Fresh cranberries are only available for a limited part of the year. The reason for this is strictly natural: the cranberry is picked in the autumn because only then does the berry reach its full maturity and acquire its beautiful deep red colour.

The cranberry is a fruit that comes from heather-like bushes that hibernate in the harsh Canadian climate, protected by a layer of ice. The water between the ice layer and the soil is pumped away so that the bushes don’t freeze.

In the spring, small blossoms resembling a crane’s neck emerge. It is this likeness that gives the cranberry its name. (the official Latin name is Vaccinium Macrocarpon).

These flowers eventually become berries that only turn red in the cold autumn weather.

Depending on their quality, the berries are either machine-picked wet or dry-picked manually.

The wet harvested berries are frozen and used to make juice, compote, jams and dried cranberries. Only the very best – the dry-picked crop – find their way fresh and untreated to real afficionados of genuine, unadulterated enjoyment.

The fresh berries selected for Berrico are air-cleaned and then painstakingly graded for ripeness, colour, size and shape. After that, they are transported to the ‘Old World’ under optimum refrigeration conditions.

As a result, the berries arrive in peak condition, which helps them to remain fresh for a couple more weeks.

Bursting with flavour and vitamins - and highly versatile.