Ecopark, organic cherry tomato leader

Ecopark is consolidated as Europe’s largest organic cherry tomato producer. Germany, the United Kingdom, Switzerland and Scandinavia are the main customers. Meanwhile, France is the market showing most progress over the past 10 years. “Today we provide more volume, with greater security and confidence thanks to an improvement in our competitive edge, with 100% of our produce now organic”, explains Luis Olcina.
To this end, they recently set up a 60 ha organic cultivation unit in Mazarron (Murcia), in addition to those already up and running in Nijar and Sierra de Tabernas. “Today around 70% of our cherry tomato operation is grouped in Mazarrón, since we are pioneers in rolling out organic tomato in the area.” Mazarrón allows cultivation all year round – under mesh netting in summer and plastic sheeting in winter. 
Ecopark also made a strong investment of over €400,000 this year in their storage and preparation facilities. They have also refreshed the image of their Ecopark and Indal+ brands. 
Ecopark today takes in 3 members and 12 producers. Their ongoing annual growth is between 7 and 10%, achieving a turnover for 2013 of €15 million and 8,000 tons traded. They supply a full range of cherry tomatoes, including the round, pear, vine, orange, yellow and zebra types. They also diversify their organic range with more cucumbers, peppers and round tomatoes. They hold A+, Sohiscert and CAAE organic certifications in the field, as well as Ceres, IFS and BRV in storage, in addition to GLobalGAP and Grasp.