The colour of a mango fruit is never an indicator of being ripe. Even a green mango can be ripe.

Eating two kiwifruits an hour before bedtime will help you fall asleep quicker. Sleep more soundly and feel better tested when you wake up in the morning.

WE DELIVER RESULTS

666 containers imported from 14 countries, 14630 pallets of high quality product dispatched

Kiwifruits can be used as natural meat tenderizers owing to the presence of an enzyme that can break down protein.

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LOVE IS A FRUIT IN SEASON AT ALL TIMES, AND WITHIN REACH OF EVERY HAND

We are RIPE NOW LTD - one of the leading UK based tropical fruit suppliers and packers

OUR SERVICES

Good trees makes good fruit. Our job is to put it on your table.

Import

We focus on importing tropical fruit from various countries. Mango, kiwi, pomegranate seeds, figs, etc.
Tell us what you want and we will get it for you!

  • Mango
  • Kiwi
  • Pomegranate seeds
  • Figs

Packing and Ripening

To make sure the fruit tastes right it should be ripened correctly. Our team has years of experience in fruit conditioning and selection and with our high technology packing lines we can assure you, you get the best quality fruit possible.

  • Packing
  • Ripening
  • Conditioning
  • Selection

Storage

Looking for a place to keep your product in a temperature controlled environment? We can offer storage at temperatures ranging from 0°C to 22°C and round the clock quality control. Your product will be in good hands!

  • Storage
  • Temperatures ranging from 0°C to 22°C
  • 24/7 Quality Control

KEY FACTS:

496 containers imported from 14 countries ●
10,951 pallets of high quality product dispatched ●
30.8 tonnes of pomegranate arils air freighted from India ●

OUR AIM:

● To be acknowledged as market leaders, through gaining respect and trust from both our customers and suppliers alike
● To continue to keep supply of our fruit at a constant all year round and at the best quality

OUR HISTORY:

Ripe Now Ltd was formed in 2006 by Julian Wright and Lewey Hook - the commercial and technical minds of the business. Neil Gott then swiftly joined as the operations missing link, with an extensive experience within the fresh produce industry. The first pallets ever packed at Ripe Now Ltd were by the hands of Julian, Lewey and Neil.

Today the company has over 110 full time employees, (many of them have been there from the very beginning!) and up to 70 seasonal employees. The company operates from three sites - Coates (near Peterborough), Kirton and Boston. Across these three sites we have cool storage space of over 1,000 pallets and ripening space for over 1,800 pallets.

The biggest advantage of Ripe Now is the team. Every department of the company contains people with years of experience and a real passion for their job. Ripe Now is not just a company, it’s a family.

We pride ourselves in the close relationships we have with customers and suppliers alike. For the fruits we import directly, we have worked for years, with growers around the world - to create a seamless supply calendar of, for example smooth fleshed mango arrivals, 52 weeks of the year!

Scroll down 'Stories' to see our current 2020 project!

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OUR PROJECTS:

MAKING

A CHANGE

When eating a fruit think of a person who planted the tree

Our aim is to get the best quality products possible, all year around. To do that Ripe Now has looked further into, and integrated itself in the supply chain.

Ripe Now is working very closely with APEXKO SARL - an exporter in Ivory Coast. It doesn’t only insure a fixed supply of mango fruit during one of the most difficult periods of the year, it improves the local community too. Around 4,200 people in Ivory Coast are involved in APEXKO’s exporting activity.

In 2016 Ripe Now planted its first mango trees in Peru. This way we can monitor and improve the fruit quality from the very beginning. The land features a high technology irrigation system and will be ready to harvest in 2021!

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OUR FACILITIES

MEET OUR TEAM

Julian Wright

Commercial Director

Favourite saying: "Structure"

Lewey Hook

Technical Director

Favourite saying: "Calcium deficiency"

Neil Gott

Operations Director

Inita Vigante

Commercial Planner

Oliver Turner

Commercial Executive

Cheryl Bradshaw-Deaton

Buyer

Edward Wright

Technologist

Vanessa Burton

Shift Manager

LED Lighting Project

15 April 2021 By Rebecca Mugglestone in Ripe Now

Fruity Inspiration

11 September 2017 By Rebecca Mugglestone in Ripe Now

Worldwide Learning

16 August 2017 By Rebecca Mugglestone in Ripe Now

Ivorian Packers

06 June 2017 By Rebecca Mugglestone in Ripe Now

Mango de-sapping

07 August 2015 By Rebecca Mugglestone in Ripe Now

LATEST STORIES

OUR PROJECTS

IVORY COAST PACKHOUSE & CHAKRA RUMI

OUR 2020 PROJECT

It’s not only the fruit that’s fresh at Ripe Now Ltd in 2020, but the buildings too. The start of 2019 saw us move our operation’s headquarters over to Boston, to a new site with an abundance of growing space and potential to grow our business, as well as help our employees to do the same. Having been empty for the best part of a year, the Boston site needed a few touch-ups and licks of paint but has now blossomed. There is a final vision in mind for the site and it’s a thing of beauty, but we will are not quite there yet. Our efforts to achieve this vision are unrelenting and we hope it won’t be long before we reach it. The new factory isn't just a pretty face, though. The new 65,000 sq. ft. site brings with it 42 ripening chambers as part of the package. We are embracing this newfound potential and we’re looking forward to seeing the all the positive impacts this will have on our ambition to consistently deliver the best fruit, all year round. While mango is still our bread and butter, with all this newfound space there is plenty of room for other activities. Bananas have already become part of the furniture and there is a lot of potential to expand our services to cover an ever-widening range of products. This is route we are very keen to explore in the future. Our previous packing hub at Coates will continue to function, but in a more 3rd party packing focused capacity and of course our Kirton site will remain fully operational with citrus and butternut packing, amongst other things. It’s looking like 2020 is going to be a very exciting one for Ripe Now and we are looking forward to taking our customers and suppliers with us on this journey.

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RIPE NOW LTD



info@ripenow.co.uk

BOSTON:

T: 01205 337261
RipeNow


Boston
Lincolnshire
PE21 7NX

Department Numbers;                                                         Production: 01205 337431                               Warehouse: 01205 337430

KIRTON:

T: 01205 725740
RipeNow


Kirton
Boston
Lincolnshire
PE20 1LR

Department Numbers;                                   Production: 01205 725752          Warehouse: 01205 725753

COATES:

T: 01733 841900
RipeNow


Coates
Peterborough
Cambridgeshire
PE7 2DE

Department Numbers:                                   Production: 01733 841901                              Warehouse: 01733 841902

OUR LOCATIONS:

KIRTON:
T: 01205 725740
RipeNow
Kirton
Boston
Lincolnshire
PE20 1LR

BOSTON:
T: 01205 337261
RipeNow
Bittern Way
Boston
Lincolnshire
PE21 7NX

COATES:   
T: 01733 841900
RipeNow
Coates
Peterborough
Cambridgeshire
PE7 2DE

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