Who owns Zespri?
Zespri is owned by Zespri Group Limited (New Zealand).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Zespri Annual Report 2025/26, Zespri Group Limited. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Zespri Group Limited reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇳🇿 New Zealand
- Origin
- 🇳🇿 New Zealand
- Category
- Food › Fresh produce › Fresh fruit
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Zespri
Zespri is the brand almost all New Zealand kiwifruit is exported under, and one of the few produce brands consumers recognise by name: the company says it ranked among the top three fruit brands in 11 of its 15 core markets in 2025, up from 10 the year before. Fruit is sold in named varietal pools rather than as one product, and the brand also covers kiwifruit grown by offshore growers in the northern hemisphere so that supply continues through the New Zealand off-season.
Ownership timeline of Zespri
Where Zespri sits in Zespri
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Zespri
Zespri controls 6 brands on Brandtree, 6 of them in food.
Also in food
Other brands in fresh fruit, and who owns them
Zespri has more brands in fresh fruit on Brandtree than any other owner: 6 of 21.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Kachina | Limoneira | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Calavo | Mission Produce | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Wonderful Halos | The Wonderful Company | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Al Foah | Agthia | 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates |
| Chiquita | Chiquita | 🇨🇭 Switzerland |
| S&W | Del Monte Pacific | 🇻🇬 British Virgin Islands |
| Dole | Dole | 🇮🇪 Ireland |
| Arivera Fruit | Fortenova Group | 🇭🇷 Croatia |
About the owner: Zespri
Zespri is a privately held company headquartered in New Zealand. Brandtree records 6 brands under its control.
Zespri Group Limited markets New Zealand kiwifruit worldwide as the industry's Single Desk exporter, and is owned by the growers who supply it: a 2025 buy-back cut the shares held by non-growers to below four per cent, and its Loyalty as Shares and Dividends as Shares offers are expected to take grower ownership above 70 per cent, against a target of 80 per cent of growers holding shares by 2035. In the 2025/26 season it sold 247.9 million trays for record net global kiwifruit sales of NZ$5.9 billion, returning NZ$3.6 billion to the New Zealand industry. It sells in 15 core markets and also markets 32.3 million trays grown outside New Zealand to keep supply going year-round.
🇳🇿 Zespri and other New Zealand brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 76 brands that began in New Zealand. 20 of them (26%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Zespri is not one of them.
- Anchor — Lactalis 🇫🇷
- Anchor Food Professionals — Fonterra 🇳🇿
- Bostock's — Inghams 🇦🇺
- Comvita — Comvita 🇳🇿
- Regal Marlborough King Salmon — NZ King Salmon 🇳🇿
- Westland — Yili 🇨🇳
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Zespri?
The parent company of Zespri is Zespri Group Limited, a privately held company headquartered in New Zealand.
Is Zespri New Zealand?
Yes. Zespri originated in New Zealand and its owner, Zespri Group Limited, is also headquartered in New Zealand.
Is Zespri still owned by Zespri Group Limited?
Yes. As of 23 September 2026, Zespri is still owned by Zespri Group Limited. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Zespri Annual Report 2025/26 — Zespri Group Limited, Annual report; retrieved 23 September 2026.
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