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EPISODE · Aug 4, 2025 · 21 MIN

Zespri’s CEO on a record sales year

from The NBR Podcast · host NBR - National Business Review

In this episode of The NBR Podcast with Simon Shepherd: Jason Te Brake took over as Zespri CEO a year ago, the same year the Kiwifruit marketer broke $5 billion dollars in annual fruit sales. He says it’s now our 10th largest company. But can Zespri keep up that momentum and is it really contemplating selling unlicensed gold kiwifruit grown in China under the Zespri brand?Feedback, story ideas, comments, all welcome – email [email protected] to audio clips used here.

In this episode of The NBR Podcast with Simon Shepherd: Jason Te Brake took over as Zespri CEO a year ago, the same year the Kiwifruit marketer broke $5 billion dollars in annual fruit sales. He says it’s now our 10th largest company. But can Zespri keep up that momentum and is it really contemplating selling unlicensed gold kiwifruit grown in China under the Zespri brand?Feedback, story ideas, comments, all welcome – email [email protected] to audio clips used here.

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