Zespri - Latest News [Page 1]
Strong Demand And Fruit Quality Drives Positive Forecast For Zespri Growers
Monday, 25 November 2024, 10:07 pm | Zespri
CEO Jason Te Brake says the season has progressed well, with positive forecast returns reflecting a strong collaborative effort across the industry in delivering record crop volume, positive foreign exchange gains and savings from advertising and promotional ... More >>
Final Shipments Of Zespri’s Largest Ever Crop Depart
Thursday, 31 October 2024, 6:30 am | Zespri
The season’s final container shipments carrying the remaining 4,400 tonnes of the crop are also expected to conclude in the coming weeks. More >>
Zespri Confirms Producer Vote On Expansion Of Zespri Global Supply (ZGS)
Saturday, 26 October 2024, 9:03 am | Zespri
The resolution reflects significant grower input, industry feedback and the need for Zespri to expand in line with forecast demand to protect grower returns. Zespri has had offshore production for almost 25 years to complement New Zealand supply. More >>
Zespri Upgrades SAP S/4HANA Digital Core And Begins Next Stage Of Supply Chain Digital Transformation
Wednesday, 2 October 2024, 12:51 pm | Zespri
The move follows the completion of its first tranche of work that resulted in avoiding more than NZD$1 million in infrastructure costs over 6 years, 15,000 hours saved in productivity, and $2.2m in profit and loss savings. More >>
Zespri And Shipping Partner ANL/CMA CGM Drive Towards Low-emissions International Shipping
Monday, 16 September 2024, 2:21 am | Zespri
A feasibility study has been initiated for a low-emissions shipping corridor between New Zealand and Belgium to enhance sustainable trade and reduce carbon footprints. More >>
Zespri On Track To Deliver Strong Value Back To Growers
Wednesday, 21 August 2024, 11:42 am | Zespri
Zespri has released its first full forecast for the 2024/25 season, with forecast per hectare returns up from last season for all categories, reaching record levels for Green and Organic Green. More >>
Zespri Starts Season Strong With Record Sales, Now In Middle Of Competitive Summer Fruit Season
Friday, 9 August 2024, 9:55 am | Zespri
Around 75 percent of this season’s largest ever crop of more than 190 million trays of kiwifruit from New Zealand have now been shipped to Zespri’s customers around the world. More >>
Strong Forecast Returns For Growers Has Zespri On Track For $4.5 Billion Sales Goal
Friday, 21 June 2024, 7:02 pm | Zespri
Forecast per hectare OGRs have increased from last season, with the mid-point of current ranges above last season’s final per hectare returns for all pools. Green and Organic Green forecast per hectare returns are expected to be at record levels. More >>
Zespri Launches Global Healthy Eating Campaign In Japan
Tuesday, 18 June 2024, 9:05 am | Zespri
Tokyo Seika President Kota Kawada, Zespri Chairman Nathan Flowerday, New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, Zespri President – Asia Pacific Ichiro Anzai and JDA President Dr Teiji Nakamura Image/Supplied Zespri has launched a global ... More >>
Fresh Carriers Co., Ltd (FCC), And Zespri’s First Biofuel Shipping Trial Docks At The Port Of Tauranga
Tuesday, 11 June 2024, 11:53 am | Zespri
FCC, one of the international shipping partners of Zespri, has successfully completed a trial using biofuel in a charter vessel operating between Hong Kong and New Zealand. The purpose of the trial was to test the performance of the ship’s engines when ... More >>
Zespri Appoints Jason Te Brake As CEO
Thursday, 30 May 2024, 11:06 am | Zespri
After an extensive international search Zespri has appointed Jason Te Brake as Chief Executive Officer, Zespri Chairman Nathan Flowerday has announced. More >>
Zespri’s 2023/24 Financial Results Deliver Record Value Off Reduced Volumes
Wednesday, 22 May 2024, 8:03 pm | Zespri
Zespri’s 2023/24 Season financial results have delivered record average per tray returns to growers across all categories other than Organic SunGold Kiwifruit. More >>
Zespri Poised For Strong Season In China As KiwiBrothersTM Make Their Debut
Wednesday, 17 April 2024, 11:07 am | Zespri
Zespri’s 2024 sales season in China is underway, with the award-winning KiwiBrothersTM featuring in local marketing activities for the first time and supporting a much larger crop. The KiwiBrother mascots kicked off the season at Nangang Port, welcoming ... More >>
Zespri And The Kiwifruit Industry Set To Benefit From May Start Of NZ-EU FTA
Tuesday, 26 March 2024, 10:20 am | Zespri
The fast-tracked implementation of New Zealand’s Free Trade Agreement with the European Union is a significant boost for Zespri and the kiwifruit industry. The NZ-EU FTA Legislation Bill received Royal Assent yesterday, completing the process ... More >>
First Zespri Kiwifruit Charter Of 2024 Sets Sail For China
Thursday, 14 March 2024, 11:41 am | Zespri
Zespri’s first charter shipment of the 2024 New Zealand kiwifruit season has departed the Port of Tauranga bound for Shanghai. The vessel Kowhai – which was named by Zespri in 2020 – is carrying 700,000 trays, or around 2,500 tonnes of Zespri SunGold ... More >>
Zespri RubyRedTM To Hit One Million Trays This Season
Friday, 8 March 2024, 1:33 pm | Zespri
Around one million trays, or 3,600 tonnes of Zespri’s popular berry-like Zespri RubyRedTM Kiwifruit are expected to be devoured this season. Zespri RubyRedTM Kiwifruit is now available in most supermarkets and fruit and vegetables stores in New Zealand ... More >>
Positive Forecast For Zespri Growers
Wednesday, 21 February 2024, 5:34 pm | Zespri
Zespri has released its final forecast for the 2023/24 season with record per tray returns forecast for Green, Organic Green, SunGold and RubyRed Kiwifruit. The February forecast has Green at a record $9.44 per tray, significantly up from last season’s ... More >>
Zespri Preparing To Return To Strong Growth In Kiwifruit Supply In 2024
Thursday, 15 February 2024, 1:13 pm | Zespri
The upcoming kiwifruit season has the potential to be a year of strong growth across all kiwifruit offerings this year, with Zespri expecting to ship around 193 million trays of kiwifruit to markets around the world. While still early in the season, ... More >>
Zespri CEO Dan Mathieson Resigns To Take Up New Role
Tuesday, 23 January 2024, 9:16 am | Zespri
Zespri CEO Dan Mathieson will leave Zespri to take up a new position as President of the Americas for global berry company Driscoll’s. Mr Mathieson has been at Zespri for 21 years, almost seven of those as CEO and will remain at Zespri to oversee the ... More >>
Zespri Board Chairman Bruce Cameron To Step Down
Wednesday, 13 December 2023, 7:15 pm | Zespri
Zespri Board Chairman Bruce Cameron will step down in February after five years in the role and will retire as a Director of Zespri at company’s next Annual Meeting in August 2024. Mr Cameron has been on the Zespri Board of Directors since 2010, ... More >>