07 Jul 2022
Major Primary Industries Award Recognises Rapid Response To Feed The Hungry And Support Growers During Lockdown
United Fresh New Zealand Incorporated have been presented the Primary Industries NZ Summit Team Award for their work delivering 300,000 boxes of fresh fruit and vegetables to whānau during the COVID-19 lockdowns.
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The Global Fruit & Veg Newsletter - June 2022
Heath benefits of fruit and vegetables across the board
View Story21 Jun 2022
Hygiene and Cleanliness Considerations for RPCs
United Fresh, as the pan-industry body for the fresh produce industry in New Zealand, contributed with desk-based research, alongside MPI and Tomatoes New Zealand.
View Story20 Jun 2022
Finalists For Major Award Delivered 300,000 Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Boxes To Whānau During Lockdown
As the country prepared to lockdown in March 2020, the small team of just five staff at United Fresh New Zealand Incorporated quickly realised the impact that a nationwide shutdown would have on the country’s $6 billion horticulture industry.
View Story14 Jun 2022
The Global Fruit & Veg Newsletter - May 2022
Parental Feeding Practices & Dietary Behaviour of Children
View Story08 Jun 2022
Traceability Newsletter
Food Safety & Traceability – Learnings From a Recent US Trial, Standards Support Collaboration and Interoperability.
View Story30 May 2022
NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT RESPONSE TO THE COMMERCE COMMISSION’S RETAIL GROCERY SECTOR MARKET STUDY
The Commerce Commission released its report on the state of competition, with recommendations, on 8 March 2022.
View Story11 May 2022
Good News for Kiwis - New Zealand Vegetable Prices Expected To Ease
The monthly Food Price Index (FPI) due to be released next week is predicted to show easing vegetable prices and industry insiders say that trend is set to continue as we head into winter.
View Story29 Apr 2022
The Global Fruit & Veg Newsletter - April 2021
How does the food environment shape our food choices?
30 Mar 2022
Sustainable Business Network Packaging Masterclass
On 25 February 2022, the Sustainable Business Network (SBN)[1] organised a masterclass with a focus on packaging, where participants explored multiple packaging related topics and shared information on what is currently happening both in New Zealand and in international markets.
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08 Mar 2022
Commerce Commission Grocery Sector Market Study Report Released & Government Response - Tuesday 8th March 2022
The Commerce Commission released its final report into the Grocery Sector today and held a media and stakeholders briefing that United Fresh attended.
View Story25 Feb 2022
The Global Fruit & Veg Newsletter - February 2022
Balanced diet and active lifestyle : a winning duo
28 Jan 2022
26 Jan 2022
What does biosecurity mean to Māori?
Webinar facilitated by Te Tira Whakamātaki (TTW), in collaboration with Biosecurity New Zealand
View Story19 Jan 2022
The Global Fruit & Veg Newsletter - December 2021
A symposium to close the International Year of Fruit and Vegetables
19 Jan 2022
Dole NZ welcomes 750th voyage from Philippines
Dole New Zealand has welcomed the 750th shipment of its bananas, pineapples and papaya into New Zealand from the Philippines.
View Story10 Jan 2022
TREND REPORT 2022: Resilience in the face of Adversity
Two years into a global pandemic and many Kiwi consumers will be wondering just what 2022 holds in store for us all. There is no question that the world has changed immensely and many of our daily habits have changed along with it. But has the way we get our daily bread or pro-biotic kombucha really evolved that much or are we showing resilience in the face of grocery aisle adversity?
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