A Tauranga fruit marketing company has been awarded more export licences to distribute kiwifruit to Australia and avocados to parts of South East Asia, as well as Australia - a feat it credits to using Business Mentors New Zealand.
The Pole to Pole group picks, packs, distributes and markets fruit for several hundred growers across the country. Founder Todd Abrahams, who started the business 11 years ago, said demand for New Zealand fruit domestically and overseas was at record levels.
"Pole to Pole has grown a lot in the past couple of years and confidence across the industry is high - but we need to ensure we have the supply available to meet the demand."
It was currently looking for more suppliers to come on board.
The 42-year-old attributes much of the company's recent growth to the hard work of his team and business mentor Cliff Osborne.