirement, the fruit is then "woken up" to be delivered at the required stage of ripeness. Fruit can arrived "triggered" which then ripens through the customer's own supply chain, or is fully ripened and ready to eat. Halls has the experience and technical expertise to manage this process, ensuring an excellent eating experience.
With ripening, packing and storage facilities in South Africa, Paris, Marseille and Rotterdam, Halls can take the fruit from our carefully managed orchards all the way to our customers' doors. Our ready to eat avocados are sold under the Halls RIPE brand, packaged in a striking design to stand out on trade and supermarket shelves.
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OUR HISTORY
Founded in 1890 by HL Hall on the banks of the Crocodile River in the Eastern Transvaal, now known as Mpumalanga, Halls became part of HL Hall & Sons in 1921 - firmly establishing itself as a brand built on integrity, family values and sustainability.
1890
Established by Hugh Lanion Hall, the Halls journey begins.
King George and Queen Elizabeth visit Halls at Mataffin Farm, one of the largest citrus estates in the Commonwealth
1992
1922
1947
Halls citrus exports exceed one million cartons.
1968
1984
Halls stop farming citrus and focus on avocado.
1994
Halls concludes a land restitution deal in South Africa and transfers 7,000 hectares of land to a community trust, the Matsafeni Farming Trust.
2003
2009
Halls acquires Halls Limpopo Packers in Tzaneen, South Africa.
Halls establishes a marketing office in Rungis, France.
2010
2012
2013
Halls acquires packing and ripening facilities in France.
2014
Halls significantly expand their French operations in Rungis with state-of-the-art packing and ripening facilities.
1940-1950
2014-
2015
2015
20163
Halls purchase Forest Hill Farm in Tzaneen, South Africa.
2017
2018
Halls increases its footprint by establishing two marketing offices - Frankfurt Germany and Halls Iberia in Madrid, Spain.
2019
Halls establishes a marketing office in China, Chongqing.
2021
2020
Halls becomes a household name throughout South Africa on the back of a cash-on-delivery mail-order fresh produce business.
Halls gains a reputation for contributing to the welfare of its employees through schools, clinics and housing.
Halls establish operations in the United Kingdom.
Halls is "first to market" with ripe & ready avocado into the UK.
Halls co-develops the Sinclair ripening technology with Imperial College, London.
Halls and the Makgoba Trust form the Makgoba Halls Farming Company.
Halls establishes a marketing office in Marseille, France.
Halls establishes operations in the Netherlands.
Halls celebrates its 125th year of business.
Halls establishes an avocado nursery on Mataffin farm in partnership with Du Roi.
Halls acquires packing and ripening facilities in Marseille, France.
Halls launched AVOCADEMY - a centre for training and skills development to develop skills from within the business.
Halls acquires packing and ripening facilities in Malaga, Spain.
Halls launches the AVOCADEMY eLearning platform to develop skills within the grower base.