Discover our Sweet Peppers
We continually strive to create new sweet pepper varieties through our breeding program, to respond to changing market demands and growing conditions.
Sweet pepper seeds for the US and Canadian markets
With extensive investment in our sweet pepper breeding program, Rijk Zwaan is world leader in both the blocky and sweet point markets. High and early yields, uniformity, disease resistance and great performance under different growing conditions are the pillars of the Rijk Zwaan sweet pepper assortment.
DiscoverSweet Palermo
With Sweet Palermo, we are responding to the growing trend towards fruits and vegetables. Nowadays, people like to eat healthy, but they also want their food to be tasty. The sweeter, richer flavor makes this pointed pepper ideal for many more occasions compared to regular pointed and blocky peppers. It can perfectly serve as a healthy snack, for example. Tatayoyo: a tropical adventure
Tatayoyo serves as a consumer brand for the snack-sized pepper in the premium pepper segment. This unique sweet pepper is bursting with flavor and evokes a sense of tropical adventures from the very first taste. Sweet pepper news
Spring Felda Open Field Days 2025
Today kicks off our Spring Open Field Days event, two days dedicated to presenting our latest crop varieties at our research farm in Felda, FL. This spring, we are showcasing our advancements in squash, pickling cucumbers, melons, peppers, and cabbage.
Rijk Zwaan’s Sweet Pepper brands receive high recognition at ITQI
Last week, Rijk Zwaan’s Tatayoyo and Sweet Palermo received high recognition from the International Taste Institute (ITQI). The esteemed ITQI jury, consisting of multiple renowned chefs, awarded high marks to Rijk Zwaan’s products. Tatayoyo achieved the highest rating of three stars for its exceptional, appearance, olfaction, bursting flavor and texture. Sweet Palermo also received excellent scores, with the yellow sweet pointed pepper earning three stars as well. This recognition perfectly aligns with Rijk Zwaan's strategy to support these products with a brand that allows the company to explain their benefits throughout the supply chain.
Entire Sweet Palermo® range receives ‘Taste of the Year 2021’ award
For the second year in a row, Spanish consumers have awarded Sweet Palermo, the extra quality pointed pepper of Rijk Zwaan, with the ‘Taste of the Year’ seal of approval. After putting forward only the red variety of Sweet Palermo as a contender for the award in 2020, for 2021 we submitted our entire range: the colours red, yellow and chocolate.