Growth in demand

THE New Zealand Minister for Trade and Export Growth David Parker had visited the Pure Fiji factory in Suva on Thursday.

According to the director Gaëtane Austin the visit was just mainly a familiarisation of the company.

She said the visit was an important one for the factory as it was to show the world-class facilities they had and how their unique business was well suited to being marketed in New Zealand.

“They visited the main factory complex and beautiful gardens where some of the ingredients included in our products are grown,” she said.

She added the sales and demand for the year 2019 for their products had grown exponentially with the company performing well in the New Zealand market.

“We have many applications for distributorship, but each one has to be examined to ensure that Pure Fiji is marketed properly and not promoted with products which don’t adhere to Pure Fiji standards,” she said.

“Pure Fiji has received international readership awards in competition with well-known brands and is acknowledged as one of the top ten spa brands internationally.”

According to Ms Austin the minister was accompanied by his delegation as well as the High Commissioner Jonathan Curr and the deputy High Commissioner Halia Haddad.

She said also in attendance was regional manager – Australia and Pacific Sharon-May McCrostie, market manager – Australia and Pacific Scott James, from New Zealand Trade and Enterprise, and International Business Development manager, PSL Fire and Safety Edward Grey, New Zealand manager Trade and Investment Peter Rudd, with business adviser Daniel Corbett from the Fiji Trade Commission to New Zealand.

“During their visit to the Pure Fiji factory they had a traditional welcome and garlanding, a welcome song and a display by the Papermakers of Namosi and the Makoi Basket Ladies.

“There was also a Garden Tour and viewing of the Manufacturing and packaging process at the Pure Fiji factory,” she said.