American beverage, dairy, bakery and ice cream manufacturers increasingly source Fruit Shells directly at origin instead of buying through domestic distributors — and Türkiye, positioned at the crossroads of Europe's fruit belt, is one of the strongest origins to do it from. Scala Nuova ships Fruit Shells to US importers and manufacturers in full-container programs, with pricing in USD and complete export documentation prepared for US customs clearance.
US food imports run through FDA rules: our supply chain operates from FDA-registered facilities, shipments are filed with Prior Notice under the Bioterrorism Act, and documentation is structured for FSMA's Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP) — so your compliance team receives specifications, COAs, and process letters in the format your FSVP file needs. Quality systems across the chain follow FSSC 22000, BRC, IFS and ISO 22000, with Halal, Kosher and organic options available.
Logistics are straightforward: containers loading in Istanbul or Mersin reach US East Coast ports — New York/New Jersey, Savannah, Norfolk — in roughly 15 to 20 days, with Houston and Los Angeles served via established carrier routings. Aseptic drums travel ambient; IQF fruit moves in reefer containers at -18°C door-to-door. Tell us your target products and annual volume, and we will build a landed-cost program to your plant or 3PL warehouse.
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 USA 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 | New York/New Jersey · Savannah · Norfolk · Houston · Los Angeles |
| Typical transit | 15–20 days |
| Order scale | 1 FCL (1x20ft container); smaller volumes on selected products |
| Documentation for this market | FDA-registered facilities, Prior Notice filing, and an FSVP-ready file: specifications, COAs, process letters and FSSC 22000 / BRC / IFS / ISO 22000 certificates |
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
Yes. Product ships from FDA-registered facilities, every shipment is filed with FDA Prior Notice, and we support your Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP) file with specifications, COAs, process descriptions and food safety certificates (FSSC 22000 / BRC / IFS / ISO 22000).
Standard routings serve New York/New Jersey, Savannah, Norfolk, Houston and Los Angeles. Transit from Istanbul or Mersin to the US East Coast is typically 15–20 days; Gulf and West Coast take longer depending on routing. We ship FOB, CIF or CFR per your preference.
Commercial programs are container-scale (20ft/40ft), but first orders often start smaller — a few pallets or drums consolidated via freight forwarder — so your QA team can validate the product before committing to volume. Annual harvest-to-harvest contracts with fixed quality bands are available.
We quote EXW, FOB, CIF or CFR US port as you prefer, and can model full landed cost — ocean freight, insurance, duty and inland haulage to your facility — so you can compare directly against domestic distributor pricing. Invoicing is in USD.
Fruit Shells moves to USA 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 USA 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.
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