Scott Montague discusses the next chapter for Montague Farms and Australia’s berry category is in the spotlight ahead of BerryQuest 2025. Plus, features on summer favourites mangoes and stonefruit
The Summer 2024 edition of Produce Plus Magazine is now live on the Produce Plus app – available via the App Store, Google Play or desktop.
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This edition features an exclusive interview with Montague Farms CEO, Scott Montage, who shares the new path for the company formed from the merger of Montague and Pomona Valley.
Montague discusses how the company plans to leverage its scale to reduce cost and provide long lines of fruit for its customers.
In the cover feature, Rebecca Scurr of Piñata Farms highlights the importance of varietal development and top-notch cold chain processing for positive consumer experiences. She calls on industry to commit to consistent quality and suggests an improved retail offering could be key to further category growth. Keynote interviews with Berries Australia’s Rachel Mackenzie and United Exports’ Roger Horak round out this edition’s spotlight on the berry category ahead of BerryQuest 2025.
After winning the Marketing Campaign of the Year at the 2024 Asia Fruit Awards, Hort Innovation CEO, Brett Fifield and Avocados Australia CEO, John Tyas unpack the multi-pronged marketing approach which included inbound delegations, outbound study missions, foodservice activations and partnering with brand ambassador, Brett Lee.
The edition’s mango feature covers the latest updates from Australian producers as they head into this year’s sales season. Our stonefruit feature explores some of the new varieties coming out of Australia and New Zealand which are set to advance the category.
