Start the New Year with a Naturally Sweet Treat

The festive period is over and everyone is feeling guilty about their over-indulgence on mince pies and savoury nibbles. So as New Years resolutions are made to get healthy and shed that excess, its time to incorporate fresh berries onto your menu.

Naturally detoxifying, nutritious and very low in calories, berries are of immense benefit for both short-term and long-term health and wellbeing.  Most people associate berries with Vitamin C, making them an ideal snack in the winter months to help stave off colds and keep the immune system running at 100%. However, they also provide a high level of Vitamin D and E as well as Antioxidants and Folic Acid which all play a vital part in staying healthy and maintaining a healthy body both on the outside and on the inside. These fruits also contain plant compounds called anthocyanins, which may help to improve vision and circulation, prevent cancer and slow the effects of ageing

Wellpict European are a UK grower based soft fruit business with farms abroad enabling them to import the tastiest varieties of Strawberries, Raspberries, Blueberries and Blackberries into the UK from Europe, the Middle East and America throughout the winter months. This ensures the health benefits can be enjoyed by everyone including you and your customers for 12 months of the year.

Throughout January and into mid February, strawberries are imported from Israel, Egypt and Jordan in the Middle East. In February as the Middle East comes to an end, the Spanish crop will take over and be the main source until the UK season begins in April/May. The majority raspberries, blueberries and blackberries are all imported from South America throughout January, moving to Spain by mid-February.