Swiss Import Promotion Programme (SIPPO)

SIPPO is bringing six of Serbia’s leading fruit and berry exporters to Helsinki from 22 to 24 September to build direct, long-term relationships with Finnish buyers, importers, and food service operators.

Across the delegation, raspberries, blackberries, sour cherries and plums form the core of nearly every company’s offer, in both IQF and block-frozen formats, conventional and organic, with several producers also supplying strawberries, blueberries and apricots, as well as purées, concentrates, freeze-dried and dried fruit.

Frutorga
Organic-focused processor founded in 2015, supplying EU buyers such as Valrhona, Andros, and HiPP with organic fruits and berries, including baby-food-quality purée. Exports 80% of its products, FSSC 22000 and EU Organic certified. Annual production capacity of 2,000 tons and current export volume 800–1,000 t, with fast 7-day lead times.

Menex
35-year, second-generation family company near Kopaonik National Park, specialising in organic and wild-collected fruit, including strawberries and blueberries alongside its core range. EU Organic and BIO KRAV certified with 80% of exports organic. Broad certification portfolio, annual production capacity of up to 5,000 tons and current export volume of 3,000 t.

Pamin
Organic and conventional frozen fruit specialist with a strong focus on retail and private label, including chocolate-coated frozen fruit, freeze-dried fruit, and dried wild mushrooms. 60% of exports are organic; the company is BRCGS and EU Organic certified. Annual production capacity of 8,000 t across 7 production sites.

SB Brava
Premium First Class frozen fruit producer, notably including apricot alongside its core range. IFS, GLOBALG.A.P., and EU Organic certified. Annual production capacity of 2,000 tons of which all is exported, with 15-day lead times.

Sweet Home
Nearly 30-year, family-owned fruit processor supplying major Western European buyers including Darbo, Zuegg, and Andros. Portfolio also includes apricot, strawberry, and blueberry, available conventional or organic. Annual production capacity of up to 10,000 t and current export volume of up to 5,000 t.

Zadrugar
Founded in 1990 in Ljubovija, one of Serbia’s largest organic berry processors, with laser sorting and metal-detection technology across multiple production sites. Approximately 50% of products are exported; IFS, GLOBALG.A.P., and EU Organic certified. Annual capacity of 5,000–6,000 t.