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Frutos de los Andes is tropical fruit dehydrated by Fruandes Ltda. Mango, pineapple, banana, coconut, papaya, and physalis (golden berry) are grown on fertile mountain slopes by small-scale farmers. Fruit is dried without additives in Fruandes' organic processing facility.
Frutos is simply fruit that has been cut and then dried. There are no additives with the exception of a little lemon juice on the banana to prevent discolouration. An excellent, nutritious snack with no mess. Consider Frutos for your excursions outdoors, school lunch snacks, baking (sub for raisins) or an addition to salads.
Fruandes Ltda. was established in Colombia as a creative response to the needs of displaced women and their children living in Cazuca—a refugee settlement on the outskirts of Bogotá, Colombia. Fruandes purchases fresh fruit from local, small-scale farmers paying them a fair wage for their harvest.
Thirty-five percent of mothers in Colombia are the head of their households. Many of these moms are marginalized and living in Cazuca, a refugee district of Bogotá. In light of this, Fruandes provides positive employment for some of these women.
Through production and distribution of Frutos de los Andes, Fruandes has provided community, fair wages, health benefits and school tuition for employees and their children and has seen many successes in the lives of their staff.
Fruandes employs approximately 45 women full or part time throughout the year.
Frutos is sold in 4 varieties and 3 package sizes.
Available in 30g, 100g and 250g package sizes.
Historically, Level Ground Trading has paid 53% more than conventional importers of coffee and 26% more than the FLO/Transfair price.
