The activities of the Preserved food industry are predominantly seasonal. In a few months the products are seeded, cultivated, harvested and processed into all of the different finished products that are supplied to the market the following year. Hundreds of thousands of tonnes of produce are harvested and processed in the space of approximately 30-40 days thanks to an integrated organisational process.

Every year Conserve Italia processes over 500,000 tonnes of produce; fruit, vegetables and tomatoes which are cultivated by its farmer members.  

The produce varieties are selected according to specific parameters (resistance to disease, the degree of maturity, organic characteristics and nutritional values), which ensure their suitability for the transformation process. These parameters are closely monitored when choosing the agricultural farming areas and when planning yields.