Supply Chain Update

Auckland Fresh Distribution Centre now open!

We’re very excited to have finally opened our first purpose-built Fresh Distribution Centre in Wiri, Auckland with a number of our growers and local Councillor, Angela Dalton joining us for opening day. Auckland Fresh Distribution Centre has been built to a four Green Star standard and is a massive investment in making sure our growers’ fruit and veg stays in beautiful condition from farm to fork.

Our growers put an immense amount of care and effort into the produce they supply us with and we have a responsibility to show that same level of effort and care as it travels through our supply chain. We’ve embedded cool chain integrity into the new facility and every element of AFDC has been designed to put the quality of locally-grown produce on display - from the refrigerated trucks that transport the produce through to the varied temperature-controlled zones or ripening rooms that ensure produce is in peak condition when it reaches our stores. AFDC is also next door to the Hilton Meat Plant, which supplies our North Island stores, and the completion of the new DC means that we can now co-pack a single truck with both meat and produce to head out to stores, rather than sending a separate truck for each, ensuring greater efficiencies and fewer carbon emissions.

We’re really proud of the new AFDC and hope to show a few more of you around soon!

Christchurch Fresh Distribution Centre

We’re also very excited to have now broken ground on our new Fresh Distribution Centre in Rolleston, Canterbury which will open in 2024 and means customers right throughout Aotearoa will be able to experience our dedication to freshness. Take a virtual tour through the CFDC – click here.