Our History
DECCO was founded in 1934 by Charles F. Wallace and Martin F. Tiernan in California,
which already concerned with food waste, wanted to help citrus growers and packers to increase the marketed volume in the USA.
Their initial solution was a chlorine-based product, but soon innovation kicked in and new products and application equipment were developed to satisfy the increasingly demanding needs of customers and consumers. These new technologies were very successful and immediately overseas operations were set up to meet the same requirements all over the world.
Today DECCO provides its services in over 40 countries, with 7 manufacturing sites.
DECCO, right from the very beginning, assumed the responsibility of being the postharvest agent of change,
providing solutions that guarantee food safety and allow growers and packers to find markets for their fruit near and far.
In their supply chain, until they reach consumer’s homes, fruits are affected by numerous pathologies and physiopathies which, if uncontrolled, might reduce fruit’s viability or its value. DECCO pioneered solutions for these problems such as water-based coatings or fungicides to prevent decay and, at the same time, application equipment that guarantee that these solutions are properly applied to keep the fruit protected and the consumer safe.
The originally Californian postharvest citrus-centric company evolved being DECCO today a multi-crop, multinational and multi-technology company whose aim is to provide
More and Better fresh food for the world.
About CITRASHINE
Since 1962, growers and packers around the world have trusted CITRASHINE® with the fruits of their labour, so with over 50 years' experience in the post-harvest agricultural sector. CITRASHINE® is firmly entrenched in the local market place with exceptional quality products and reliable after sale service. Our unique relationship with both Decco Worldwide and U.P.L. ensures that our products and services are of top international standards and affords us access to the latest global technology and research.
CITRASHINE® includes a range of waxes specially formulated with natural and purified ingredients and emulsifying agents water-soluble for the treatment of fruit and vegetables. All formulations are characterized by the same mode of application, but differ in composition and formulants.
All ingredients are approved for food use and are listed in European Directive No. 95/2/EC. CITRASHINE® is a coating agent based on shellac and polyethylene oxide. The product restores the natural protective film removed during the washing and brushing, applied on the fruit improves the appearance delaying the aging process, and increases its resistance to dressing. The coating also controls weight loss and dehydration of fruits, thus increasing the shelf life of fruit and vegetables.
