Costa Group enters new ownership phase as experienced Consortium takes control
Costa Group has achieved another important milestone in its more than 120-year history with the company’s ownership officially changing hands today (February 26), after being delisted from the ASX earlier this month. Costa’s shareholders voted in favour of accepting an offer of AUD3.20 per share from an experienced North American based consortium made up of […]
Recycled paper bag trialled for mandarins
Following on from the success of new paper packaging for Costa’s premium table grapes, a new fully recyclable paper bag was trialled for this season’s premium mandarins. Gilad Sadan, creative directive of NAVI Co Global, is partnering with Costa in the development of a range of sustainable packaging solutions and was instrumental in the design […]
Costa supports UTAS scholarships
Costa has been a long-term supporter of scholarships at the University of Tasmania and has recently signed up to fund undergraduate and Honours scholarships for another four years. These scholarships provide valuable support helping regional students pursue a university qualification, with a particular focus on agriculture. The Costa Scholarship in Agricultural Science is available to a student from […]
New technology removes need for fruit stickers
Costa is trialling innovative laser etching technology on hard-skinned fruit to remove the need for fruit stickers as part of its focus on developing sustainable packaging alternatives for its fresh produce. PLU (price look-up) fruit stickers are used on individual pieces of fruit to convey price and in some cases contain QR codes to provide […]
New office location for Costa Group
Costa Group Holdings Pty Ltd is moving to a new office location in Melbourne. Effective 21 August 2023, Costa Group Holdings Pty Ltd and each of its Australian subsidiaries will change its registered address to: Level 5 / 818 Bourke Street Docklands, Victoria 3008 Locked Bag 38004 Docklands, Victoria 8012
Applications open for 2024 Costa Graduate Program
Costa’s 2024 Graduate Program is now open for applications. Our Graduate Program aims to train and develop growers of the future by providing an intensive hands-on and educational experience across a multitude of key departments within the Costa Group over a 12 or 18-month period. Rotations within and/or across different regions and business categories will […]
Growing opportunities at Costa Berries
Tammy Degroot has done pretty much every job at the 9 Mile Berry farm in Tasmania, putting her in prime position to take on the role of Blueberry Farm Manager. The first female to manage a farm within Costa’s Australian Berry Category, Tammy said she was excited about the opportunity. Tammy, who lives in Penguin […]
Leonard follows dream to build a school
Leaving your wife and five children to work in Australia is not easy, but for Leonard Ale it’s worth the sacrifice to help realise his dream. Leonard is one of the many thousands of people who come to work in Australia from the Pacific Islands, through the Federal Government’s Pacific Australia Labour Mobility program. He […]
Growing careers at Costa Tomatoes
Three new apprentices have joined the Costa Tomato operations in Guyra. Neil Ashman, Andrew Pearson and Marty Ryan, who all come from the Guyra region, have started boilermaking apprenticeships, giving them a broad range of skills required in the maintenance of the glasshouse operation. “Costa is very proud to support Neil, Andrew and Marty in […]
African Blue broadens supply
Costa’s African Blue business has been operating in Morocco since 2007 and now has circa 465 hectares of farms coming from both own farms and third-party growers. In a strategic move to broaden African Blue’s market reach and extend seasonal supply of blueberries to its customer base, African Blue has licensed Costa varieties to growers […]