Parripak know thier onions!
 

If you believe that the humble onion is barely worth a mention, then you would be wise to keep your thoughts to yourself if you visit Bedfordshire-based Parripak Foods. 

In a single week, the UK’s leading fresh vegetable preparation specialists have put through 251 tonnes of finished onions, which, based on 8 whole onions per finished kg, equals just over two million onions – all orientated by hand!

Parripak’s Marketing Manager, Dom Pleasance commented: “This has been a busy Winter and on all vegetables we are looking to go through 1000 tonne of finished product per week.”

Onions contain Quercetin, a powerful compound which is recognised as being a more potent antioxidant than Vitamin E and experts believe that two to three onions a week can have a positive impact on health. 

Pleasance added:  “We are expecting an extremely busy January with some exciting new launches and healthy eating based promotions, which have had a great deal of development work put behind them.  There has also been an increase in demand from the ready meals market and particularly in the soup sector.  Volumes are such that we have had to put on a twilight shift to service the orders.”