Rakaunui Products.
Orchard management packages
Rakaunui Fruit Company (RFC) have the experience, industry contacts, integration, innovation, systems and people to extend control beyond its 4 current orchards. RFC has the natural advantage of being a New Zealand grower, a production site with a "clean and green, 100% pure NZ"age. Such positive connotations make for a successful brand for direct sale to the foreign consumer. Entities with the ability to fund growing, and the requirement for increased export volumes exist. There are also markets developing without a grade 1 supply of fruit, so there is demand for NZ fruit. So, depending on the market, RFC may be required to fill volume deficiency and or fill the varietal mix gap.
Rakaunui Fruit Company, as a proven upper quartile Hawke's Bay fruit grower, with experienced managers and reputable industry figure as the RFC leader, has the ability to expand its orchards control. Moving into the next stages of the agribusiness horizons, RFC is ready to discuss any business arrangment.
Rakaunui Fruit Company Offer:
- Over 20 years 'hands on' managerial orchard experience (Ru and Chan Collin)
- Industry contacts and reputation - Ru Collin's directorships: Rakaunui Fruit Company; Zingy Limited; FreshcoHB, New Zealand Fruitgrowers Federation; Horticulture New Zealand; Ngatahi horticulture Ltd.; New Zealand Fruitgrowers Charitable Trust, Hawkes Bay Fruitgrowers Association
- Experienced orchards management
- Established and refined agribusiness office systems
- Innovative growing systems, including residue free and new growing structures
Rakaunui Fruit Company will look at managing orchards with the Following:
- Crop matches with profitable markets,
- Access to consented water suitable for irrigation & irrigation system in place
- Frost protection in place
- Not hail prone/ good history
- Not restricted to Hawke's Bay region
- Note, orchards with the right varietal mix but poor setup would still be an option
Other Crops for sale
Persimmons 'Fuyu' in 2 quality grades from May to August.
Grapes 4.5tonne of Gewurztraminer, 4.5 tonne of Chardonnay (on clone 15 stock) grown and available for sale.
Apples 14 Variety of apples.

