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From harvest to export: minimising environmental impact across the supply chain Food quality technician inspecting freshly harvested leafy greens during processing in a commercial horticulture facility.COMPANYINDUSTRYNEWSREID PRODUCE CO

From harvest to export: minimising environmental impact across the supply chain

Every season, a portion of the harvest coming out of New Zealand grown crops doesn't make it onto a supermarket shelf. Not because the fruit or vegetables aren't good, but because a size, shape or blemish falls outside cosmetic grading. What happens to that produce next says a lot about…
Emma Donadieu
June 30, 2026
From local family business to global markets: The Reid Produce Co. story Two people standing beside a potato sorting conveyor inside a processing shed, with crates of potatoes in front of them.COMPANYNEWSREID PRODUCE CO

From local family business to global markets: The Reid Produce Co. story

Food processing in Hawke’s Bay has been under the spotlight recently. Announcements from major manufacturers around plant closures and reduced operations have raised understandable questions (and prompted a parliamentary hearing) about the future of regional processing and what it means for growers, workers and local supply chains.At the same time,…
Emma Donadieu
May 27, 2026