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Overview

Seeka Limited, with its subsidiaries, is a comprehensive provider of lease, management, post-harvest, and retail services within the horticulture industry, primarily focusing on operations in New Zealand and Australia. The company operates through several segments, including Orchard Operations, Post-Harvest Operations, Retail Service Operations, Other Segments in New Zealand, and Australian Operations. Initially founded as Seeka Kiifruit Industries Limited, the company underwent a name change to Seeka Limited in October 2016, further solidifying its identity in the horticulture sector since its incorporation in 1987. With its headquarters in Te Puke, New Zealand, Seeka Limited prides itself on a broad spectrum of services ranging from on-orchard management to fruit marketing and retail services, catering to a diverse range of fruits beyond just kiwifruit and avocado.

Products and Services

Seeka Limited offers a variety of products and services designed to support the orchard to market pipeline for various fruit growers and retailers. Here is an overview of their main offerings:

• On-Orchard Management Services: These services are targeted towards orchard owners who produce key crops such as kiwifruit, avocado, and kiwi berry. Seeka provides comprehensive management solutions that cover the entire lifecycle of the fruit, ensuring optimal crop production.
• Post-Harvest Services: Catering to the kiwifruit, avocado, citrus, berry, and kiwi berry industries, these services include handling crops from both the company's orchard management and lease operations, as well as those from independent orchard owners. The service is aimed at ensuring the fruits are well-preserved, processed, and packaged for the market.
• Fruit Marketing Services: Seeka offers marketing services to help distribute and sell fruits. This includes developing market strategies and finding appropriate channels to maximize the reach and sale of the fruits to retailers and consumers.
• Retail and Ripening Services: For imported fruits, Seeka provides retail and ripening services, ensuring that fruits such as bananas and pineapples reach shelves in optimal condition. They also operate a wholesale market, bridging the gap between fruit growers and the retail market.
• Product Line: The company's product line spans a diverse range of fruits including avocado, citrus, persimmon, European pears, kiwiberry, kiwifruit, nashi pears, pears, jujube dates, plums, bananas, and pineapple. Additionally, Seeka produces and markets Kiwi Crush, Kiwi Crushies, and avocado oil, which are aimed at both the retail sector and institutional customers like hospitals.