Kiwifruit Processing Company wins another award
Kiwifruitz was awarded as the winner in the Manufacturing and Distribution category at the Westpac Tauranga Business Awards in November. These business awards use independent judges and a process of objective scoring to benchmark against international best practice and recognises businesses who meet the standards of being world class. The Judges provided Kiwifruitz with the following feedback: This company has some of the best processes and systems they have seen, dealing with what many in the industry see as waste. They are constantly looking at ways of getting 100% usage of the source product. Kiwifruitz has a strong planning processes in place from demand prediction, marketing and production. KPI measurement is a live process during production and both management and team had a very good feel for the efficiency of any production run at any time. They have a good governance structure which sets them out from some other companies. This award is validation of a focused effort by the business to develop sound structures and robust business processes.