The BiteRiot! Story
The BiteRiot! brand is the brainchild of the Hall family, who have been growing world-class fruit in central west NSW for almost 50 years. Along with their orchards, located on the foothills of Mount Canobolas, BiteRiot encompasses over 25 local growers of apples and cherries. BiteRiot Operations market some of Australia’s best apples and cherries which can now be found in supermarkets all over the world.
Our Apples
Apples are harvested from February to May. We handpick several varieties including Kanzi,Fuji,Pink Ladies, Royal Galas, Crimson Snow and Early Fuji. The trees are grown on rootstocks bud 9 to 106.
Our Cherries
Cherries are harvested from early to mid-December and peak during the Christmas period, finishing off in early to mid-January. Varieties include Rons, Vans, Bing, Stella, Supreme, Lapins and Sunburst. Our cherries are plump and crispy with bright green stems, picked at peak time to guarantee a crisp and sweet cherry..
Our Packhouse
The Apple & cherry packhouse have stringent quality control methods, to ensure only superior fruit is packed in the BiteRiot packaging.
The Packhouse may look like an enormous shed from the outside but inside it contains seven coolrooms used for CA (controlled atmosphere), a Smart Fresh room, apple packhouse and cherry packhouse.
How are cherries packed?
All cherries are hydro-cooled straight from the paddock, then water-flued in hydrated water at a temperature of no more that one degree Celsius.
How are apples packed?
The BiteRiot Operations apple packhouse incorporates the latest technology in software for camera colour sorting and operates for 10 months of the year.
