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Direct sourcing — Rungis and Bordeaux.
- ✓Direct sourcing from producers
- ✓Quality controlled (shelf-life, calibre, origin)
- ✓Next-day delivery in Île-de-France
- ✓Bulk, custom packaging, co-packing
- ✓B2B account with pricing tiers
Shipping & pickup
Rungis pickup
Pick up your order at our Rungis market depot. By appointment Monday through Friday.
Nationwide delivery
Delivery within mainland France and major European cities. Indicative lead time 24-48h.
Careful packaging
Reinforced cardboard, anti-shock padding, traceability labels.
Frequently asked questions
About this category
Prunes are among the dried fruits most frequently ordered by food professionals: they work in pastry as well as savoury cooking, display well on a counter and travel well in bulk. This page gathers all the wholesale prune references in the Palimex / Meyva catalogue: Agen IGP prunes, extra-moist prunes and giant pitted prunes, available in cartons, bags or bulk sacks for trade customers only.
Why buy your prunes from a wholesaler?
Working with a prune wholesaler first guarantees regularity: constant availability in large quantities, consistent sizing from one lot to the next and reliable restocking for restaurants, supermarkets, semi-wholesalers, delis, bakers, caterers and pastry chefs. Every lot shipped is identified with a lot number and best-before date, meeting the traceability requirements of businesses that care about the origin of the products they sell and simplifying HACCP records in professional kitchens.
Buying in bulk also optimises costs. Thanks to close relationships with growers and volume purchasing, a wholesaler offers advantageous pricing that improves margins for retailers and food manufacturers alike. Finally, quantities are matched to each activity: palletised orders for distribution, cartons and bags for artisans, bulk sacks for high-turnover kitchens. Everyone adjusts stock to their actual consumption rate.
Our prune range: sizes, moisture levels and packaging
A prune's size grade indicates the number of fruits per 500 g: a 20/25 is therefore larger than a 33/44. The moisture level determines texture and use: a prune at 35% maximum moisture holds during cooking, while an extra-moist 40% prune is eaten as-is. Here is a quick overview of the range:
| Reference | Size | Moisture | Packaging | Recommended use |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agen IGP prune | 33/44 | 35% max | Carton 20×500 g | Cooking, pastry, stuffings |
| Extra-moist prune | 28/33 | 40% | 500 g tray, 1 kg bag (10×1 kg), 12.5 kg bulk | Snacking, platters, display |
| Meyva giant pitted prune | 33/44 | — | Carton 20×500 g | Display, recipe use |
| Agen prune (other sizes) | 20/25 and 28/33 | per reference | per reference | Fine food retail, semi-wholesale |
The Agen prune carries a Protected Geographical Indication, an official quality and origin scheme — PGI specifications are published by the French national institute INAO. For your labelling and spec sheets, this designation is a clear selling point with end customers.
Which prune for which trade?
- Pastry chefs and artisans: the 33/44 at 35% moisture is the working format of choice — far breton, flans, cakes, filled pastries. It releases little water during baking and pits or chops cleanly.
- Restaurants and hospitality: poultry stuffings, wine sauces, tagines, catering buffets. The 20×500 g carton lets you open bags as service requires and limits waste.
- Delis and retailers: the Meyva giant pitted prune and the extra-moist 28/33 in 500 g trays suit as-is sale and counter or platter display.
- Caterers and institutional kitchens: the 1 kg bag (10×1 kg) and the 12.5 kg bulk sack cover large production volumes at an optimised cost per kilo.
Storage, stock rotation and logistics
Prunes keep in a dry, cool place away from light, in their original packaging resealed after opening — especially the 12.5 kg bulk sack, which must be closed carefully to preserve the fruit's softness. In a professional kitchen, apply first-in, first-out rotation based on the best-before date printed on each lot: the 500 g and 1 kg unit packs make this easy to track.
On the logistics side, orders start from 5 kg and ship by carton, then by pallet with carriage-paid terms depending on volume. Our sales team helps you size the order to your consumption rate, avoiding both overstock and shortage.
Our buyer's tip: never mix two moisture levels in the same preparation. A batch combining 35% and 40% prunes gives an uneven texture — keep each reference to its own use, cooking for one, snacking for the other.
Palimex, wholesale prune supplier since 1984
Since 1984, Palimex has supplied dried fruits to an exclusively professional clientele: hospitality, restaurants, fine-food shops, caterers and pastry chefs. Direct relationships with growers allow us to offer quality prunes at competitive prices, under our flagship Meyva brand and as generic references, with several packaging options to fit your needs.
Open your trade account (business registration required), add your references to the basket and request your price: our team responds with an offer matched to your volume and ordering frequency.