Home>CORE activities>Fruit & Vegetable Processing Jobs Contact Fruit & Vegetable Processing Juice or Concentrate NEVER COMPARE APPLES AND ORANGES Fruit pressing Fruit, mainly hand-picked apples and pears, are (cold) pressed throughout the year on the fruit processing sites. This fruit is sustainably sourced within the region or is exclusively pressed for a customer. Annually, more or less 100,000 tonnes of fruit is processed (80 % apples and 20 % pears). After an in-depth quality control process the fruit is washed, inspected and crushed. The mash is then transferred by a pump to the presses, where the juice is separated from the pulp by centrifugal force or hydraulic pressure. This cloudy juice is lightly pasteurized and immediately bottled or can be stored refrigerated. Generally, we press freshly squeezed cloudy fruit juice (not from concentrate - NFC) containing plenty of vitamins, minerals and anti-oxidants, but also semi-clear or clear juices can be made. In addition to freshly squeezed juices, fruit concentrates are made to either dilute back to juice level (juice from concentrate - FC) or otherwise to use as a raw material in fermentation. FROM BITTERSHARP TO SWEET A selection of apples for cider making During the harvest period of hard fruit (September – December period) the presses operate at full capacity to guarantee high quality juice as well as to process Bittersharp and Bittersweet apples for cider making. These apples are mainly grown in France and in the UK. During harvest the trees are shaken and apples are mechanically collected before pressing into juice or concentrate. As these apples contain high amounts of tannins (polyfenols), they are a source of anti-oxidants and have an astringent flavour. This is often a key ingredient in cider making. VEGELICIOUS! More than fruit In addition to fruit, vegetables such as cucumber are also pressed. Vegetables are a source of fibre, contain (often) less natural sugars than fruit whilst still containing a lot of vitamins and minerals. As people lead busy lifestyles and research has showed us that we tend to not eat enough vegetables, Konings would like to make vegetables more accessible, less niche, more convenient and tastier by producing easily drinkable vegetable juices or fruit and vegetable juice blends. Need some fruit or vegetables processed? CONTACT KONINGS » ABOUT KONINGS Konings is your partner for co-packing and private label production of juices, ciders, soft drinks, beers, wines and distilled products. Service, flexibility and long-term commitment in finding solutions for our partners is our key objective. KONINGS HAS OFFICES IN Belgium Netherlands United Kingdom France Privacy policy | Cookie policy Copyrights ©2021 All Rights Reserved by Konings. Webdesign by Zenjoy. Built with Nimbu. SHARE ON × Exciting news: embracing the future together with BNP Paribas Fortis Private Equity Hundreds of bottles glide over a metal conveyor belt. A little further on, tens of thousands of empty cans are waiting to be filled. Joris Brams, CEO of Konings NV, enthusiastically shows us the various ciders, fruit juices and energy drinks of this leading international drinks producer and packer with its roots in Limburg. “To pursue our international expansion plans in a sustainable way, we were looking for a reliable long-term partner who could support us financially. This search led us to BNP Paribas Fortis Private Equity.” After many years of working successfully together, BNP Paribas Fortis Private Equity is proud to announce its investment in the company. Konings NV has a phenomenal track record of profitable growth and a management that knows how to make things happen, including successful acquisitions in the UK and the Netherlands. Its success has a lot to do with a sound structure and a clear long-term strategy. We strongly believe in its future prospects. DON'T SHOW AGAIN MORE ABOUT KONINGS Cookie Policy konings.be uses cookies. Because we want to guarantee your privacy and improve the user-friendliness of your visits to our website, we feel it is important that you know how and why we use cookies. Read more Functional cookies Functional cookies are essential to be able to visit our website and to use certain parts of it. Third-party cookies Google Analytics These analytical cookies collect data about how visitors use our website, for example the number of website visitors, the page on which they have arrived on the website and the pages they have visited. We use this information for reporting purposes and to optimise our website. SAVE PREFERENCES