Novapine is an agro-processing operation involved in the procurement, drying and marketing of dried pineapple fruit in the Hluhluwe region of Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa. 6 metric tons of dried pineapple rings, wedges and cores are processed per month. This fruit is processed and dried in industrial kilns and packaged in bulk quantities for wholesale distribution. The above processing currently produces 3 dried pineapple products namely: Dried pineapple rings, Dried pineapple pieces, andDried pineapple cores. Technical specifications and photos are available on request. A distinct competitive advantage that the Novapine suite of products enjoy, is that they are exclusively produced from the "Queen Victoria" variety of pineapple which has a naturally high sugar content relative to other varietals such as the Cayenne, produced in other parts of South Africa. The drying process furthermore concentrates this natural sweetness resulting in a natural dried fruit which does not require any added sugars whatsoever. Drying takes place throughout the year at an off-farm drying and pack house facility registered with the Department of Agriculture (DOA) and certified (SA GAP) by the Perishable Products Export Control Board (PPECB) . Certificates of conformance and analysis are available on request. There is a full chain of traceability from harvesting through to packaging of the final product via batch control codes which identify inter alia the grower, packer and processing date of the fruit.