Costa and fruit and vegetable industry recognised at annual Foodbank Awards
This week the General Manager of Costa Farms and Logistics, Mr Shanon Williams was in Parliament House Canberra to accept Food bank’s ‘Distinguished Service in Fighting Hunger’ Award on behalf of the Australian fruit and vegetable industry. The Award acknowledges the fresh produce industry for doubling donations of fresh fruits and vegetables to Foodbank in […]
Costa Proudly Supports National Nutrition Week 16 – 22 October 2016
As Australia’s leading grower and marketer of fresh fruit and vegetables, Costa is a proud supporter of National Nutrition Week and its promotion of ‘Try for 5’ which seeks to encourage people to the challenge themselves to eat 5 serves of vegetables every day during National Nutrition Week. The recommended daily intake for people over […]
IBO Announces New President
The world’s leading blueberry industry body has made changes to its board, ushering in a new era of development and collaboration for the popular fruit. During the International Blueberry Organization (IBO) Summit in Argentina and Uruguay this week, the group announced Peter McPherson would take the reigns as the new president. Peter is our General […]
New leader of Driscoll’s Australia Appointed
Russell Allwell, who has led the Costa/Driscoll Australia joint venture business since its inception, has accepted the position of Senior Vice President, Emerging Markets and New Geographies with Driscoll Strawberry Associates. Under Russell’s stewardship over the past six years, Driscoll’s Australia has become the clear market leader in the Australian berry industry with sales approximating […]
Costa Creates New General Manager – Berry International Position
In recognition of the continued international expansion of Costa’s berry category the new position of General Manager – Berry International has been created, with an internal Company announcement late last week confirming Mr Peter McPherson has been appointed to the role. “With our blueberry plantings in Morocco continuing to achieve a major impact in the […]
Tropical Blueberries Give Australian Consumers All-year-round Supply
The following article appeared in the ABC Rural news Thursday, 7th July 2016. Tropical blueberries give Australian consumers all-year-round supply By Charlie McKillop Australia’s largest horticultural company, the Costa Group, said consumers now had access to fresh blueberries all-year-round as a result of strategic, 30-year expansion across Australia. Tropical blueberry production has become quite visible on […]
2 million kilos of fresh produce for Aussies in need thanks to Costa
Foodbank extended a big thank you to Costa marking the milestone of 2 million kilograms of produce donated for Australians in need. This equates to over 16 million serves of nutritious fresh fruit and vegetables to people who might otherwise have gone without. In 2011, Costa was one of the first fresh produce companies to […]
Costa showcases its fresh produce at this year’s Melbourne Good Food and Wine Show
The first Good Food and Wine Show for 2016 took place in Melbourne from the 3rd -5th June, and Costa was a major exhibitor through our Blush Tomato category and our association with the Australian Mushroom Growers Association. More than 26,500 people attended the show, enjoying 7,000 of our freshly prepared tomato salad and sweet […]
Costa’s Tasmanian Berry Expansion Attracts Government Funding
Costa has been awarded $1.2 million in funding from the Federal and State Governments Tasmanian Jobs and Investment Fund to undertake a multi-million dollar project which will expand and upgrade Costa’s East Devonport distribution centre and modified atmosphere facility, allowing the Company to increase its capacity to pack, store and ship a greater volume of […]
PMA Fresh Connections Brisbane 2016
This year’s PMA Fresh Connections took place in Brisbane from the 17th – 19th May. The Conference was opened by Senator Anne Ruston, Assistant Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources who spoke about what the sector must do to make Australia competitive across both the domestic and international markets. The ‘other’ Michael Jackson, a specialist […]