Freshmax delivers a comprehensive range of vegetables to both retail and wholesale customers in the New Zealand domestic market. Offering over 70 vegetable lines, our key products include asparagus, sweetcorn, courgettes and onions.
Freshmax’s fresh markets are strategically located near to the main vegetable growing regions in New Zealand. Vegetables are packed into loose and pre‐pack formats to meet individual customer requirements. We strive to pick and pack product as quick as possible to maintain peak freshness.
 For our international customers, Freshmax onion growers specialize in producing red, sweet, mild and brown onions in the rich red volcanic and river soils of the North Island.Our onion growers are totally committed to responsibly producing a first class onion and do so in full compliance with global food safety certification standards. Our onions are marketed under the ‘Greenz’ brand. We have an excellent reputation with high demand in European and Asian markets, with shipments from late December through to June.
Contact: Rainsford Horrocks +64 9 239 0680 veg@freshmax.co.nz |
Availability
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Onion Exports
Availability
January to July:Specification: 35mm – 100mm (in 5mm,10mm,15mm 20mm bands)
Growing Regions
Pukekohe & Hawkes Bay
Varieties
Domestic: Early Pukekohe Long Keeper(ELK), Pukekohe Longkeeper (PLK) Mild Types, Reds
Pack Types
| Brown/Yellow : | 10kg, 15kg, 20kg, 25kg, 50lb, 1200kg Jumbo bags (for prepacking) |
| Mild/Red: | 10kg bags and 725kg container bins |
Squash & Pumpkins Exports
Availability
January ‐ May
Pack Types
500kg wooden bin, 575kg wooden bin
Contact Details
- New Zealand: Ian Patterson – veg@freshmax.co.nz
- International: Rainsford Horrocks – veg@freshmax.co.nz