Produce Plus Winter out now!

The 2025 Winter edition of Produce Plus is now live on the new Produce Plus app – available via the App Store, Google Play or desktop.

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Winter is the Hort Connections special edition and includes a comprehensive preview of Australia and New Zealand’s premiere horticulture conference and trade show. Read about the packed content programme and hundreds of exhibitors. The finalists for the 2025 Seeka Marketer of the Year Award are revealed along with details for the MOYA showcase. Produce Plus is an official media partner of Hort Connections and the magazine will be distributed at the event.

A Q&A with The Packaging Hippie, Gilad Sadan, headlines the annual packaging & grading feature. Sadan reflects on ten years in the fresh produce packaging space and looks at the trends that will shape the sector going forward as businesses contend with regulation and look for new ways to add value and elevate their brand using packaging. 

The feature also includes the latest innovations in packaging technology and sustainability from the likes of J-Tech, Opal and Result Group. Leading packhouse solutions providers Elifab and Ellips, Maf Roda and Tomra Food share their advances as well.

Other keynote interviews include Luke Gibson from Perfection Fresh who shares the details behind the company’s updated master brand; Red Rich Fruits’ Matt Palise discusses what’s next for Cosmic Crisp; and Hussey & Co celebrates 50 years with a big announcement.

The Produce Plus-NielsenIQ Top 20 returns and NielsenIQ director Shansel Sami presents the top fresh fruit and vegetable products that Australian consumers are putting in their shopping baskets.

Product spotlights are turned on citrus and kiwifruit. Leading players share their outlook for the Australian citrus season while NutriKiwi highlights its 2025 campaign and Zespri presents the high-tech evolution of its operations.