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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...
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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
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
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...
Fairgrow donates one million kilograms of fresh produce to Kiwis in need
Just one year since its inception, T&G Fresh’s charity Fairgrow has today achieved the massive milestone of donating its one millionth kilogram of fresh produce to Kiwis in need across Aotearoa. Fairgrow has partnered with growers from across the country to...
T&G Global announces multi-million-dollar investment to expand apples business
With its premium Envy™ apple on track to be a billion-dollar brand and global demand for its other apple varieties on the increase, one of New Zealand’s largest apple growers and marketers, T&G Global, has announced significant investment in its apple...
Creating sustainable apple and pear varieties for a warming world
The Hot Climate Programme, an industry leading breeding programme, is capturing the attention of fresh produce companies globally, as the demand for climate resistant fruit increases. Initiated in 2002, the Hot Climate Programme is...
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
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
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
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...
T&G Global and Lincoln University join forces on horticulture pathway partnership
A new partnership offering students a hands-on learning experience and pathway into employment in the horticulture industry has been announced by T&G Global and Lincoln University today. The two-year programme will see students earning a fulltime wage while...
T&G on the search for new suppliers to help fulfil future growth strategy
T&G Global today announced it is on the search for a wide range of suppliers to be part of a significant growth period for the company, across the Hawke’s Bay and Nelson regions. The company is calling for expressions of interest from new or existing suppliers...
Envy™ celebrates full moon festivities with global marketing campaign
With Mid-Autumn festivities fast approaching in key Asian markets, T&G Global has launched an integrated marketing campaign to encourage consumers to celebrate full moon festivities with Envy™ apples. T&G Global’s Head of Marketing, Rebecca Chapman,...
‘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
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...
New global genetics business will help build a premium and sustainable fresh produce sector
T&G Global has today launched VentureFruit, a global genetics and variety management business. Built off T&G’s deep experience in creating value from new fruit varieties, VentureFruit will bring new and superior fruit to consumers, retailers and growers around...
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
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
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 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
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 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...
Fairgrow partners with Visy to make fresh fruit and vegetable donations go further
Global packaging and resource recovery leader, Visy, has partnered with Fairgrow to supply sustainable packaging to ensure fresh fruit and vegetables reach Kiwis in need, in the best possible condition. Fairgrow, a charity powered by T&G Fresh to provide fresh...
All Good and T&G Fresh team up to create New Zealand’s greenest bananas
In a New Zealand first, All Good and T&G Fresh have partnered to deliver the first Fairtrade and Zero Carbon certified bananas. T&G Fresh Managing Director, Andrew Keaney, says the company is proud to be leaders in the fresh produce industry - being the first...
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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...
T&G takes bold step towards low carbon future with Sustainability-Linked Loan
T&G Global today announced it has signed Aotearoa New Zealand’s first Sustainability-Linked Loan in the horticulture sector – borrowing $180 million. The three-year loan is the first of its kind in New Zealand horticulture, and commits T&G to a science-based...
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...
Collaborative new programme supports sole parents into horticulture industry
One of Aotearoa’s largest horticultural businesses, T&G Global, has teamed up with the Ministry of Social Development and Māori Wardens on a new programme to support sole parents enter the workforce. The new programme, He Huarahi Hou (new pathway), has been set up...
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
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
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
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...
Fairgrow donates one million kilograms of fresh produce to Kiwis in need
Just one year since its inception, T&G Fresh’s charity Fairgrow has today achieved the massive milestone of donating its one millionth kilogram of fresh produce to Kiwis in need across Aotearoa. Fairgrow has partnered with growers from across the country to...
T&G Global announces multi-million-dollar investment to expand apples business
With its premium Envy™ apple on track to be a billion-dollar brand and global demand for its other apple varieties on the increase, one of New Zealand’s largest apple growers and marketers, T&G Global, has announced significant investment in its apple...
Creating sustainable apple and pear varieties for a warming world
The Hot Climate Programme, an industry leading breeding programme, is capturing the attention of fresh produce companies globally, as the demand for climate resistant fruit increases. Initiated in 2002, the Hot Climate Programme is...
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
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
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
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...