Food Chain - Issue 194 - June 2023 | Page 67

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RedStar is celebrating 70 years of Creating Pure Joy with its great-tasting tomatoes

It all started back in 1953 when Theo van der Kaaij , his wife Sophie and their two sons , Cor and Dirk , established a greenhouse horticultural company for growing fresh , great-tasting vegetables . Over the next 70 years , the business continued to develop and innovate in a number of areas , introducing new LED lighting , expanding operations to the UK and Spain , as well as pioneering the growth of the deliciously sweet Sunstream tomato . Today , RedStar is highly regarded as the tomato industry ’ s ‘ total specialist ,’ committed to growing , packing and selling the best tomatoes in the business , all year round .

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