Fruitport

What Fruitport does

Fruitport is a Portuguese international food trade company headquartered in Palmela, Portugal, founded in 2016. According to its firmographic profile, it imports, exports, and distributes fruits and vegetables, operating in the perishable agricultural commodities sector. The company is privately held with a headcount of 11-50 employees, classifying it as a small-to-mid-sized enterprise (SME) by European standards.

Its business model centers on cross-border trade of fresh produce — sourcing fruit and vegetable supply from one geography and delivering to buyers in another — a model that typically relies on cold-chain logistics, supplier relationships, and wholesale buyer agreements. Specific product portfolio details (which fruits/vegetables, sourcing origins, destination markets), revenue mechanics (margin-per-kilogram, contract vs. spot trading, exclusivity arrangements), and customer segmentation (retail, foodservice, wholesale) are not disclosed in the available input. No pricing, contract structure, or GTM detail is documented.

The company's public web presence is limited: the corporate website (fruitport.pt) renders only a loading/verification page rather than substantive content, and no certifications, partnerships, awards, patents, management team details, funding history, or technology stack are documented in the source material. As a result, the depth of operational, financial, and strategic verification is materially constrained — the available profile paints Fruitport as a small private SME in produce trade with no observable differentiators, scale signals, or proprietary technology assets in the public record.

Name

Fruitport

Website

https://fruitport.pt

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Fruitport is a Portuguese international food trade company founded in 2016, headquartered in Palmela, that imports, exports, and distributes fruits and vegetables, operating with a workforce of 11-50 employees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Fresh Produce Distribution

NAICS

Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Merchant Wholesalers (424480)

SIC

Wholesale-Groceries & Related Products (5140)

akta.pro primary industry

Import / Export Produce Wholesale (Cross-Border Trading) (AFAIACAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Fresh Fruit Wholesale (AFAIACAA)

Keywords

• Fresh produce trading
• Fruit import export
• Food distribution services
• Produce wholesale
• International food trade

Headquarters

HQ city

Palmela

HQ country

Portugal

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales

Core offering

Fruitport is an international food trade company that imports, exports, and distributes fruits and vegetables. Operating from Palmela, Portugal, the company functions as a cross-border trader and distributor moving fresh produce between origin markets and buyers in international markets.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• International import and export trade of fruits and vegetables Cross-border trade service for fresh fruits and vegetables, sourcing from international producers and supplying to international buyers. For business buyers seeking fresh-produce supply across borders.
• Fresh produce distribution services Distribution of imported fruits and vegetables to commercial buyers, handling logistics movement of fresh produce from origin to buyer. For wholesalers, retailers, and food service operators.

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights1 record

Broad incumbents

• Univeg (now part of Greenyard): Belgian fresh produce sourcing and distribution group (now consolidated within Greenyard). Comparable as a European fresh produce importer/distributor with broad category coverage.
• Dole plc: One of the world's largest fresh produce growers and distributors (formed via Total Produce / Dole merger). Comparable as a major incumbent in international fresh fruit distribution though at much greater scale than Fruitport.

Direct peers

• Special Fruit: Belgian/Dutch importer and distributor of specialty exotic fruit and vegetables to European retailers. Comparable as a mid-sized European fresh produce importer/distributor serving premium retail channels.
• Fyffes: Ireland-based tropical produce distributor (bananas, pineapples, melons) with global sourcing. Comparable as an international fruit trader/distributor operating between origins and European/North American markets.
• Greenyard: Belgian-headquartered global fresh, frozen and prepared fruit and vegetable supplier with extensive EU distribution and sourcing. Directly comparable as a multi-origin produce trader/distributor serving European retailers.
• Fresh Direct (UK produce distributor): UK-based fresh produce distributor sourcing globally for retail and foodservice customers. Comparable as a mid-sized European fresh produce trader/distributor.
• Capespan: South African-headquartered fresh produce marketer and global supply chain operator. Comparable as a multi-origin fresh fruit trader linking Southern Hemisphere growers to international markets.

Regional players

• Camposol: Peru-based agro-industrial company exporting blueberries, avocados, mangoes, and other fresh produce to Europe, North America, and Asia. Comparable as an international fresh produce exporter with strong EU trade exposure, though vertically integrated into farming.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/fruitport
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fruitport-international-food-trade

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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