Raspberries

Wholesale Raspberries

Raspberries are the most fragile item in fresh produce and the one that rewards good handling most visibly. A raspberry is a cluster of tiny fruit around a hollow core, with skin thin enough to bruise from its own weight. Everything about buying them is a question of how fast they got cold and how gently they were moved.

What Quality Looks Like

Bright, uniform color with a slight sheen, firm individual drupelets, and a dry surface. Any wet look, any darkening, any juice at the bottom of the clamshell means breakdown has started. Mold on raspberries spreads faster than on any other berry — one affected fruit can take a pack in a day.

Storage

Hold at 32–34°F and use fast. Two to three days is a realistic working life, not a week. Never wash before storage. Never stack. Keep them at the front of rotation, always.

Buying Them Sensibly

Order raspberries to actual usage on a two-day cycle rather than to a comfortable par. Over-ordering raspberries is not a small inefficiency — it is the single most common source of produce shrink in a dessert or bar program. When a growing region gets rain, quality drops and price rises at the same time, which is exactly the week to pull them from a special.

In the Kitchen

Whole and raw wherever possible — on desserts, in cocktails, on cheese boards. Cooked, they break down into coulis and sauces quickly, and freezing works well for that purpose even though frozen fruit is useless for garnish.

Nutrition

An outstanding source of fiber and vitamin C, with manganese, vitamin K and anthocyanins. Fat free, cholesterol free and sodium free.

Order Raspberries Wholesale

Tell us your volume, pack and delivery city and we will confirm current availability, sizing and pricing. Reach our Miami or Los Angeles desk through the contact page. Packs, counts and origins change with the season, so ask our sales team for this week’s specs.