FoodTurkey-September-October-2018

and machinery necessary for the production
to our company. Still, we have
a heavy investment plan by the year
2021. We want to be a more powerful
brand in retail side as well.
Could you give us information
about candied chestnut
production processes? Which
processes do they go through?
The priority of this process is to start
with the right raw material to suit this
job. The physical properties of raw
chestnut as well as its natural chemical
content; that is, the altitude of the tree,
shell thickness and ease of peeling, are
important. We sort them according to
their size and keep them in our refrigerated
facilities. The first chestnut is
robbed and frozen in our own structure
and frozen and then the cycle of
process is spread to the days up to
the end of the confectionery process.
Even if we use machinery 30 people
are working on this line. Confectionery
process is extremely hard and
labor intensive. The big chestnuts are
selected one by one carefully, 4-5 of
them are put in the cheesecloth then
boiled several times in these swaddles
and boiled water for a long time in a
thin sugar syrup in industrial pressure
cooker. Chestnut candy, which has
been rested for 2-3 days in its own
syrup, is then ready to eat. This can be
a simple explanation for classic chestnut
candy production. Of course, there
are also packaging processes. Even the
food manufacturers who come to visit
us, are admirable and concerned.
Timely delivery of right
product is important as much
as production. Which way do
you usually ship your products
to export market?
In recent years, the product is becoming
far from being a commodity. The
production facility of the product, the
documents that the plant holds and
the requirements it has fulfilled, the
fulfillment of the social responsibilities,
the store where the product is
displayed, the visual elements in the
presentation, the costume of the personnel,
the design of the package and
even the packaging used back suitability
for conversion, fashion colors and
color palette uses, the paper and the
derivative of the sachet you use is nature
friendly, smiling face during and
after sales, etc. all mean the value offered
to the customers as a whole. Believe
me that the product is not only
a simple manufactured material, but is
much more. Service side is also extremely
important including the shipping
and delivery. Logistics companies
that we work with praise us for even
the regular compilation of the load,
even the care we paid while ordering
in the list of delivery documents. Export
is not only the key to economic
growth but is the gate itself. Our department
of exports is working with
this awareness; we are struggling to
overcome the negative perception of
Turkish products. Thankfully, we have
always been proudly successful in this
struggle. Shipping is very sensitive and
risky business. We prefer the highway
transportation on the European route,
and we ship products by air to almost
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