For UK beverage, dairy, bakery and foodservice manufacturers, sourcing Fruit Shells at origin in Türkiye combines two advantages that few origins match: harvest-fresh raw material from one of the world's leading fruit-growing countries, and a short, reliable shipping lane — containers from Istanbul or Mersin reach Felixstowe, London Gateway or Southampton in roughly 12 to 16 days. Scala Nuova runs full-container and consolidated programs for UK importers with pricing in GBP or USD.
Post-Brexit imports are part of our daily routine: we prepare the commercial and food-safety documentation your customs broker needs, support IPAFFS pre-notification where product categories require it, and structure specifications and COAs to UK FSA expectations. Quality systems across the chain follow FSSC 22000, BRC — the standard most UK retailers ask about first — plus IFS and ISO 22000, with Halal, Kosher and organic options.
Whether you buy through an import agent or directly into your own facility, we build programs around your call-offs: annual volume at fixed quality bands, aseptic drums shipping ambient, IQF fruit in reefer containers at -18°C. Send us your product list and target volumes for a delivered-UK quotation.
Scala Nuova supplies frozen natural fruit shells as ready-to-fill serving vessels for foodservice, patisserie and ice-cream makers: hollowed pineapple, coconut, orange and melon shells. Cleaned and frozen ready to fill with ice cream, sorbet, mousse and plated desserts, they give gelaterias, restaurants, HORECA and dessert manufacturers a striking, sustainable, biodegradable natural presentation. Supplied frozen in whole and half formats to specification, each lot with COA and full specification.
Fruit Shells moves to UK under an unbroken cold chain: the product travels in reefer containers from our facility to your cold store, never leaving its temperature band. On this lane that makes reefer capacity and plug-in time at the port — not sailing frequency — the things to plan a programme around.
| Temperature regime | Frozen at −18 °C, unbroken cold chain |
|---|---|
| Export packing | Polybag-in-carton on pallets |
| Route and entry point | Felixstowe · London Gateway · Southampton |
| Typical transit | 12–16 days |
| Order scale | 1 FCL (1x20ft container); smaller volumes on selected products |
| Documentation for this market | Post-Brexit UK set — commercial invoice, packing list, health or phytosanitary certificates where applicable, and IPAFFS pre-notification for regulated categories |
Scala Nuova's Lemon Shell is a natural hollowed lemon, cleaned and frozen ready to fill — the classic serving vessel for
Scala Nuova's Orange Shell is a natural hollowed orange, cleaned and frozen ready to fill — an elegant serving vessel fo
Scala Nuova's Melon Shell is a natural hollowed melon half, cleaned and frozen ready to fill — a generous serving vessel
Scala Nuova's Pineapple Shell is a natural hollowed pineapple, cleaned and frozen ready to fill — a striking serving ves
Scala Nuova's Coconut Shell is a natural half coconut, cleaned and prepared as a ready-to-fill serving vessel for foodse
Scala Nuova's Cocoa Shell is a natural cocoa pod shell prepared as a dramatic serving vessel for fine patisserie and foo
Since Brexit, UK imports need their own documentation set — commercial invoice, packing list, health/phytosanitary certificates where applicable, and IPAFFS pre-notification for regulated categories. Scala Nuova prepares these routinely and works with your customs broker so clearance is predictable.
Felixstowe, London Gateway and Southampton are the standard gateways; Liverpool is available on request. Transit from Istanbul or Mersin is typically 12–16 days. Aseptic products travel ambient; IQF moves at -18°C in reefer containers.
Quality systems across our supply chain operate to BRC Global Standard alongside FSSC 22000, IFS and ISO 22000 — the certification set UK retailers and their co-manufacturers typically require. Certificates accompany the technical documentation on every program.
Full containers (20ft/40ft) are the standard commercial scale, but first orders can start with a few pallets via groupage so your technical team validates the product first. Annual harvest-to-harvest contracts with fixed quality bands are available.
Fruit Shells moves to UK under an unbroken cold chain: the product travels in reefer containers from our facility to your cold store, never leaving its temperature band. On this lane that makes reefer capacity and plug-in time at the port — not sailing frequency — the things to plan a programme around.
Scala Nuova is a Türkiye-based B2B supplier of Fruit Shells, shipping full-container and consolidated loads to UK with a COA and full specification on every lot. Programs run under FSSC 22000, BRC, IFS and ISO 22000 certification, with Halal, Kosher and organic options available on request.
Get a quote for wholesale volumes, landed-cost modelling and annual supply programs.
Get Quote