Delindecsa shows route to success

A focus on quality has helped Ecuadorian banana firm Delindecsa develop into one of the country’s leading exporters over the last 10 years. Created in 2003, Ecuadorian banana company Delindecsa carried out its first shipment of fruit of 20,000 boxes to Germany in week 43 of that year. Under the leadership of Dr Jorge Manobanda Cedeño, the Guayaquil-based firm quickly became established as the company with the greatest rate of growth in the Ecuadorian banana sector, shipping over 100,000 boxes per week. In 2013, Delindecsa exported an estimated 3.7m boxes of primarily premium bananas to Germany, Russia and the Mediterranean region.  Speaking to Eurofresh Distribution, a spokesperson for the company revealed that Delindecsa was anticipating further export volume growth of 8% for the 2014 season. “We will continue working on the basis of providing high quality fruit and efficient services for all our customers, so everyone is satisfied,” the spokesperson said.
“Our production and service to our customers has led to us successfully achieving recognition for meeting the quality and volume demands of our clients. “We export all around the world, but a large part of the fruit that we export comes with GlobalG.A.P. certification for bananas, which gives a guarantee of our social and environmental commitments. “We also count on constant quality verification of the fruit through the hiring of international inspectors who provide quality inspection services for packers at the moment of shipment and arrival at destination,” the spokesperson added.