Shoppers visiting Supervalu in Lucan over the coming weeks will have the chance to witness something they probably didn’t know was possible – a self-service machine that can strip every morsel of fruit from a pineapple and chop it into succulent bite-size pieces, served in a compostable tub – all in just 20 seconds.
Bringing a whole new meaning to the term ‘fresh fruit’, the state-of the-art pineapple cutting machine is being supplied to Supervalu by Irish fruit importers Fyffes and is one of a number of retail visits planned this year.
In store until March 17th, it will give Lucan shoppers what Fyffes marketing manager, Emma Hunt-Duffy says will be ‘the chance to see how quickly a swish of blades can serve up a fresh, ready-to-eat pineapple-to-go’.
