The new summer season’s started in Belgium. The warm, sunny weather means a considerable increase in berry demand. “Fresh coconut is another popular summer product. We’ve had this in our assortment since last year, ” says Special Fruit’s Lore Van Aert. “It’s a nice product. You can drink the water first and then eat the flesh. You just have to bash it open on a hard surface. The notch in the husk makes it easy to open.”
“Fresh coconut comes from Thailand. But we buy it from a supplier in Spain. That company processes the coconut, so it presents well. They put tape around it with a simple explanation and a straw.”
“We sell these coconuts in Scandinavia, Germany, the Benelux, and Italy. The Scandinavian countries even buy it all year round. We sell most of these coconuts to retailers. A few go to eateries,” says Lore.
She says fresh coconut’s prices are quite stable. “They…
