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T&G expands into Canterbury; licensing growing of premium apples to NZ Super Fund
T&G has entered into an agreement with the New Zealand Superannuation Fund, through its rural investment manager FarmRight, to grow 125 hectares of its premium JOLI™ branded apples in Canterbury. This will be the first plantings on a commercial scale of JOLI™...
VentureFruit® partners with Copefrut to expand TUTTI™ apples in Latin America
VentureFruit®, the commercialisation partner for the Hot Climate Partnership, is excited to announce a key achievement in the global expansion of TUTTI™, with the introduction of a new exclusive partner in Latin America. Copefrut S.A., a Chilean grower, packer,...
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Mandarin season off to a sweet start
The largest citrus grower in New Zealand, T&G Fresh, is underway with harvesting the first of this season’s satsuma mandarins with great weather conditions bringing an earlier harvest than usual for the fruit. T&G Fresh began harvesting the fruit late last...
T&G blown away by productivity gains with new turbo charged leaf blower
A turbo charged leaf blower being trialled at T&G Global is paving the way for better quality apples and an increase in fruit being picked off the trees this season. T&G has partnered with Fruition Horticulture to trial a leaf blower machine which uses...
Building a skilled Hawke’s Bay workforce through virtual reality
T&G Global is harnessing virtual reality technology to recruit and train Hawke’s Bay locals in positions it’s struggling to fill, particularly forklift drivers. The company has partnered with the Whiti programme to deliver a Supply Chain Cadetship which offers job...
New season, new look for JAZZ™ apple
The first of T&G Global’s premium new season JAZZ™ apples are being shipped to global markets, as warm and sunny weather conditions bring a rich colour, full flavour and earlier harvest than usual for the ‘snack on the go’ fruit. Grown in the Hawke’s...
Picking platforms prove their worth in the race to get fruit off trees
T&G Global is pulling out all the stops to harvest apples this season, welcoming eight new state-of-the-art automated picking platforms as part of its commitment to provide a safe and productive workplace. With a seasonal labour shortage and a harvest that...
Feijoa season looking bright
The New Zealand feijoa season is looking bright as fine weather brings an earlier harvest than usual for the fruit, which are expected to hit supermarket shelves this week. T&G Fresh’s key supplier of feijoas, Kaiaponi Farms, is expecting another great season with...
T&G reports its 2020 Annual Results
At a glance Revenue: $1.4 billion, up from $1.2 billion Operating profit: $32.4 million, up from $16.5 million Net profit before tax: $22.0 million, up from $10.3 million Net profit after tax: $16.6 million, up from $6.6 million Net assets: $520 million, up from $474...
New NZ apple brand signals early start to season
T&G Global has launched a new early ripening apple brand which will be one of the first New Zealand apples of the 2021 season to arrive in key Asian markets. T&G Global’s Poppi™ apple is a sweet flavoured, medium sized apple with a rich red colour. With...
T&G announces new Chief Financial Officer
T&G Global announced today that Doug Bygrave will become Chief Financial Officer, effective 1 March 2021. Doug will succeed Bastian von Streit, who is returning home to Germany to take up the position of Chief Financial Officer Global Produce with BayWa AG....
Sell-out season puts Envy™ apples on track to be billion-dollar brand
T&G Global’s premium Envy™ apple brand has had a record season, selling its entire New Zealand crop well before the end of the year, as it moves quickly towards generating a billion dollars of sales revenue. In 2020, 1.9 million tray carton equivalents...
Red “Hot” apple continues to impress
The first apple to be commercially released from the Hot Climate Programme (which includes NZ based companies T&G Global and Plant & Food Research), is receiving rave reviews from growers in Italy, France and the UK, after a series of evaluations in 2020. A...
Giving everyone a Fairgrow: helping to get fresh fruit and veges to Kiwis in need
New Zealand’s leading fresh produce company, T&G Fresh, has today launched a new charity, Fairgrow, which will help get fresh fruit and vegetables to Kiwis in need. “COVID-19 has turned many people’s lives upside down and right now large numbers of Kiwis are...
T&G sale and leaseback of 484 Nayland Road, Nelson
T&G Global is selling and leasing back its 484 Nayland Road, Nelson site, in a move which will generate $50,514,000 to support its growth strategy. The 8.0382 hectare site is being sold to Property Income Fund Limited, a fund recently established by Willis Bond....
T&G supports moves to increase horticultural harvest
T&G Global is supportive of Government decisions that mean more high-value horticultural crops will be harvested this coming season. Craig Betty, Director Operations T&G Global, says allowing some highly skilled and experienced RSE workers into the country to...
T&G takes home Marketing Campaign of the Year at Asia Fruit awards
T&G Global’s creative marketing efforts in Asia, for its premium apple brands Envy™ and JAZZ™, have been recognised at the Asia Fruit Logistica 2020 Awards winning Marketing Campaign of the Year. Head of Global Marketing Rebecca Chapman virtually...
T&G Fresh announces independent board to lead fresh produce future
T&G Global announces a new Board of Directors structure for its New Zealand focused business - T&G Fresh, which was launched in May 2020, following the acquisition of the domestic division of Freshmax NZ by T&G Global. The Board includes T&G Global...
Recall of Prima and Sweet Value brand imported yellow flesh peaches
Primor Produce Ltd (as the importer) and Turners and Growers Fresh Ltd (as the distributor) are recalling all Prima and Sweet Value brand imported yellow flesh peaches (green fruit sticker with PLU numbers 4044 and 4038) sold between 10 July and 25 August 2020 due to...
T&G reports its 2020 Interim Results
At a glance Revenue: $671.3 million, up from $560.8 million Operating profit: $19.5 million, up from $6.2 million Net profit before tax: $13.7 million, up from $3.0 million Net profit after tax: $9.5 million, up from $4.0 million Net assets: $479.8 million, up from...
New Zealand’s first food waste-to-bioenergy facility gets underway
New Zealand’s first large-scale food waste-to-bioenergy facility gets underway today at Reporoa, in the central North Island. Following the blessing of the land by Ngati Tahu-Ngati Whaoa, construction will begin on the new anaerobic digestion facility which is owned...
Proud to partner with the New Zealand Food Network to help feed Kiwis in need
We’re delighted to announce that T&G Fresh is a foundation partner of the New Zealand Food Network (NZFN), a new Government-backed, not-for-profit organisation, providing much needed support to food hubs across New Zealand. Every day we see COVID-19 unfold and the...
T&G Global commercialises first climate-change resistant apple variety
The apple is the first to be launched from the Hot Climate Programme, a global pan-industry breeding programme, focused on the long-term sustainability of apple production in a changing climate. Peter Landon-Lane, T&G Global’s Director Innovation and Technical,...
Kiwi ingenuity pays off on Kerikeri mandarin orchards
Around 20 hectares of T&G Global’s mandarin orchards in Northland have transformed to a later season variety over the past two years through clever grafting and a dose of kiwi ingenuity.The team, who collected the graft wood from mature trees in 2018 and 2019,...
Mourning former T&G Chair, Tony Gibbs
T&G Global is saddened by the death of former Chairman and long-standing Director, Tony Gibbs, who has passed away following a period of ill health. Tony led T&G Global for 16 years from 1995 until 2011. Throughout his tenure, T&G grew from a domestic...
T&G Fresh signs exclusive deal for tastier strawberries
T&G Fresh is partnering with one of the world’s leading strawberry breeding companies to provide New Zealanders with bigger, tastier, year-round strawberries. In an exclusive deal, T&G Fresh will test, grow and market unique strawberry varieties from...
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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...