Weather wreaks havoc with bottom lines
Weather events like Cyclone Gabrielle that hit over one year ago have landed two of the country's biggest fruit and vegetable traders with massive trading losses.
Formerly a distribution centre, the new facility has had extensive improvements to enhance functionality, such as refrigeration plant and coolstore spaces and new canopies.
There has also been improved vehicle access for consumers and staff, as well as purpose-built heavy vehicle access for efficient delivery of produce and collection of orders.
T&G Fresh managing director Rod Gibson says the facility is fully insulated to provide an improved refrigerated supply chain, helping to retain the quality and freshness of the produce so it reaches customers and consumers at its best.
The Auckland market will be an important component of T&G’s business moving forward, with the market floor to form the centre of the new site showcasing fresh produce from growers across New Zealand and around the world and a new commercial kitchen to cater for industry and public events.
“At T&G Fresh our domestic business keeps the flow of fresh produce going, with produce grown with care by our network of growers out to our 11 markets around New Zealand.
“As well as being growers ourselves, the independent growers we work with include some of the country’s largest orchards as well as local market gardeners.
“Retaining freshness and quality is critical, and the new facility will enhance our ability to do this.”
The move is the final part of T&G’s transition out of its former Monahan Road and Clemow Drive site in Auckland, a process that began several years ago, with the T&G Global corporate office team moving to the Central Park business zone in Ellerslie at the end of 2022.
