Who owns Zespri RubyRed Kiwifruit?
Zespri RubyRed Kiwifruit is owned by Zespri (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 RubyRed Kiwifruit
Zespri RubyRed is the red-fleshed kiwifruit the company is still establishing: 2025/26 was only its fourth year as a commercial pool, and volume nearly doubled to 3.0 million trays. Returns per hectare, at NZ$78,265, remain the lowest of the main pools, which the company attributes to the high share of young vines still coming into production rather than to the fruit itself.
Ownership timeline of Zespri RubyRed Kiwifruit
Where Zespri RubyRed Kiwifruit 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 RubyRed Kiwifruit 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 RubyRed Kiwifruit 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 RubyRed Kiwifruit?
The parent company of Zespri RubyRed Kiwifruit is Zespri, a privately held company headquartered in New Zealand.
Is Zespri RubyRed Kiwifruit New Zealand?
Yes. Zespri RubyRed Kiwifruit originated in New Zealand and its owner, Zespri, is also headquartered in New Zealand.
Is Zespri RubyRed Kiwifruit still owned by Zespri?
Yes. As of 23 September 2026, Zespri RubyRed Kiwifruit is still owned by Zespri. 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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