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China: strong consumer demand in a changing landscape
Friday, 25 August 2017, 1:28 pm | Zespri
China: strong consumer demand in a changing landscape The Bay of Plenty business community and kiwifruit industry took the opportunity today to hear about the changes afoot for agribusiness in China from some high-profile experts in this field, along ... More >>
Outstanding innovation in Japan marketing recognized
Friday, 25 August 2017, 9:35 am | Zespri
How can you sell more kiwifruit in Zespri’s longstanding number one market against all trends, in a country where people are bombarded by 18,000 TV commercials a year and where sales of fruit have been dropping over the past decade? More >>
Record 2016/17 season recounted at Zespri AGM
Thursday, 24 August 2017, 4:33 pm | Zespri
Zespri reported to around 500 grower-shareholders today at its Annual Meeting on a record 2016/17 season, with global sales up 19 percent from last season to $2.26 billion on the back of exceptionally high yields. More >>
Zespri scholarships open now for secondary students
Monday, 21 August 2017, 7:30 pm | Zespri
Zespri’s horticultural scholarships are open now and secondary students heading to tertiary studies and planning to work in the kiwifruit industry are encouraged to apply. Zespri General Manager Grower & Government Relations Dave Courtney ... More >>
Zespri wins top award for US trade
Friday, 4 August 2017, 9:28 am | Zespri
Zespri won the Supreme Award as well as Exporter of the Year at the AmCham-DHL Awards in Auckland last night, recognising the investment made to grow kiwifruit sales across the United States. Zespri Chief Operating Officer Simon Limmer says the company is ... More >>
Zespri opens new pan-American office in California
Friday, 28 July 2017, 3:01 pm | Zespri
It was an all-New Zealand affair in Orange County, California today as Zespri officially opened its regional office to manage growing sales across Northern, Central and Southern America. More >>
Kiwifruit Export Regulations amended to underpin future
Tuesday, 11 July 2017, 12:53 pm | Zespri
Zespri welcomes the announcement by the New Zealand Government today that it has approved the amendment of the Kiwifruit Export Regulations. Zespri Chairman Peter McBride says the updated regulations will enable Zespri to recommend changes to its ... More >>
Four outstanding candidates for the kiwifruit industry
Friday, 30 June 2017, 10:23 am | Zespri
The kiwifruit industry’s next leaders will bring a breadth of experience to their future roles, with the selection of four strong candidates to the Industry Governance Development Programme (IGDP). More >>
Kiwifruit GDP on track to hit $6.14 billion
Tuesday, 27 June 2017, 8:21 pm | Zespri
MEDIA RELEASE – Tuesday 27 June 2017 Kiwifruit GDP on track to hit $6.14 billion, 29,000 new jobs by 2030: University of Waikato A new report from the University of Waikato shows the new varieties breeding programme for kiwifruit, supported by the ... More >>
Plenty to celebrate for Zespri at Mystery Creek
Wednesday, 14 June 2017, 3:50 pm | Zespri
Plenty to celebrate for Zespri at Mystery Creek – June 14, 2017 Kiwifruit’s growing importance to the rural economy is being celebrated at Fieldays 2017 at Mystery Creek this week, together with the 20-year anniversary of the Zespri brand. The kiwifruit ... More >>
Zespri recognised for China trade – 1 June 2017
Thursday, 1 June 2017, 9:38 am | Zespri
Increasingly savvy Chinese consumers and significant market investment have helped Zespri win both the supreme China business award and exporter of the year at the HSBC New Zealand-China Trade Association business awards in Auckland last night. More >>
Zespri 2016/17 season results
Thursday, 25 May 2017, 3:11 pm | Zespri
Zespri 2016/17 season results: record sales by volume and value A remarkable season of increased yields and the largest-ever New Zealand crop helped lift total Zespri sales volume from New Zealand to a record 137.7 million trays, 18 percent up on the ... More >>
Zespri growing sales in top market, Japan
Thursday, 18 May 2017, 10:43 am | Zespri
Zespri grew sales by 30 percent in its longstanding number one market of Japan over the past two seasons and plans to keep growing sales of premium Zespri Kiwifruit by 25 percent over the next five years, creating new opportunities to grow value ... More >>
Zespri opens new Middle East office to support growth
Wednesday, 29 March 2017, 4:56 pm | Zespri
Zespri officially opened its Middle East office in Dubai earlier this week to manage its growing sales and marketing programmes in this region and other developing markets. More >>
Zespri welcomes Government goal to reduce barriers to trade
Friday, 24 March 2017, 12:41 pm | Zespri
Zespri supports the aims announced by the Government today to redouble efforts to expand New Zealand’s network of free trade agreements and improve access to markets for New Zealand exporters. More >>
Kiwifruit 2017 season underway
Thursday, 23 March 2017, 12:51 pm | Zespri
The 2017 New Zealand kiwifruit season is underway with the first ship, the Asian Adonis, set to sail to Shanghai tomorrow with 840,000 trays of premium Zespri SunGold Kiwifruit. More >>
Hayward Medal awarded for environmental contribution
Saturday, 11 March 2017, 1:08 pm | Zespri
MEDIA RELEASE: 10 March 2017 Hayward Medal awarded for environmental contribution: Dr David Steven The Fresh Carriers Hayward Medal was awarded tonight to Dr David Steven, recognising his work to fundamentally shift how the kiwifruit industry manages ... More >>
Zespri brand turns 20, industry aims to double sales
Monday, 6 March 2017, 1:39 pm | Zespri
MEDIA RELEASE: 6 March 2017 Zespri brand turns 20, as industry aims to more than double sales to $4.5 billion by 2025 More >>
Zespri to increase Italian production to meet rising demand
Thursday, 9 February 2017, 10:58 am | Zespri
Zespri will allocate an additional 1,800 hectares of European SunGold licence over the next three years, doubling production of the proprietary kiwifruit variety in Europe. The first 1,200 hectares will be in Italy with the remaining 600 hectares ... More >>
Board appoints Peter Springford as independent director
Friday, 27 January 2017, 12:09 pm | Zespri
The Zespri Board has appointed Peter Springford as an independent director, replacing long-serving director David Pilkington. More >>