Search ResultsContact UsContact Us Phone: +64 6 869 2130 Fax: +64 6 869 2133 Email: info2@firstfresh.co.nz 265 Lytton Road GISBORNE, NEW ZEALAND PO Box 1323 GISBORNE, NEW ZEALAND Read more about "Contact Us"...Loyalty Recognition AgreementFirst Fresh Loyalty Recognition Agreement We think Gisborne citrus growers deserve more. That’s why we’ve created the First Fresh Loyalty Recognition Agreement (LRA). It’s unique to the industry and, as the name suggests, we think it’s the very best way to recognise the loyalty shown to us by suppliers. At First Fresh our key drivers for success are supply, volume and quality. The First Fresh LRA at a glance. To find out more contact one of our team today.... Read more about "Loyalty Recognition Agreement"...Red carpet flavour at annual FreshiesFirst Fresh held its second "Freshies" grower awards on Thursday 23rd February at the Dome Room and John and Irene Honey of Patutahi won the Supreme Award - The Freshies Trophy. This was the second year of the annual awards designed by First Fresh to say "thank you" to their growers for their supply, loyalty and support. "The Freshies are now in their rightful place in the calendar after the Grammy’s but before the Oscars," joked company managing director Ian Albers. "February is the perfect t... Read more about "Red carpet flavour at annual Freshies"...Soil and Leaf TestsSoil and Leaf Tests Vital annual tools in any orchard, First Fresh coordinates the collection of leaf and soil samples and provides clients with well qualified advice based on the results. Read more about "Soil and Leaf Tests"...NZ FruitsNZ Fruits NZ Fruits is Gisborne’s leading and most versatile post-harvest facility, featuring: 4, 2 and 1-lane Compac grading lines Forced air pre-cooling and conventional coolstorage Dedicated citrus de-greening facilities A large pre-packing facility for domestic supply NZ Fruits is a PEO.OAR, BRC and NZFPQA approved post-harvest facility and offers a HACCP based system that provides a high level product traceability and quality assurance. Under cover load in and load out facilities... Read more about "NZ Fruits"...PrepackingPrepacking Prepacking or "bagging" as it is more commonly known is a major part of our total product offering. Sometimes as much as 30% of a crop can be sold in prepacked form. Over the years NZ Fruits has invested heavily in this area and now provides us with a range of prepacking options including: Wineglass label netlon bags Form fill seal plastic bags Netlon header bags Clamshells (punnets) for kiwifruit With such a range of options we can offer bags from 400g to 2.5kg.... Read more about "Prepacking"...Sales & MarketingNational Distribution First Fresh is New Zealand’s largest citrus supplier to the domestic market. We distribute our fine produce throughout New Zealand and have cemented an enviable market share by delivering the goods and supporting our distributors with cut through brands - First and Gizo's. Export Markets Taking Gisborne citrus to the world has long been the passion of our team. The quality of the produce supplied by our growers has enabled us to fly the flag for Gisborne produce and... Read more about "Sales & Marketing"...Crop MonitoringCrop Monitoring The First Fresh crop monitoring program is regarded as the most comprehensive in the district. Our experienced crop monitoring scouts visit client orchards and undertake a weekly or fortnightly orchard assessment looking for any insect or disease activity. Field results are compared against district thresholds to determine what action, if any, is required by the grower. Read more about "Crop Monitoring"...Technical ServicesTechnical Services Our growers are a committed bunch, hard working horticulturalists passionate about delivering the very best produce Gisborne and New Zealand has to offer. Meeting the ever increasing quality, taste and safety expectations of the market is a team effort and First Fresh works closely with growers, providing top notch technical support, tools and knowledge. From Soil and Leaf testing to new variety development, we're there for our growers every step of the way . All programs ar... Read more about "Technical Services"...GoldGold Kiwifruit With all the nutritional value of its Green cousin, Gold Kiwifruit (Actinidia chinensis) has a smooth bronze skin and golden yellow flesh. Gold Kiwifruit boast a less tart and more tropical flavour than their green counterpart. Read more about "Gold"...
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FRESH NEWS
First Fresh wins export award
The room was filled with excitement and celebration at the Napier Conference Centre as the winners of the 2018 ExportNZ ASB Hawke's Bay Export Awards were announced....
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1/13
First Fresh Ltd finalist in HB Export Awards
Three Gisborne companies have been named as finalists in the Export New Zealand ASB Hawke’s Bay Export Awards....
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2/13
Supreme freshie for second time
MATAWHERO fruit growers Clive and Amanda Lewis deservedly took out the supreme award at the third annual First Fresh “Freshies” awards recently with four wins out of five categories in which they were nominated....
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3/13
Market Gardeners Limited acquires shareholding in First Fresh NZ
Leading New Zealand supplier of fresh fruit and vegetables, Market Gardeners Limited, trading as MG Marketing (MG), and leading New Zealand Citrus Marketing company First Fresh NZ Limited (First Fresh), are pleased to announce that in late December 2017, MG acquired a 30% shareholding in First Fresh....
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4/13
First Fresh Persimmons
New Zealand’s first export of persimmons is set to leave for China after a 12 year effort to gain market access concluded successfully this week. Gisborne-based exporter First Fresh will send the trial shipment of Gisborne persimmon next month following approval from China’s quarantine authority AQSIQ....
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5/13
Red carpet flavour at annual Freshies
First Fresh held its second "Freshies" grower awards on Thursday 23rd February at the Dome Room and John and Irene Honey of Patutahi won the Supreme Award - The Freshies Trophy....
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6/13
Gisborne tops NZ's citrus production
A grower survey conducted by New Zealand Citrus Growers Incorporated has confirmed that Gisborne is the number one citrus growing region in the country — by a long way. The NZCGI “snapshot” survey indicates there are 330 citrus growers in New Zealand with more than a million citrus trees and......
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7/13
First Fresh take silver award
First Fresh and our marketing-communications agency Tracta won a silver award at the New Zealand Direct Marketing Awards for our company's grower loyalty scheme campaign."Our Loyalty Recognition Agreement (LRA) is unique to the citrus industry and was developed to recognise the loyalty shown to us by our suppliers," said general......
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8/13
Law changes for use of Organophosphate insecticides
LEMON, LIME, GRAPEFRUIT AND TANGELO GROWERS...
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9/13
First Fresh NZGAP Group Scheme
A number of our growers have already taken up the opportunity to become members of the First Fresh Group Scheme for NZGAP. ...
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10/13
First Fresh Management Calendar and Checklist
Access our latest Citrus Fruit Size - Management Calendar and Checklist...
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11/13
First Fresh Weather Station
You can view the “First Fresh” weather station on line by using the following link:...
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12/13
First Fresh Citrus Crop Protection Programme
Hot off the press is the 2014/15 copy of the First Fresh - Citrus Crop Protection Progamme....
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13/13
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