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Planting begins for new Joli™ apple commercial growing pilot

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 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...

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New Zealand JAZZ™ apples ready to impress global markets

New Zealand JAZZ™ apples ready to impress global markets

The first of this season’s New Zealand-grown JAZZ™ apples depart for Europe today, with approximately two million cartons (36,000 tonnes) of JAZZ™ apples expected to be exported throughout the New Zealand season. T&G Global Director of Operations,...

T&G Global reports its 2021 Annual Results

T&G Global reports its 2021 Annual Results

At a glance: Revenue: $1.37 billion, down from $1.41 billion Operating profit: $16.9 million, down from $32.4 million Net profit before tax: $9.8 million, down from $22.0 million Net profit after tax: $13.6 million, down from $16.6 million Total equity: $573.6...

2022 New Zealand apple harvest well underway

2022 New Zealand apple harvest well underway

New Zealand’s 2022 apple season is well underway, with T&G Global harvesting the first of this season’s apples. Together with its growers, T&G is planning to pick more than 6.5 million tray carton equivalents (TCEs) this year – the equivalent of 120,000,000...

T&G Global’s Envy™ growth backed by NZ Super Fund

T&G Global’s Envy™ growth backed by NZ Super Fund

T&G Global has entered into a partnership with the New Zealand Superannuation Fund though its New Zealand rural investment manager, FarmRight, to help grow one of New Zealand’s best-returning premium export apples, Envy™. The partnership sees T&G sell...

Sowing the seeds for a regenerative horticultural partnership

Sowing the seeds for a regenerative horticultural partnership

Two of Aotearoa New Zealand’s largest horticultural businesses - T&G Global and Zespri - are teaming up with science organisation Plant & Food Research and other industry partners on a new project to research, develop, define, and promote sustainable and...

Sale and Leaseback of 22 Whakatu Road, Hastings

Sale and Leaseback of 22 Whakatu Road, Hastings

T&G and PFI enter sale and leaseback of 22 Whakatu Road, Hastings T&G Global is selling and leasing back its Whakatu West site at 22 Whakatu Road, Hastings, in a move which will generate $79.545 million to support its growth strategy. The 9.56 hectare site is...

JAZZ™ apple offers a healthier twist for Halloween

JAZZ™ apple offers a healthier twist for Halloween

With Halloween just over a month away, T&G Global today launched a new marketing campaign to showcase their premium JAZZ™ apple as the hero of Halloween. T&G Global’s Head of Marketing, Rebecca Chapman, says Halloween is a popular time of the year in...

‘Is it JAZZ™ time yet?’ goes global

‘Is it JAZZ™ time yet?’ goes global

Following the recent refresh of one of its premium apple brands - JAZZ™ - T&G Global has launched the brand’s first global marketing campaign. T&G Global’s Head of Marketing, Rebecca Chapman, says “the campaign is key to driving brand awareness and in...

T&G Fresh announces new Managing Director

T&G Fresh announces new Managing Director

New Zealand’s largest grower and distributor of fresh produce, T&G Fresh, today announced the appointment of its new Managing Director – Rod Gibson. Rod joins T&G Fresh from Animates – New Zealand’s leading integrated pet retail business, where he is currently...

T&G Global reports its 2021 Interim Results

T&G Global reports its 2021 Interim Results

At a glance Revenue: $652.1 million, down from $671.3 million Operating profit: $10.9 million, down from $19.5 million Net profit before tax: $5.1 million, down from $13.7 million Net profit after tax: $3.4 million, down from $9.5 million Net assets: $514.9 million,...

T&G hiring 150 permanent roles to help with season ahead

T&G hiring 150 permanent roles to help with season ahead

As part of its extensive growth strategy, T&G Global today announced it is recruiting 150 permanent positions across its apple operations. T&G Global Director Operations, Craig Betty, says the creation of these new permanent roles demonstrates T&G’s...

New Zealand Citrus season gets even sweeter with another early harvest

New Zealand Citrus season gets even sweeter with another early harvest

The New Zealand navel orange season is well underway as the country’s largest citrus grower, T&G Fresh, harvested the first of the fruit late last month. Tom Chamberlain, T&G’s Regional Manager in Northland, says great weather conditions have bought an earlier...

T&G Global holds 100th Annual Shareholder Meeting

T&G Global holds 100th Annual Shareholder Meeting

T&G Global held its 100th Annual Shareholder Meeting today, reviewing the 2020 financial year and providing insight into the economic outlook for the next six months, as well as celebrating the service of its outgoing Chairman and welcoming his successor....

T&G’s young growers take home two regional titles

T&G’s young growers take home two regional titles

Two of T&G Global’s talented young growers have been awarded regional titles at the 2021 Young Grower of the Year competition. Heather Feetham, Production Manager at T&G Fresh, and Regan Judd, Orchard Foreman at T&G Global, were respectively awarded...

T&G Global Chairman to step down

T&G Global Chairman to step down

T&G Global today announced that after nine years as Chairman, Prof. Klaus Josef Lutz will step down from the T&G Global Board at the end of its Annual Meeting on 23 June 2021. Prof. Lutz joined the Board in April 2012 and under his leadership the Company has...

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Over one million Envy™ apples sold at Mid-Autumn Festival

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

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

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...

Premium New Zealand-grown Envy™ bound for global markets

Premium New Zealand-grown Envy™ bound for global markets

Consumers across Asia, North America, the UK and Europe will soon be able to purchase this season’s New Zealand-grown premium Envy™ apples, with the first exports getting underway. This week, the first of T&G Global’s Envy™ apples depart Hawke’s Bay...

New season satsuma mandarins in stores this week

New season satsuma mandarins in stores this week

From this week onwards, Kiwis can expect delicious satsuma mandarins in stores, which is two weeks earlier than previous years thanks to this season’s great growing conditions. T&G Fresh, the largest citrus grower in New Zealand, started harvesting the fruit late...

New Zealand JAZZ™ apples ready to impress global markets

New Zealand JAZZ™ apples ready to impress global markets

The first of this season’s New Zealand-grown JAZZ™ apples depart for Europe today, with approximately two million cartons (36,000 tonnes) of JAZZ™ apples expected to be exported throughout the New Zealand season. T&G Global Director of Operations,...

T&G Global reports its 2021 Annual Results

T&G Global reports its 2021 Annual Results

At a glance: Revenue: $1.37 billion, down from $1.41 billion Operating profit: $16.9 million, down from $32.4 million Net profit before tax: $9.8 million, down from $22.0 million Net profit after tax: $13.6 million, down from $16.6 million Total equity: $573.6...

2022 New Zealand apple harvest well underway

2022 New Zealand apple harvest well underway

New Zealand’s 2022 apple season is well underway, with T&G Global harvesting the first of this season’s apples. Together with its growers, T&G is planning to pick more than 6.5 million tray carton equivalents (TCEs) this year – the equivalent of 120,000,000...

T&G Global’s Envy™ growth backed by NZ Super Fund

T&G Global’s Envy™ growth backed by NZ Super Fund

T&G Global has entered into a partnership with the New Zealand Superannuation Fund though its New Zealand rural investment manager, FarmRight, to help grow one of New Zealand’s best-returning premium export apples, Envy™. The partnership sees T&G sell...

Sowing the seeds for a regenerative horticultural partnership

Sowing the seeds for a regenerative horticultural partnership

Two of Aotearoa New Zealand’s largest horticultural businesses - T&G Global and Zespri - are teaming up with science organisation Plant & Food Research and other industry partners on a new project to research, develop, define, and promote sustainable and...

Sale and Leaseback of 22 Whakatu Road, Hastings

Sale and Leaseback of 22 Whakatu Road, Hastings

T&G and PFI enter sale and leaseback of 22 Whakatu Road, Hastings T&G Global is selling and leasing back its Whakatu West site at 22 Whakatu Road, Hastings, in a move which will generate $79.545 million to support its growth strategy. The 9.56 hectare site is...

JAZZ™ apple offers a healthier twist for Halloween

JAZZ™ apple offers a healthier twist for Halloween

With Halloween just over a month away, T&G Global today launched a new marketing campaign to showcase their premium JAZZ™ apple as the hero of Halloween. T&G Global’s Head of Marketing, Rebecca Chapman, says Halloween is a popular time of the year in...