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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...
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T&G GLOBAL ACHIEVES 67% INCREASE IN PROFIT AFTER TAX
HORTICULTURE LEADER ON TRACK TO ACHIEVE NZ$2 BILLION REVENUE BY 2022 T&G Global Limited and its subsidiary companies (T&G Global) achieved a profit after income tax of $32.4 million for its 2016 financial year (January to December), a 67 per cent increase on...
T&G Global marks start of 120 years in business
T&G Global has celebrated the start of its 120th year in business at Fruit Logistica in Berlin. What began as a small fruit auctioneer in New Zealand in 1897 is now an international vertically integrated grower, picker, packer, shipper, trader and marketer of...
Fresh Produce Safety Centre welcomes T&G Global as a new silver supporter
The Fresh Produce Safety Centre Australia and New Zealand (FPSC) is pleased to welcome T&G Global as a new silver level supporter of the Centre. “T&G Global places huge emphasis on food safety and is passionate about freshness. Our company mission is to...
The hunt is on for New Zealand’s most outstanding food region
T&G Global (formerly Turners and Growers) is supporting a new search to find New Zealand’s Outstanding Produce. The 2017 Outstanding New Zealand Food Producer Awards are being run by Marvellous Marketing and NZ Life & Leisure Magazine to hunt out the country’s top...
Ferry Levy
Due to recent natural disasters in the South Island, the Interislander has increased its rate. In turn, we have had to do the same. Please see the attached link for more information on this increase: Ferry Levy Details
South Island Road Closures
The T&G Transport team have been working hard to resume services between the North and South Island, which have been delayed due to the unfortunate earthquake event in the South Island in the early hours of Monday morning. Please see the attached link for more...
T&G fully operational post quakes
T&G Global sends it thoughts to everyone impacted by the earthquakes overnight. Our people are all safe and our business is fully operational with no damage to our market sites specifically Palmerston North, Wellington, Nelson, Christchurch and Dunedin. If any of...
T&G dig deep and swaps vegies for native tree plantings
T&G Global staff in Kerikeri and Hastings, New Zealand, dug deep recently for a good cause. Around 70 staff from T&G swapped the planting of vegetables and fruit trees for more than 1400 native plants at two of its orchards. At T&G’s Kapiro Orchard in...
T&G Global goes mobile
T&G Global has launched what it believes is the world’s first online ordering platform for the wholesale produce sector. FirstPick.co.nz was developed in-house by T&G's IT team and enables New Zealand-based wholesale customers to order fresh fruit and...
T&G Global announces half-year result
T&G Global announces half-year result T&G Global Limited is pleased to announce a profit after tax for the first six months of 2016 of $22.7m, compared to $12.0m in the first six months of 2015. T&G achieved revenue of $423 million for the six months...
Sale of T&G’s crate business to Pact
T&G Global Limited (T&G) is pleased to announce that it has agreed to sell its crate hire business, trading as the Fruit Case Company (FCC), to PACT Group Limited (Pact) for $21M (subject to completion adjustments). The assets being sold have a value in...
MOU signals closer collaboration for Zespri and T&G
Zespri and T&G today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) confirming their intention to work together to create value for their respective growers and shareholders. Zespri Chairman Peter McBride and T&G Global Chairman Professor Klaus Josef Lutz signed...
Launching our new Beekist brand at Taste of Auckland
November 5th – 8th marked the 4th annual Taste of Auckland, New Zealand's most celebrated foodie festival showcasing what's hot on the Auckland food scene. More than 25,000 Aucklanders flocked to Western Springs over the 4 days to try signature dishes from some of...
All Good bananas and T&G Global join forces
All Good Fairtrade and organic bananas will be available in more stores around New Zealand in an exclusive sales and distribution partnership with T&G (formerly Turners & Growers). T&G’s extensive distribution will allow more Kiwis to be able to buy All...
T&G Scholarship Recipients Shine At Massey Agriculture Awards Dinner
The night was bright for two previous T&G scholarship winners at the annual Massey University Agriculture Awards dinner recently. Luke Posthuma and Leander Archer both received multiple awards, beating out other students in the Agricultural field. Luke Posthuma,...
New Zealand Ambassador to France visits orchards growing JAZZ Apples
Current rivalries between France and New Zealand on the rugby field has not stopped both countries enjoying the mutual benefits of the much sought after Jazz Apple. The New Zealand Ambassador to France, Dr James Kember, recently made a trip to Saint-Aubin-le-Dépeint...
Same people, same service, same culture but with the great T&G logo
T&G (formerly Turners & Growers), the global grower, distributor and exporter of fresh produce, has announced the rebrand of international subsidiary business Delica Limited to T&G Global. Speaking at the Asiafruit Conference in Hong Kong, T&G...
Nikolai Macnee Wins $150,000 Baywa Reseach Scholarship
Nikolai Macnee, an Auckland University Student, has been awarded a NZD $150,000 scholarship from agricultural giant BayWa AG to complete a four year research-based PhD in the field of horticulture. The scholarship is the first of its kind for BayWa outside of Germany...
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T&G Announces The Acquisition Of Great Lake Tomatoes Limited And Waikato Tomato Grower Rianto
Turners & Growers Limited (“T&G”) announced today the acquisition of Bay of Plenty tomato grower Great Lake Tomatoes Limited (“Great Lake”) and Waikato tomato grower Rianto Limited (“Rianto”). “Earlier this year we launched our strategic pillars with Covered...
A New Look for the Turners & Growers Brand
Turners & Growers, the global grower, distributor and exporter of fresh produce, has today launched a refreshed corporate brand that signals a positive change and reflects the new direction of the company. With 117 years of history, the company took careful...
Fresh Partnership With Turners & Growers For Garden To Table
Turners & Growers has partnered with the Garden to Table Trust to support primary schools throughout New Zealand with purpose-built gardens, volunteers and equipment. The Garden to Table Trust operates a curriculum integrated programme where children aged between...
Turners & Growers Announces The Acquisition Of Apollo Apples Ltd
Turners & Growers Limited announced today the proposed acquisition of Hawkes Bay-based Apollo Apples for an initial payment of NZ$36.05million. The acquisition of Apollo, which grows, packs and exports approximately 1.4m cartons of apples every year and owns or...
Turners & Growers announces new growth strategy
Turners & Growers has announced a new blueprint to generate further growth for the company and drive improvements for growers, customers and consumers. The company, New Zealand’s leading distributor and marketer of fresh produce, has launched a new corporate...
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There’s a new buzz on the vine – we’re saying goodbye to plastic tomato punnets
They are referred to as the ‘rock stars’ of New Zealand’s tomato industry for their “buzz pollination” (thousands of good-natured bumble bees pollinate every vine, the way nature intended), but now there’s a new buzz in the tomato world. Bee-pollinated tomato brand...
Budding young growers unearthed
New Zealand’s budding young gardeners and schools have been unearthed after some serious digging by a judging panel including acclaimed chef and restauranteur Al Brown and landscaper and TV personality Dan Mackay. T&G is proud to have supported the 2018 Young...
Envy™ inducing gift boxes for full moon celebrations
Envy™ is proving hot in balmy Hong Kong thanks to a new Mid-Autumn Festival promotion at 75 Park n Shop stores across the territory. It’s the first time Envy™ has been activated in Hong Kong stores and the feedback has been overwhelmingly positive. The...
T&G announces CFO change
T&G Global today announced it will farewell its chief financial officer, Wolfgang Loose and welcome a replacement over the coming weeks. Wolfgang Loose will leave the business mid-November after nearly two years in his role. He joined T&G from BayWa, a...
Envy shines at Elle Fashion Week
Envy™ has taken centre stage at Elle Fashion Week Fall/Winter in Bangkok for a second year in a row, refreshing fashionistas with delicious fresh apples and tasty apple pastry treats. Envy™, the official apple of Elle Fashion Week since 2017, was in the...
Australian strawberry update
T&G Global is aware of an issue with contamination of some strawberries coming from farms in Queensland. T&G doesn’t import strawberries from any of the affected farms into New Zealand or sell this fruit in Australia. T&G has full confidence in its...
Lotatoes™ potatoes ‘roasts’ competition at TVNZ – NZ Marketing awards
T&G’s award-winning, lower carb and calorie Lotatoes™, launched last year, has scooped yet another top award at a sold out TVNZ–NZ Marketing Awards at the Cordis hotel in Auckland. Now in their 27th year, the awards celebrate those who not only deliver on...
We’re Front Row at Fashion Week
While designer outfits will be turning heads on the runway, Lotatoes™ and Beekist® will be tantalising taste buds backstage at New Zealand Fashion Week (NZFW). Our mouth-watering, bee-pollinated Beekist® tomatoes and our new low carb Lotatoes™ feature on...
T&G congratulates Cedenco Foods
T&G Global has congratulated Cedenco Foods New Zealand for being named as ExportNZ Hawke’s Bay ASB Exporter of the Year for 2018. The Gisborne-based business was presented with the award by the head of trade finance at ASB Bank, Mike Atkins, at a sold-out awards...
Orchard Rd heads into homes with Everyday Gourmet
Less than seven months after bursting onto the Australian fresh fruit scene, Orchard Rd is heading to the big screen. The premium fruit brands’ Gold Kiwis will feature on Network 10’s Everyday Gourmet show from this Friday (3 August) in recipes created and showcased...
Recognition for pioneer of NZ pipfruit in Europe
A pioneer of New Zealand pipfruit sales (apples and pears) into Europe has been officially recognised by his Kiwi peers at a special gala dinner evening in Christchurch. T&G Global's general manager in Europe, Tony Fissette, who lives in Belgium, has worked...
Incident at T&G’s Palmerston North site
T&G confirms there was a chemical spill this morning at its Palmerston North site, when packaging company Viscount FCC, which shares the site, was undertaking a crate wash. Emergency services were alerted immediately and the Fire Service has contained the spill...
Young Gardener of the Year Awards Opening Soon
Entries officially open to the Young Gardener of the Year Awards next week on Monday 2 July and Kiwi kids nationwide, along with their primary schools, are encouraged to enter! A new category this year, called the T&G Passion for Growing Award, means that any...
T&G ‘Smashes’ Top Australasian Marketing Award With Lotatoes™
T&G Global's New Zealand marketing team has 'smashed' the competition, taking out the PMA Australia-New Zealand 2018 Marketer of the Year Award for its Lotatoes™ potato brand campaign at a gala event in Brisbane. The awards are the premier celebration for...
JAZZ™ re-enters India after six years
The world’s warmest and largest country is set to enjoy a refreshing break with the arrival of JAZZ™ apples for the first time in six years. A small consignment of JAZZ™ was first tested in 2012 with consumers saying they enjoyed their refreshing flavour...
JAZZ™ Apple Anniversary Day
The countdown has begun until JAZZ™ Apple Anniversary Day is officially marked in Japan following a special celebration in Tokyo yesterday. Chairman of the Japan Anniversary Association, Mr. Kiyoshi Kase, presented T&G Global’s country manager for Japan,...
Earthquake Levy
Due to a recent announcement from NZTA that SH1 between Picton & Christchurch has been re-opened, T&G Transport is now in position to lift the EQ Levy effective 1st June 2018. Please see the attached link for more information on this: Earthquake Levy...
T&G sponsors 2018 Hawke’s Bay Export Awards
Hawke’s Bay Export Awards organisers and T&G Global have announced that T&G is a new sponsor of the fourth annual ExportNZ ASB Hawke’s Bay Export Awards to be held in August. The sponsorship is fitting given T&G is New Zealand’s largest fresh produce...