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.
Introduced to Australia in 1870 by early Chinese settlers, Lychees are a sweet and delicious summer fruit grown in Queensland and Northern NSW.
One of Australia’s most consumed fruits, our bananas are grown on the rich red soils of North Queensland and Mareeba.
A family favourite fruit that is grown across Australia with major growing areas in Western Australia, Tristate, NSW and Queensland.
One of Australia’s most consumed fruits, our bananas are grown on the rich red soils of North Queensland and Mareeba.
Introduced to Australia in 1870 by early Chinese settlers, Lychees are a sweet and delicious summer fruit grown in Queensland and Northern NSW.
A family favourite fruit that is grown across Australia with major growing areas in Western Australia, Tristate, NSW and Queensland.
Tropicana has a specially designed quality grading system to ensure consistency of quality and provide transparent feedback to growers.
Quality rating of 96%+ – our speciality grade is reserved for only the best in class hand selected fruit.
Quality rating of 90%+ – our premium grade pack is our most packed product that allows for small amount of skin blemish.
Quality rating 85-90% – our all-encompassing grade that utilises the whole crop including fruit with natural markings, allowing us to retain grading integrity.
Tropicana is located across the eastern seaboard from Melbourne to Cairns. We supply all three major supermarket chains and the finest premium independents retailers from our three market sites in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane.
Please contact us with any enquiries and a member of our team will endeavour to get back to you as soon as possible.
31-36 E building Sydney Markets
PO Box 395 Sydney Markets NSW 2129
(02) 9746 7857
Frank Arcella: 0413 114 922
Frank.Arcella@tropicanabanana.com.au
Store 57, Melbourne Markets
55 Produce Drive, Epping VIC 3067
Mick Pignataro: 0405 546 801
mcikey@tropicanabanana@.com.au
Warehouse Z, Brisbane Market
385 Sherwood Road, Rocklea QLD 4106
Ian Gebbels: 0409 334 343
ian@tropicanabanana.com.au
Farm Enquiries contact
Gavin Eilers: 0477 838 825
445 Upper Daradgee Road
Upper Daradgee QLD 4860
119 Kalbo Road
Pin Gin Hill, Innisfail
216 Lockwood Road
Mareeba QLD 4880
84 Chisari Road
Mutchilba QLD 4872
25 Wetherell Street Manjimup WA
Dom Arcella: 0408 133 233
