Article: Taking care of business

A joint venture between the corporate Turners & Growers and Riwaka growers the Inglis family is being watched as an example of apple industry consolidation, reports Laura Basham. ---------------- ---- T he banter around the board table in the office at Inglis Horticulture in Riwaka is jovial.

A lot of ribbing is going on between the six directors about egos.

It's a time to relax; the fruit is picked for this season - but not all packed yet. There are 240,000 cartons in total, making it the first significant crop since this joint venture was established three years ago.

The venture has big plans. Next year it is budgeted to grow and pack 375,000 cartons, in three years it expects to be ...

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