Being generous farmers, Mr. Shafi and his ancestors supported the nearby peasant community to market their produce for years. In 1971, Mr. Shafi Bagwan, a true visionary and a marketing professional, he started collecting the agricultural produce from the nearby growers. After grading and packing, he marketed these produce in the domestic market with the brand name ‘GOLDEN’. Now ‘GOLDEN’ brand is
so popular in India and around the world on the fruits and vegetable segment. For supporting the farmers with a good price, Chand Fruits Co started exporting fruits and vegetables to the Middle East from 1997, using his expertise. He started investing in infrastructure with a 1400 sq meter facility with a 300 MT cold storage and 20 MT pre cooling unit per day, right in the heartland of Maharashtra Horticultural belt. Today Chand Fruits Co (Pvt) Ltd is the biggest fresh agricultural produce organization in India. In 2008, in addition to the existing facilities, they made a state of the art pack house in a 50,000 sq feet facility with 1000 MT cold store and 110 MT pre cooling unit per day. 15 MT ripening chamber facility per day is also available inthis huge pack house with this new facility good employment is generated by company. Chand Fruit Co ( Pvt ) Ltdalso has pack house and cold store facilities in Nashik and Vashi, the APMC Fruit Market. They have collection points all over the India with re**er trucks to protect the crops. Chand Fruit Co is using the latest state of the art technology in handling fresh produce. In 2012, February Chand Fruit Co (Pvt) Ltd is commissioning another state of the art pack house at Vita in Sangli for exporting Grapes to Europe. Chand Fruits Exports finest Indian Table grapes, Quality Mangoes, Pomegranates, Indian Lime, Papayas,Chickoo, Pineapple, Custard Apple, Guava, Coconuts, Onions, Oranges and all varieties of Indian Vegetables. In 1997, Chand Fruits Co (Pvt) Ltd, started exporting a merely 23 containers to the Middle East and in 2010 it showed a fast growth and crossed more than 1200 container mark. Golden brand of Indian fruits is exporting to Middle East, Europe, South East Asia, CIS countries and Africa. Chand Fruit Pvt Ltd is started importing Apples, Oranges, Pears, Kiwi and other Fruits from all over the world and distributing and strengthening their existing networks. The Major imports to India are from USA, Chile, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, China, France and Egypt. Chand Fruit Co partnership relationship with fellow growers. Chand Fruits Co has direct contacts with more than 2500 growers without any mediator. Chand Fruit Co invested in relationships. Their agronomist visit the grower’s farms and give training to ensure the finest quality produce. They provide them with approved pesticides and drip irrigation systems on a nonprofit basis. Chand Fruit Co also conducts agricultural seminars and open houses where growers meet agricultural engineers and authorities to improve the quality of crops. To get better international exposure, Chand Fruits Co appointed Golden Fruits Co LLC as their representatives in Dubai, U.A.E. Now they have representative in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman, Srilanka, Indonesia,Singapore,Phillippines, Malaysia, UK and The Netherlands.
