European apricots by OTELLO

The late frosts have led to shortfalls in the apricot crop in all parts of Europe. Italy started the apricot season about 5 weeks ago in southern Italy. As several varieties ripened at the same …

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EMILIE grapes from India… a success all along the line

The Indian grape season has just ended and KÖLLA Overseas is reflecting on how it has gone. What started as a first attempt to market grapes in KÖLLA’s own brand EMILIE has turned out to …

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Nektarinen

Start of the spanish stone fruit season

It is the start of the season in Huelva – the first nectarines and peaches from the greenhouse are harvested in limited quantities. In calendar week 14, the goods were already packed and loaded in …

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Diversified harvest of spanish cherries

This year, the cherry harvest in Spain is expected to be about 70% of last year’s crop, according to forecasts so far. Despite the announced rain front in calendar week 15 and 16, the harvest …

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Not just a LEMON

An impressive area with very fertile soils where very special fruits grow – one of them is the extraordinary Sorrento lemon. A lemon that stands out above all for its ingredients, smell and edibility of …

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Start of the strawberry season

The KÖLLA Group was able to start the season with Italian strawberries earlier than usual, so that the first significant quantities could already be marketed in Germany at the end of February. Benefiting from the …

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KÖLLA is ready for the next generation

On 25.01.2021, Florian Walther and Benedikt Wetterau were appointed to the management board of KÖLLA GmbH & Co. KG. Florian Walther will take over the operational part of the business from Georg Hoffmann. Benedikt Wetterau will …

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Sustainability – 1.3 million fewer foam separators in grape packaging in the last 2 years.

KÖLLA is aware of the importance of sustainable packaging and wants to contribute to its consistent implementation. “Since 2017, we have been working on a concept for our core competence, grapes. The packaging of loose …

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Do you know Frillice?

The frizzy exterior of the frisée lettuce, and the crunchy texture of iceberg lettuce are combined in one product. This lettuce has a relatively long shelf life and the leaves are particularly tasty. Frillice lettuce …

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OTELLO on its great journey

OTELLO quality gets around…. that is proven by our first 1,650 boxes of OTELLO Navelinas. The first container packed with delicious Spanish Navelinas in 15kg of OTELLO wooden boxes is on its way to Dubai. …

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