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Good Growing Season Puts Favourable Winds In Exporter Sails As New Zealand Avocado Export Season Begins
Tuesday, 30 July 2024, 4:34 am | New Zealand Avocado
As an industry, New Zealand is committed to providing consumers with quality avocados and after the favourable growing period that we have just had, the outlook for the season has all the right ingredients to be promising," added Brad Siebert More >>
CEO Of New Zealand Avocado To Step Aside After 12 Years At The Helm
Tuesday, 16 May 2023, 2:33 pm | New Zealand Avocado
Tauranga, Tuesday 16 May 2023: Linda Flegg, Chair of NZ Avocado Growers’ Association today announced the resignation of their CEO Jen Scoular after 12 years in the role. “Jen has served us tirelessly over the past 12 years and her achievements along ... More >>
1,100 Avocado Lovers Hit Auckland’s Aotea Centre This Week
Monday, 3 April 2023, 5:34 am | New Zealand Avocado
Auckland, Sunday 2 April 2023: Despite Aotearoa beating out both Mexico (and Kenya) to the coveted hosting right of the 10th World Avocado Congress, 200 Mexican avocado aficionados have arrived to tautoko (support) the event. New Zealand Avocado CEO ... More >>
Global Passion For Avocados Celebrated At Record-Breaking Event
Friday, 31 March 2023, 9:51 am | New Zealand Avocado
Auckland, Friday 31 March 2023: The world’s all-consuming love affair with avocados shows no signs of slowing down with record numbers set to attend a global industry congress in Auckland next week. The 10th World Avocado Congress is expected to attract ... More >>
The World Is Coming To Us – Bringing The Global Avocado Community To New Zealand
Friday, 24 March 2023, 10:28 am | New Zealand Avocado
This time the world is coming to New Zealand. New Zealand exporters are so used to getting on a long haul flight, lap top in hand, to meet and make new customers, understand the market and promote their product or service. In just over a week the ... More >>
Shift In Focus Needed To Manage Growing Food Demands Says World Avocado Congress Keynote
Thursday, 9 March 2023, 9:23 am | New Zealand Avocado
Recent weather events have raised food security concerns for parts of New Zealand’s primary-production sectors and leading environmental scientist Dr Brent Clothier says a significant shift in focus is required to manage growing food demands and ... More >>
Avocado Industry Can Lead Sustainability On A World Stage, Says World Avocado Congress Keynote
Tuesday, 21 February 2023, 6:38 pm | New Zealand Avocado
Renowned sustainable business leader and entrepreneur Florence Van Dyke walks the talk when it comes to demonstrating sustainable leadership. As a keynote speaker at the upcoming World Avocado Congress , Van Dyke will address the future of food, ... More >>
World Avocado Congress Keynote Speaker Proposes: ‘The Golden Age Is Over’
Monday, 13 February 2023, 10:24 am | New Zealand Avocado
Members of the global avocado community attending the World Avocado Congress NZ 2023 can expect to be challenged by Eric Imbert, an international researcher; agri-economics and food technologies engineer, and the latest addition to an exciting keynote speaker ... More >>
The Countdown To The World Avocado Congress NZ 2023 Is On!
Monday, 23 January 2023, 5:31 pm | New Zealand Avocado
In less than three months, 1000+ members of the global avocado community will descend upon Auckland, New Zealand, for the 10th World Avocado Congress , taking place from 2-5 April 2023. Jen Scoular, CEO of New Zealand Avocado and President of the World ... More >>
Continued Growth For The Mighty Avocado Industry
Tuesday, 28 July 2020, 3:53 pm | New Zealand Avocado
TAURANGA, NEW ZEALAND --- 28 JULY 2020 The New Zealand avocado industry has finalised the 2019-20 season results. The 2019-20 avocado season saw avocado export volumes up to 3.8m 5.5kg trays, an increase of 26% on the previous season. Asian markets ... More >>
All Fresh Avocados Eaten in NZ are Grown Here
Thursday, 17 August 2017, 2:33 pm | New Zealand Avocado
17 August 2017, TAURANGA: “All fresh avocados eaten in New Zealand are grown here,” says New Zealand Avocado CEO Jen Scoular, mitigating concerns that we import the fruit from Mexico. Criticism of Mexican growing practices was raised by an article ... More >>
New Avocado Research Makes Superfruit Even More Desirable
Friday, 11 August 2017, 1:49 pm | New Zealand Avocado
11 August 2017: New Zealand researchers have discovered that New Zealand-grown avocados have unique nutritional qualities, with double the amount of vitamin B6 and 20 percent more folate than those grown in other countries. More >>
Inspiring The Next Generation Of Avocado Lovers
Friday, 2 December 2016, 4:19 pm | New Zealand Avocado
TAURANGA, 2nd December 2016: Leading nutritionist Claire Turnbull is encouraging Kiwi parents to introduce avocado into their children’s diets as soon as possible and has invented an amazing new range of recipes to tempt young taste buds these ... More >>
Introducing New Zealand’s Charming New Food Star
Tuesday, 25 October 2016, 4:49 pm | New Zealand Avocado
TAURANGA, 25th October 2016: Move over M&Ms, there’s a charismatic new food star in our midst and he’s as home-grown and healthy as they come! More >>
New Zealand Avocados Break Record for New Zealand Sales
Thursday, 26 May 2016, 10:38 am | New Zealand Avocado
TAURANGA, Thursday 26 May 2016: New Zealand’s love affair with avocados has produced record-breaking domestic sales of $41 million during the 2015-16 season. More >>
Avocado Industry Joins GIA Biosecurity Partnership
Monday, 29 February 2016, 1:05 pm | New Zealand Avocado
TAURANGA, 25 February 2015: NZ Avocado Growers’ Association Incorporated (NZAGA) signed the Deed of the Government Industry Agreement (GIA) for Biosecurity Readiness and Response at Tauranga, becoming the eighth Signatory to sign the Deed. More >>
Why the Amazing Avocado Will Help Curb Cravings
Monday, 8 December 2014, 12:55 pm | New Zealand Avocado
Research shows adding a few slices of avocado to your lunch will slash your desire to eat over the next three hours by 40 per cent compared to eating the same meal without it. More >>
You Can Enhance Your Life By Eating Avocado Every Day
Monday, 14 October 2013, 3:52 pm | New Zealand Avocado
Health conscious Kiwis and foodies alike now have even more reason to celebrate the arrival of the New Zealand avocado season - latest research proves they can make a vast improvement to overall health and wellbeing. More >>
Avocado growers and international experts meet in Tauranga
Wednesday, 3 July 2013, 12:57 pm | New Zealand Avocado
Some of the world’s top avocado experts are coming to the New Zealand industry’s heartland for a major international conference in Tauranga – only held in New Zealand every eight years – enhancing the region’s reputation as a global fruit bowl. More >>
