IN THE NEWS
Fundraising campaign kicks off
November 2020
Two families united by the shared loss of a loved one will kick off a campaign at Coles to help find a cure for patients diagnosed with blood cancers. The partnership between Flavorite, Coles and Maddie Riewoldt’s Vision is set to raise a total of $500,000 to help fight bone marrow failure syndromes.
A taste for work
March 2019
A unique training program developed between Gippsland Employment Skills Training (GEST) and local employer Flavorite Hydroponic Tomatoes is opening up work opportunities for unemployed people in the Latrobe Valley.
When 58-year-old mill hand Rongo Taura lost her job after 29 years at a Latrobe Valley sawmill she wasn’t hopeful about finding another one. She worried about her age and her English. ‘I’m not good with spelling and reading. So I didn’t have a lot of confidence.’
2019 Gippsland Agribusiness of the year - Flavorite
August 2019
Flavorite tomatoes grow from cottage industry to major player.
Hydroponic tomato empire Flavorite was crowned the Gippsland Agribusiness of the Year on Friday.
Around 200 people at the inaugural Food & Fibre Gippsland Excellence in Agribusiness Awards Gala Dinner heard how the Nichols and Millis families have revolutionised the tomato business in Australia.
Australian glasshouse producer planning to diversify into the cucumber space
November 2019
A major Australian glasshouse producer and marketing company, Flavorite is preparing to diversify its business, with the introduction of high wire glasshouse grown continental cucumbers.
A Gippsland Flavorite gets help to grow
July 2020
The Victorian Government and First State Super’s Victorian Business Growth Fund is backing a proud Warragul-based fresh produce business by providing the capital it needs to create more jobs and expand its operations. The local company, Flavorite, is the first to benefit from a landmark investment by the Victorian Business Growth Fund.