With operations being conducted out of a modern facility in Spalding, Lincolnshire, Allium Alliance also has the advantage of widespread growing and storage locations, allowing it to benefit from favourable climatic conditions in countries as diverse as Spain, New Zealand, Chile, Italy, Holland and Germany.

Through its many partnerships, Allium Alliance is able to fully commit itself to the further development of the high quality production and marketing of onions to the fresh food and manufacturing industries, whilst offering first class service, continuity and cost effectiveness at all times. Indeed, it offers full traceability and quality control from the seed through to final delivery.

High quality seed lines, of course, are a prerequisite to a good healthy onion crop, which must have a vigour to produce the required high yield and bulb size in order to ensure that the growing of onions remains viable. Given this superior starting point, Allium Alliance's growers are then totally committed to producing quality onions throughout the year. Carefully planned crop rotation and highly developed seed varieties along with excellent soil types ensure that a product of the highest standards is grown in accordance with the best farming practice. Moreover, modern harvesting techniques and equipment coupled with crop and field hygiene ensures product is harvested in prime condition.

Growers have state of the art drying and storage facilities too; with ambient, cold stores and controlled atmosphere stores keeping the product in prime condition until required by the consumer. This allows the company to respond to customer requirements at all times, ensuring orders are processed quickly and efficiently for onward delivery to its valued customers. All size grading and quality selection is strictly to customer specification, undertaken by fully experienced staff at all of Allium Alliance's suppliers.

The company also offers unsurpassed technical support, underlining the fact that as it continues to experience changes in food legislation and customer requirements, food safety and integrity are absolutely fundamental criteria when it sources raw materials. It is the company's policy to ensure that it provides technical excellence for its customer base. All suppliers are required to be, or are working towards, a third party accreditation. UK sources are Assured Produce Certified and overseas sources are either accredited to or working towards EUREP GAP accreditation. It is Allium Alliance's intention that all direct packing sources be also accredited. This shall be to the British Retail Consortium Standard either in the UK or overseas.

Co-ordinating supplies to meet requirements from around the world, Allium Alliance has a real passion for onions and, as well as encouraging continual development of flavour, colour and texture characteristics (both pre and post-cooking), supports extensive research and development.

For further information on Allium Alliance and how it can help to give your business a competitive advantage:

Telephone
01775 711224
Alternatively, visit the website at
www.alliumalliance.co.uk