Consistency of premium quality fresh produce.

Avocados

A family favourite fruit that is grown across Australia with major growing areas in Western Australia, Tristate, NSW and Queensland

Bananas

One of Australia’s most consumed fruits, our bananas are grown on the rich red soils of Innisfail and Mareeba

Lychees

Introduced to Australia in 1870 by early Chinese settlers, Lychees are a sweet and delicious summer fruit grown in North Queensland and Central Queensland

Family owned and operated since 1974

Tropicana and our marketing arm Arcella are family-owned companies which grow, pack, ripen and distribute bananas from our farms and packhouse in North Queensland to major supermarkets and premium independent retailers utilising our sites in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne markets.

Over 50 years, Pat Arcella has developed the company with the support of a great team of almost 200 people headed by long-standing farm managers, salespeople and family Carmen, Rosa, Frank and Dom.

We have expanded our farming and marketing services to include growing 100 acres of lychees in Mutchilba (Queensland), establishing a brand-new avocado packing shed in Manjimup (Western Australia) and marketing of numerous other fruit and vegetable produce lines. Our business prides itself on reliability, consistency and hands-on management.

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Grading

Tropicana has a specially designed quality grading system to ensure consistency of quality and provide transparent feedback to growers.

Finest

Quality rating of 96%+ – our speciality grade is reserved for only the best in class fruit.

Tropicana

Quality rating of 90%+ – our premium grade pack is our most packed product that allows for small amount of skin blemish.

Natures Own

Quality rating 85-90% – Utilises the whole crop including fruit with natural markings, allowing us to retain grading integrity.

Our Markets

Tropicana has invested in recent years in the development of additional market stands and new ripening facilities across the eastern seaboard. We supply or customers from our three market sites in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane markets.

Sydney E Shed

Sydney B Shed

Brisbane

Melbourne

Our farms & packing sheds

Having 900 acres of bananas under cultivation in Innisfail and Mareeba, 20 banana satellite growers picking for Tropicana packhouse, 100 acres of lychees in Mutchilba and our avocado packing shed for premium growers in Manjimup, Western Australia, we have established ourselves as a trusted name in the industry. The Tropicana brand is known for consistency and premium quality.

Consistency of premium quality fresh produce.

Avocados

Bananas

Lychees

Family owned and operated since 1974