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T&G Global and Roc Partners join forces to deliver a large-scale Hawke’s Bay horticultural re-development
T&G Global and Roc Partners have entered into a Collaboration Agreement, focused on expanding Aotearoa New Zealand’s supply of premium export apples. The collaboration will see 40 hectares of T&G’s premium JOLI™ and ENVY™ apple brands planted across two...
T&G Global and Sandher form strategic relationship to lead North American cherry exports
With over 8–10 million pounds of premium cherries annually, Sandher engages T&G Global for the sales and marketing of their cherries from Canada. T&G Global is proud to announce a new strategic relationship with Sandher Fruit Packers—a premier Canadian cherry...
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T&G expands Envy’s™ growing footprint to help meet China demand
With increasing global demand for T&G Global’s premium Envy™ apple brand, the company continues to invest in its dual-hemisphere multi-sourcing strategy, with the first commercially produced Chinese Envy™ to be sold in China this month. T&G Global Chief...
Garden to Table looks to expand into preschools to help combat pressing social, health and environmental issues for New Zealand’s tamariki
Garden to Table Charitable Trust is looking to expand its popular growing and cooking programme into early childhood education centres (ECEs), with the first new garden beds installed at a kindergarten in Massey, Auckland, today. The Trust provides hands-on learning...
T&G Fresh opens new site for fresh produce trading in Auckland
New Zealand’s largest grower and distributor of fresh produce, T&G Fresh, opened the doors to its new Auckland fresh produce market this week at 113A Carbine Road, Mt Wellington. The new modern temperature-controlled facility, formerly a distribution centre, has...
T&G selects Kotahi for its ocean freight
T&G Global has today announced the appointment of Kotahi as its ocean freight services provider, with Kotahi to lead the procurement of all ocean freight for the company from 2023/24 onwards. T&G’s Director of Operations, Craig Betty, says Kotahi provides the...
Planting begins for new Joli™ apple commercial growing pilot
The first commercial planting of T&G Global’s newest global premium apple variety Joli™, began this week at one of T&G’s Hawke’s Bay orchards. T&G is the global exclusive license holder for growing, marketing and selling the new variety, branded as...
Jan Buter of T&G wins Hawke’s Bay Young Fruit Grower of the Year
Jan Buter, a Supply & Continuous Improvement Technician at T&G Global in Hastings won the title of Hawke's Bay Young Fruit Grower of the Year at the Awards gala dinner on Friday night. The Hawke's Bay Young Fruit Grower of the Year, which is run by the Hawke’s...
T&G Global reports its 2023 Interim Results
At a glance Revenue: $765.3 million, up from $645.5 million Operating (loss) / profit: ($11.6 million), down from $15.0 million Net (loss) / profit before tax: ($21.4 million), down from $7.8 million Net (loss) / profit after tax: ($15.7 million), down from $5.7...
T&G launches new global premium apple variety
T&G Global has today launched Joli™, a new global premium apple variety, which joins the company’s established portfolio of Envy™ and JAZZ™ apple brands. Joli™, which global consumers will be able to enjoy from 2028 onwards, is the...
T&G’s Grace Rehu wins Ahuwhenua Young Māori Grower Award
Grace Rehu, a Leading Hand at T&G Global in Hawke’s Bay, took home the 2023 Ahuwhenua Young Māori Grower Award at the prestigious Awards on Friday night. The Ahuwhenua Young Māori Farmer and Grower award, established in 2012, recognises and celebrates Māori...
T&G commissions state-of-the-art automated Hawke’s Bay packhouse
T&G Global has commissioned one of the largest apple packhouses in the Southern Hemisphere at its Whakatū site in Hawke’s Bay. The highly automated facility, with 1.7 hectares of roof space, will be able to pack more than 125 million kilograms of apples per season...
T&G announces first recipient of $10,000 tertiary student grant
T&G Global is pleased to announce the recipient of the 2023 Edward Turner Horticulture Futures Grant is Reuben Panting, a Masters student at Auckland University. The postgraduate tertiary student grant valued at $10,000, was established to celebrate T&G’s...
New partnership brings hot climate apple and pear varieties to South America
VentureFruit®, the commercialisation manager for the Hot Climate Partnership, has announced a significant milestone in the global expansion of the future-focussed hot climate breeding programme. VentureFruit® has appointed Andes New Varieties Administration Chile®...
New season New Zealand apples headed for international markets
It’s new season apple harvest time in New Zealand, with the first of T&G Global’s portfolio of high-quality apples being exported to consumers and customers in Vietnam, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Taiwan, Indonesia and Thailand. Commencing with early varieties...
Difficult year impacts T&G Global 2022 annual results
At a glance: Revenue: $1.30 billion, down from $1.37 billion Operating profit: $20.4 million, up from $16.9 million Net (loss) / profit before tax: ($3.3...
World’s first apple variety bred specifically for a hot climate unveiled at Berlin Fruit Logistica
Following twenty years of breeding and scientific development, Tutti™, the world’s first specifically bred hot climate tolerant apple variety, was commercially launched at Berlin Fruit Logistica trade show today. Tutti™, which for the last five years has...
New dragon fruit varieties to delight growers and consumers
The first new varieties from a joint New Zealand – Viet Nam dragon fruit breeding programme are set to be launched to the global marketplace. Plant & Food Research in New Zealand and the Southern Horticultural Research Institute (SOFRI) in Viet Nam have been...
NZ Super Fund extends partnership and expansion plans with T&G
T&G Global and the New Zealand Superannuation Fund announced today that they are extending their partnership, with the sale of T&G’s Riwaka orchard in Nelson to the Fund’s rural investment manager FarmRight. The sale sees T&G sell its 194 hectare Riwaka...
T&G Global announces new $10,000 tertiary student grant on 125th anniversary
T&G Global has today announced the launch of a new postgraduate tertiary student grant valued at $10,000, to celebrate its 125th anniversary, named in honour of company founder Edward Turner. “The Edward Turner Horticulture Futures Grant has been designed to...
T&G’s Regan Judd wins 2022 Young Horticulturist of the Year
Regan Judd, one of T&G Global’s Orchard Sector Managers in Hawke’s Bay, took home the 2022 New Zealand Young Horticulturist of the Year title at last night’s awards ceremony hosted by the Royal NZ Institute of Horticulture Education Trust. Regan wins the coveted...
BayWa Global Produce looks forward to Asia Fruit Logistica
The BayWa Global Produce team is looking forward to re-connecting in person with its customers and partners at Asia Fruit Logistica in Bangkok this November. Benedikt Mangold, Chief Executive of BayWa Global Produce, says it will be great to showcase the combined...
Over one million Envy™ apples sold at Mid-Autumn Festival
The Mid-Autumn Festival in China has been a runaway success for Envy™, with 165,000 gift boxes (1.48M total apples) sold – a new record for Envy™ apples at the festival. T&G Global’s Head of Marketing, Rebecca Chapman, says the strong Mid-Autumn...
New mandarin variety arrives for T&G Fresh
T&G Fresh this week welcomes the newest addition to its citrus range – the Afourer mandarin. After a fantastic Satsuma mandarin season that wrapped up in July, the new Afourer mandarin opens up a new seasonal window with harvest occurring towards the end of the...
T&G Global reports its 2022 Interim Results
At a glance Revenue: $645.5 million, down from $652.1 million Operating profit: $15.0 million, up from $10.9 million Net profit before tax: $7.8 million, up from $5.1 million Net profit after tax: $5.7 million, up from $3.4 million Net assets: $563.6 million, up from...
T&G teams up with NZ Super Fund for second time as part of Envy™ expansion
T&G Global has continued its partnership with the New Zealand Superannuation Fund – with a second orchard sale to its rural investment manager FarmRight to help expand one of New Zealand’s best-returning premium export apples, Envy™. As a result of the...
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T&G Global announces 2024 Edward Turner Grant
T&G Global is proud to announce the second round of the Edward Turner Horticulture Futures Grant, a prestigious $10,000 post-graduate scholarship designed to foster the next generation of horticultural leaders. This grant, named in honour of Edward Turner, who...
Introducing STELLAR™: a game-changer for early season apple lovers
The Hot Climate Partnership is set to unveil STELLAR™, the world’s first early season apple variety specifically bred for hot and warming climates next week at Fruit Attraction in Madrid. STELLAR™ apple trees are a disruptor in the early variety space. The bright red...
T&G Global reports its 2024 interim results
At a glance: Revenue: $820.1 million, up from $765.3 million Operating loss: $2.6 million, compared to a loss of $11.6 million Net loss before tax: $8.2 million, compared to a loss of $21.4 million Net loss after tax: $18.6 million, compared to a loss of $15.7 million...
Geraghty glasshouse screens helping to reduce T&G’s emissions
The installation of retractable thermal screens in T&G Fresh’s Geraghty glasshouses in Tūākau, in the Waikato, is the latest milestone on T&G’s journey to reduce carbon emissions across its business. These screens, which were fully installed in late...
T&G appoints new Director
T&G Global today announces the appointment of Bastian von Streit as a Non-Independent Director, effective 18 April 2024. Mr von Streit has more than 20 years of corporate finance experience across Germany and New Zealand, having held roles at Deloitte, T&G,...
Premium New Zealand-grown Envy™ en route to global markets
The first of T&G Global’s premium new season Envy™ branded apples have departed Aotearoa New Zealand, bound for China. The anticipated 2024 Aotearoa New Zealand Envy™ crop is the largest to-date, with 2.9 million tray carton equivalents (TCEs)—or 205 million...
T&G announces excellent start to 2024 JAZZ™ season
The first of the much-anticipated 2024 Aotearoa New Zealand-grown JAZZ™ apples are this week being picked ready for Kiwis and consumers around the world to enjoy. This season, T&G Global and its independent growers will collectively pick over 4 million tray carton...
Cyclone-related loss clouds positive strategic progress
At a glance: Revenue: $1.33 billion, up from $1.30 billion Operating (loss)/profit: ($45.6 million), down from $20.4 million Net loss before tax: ($64.2 million), down from ($3.3 million) Net loss after tax: ($46.6 million), down from ($0.9 million) The impact of...
T&G expands Envy’s™ growing footprint to help meet China demand
With increasing global demand for T&G Global’s premium Envy™ apple brand, the company continues to invest in its dual-hemisphere multi-sourcing strategy, with the first commercially produced Chinese Envy™ to be sold in China this month. T&G Global Chief...
Garden to Table looks to expand into preschools to help combat pressing social, health and environmental issues for New Zealand’s tamariki
Garden to Table Charitable Trust is looking to expand its popular growing and cooking programme into early childhood education centres (ECEs), with the first new garden beds installed at a kindergarten in Massey, Auckland, today. The Trust provides hands-on learning...
T&G Fresh opens new site for fresh produce trading in Auckland
New Zealand’s largest grower and distributor of fresh produce, T&G Fresh, opened the doors to its new Auckland fresh produce market this week at 113A Carbine Road, Mt Wellington. The new modern temperature-controlled facility, formerly a distribution centre, has...
T&G selects Kotahi for its ocean freight
T&G Global has today announced the appointment of Kotahi as its ocean freight services provider, with Kotahi to lead the procurement of all ocean freight for the company from 2023/24 onwards. T&G’s Director of Operations, Craig Betty, says Kotahi provides the...
Planting begins for new Joli™ apple commercial growing pilot
The first commercial planting of T&G Global’s newest global premium apple variety Joli™, began this week at one of T&G’s Hawke’s Bay orchards. T&G is the global exclusive license holder for growing, marketing and selling the new variety, branded as...
Jan Buter of T&G wins Hawke’s Bay Young Fruit Grower of the Year
Jan Buter, a Supply & Continuous Improvement Technician at T&G Global in Hastings won the title of Hawke's Bay Young Fruit Grower of the Year at the Awards gala dinner on Friday night. The Hawke's Bay Young Fruit Grower of the Year, which is run by the Hawke’s...
T&G Global reports its 2023 Interim Results
At a glance Revenue: $765.3 million, up from $645.5 million Operating (loss) / profit: ($11.6 million), down from $15.0 million Net (loss) / profit before tax: ($21.4 million), down from $7.8 million Net (loss) / profit after tax: ($15.7 million), down from $5.7...
T&G launches new global premium apple variety
T&G Global has today launched Joli™, a new global premium apple variety, which joins the company’s established portfolio of Envy™ and JAZZ™ apple brands. Joli™, which global consumers will be able to enjoy from 2028 onwards, is the...
T&G’s Grace Rehu wins Ahuwhenua Young Māori Grower Award
Grace Rehu, a Leading Hand at T&G Global in Hawke’s Bay, took home the 2023 Ahuwhenua Young Māori Grower Award at the prestigious Awards on Friday night. The Ahuwhenua Young Māori Farmer and Grower award, established in 2012, recognises and celebrates Māori...
T&G commissions state-of-the-art automated Hawke’s Bay packhouse
T&G Global has commissioned one of the largest apple packhouses in the Southern Hemisphere at its Whakatū site in Hawke’s Bay. The highly automated facility, with 1.7 hectares of roof space, will be able to pack more than 125 million kilograms of apples per season...