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Zamrznuto voće – Frozen fruits – Hladnjača Pantelić
Zamrznuto voće – Frozen fruits – Hladnjača Pantelić
“Pantelić” cold storage, organizes the purchase and reception of fresh fruit directly in cooperation with its subcontractors.
Pantelić cold storage provides subcontractors with exceptional logistics in the field, and thus we increase the number of suppliers from year to year.
We Are Unique in Having Complete Control Over Our Products on Our Own Land
This control allows us to ensure the highest quality and safety of every product we offer to our customers. Our careful approach – from production to delivery – guarantees that all our products are tested and comply with the strictest standards. In doing so, we build trust with our consumers, who know they are choosing only the very best.
Pantelić Cold Storage organizes the procurement and reception of fresh fruit directly in cooperation with a network of over 1,200 trusted growers across Serbia.
This approach allows us to maintain complete quality control from the moment of harvest to delivery at our facility, in strict compliance with international standards such as Global G.A.P., as well as guidelines on hygiene, irrigation, and optimal harvest timing.
Our agronomists work in direct communication with producers, providing expert support and guidance on variety selection, orchard protection, and technological practices that ensure optimal yield and fruit quality. This collaboration guarantees that only fruit at the peak of its nutritional value arrives at our facility – ideal for IQF (Individually Quick Freezing) processing.
Advantages of our procurement system:
Market security for growers – pre-agreed purchase prices and guaranteed procurement of the entire yield.
Continuous training and support – professional supervision and advisory services throughout the growing season.
Logistical efficiency – reception of fruit at our central facility in Kraljevo and through our network of collection points, with rapid delivery to the freezing plant.
Quality preservation – minimal time between harvest and freezing, preserving the fruit’s color, aroma, and nutritional properties.
Through this procurement model, Pantelić Cold Storage provides security to its suppliers and guarantees its customers consistent, certified fruit quality – whether in conventional or organic production.
With state-of-the-art technology and significantly expanded capacities, Pantelić Cold Storage now operates with an annual processing capacity of 5,000 tons, enabling us to meet the needs of both domestic and the most demanding international markets.
Our range includes a wide assortment of IQF frozen fruit – from berries and stone fruit to fruit mixes and processed products – available in both conventional and certified organic options. Every product comes from carefully selected orchards of our trusted growers, with strict quality control from the field to the final package.
Key advantages of our offer:
Variety of species and formats – raspberries, strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, sour cherries, plums, apricots, red currants, as well as crumble, purees, slices, and quarters.
Packaging flexibility – from industrial bulk (10 kg) to retail formats (300 g click-lock, PET containers, pouches from 500 g to 2.5 kg).
High capacity and fast delivery – processing and freezing large volumes in a short timeframe thanks to modern tunnels with a capacity of 60 tons per day.
Consistent quality – IFS Food (High Level), Global G.A.P., Kosher, Halal, SMETA 4-Pillar, EU Organic, NOP Organic certifications.
Thanks to the combination of modern equipment, an expert team, and a stable supplier network, Pantelić Cold Storage offers customers a reliable supply of premium-quality fruit year-round, with full traceability and compliance with the standards of the most demanding markets.
Pantelić Cold Storage operates an efficiently organized fruit reception and transportation system designed to ensure minimal time between harvest and processing. Fresh fruit is received at our central facility in Kraljevo, as well as at 14 collection points strategically located within a 30 km radius of the cold storage.
This network of collection stations allows growers to quickly and easily deliver freshly harvested fruit, while our logistics team ensures that it reaches the processing and freezing plant under optimal temperature conditions. In this way, we preserve the fruit’s natural freshness, aroma, and nutritional value.
Advantages of our logistics system:
Fast raw material handling – minimizing the time between harvest and freezing to ensure top quality.
Controlled transportation – refrigerated vehicles and temperature-controlled transport that prevent spoilage and loss of nutritional properties.
Even regional coverage – a network of collection points that reduces growers’ delivery costs and time.
Flexibility – ability to organize procurement in line with the harvest season and picking schedules.
With logistics organized in this way, Pantelić Cold Storage provides its partners with a reliable and efficient supply chain, essential for maintaining the high quality of the final product and ensuring a competitive edge in the market.
At Pantelić Cold Storage, the fruit sorting process is carried out using state-of-the-art optical laser systems designed to ensure maximum precision and consistent quality. This technology enables automatic detection and separation of fruit based on color, shape, size, and possible defects, ensuring that only fractions meeting the strictest customer standards are selected from the frozen original.
Using optical lasers, each fruit is analyzed individually, eliminating human error and significantly increasing process efficiency. This ensures that the final product is visually appealing, technologically flawless, and completely free from any unwanted foreign matter.
Advantages of our sorting system:
Exceptional precision – removal of fruit that does not meet the required criteria without damaging high-quality produce.
Processing speed – high throughput capacity enables handling of large volumes in a short time.
Consistent quality – all packages maintain uniform appearance and fruit structure.
Hygiene standards – enclosed system operation that prevents product contamination.
This approach allows Pantelić Cold Storage to deliver products that meet even the most demanding requirements of the global market – from industrial processors to retail chains.
Pantelić Cold Storage offers its clients complete flexibility in choosing the format, type, and design of packaging, ensuring that the product fully meets the requirements of specific markets and end-use applications. Our equipment enables packaging in a variety of formats – from industrial bulk packs of 10 kg to retail formats in pouches, PET containers, or click-lock cartons ranging from 300 g to 2.5 kg.
At every stage of packaging, we apply strict hygiene protocols and quality control measures, ensuring that the product fully retains its freshness, nutritional value, color, and aroma all the way to the end consumer.
Advantages of our customized packaging:
Personalization – ability to produce private label solutions with customer-specific design and branding.
Variety of formats – a wide range of retail and wholesale packaging tailored to the buyer’s target market.
Product protection – packaging that preserves quality throughout the entire transportation and storage chain.
Regulatory compliance – labeling and packaging in accordance with the regulations of target markets (EU, FDA, Canada, Australia, Russia, and others).
Thanks to this level of flexibility, Pantelić Cold Storage can meet the requirements of both large international retail chains and specialized industrial buyers, delivering products in formats ready for direct sale or further processing.
At Pantelić Cold Storage, the fruit freezing process is based on advanced IQF (Individually Quick Freezing) technology, which ensures that each fruit retains its natural color, aroma, texture, and nutritional value. Fruit is procured and delivered to our facilities in the shortest possible time after harvest, then immediately prepared for freezing under conditions that prevent any loss of quality.
How does IQF freezing work?
This method involves rapidly freezing each fruit individually, at extremely low temperatures and within a very short time frame. This prevents the formation of large ice crystals in the fruit’s cellular structure, allowing the fruit to return to nearly the same state it was in before freezing once thawed.
Advantages of our freezing technology:
Maximum preservation of nutritional value – retaining over 90% of natural vitamins and minerals.
Authentic appearance and texture – fruit remains firm, juicy, and visually appealing.
Individual freezing – facilitates further use, portioning, and processing without clumping.
High throughput capacity – freezing capacity of up to 60 tons per day in two static tunnels.
Why is our freezing process unique?
Fruit is sourced exclusively from verified domestic orchards, from over 1,200 certified growers.
The time from harvest to freezing is minimized, ensuring premium final product quality.
Full compliance with international standards: IFS Food (High Level), Global G.A.P., SMETA 4-Pillar, Kosher, Halal, EU Organic, NOP Organic, Naturland.
Through the combination of expert knowledge, modern equipment, and a fully controlled cold chain, Pantelić Cold Storage delivers fruit that, even after months of storage, retains all the qualities of fresh produce – ready for use in industrial production, gastronomy, or retail.
At Pantelić Cold Storage, every kilogram of fruit goes through a strictly defined process of qualitative and quantitative reception, ensuring that only produce meeting our standards enters further processing. This procedure includes visual inspection, weight measurement, assessment of fruit health, and evaluation of quality parameters (color, size, ripeness, and possible defects).
To achieve maximum accuracy and complete traceability, we have implemented an electronic weighing and digital tracking system. Each delivery is recorded in real time, with detailed information on origin, grower, date, and time of reception. This allows us to track the product’s journey from orchard to customer at any given moment.
Advantages of our reception system:
Maximum precision – eliminating the possibility of errors in weighing and record-keeping.
Full traceability – tracking each fruit batch through all stages of the process.
Fast delivery processing – reducing waiting times and increasing reception efficiency.
Quality assurance – immediate separation and return of shipments that do not meet the standards.
This approach provides our partners with the confidence that their produce will be handled with care, while guaranteeing customers the consistent, certified quality they expect from Pantelić Cold Storage.
Pantelić Cold Storage works directly with around 1,200 domestic growers across central Serbia, building a strong partner network that forms the foundation of our business. Our growers are carefully selected producers with orchards that meet the highest domestic and international standards, including Global G.A.P. and other quality certifications.
This cooperation goes beyond fruit procurement – it is based on continuous technical and professional support. Our team of agronomists works with growers throughout the entire growing season, from variety selection and proper planting, through plant protection and nutrition, all the way to determining the optimal harvest time.
Advantages of our grower network:
Guaranteed procurement – pre-agreed advance prices and assured purchase of the entire yield.
Training and support – sharing knowledge on modern production methods and sustainable practices.
Increased yield and quality – direct impact on product standardization and competitiveness.
Long-term partnership – collaboration built on trust, predictability, and mutual respect.
The result of this approach is a stable supply of high-quality fruit to Pantelić Cold Storage, meeting the strict demands of markets in the European Union, North America, Australia, Russia, and other destinations. This creates a foundation for the long-term success of our growers and shared growth in the global marketplace.
From hearts of Serbia
We are located in Kraljevo, in the heart of a renowned fruit-growing region, but we procure fruit from across the entire territory of Serbia through a network of trusted growers from all parts of the country. This diversity of origin contributes to the consistent, high quality of our products.