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16 Aug, 2024
Christchurch Accelerating Business Investment Opportunities
Richard Zhu wanted a location for his large-scale pet food business that met three key criteria: a skilled labour force, access to fresh produce, and an innovative business ecosystem. Ōtautahi Christchurch checked all the boxes.
25 Mar, 2024
PETFOOD INDUSTRY: New Zealand Riverland Foods opens $21 million plant in Christchurch
New Zealand Riverland Foods Ltd. (Riverland) has officially opened its premium pet food processing facility in Christchurch. Specialized in co-manufacturing wet diets, the US$21 million (NZ$35 million) state-of-the-art facility holds the capacity to produce 30 million cans per year.
25 Mar, 2024
GlobalPETS: New Zealand minister officially opens new pet food plant
New Zealand’s Trade and Agriculture Minister Todd McClay has announced the opening of a $21 million (€19.3M) premium pet food plant in Christchurch, 450 km (280 miles) from Wellington. This indicates the country’s aspirations to enhance its pet food exporting capabilities.
25 Mar, 2024
Pet Age: New Zealand Trade, Agriculture Minister McClay Opens Ultra-Modern Pet Food Factory
Cats across the globe will soon be gobbling products from a state-of-the-art New Zealand factory built to supply rising global demand for premium pet food. Offi
19 Mar, 2024
Todd McClay’s official Twitter
Wonderful to open the Riverland pet food manufacturing plant in Christchurch this morning. This is a great example of how trade access to overseas markets creates jobs in New Zealand.
21 Mar, 2024
The Beehive: Trade access to overseas markets creates jobs
Minister of Agriculture and Trade, Todd McClay, says that today’s opening of Riverland Foods manufacturing plant in Christchurch is a great example of how trade access to overseas markets creates jobs in New Zealand.
03 Feb, 2024
Stuff: Canterbury plant ready to take bite out of booming Asian pet market
Riverland Foods’ new pet food factory in Christchurch will target the overseas market - and hopefully hit upon the perfect recipe for fussy cats.
29 Jan, 2024
Pet Food Processing: Pet food veterans bring co-manufacturing opportunities to New Zealand
New Zealand Riverland Foods is staking a claim in Canterbury, where it will manufacture a variety of canned dog and cat foods for third-party brand partners around the world.
24 Jan, 2024
Pet Age: Former ZIWI Managers to Open New Zealand State-of-the-Art Pet Food Canning Facility
Press release: New Zealand Riverlands Foods Global pet food brands starved of opportunities to manufacture in New Zealand will soon have access to a new state-of-the-art canning facility. Built by an experienced team of pet food entrepreneurs, the ultra-modern Canterbury factory will annually make 30 million cans of high-value pet food, mostly for international clients.