Gem
Two weights, two flow-pack formats and a twelve-month calendar define the gem lettuce line at Hortiberia. The lighter head suits the self-service shelf; the heavier one reduces handling for platforms that break bulk towards central kitchens and organised catering. Both are grown by the group's member companies in south-east Spain, in EU-certified organic and in conventional production.
Availability
Technical data
- Category
- Lettuces
- Weight
- 10×2: 135 – 150 g, 12×3: 155 – 185 g
- Transport temperature
- 1º - 4º
- Packaging
- Caja Cartón
Flow Pack 10×2 – 3 kg / Europalet 128 – Palet 160
Flow Pack 12×3 – 6 kg / Europalet 56 – Palet 70 - Production
- Available as organic and conventional
- Guarantees
- GLOBALG.A.P. and IFS across the group's growers · lot and farm traceability
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Formats and weights
- Flow pack 10 x 2: heads of 135 to 150 g, 3 kg per box, 128 boxes per Euro pallet and 160 per 100 x 120 pallet.
- Flow pack 12 x 3: heads of 155 to 185 g, 6 kg per box, 56 boxes per Euro pallet and 70 per 100 x 120 pallet.
Both formats ship in cardboard boxes. The 10 x 2 gives a high box count per pallet and a unit weight that works for price-per-pack retailing; the 12 x 3 carries double the net weight per box for buyers who move volume rather than units.
Calendar
Gem lettuce is available from January to December. Growers rotate production across zones in the Region of Murcia and south-east Spain according to the season, which keeps the line on the weekly programme when other European origins drop out.
Organic and conventional
The organic line is certified under EU rules, with separate labelling. Formats, pallet configurations and transport temperature are identical across both lines, so a buyer can run them side by side with the same lot documentation.
Transport and assurance
Transport temperature is 1-4 °C, with the cold chain unbroken from the packhouse. The group's growers work under standards such as GLOBALG.A.P. and IFS, with lot and farm traceability on every consignment and compliance with EU rules on residues, plant protection products and labelling.
Grupo Hortiberia, set up in Cartagena in 2001 as the commercial arm of four grower-exporter companies and now present in more than 40 countries, agrees weekly gem volumes and the split between formats with each customer.
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