Alain Le Bihan
An animal: A dog.
A plant: A Poinsettia.“It brings colour to the house. And it makes a change from garlands and baubles at Christmas! ”
A dish: Kig Ha Farz. “We like to share it as a family. ”
A song: “Born in The USA” from Bruce Springsteen.
An actor: Kiefer Sutherland. “Who plays Jack Bauer in the show 24
for his adventurous side. ”
An object: A watch. “To keep on schedule. ”
A film: Star Wars. “The 1st science fiction film that I ever saw, which struck me with its special effects. ”
A sport: Tennis.
A real tradition of harvest
Savéol vegetable growers harvest loose tomatoes by hand, and tomatoes on the vine using shears.
The harvesting stage is a real tradition for us; we comply with the Savéol quality specifications, which recommend an ideal stage for the collection for each variety. To determine this, we use a colour grid shared by the vegetable growers and the packaging stations. All our tomatoes are thus harvested ripe to guarantee an optimum Brix value, meaning the desired sugar/acidity ratio.
On the very day of the harvest, we deliver the tomatoes or strawberries to the station to preserve their freshness. Each batch is then submitted for approval. And if all the qualitative criteria are not met, the batch is refused and returned to the growing operation. We receive regular reports. This way we can help each other continue to make progress on quality.