Nunhem's Intense is the new favorite tomato for Turkish kebab

On Hurriyet, the most read newspaper and the most visited news webpage in Turkey, you can see an Intense slideshow with the headline “Intense is the new favorite tomato for Turkish kebab.” The story tells how Intense has been developed by crossing wild and traditional tomatoes for 10 years. It is mentioned that Intense is not only the favorite tomato for sandwiches in Europe, but also for kebab in Turkey. In addition, Intense is a popular product to prepare Menemen and Guvec, which are very traditional Turkish dishes. Next to these, air caterer companies serve sandwiches which are prepared with Intense.

Despak is Nunhems Intense partner in Turkey. General Manager Durali Dogan from Despak confirms that they have been growing the Intense tomato for the past three years and that the demand for it is growing every year. Despak have produced three thousand tons of Intense in four production periods for the domestic market this year. The Intense tomato is available at larger retailers like Migros, Carrefour, Dia, Tesco, Sok, Metro, and Real in Turkey.

Click here for the Intense slideshow on the Hurriyet website