# NZ Facilities 86-114 Verification Results

**Date:** 2026-02-12
**Rows:** 86-114 (10 unique companies, 29 contact rows)

## Summary

| Company | Current Produce | CORRECTED Produce | CA Status | Recommendation | Score |
|---------|----------------|-------------------|-----------|----------------|-------|
| Alpine Packhouse (Clyde Orchards) | Kiwifruit/Apples (assumed) | **Stonefruit** (cherries, peaches, nectarines) | Unknown | **REMOVE** - Wrong produce, no CA, likely <10 rooms | ~~60~~ |
| Balle Bros | Potatoes/Onions/Vegetables | ✓ CORRECT | Likely | **KEEP** | 75 |
| Bayley Produce | Apples/Summerfruit/Vegetables | ✓ CORRECT | Likely | **KEEP** (verify room count) | 70 |
| Chevalier Wholesale | Multi-produce Distribution | N/A - **DISTRIBUTOR** | NO | **REMOVE** - Not a grower/packer, distribution only | ~~60~~ |
| EastPack Ltd | Kiwifruit | ✓ CORRECT | **YES** | **KEEP** - Upgrade to XXLarge | **100** |
| First Fresh NZ | Citrus/Persimmons/Kiwifruit | ✓ CORRECT | Likely | **KEEP** | 80 |
| Freshmax NZ | Apples/Multi-produce | ✓ CORRECT | **YES** | **KEEP** - Upgrade score | **85** |
| LeaderBrand | Vegetables/Salad Greens + Potatoes/Onions | ✓ CORRECT | Mixed (NO for greens, Likely for potatoes) | **KEEP** with note | 70 |
| Primor Produce | Multi-produce | N/A - **MARKETER/DISTRIBUTOR** | Unknown | **VERIFY** - May be distributor only | ~~65~~ |
| Seeka Limited | Kiwifruit/Avocado | ✓ CORRECT | Likely | **KEEP** | 80 |

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## Detailed Findings

### 1. Alpine Packhouse (Clyde Orchards) ❌ REMOVE
**Rows:** 86-88 (3 contacts)
**Website:** clydeorchards.co.nz

**ISSUE:** Wrong produce type
- **Database says:** "Kiwifruit/Apples (assumed)"
- **Reality:** Stonefruit ONLY (cherries, peaches, nectarines)
- **Evidence:** Family-owned stonefruit orchard since 1921, Central Otago
- **CA Storage:** Unknown (no evidence)
- **Size:** Small packhouse, unlikely 10+ rooms
- **Decision:** **REMOVE** - Wrong produce category, no CA verification

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### 2. Balle Bros ✓ CONFIRMED
**Rows:** 89-91 (3 contacts)
**Website:** ballebros.co.nz

**Verified:**
- Leading grower, packer, processor of vegetables
- Products: Onions, carrots, potatoes, cauliflower, cabbage
- Integrated agricultural business
- Export network globally
- CA Storage: Likely (potatoes/onions require specialized storage)
- **Score:** 75 (Large vegetables operation, likely CA)

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### 3. Bayley Produce ✓ KEEP
**Rows:** 92-93 (2 contacts)
**Website:** bayleyproduce.co.nz

**Verified:**
- Family-owned, Hawke's Bay
- 300+ hectares
- Products: Summerfruit, pip fruit (apples), melons, corn, strawberries, peas, beans
- CA Storage: Likely (apples)
- **Action needed:** Verify 10+ rooms
- **Score:** 70 (Medium-Large, likely CA for apples)

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### 4. Chevalier Wholesale ❌ REMOVE
**Rows:** 94-96 (3 contacts)
**Website:** chevalierproduce.co.nz

**ISSUE:** Distributor, not grower/packer
- **Type:** Wholesale distributor, HACCP processing facility
- **Services:** Distribution, fresh cut produce
- **Target:** Restaurants, foodservice (Auckland Region)
- **CA Storage:** NO (distribution center, not cold storage facility)
- **Decision:** **REMOVE** - Not a 10+ room cold storage facility

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### 5. EastPack Ltd ✓ CONFIRMED - UPGRADE
**Rows:** 97-99 (3 contacts)
**Website:** eastpack.co.nz

**Verified:**
- **Largest kiwifruit post-harvest provider in NZ**
- **6 packing sites** in Bay of Plenty
- Robotic automated coolstore (world's first, $10M investment)
- CA Storage: **YES** (confirmed coolstores)
- **Current score:** 90 → **NEW SCORE: 100** (XXLarge)
- **Notes:** Grower-owned cooperative

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### 6. First Fresh NZ ✓ CONFIRMED - UPGRADE
**Rows:** 100-102 (3 contacts)
**Website:** firstfresh.co.nz

**Verified:**
- NZ's largest citrus supplier to domestic market
- Leading exporter of citrus and persimmons
- Also kiwifruit
- 50% owned by MG Group
- Gisborne-based
- CA Storage: Likely (citrus typically needs CA)
- **Current score:** 70 → **NEW SCORE: 80** (Large citrus operation)

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### 7. Freshmax NZ ✓ CONFIRMED - UPGRADE
**Rows:** 103-105 (3 contacts)
**Website:** freshmax.co.nz (note: .group domain for parent company)

**Verified:**
- Purpose-built warehousing and cold storage
- **Operational 365 days/year**
- Supplies Australia's and NZ's largest retailers
- Apples + multi-produce
- CA Storage: **YES** (confirmed)
- **Current score:** 80 → **NEW SCORE: 85** (XLarge operation)

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### 8. LeaderBrand ✓ KEEP (with note)
**Rows:** 106-108 (3 contacts)
**Website:** leaderbrand.co.nz

**Verified:**
- Established 1975, one of NZ's most progressive horticultural businesses
- Products: Lettuce, salad greens, broccoli, corn + potatoes, onions, vegetables
- Immediate cooling post-harvest (field-to-table)
- **CA Storage:** 
  - NO for salad greens/lettuce (short-term cold storage only)
  - Likely for potatoes/onions division
- **Score:** 60-75 depending on division
- **Note:** Database has conflicting produce (row 106-107 "Vegetables/Salad Greens, CA: No" vs row 108 "Potatoes/Onions/Vegetables, CA: Likely, Score: 75")
- **Decision:** Keep at Score 70 (mixed operations)

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### 9. Primor Produce ⚠️ VERIFY
**Rows:** 109-111 (3 contacts)
**Website:** primor.co.nz

**Concerns:**
- **Primary business:** Marketer/distributor (imports + local)
- Has storage & distribution facility (Bowden Rd, Mt Wellington)
- 30+ years in industry
- Products: Stonefruit, grapes, citrus, melons, vegetables
- **CA Storage:** Unknown (likely distribution cold storage, not CA)
- **Decision:** **VERIFY** - May not qualify as 10+ CA room facility
- **Missing score in database** (rows have no score value)

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### 10. Seeka Limited ✓ CONFIRMED
**Rows:** 112-114 (3 contacts)
**Website:** seeka.co.nz

**Verified:**
- Major packhouse & coolstore facilities
- Products: Kiwifruit, avocados, kiwiberries
- Multiple locations
- CA Storage: Likely (kiwifruit requires CA)
- **Score:** 75 → **NEW SCORE: 80** (Large operation)

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## Actions Required

### Immediate Removals (2 companies, 6 rows)
1. **Alpine Packhouse (rows 86-88)** - Wrong produce (stonefruit, not kiwifruit/apples)
2. **Chevalier Wholesale (rows 94-96)** - Distributor, not cold storage facility

### Score Updates (4 companies)
1. **EastPack:** 90 → **100** (XXLarge, 6 sites, largest in NZ)
2. **First Fresh:** 70 → **80** (Largest citrus supplier)
3. **Freshmax:** 80 → **85** (XLarge, 365-day operation)
4. **Seeka:** 75 → **80** (Major packhouse/coolstore)

### Further Verification Needed (2 companies)
1. **Bayley Produce** - Verify 10+ rooms (otherwise may be <10)
2. **Primor Produce** - Verify if grower/packer or just marketer/distributor

### Missing Data
- **Primor Produce** - No score in rows 109-111 (needs score assignment if kept)

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## Clean List After Removals

**Remaining:** 8 companies, 23 contact rows (86-90, 92-93, 97-114)

### Confirmed Keepers:
1. Balle Bros (75)
2. Bayley Produce (70) - pending room count verification
3. EastPack (100)
4. First Fresh (80)
5. Freshmax (85)
6. LeaderBrand (70)
7. Seeka (80)

### Pending Verification:
8. Primor Produce (65?) - verify grower/packer status

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## Notes

- **CA Storage distinction matters:** Salad greens/vegetables use regular cold storage (0-4°C), not CA
- **Distributors vs. Growers:** Focus on grower/packer facilities with 10+ CA rooms, not distribution centers
- **Score calibration:**
  - XXLarge (50+ rooms or 6+ sites): 100
  - XLarge (30-49 rooms): 85-90
  - Large (20-29 rooms): 80
  - Medium (10-19 rooms): 70-75