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.

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.

Parental Feeding Practices & Dietary Behaviour of Children

Food Safety & Traceability – Learnings From a Recent US Trial, Standards Support Collaboration and Interoperability.

The Commerce Commission released its report on the state of competition, with recommendations, on 8 March 2022. 

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.

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.

The Commerce Commission released its final report into the Grocery Sector today and held a media and stakeholders briefing that United Fresh attended.

Webinar facilitated by Te Tira Whakamātaki (TTW), in collaboration with Biosecurity New Zealand

Dole New Zealand has welcomed the 750th shipment of its bananas, pineapples and papaya into New Zealand from the Philippines. 

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?