Fruit Drops, a company in Goknur Gıda group, has been producing organic and conventional fruit juices packed in tetra, pet and glass packages for ten years. It also produces for other brands in Turkey and abroad. Mehmet Yildiz, factory and export manager of Drops Gida introduces his company.
Production facilities
Our production facilities are on a 150-thousand sqm land in Nigde, a major source of fruits in central Anatolia. The factory has three filling line one for aseptic cardboard tetra packaging and one glass bottling line. Fruits are farmed in 2 thousand acres of land in Nar valley in Ulucinar village, 250 acres of peach orchard, and other lands in so called Apple Valley. Variety of fruits are processed and packaged in the factory including apple, peaches, grapes, carrots, pomegranate, figs, apricot, sour cherry, sweet cherry, palm, orange, lemon, grapefruit, pineapple, mango, cranberry etc..
Market share
Our share in domestic market is almost none however we target a share of 5 percent in five years. We export to the USA, England, China, Singapore, Somalia, Kenya, and South Korea. Our target is to double exports every year. Promotion activities in fruit juice market are not sufficient. Every effort to promote to juices will be beneficial for all producers and for families and people who consumes alternative drinks.
