Premier Fresh Australia

Premier Fresh Australia

Company type	Private
Industry	Agribusiness
Headquarters	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Area served	Global
Key people	Kerry Smith (Chairperson) [1] Anthony Di Pietro (CEO) [2] Dean Gall (CCO) [3] [4] Mark Lo Giudice (Director) [5] [6] [7] [8]
Products	Fruits Vegetables
Website	premierfresh.com.au

Premier Fresh Australia is an Australian fresh fruit and vegetable supply chain company ^[9] with farming roots dating back to 1946. "Premier" is today one of Australia's leading producers and distributors of produce. ^{[10] [11]} In 2019, Premier became a founding member of the Australian Fresh Produce Alliance. ^[12]

Operations

Premier Fresh grows and markets produce within Australia, and also exports worldwide, with divisions including:

• Australian Banana Company: Responsible for banana farming and logistics nationwide ^{[13] [14] [15]}
• Darwin Fruit Farms: Responsible for banana farming and logistics nationwide ^{[16] [17]}
• Innisfail Banana Farming Company: Responsible for banana farming and logistics nationwide ^[18]
• Lancaster Farms: Responsible for tomato and persimmon farming and logistics nationwide ^{[19] [20]}
• Premier Trading: Responsible for the public marketing of asparagus, apricots, avocados, bananas, beans, capsicums, cherries, chillis, cucumbers, eggplant, grapefruit, grapes, honeydews, kiwifruit, lemons, limes, lychees, mangoes, mandarins, nectarines, oranges, papaya, passionfruit, pawpaw, peaches, pineapples, plums, pumpkins, rockmelons, squash, tangelo, tomatoes, watermelon, zucchini ^{[21] [22] [23] [24] [25]}
• Premier Farms International: Exports and markets multiple varieties of avocados, grapes, grapefruit, lemons, nectarines, oranges, peaches, pears ^[26]
• Sellars Bananas: Responsible for banana farming and logistics nationwide ^{[27] [28]}

See also

• Agriculture portal
• Australia portal
• Gardening portal

• Gardening in Australia

References

1. https://www.fruitnet.com/produce-plus/premier-fresh-australia-appoints-kerry-smith-as-independent-chair/261389.article
2. https://www.freshplaza.com/north-america/article/9717157/strategic-partnership-announced-to-market-and-distribute-glasshouse-tomatoes/
3. https://www.fruitnet.com/produce-plus/industry-leader-dean-gall-elected-ifpa-anz-chairman/265679.article
4. https://insidefmcg.com.au/2025/03/21/dean-gall-to-lead-ifpa-anz-as-chairman/
5. https://www.fruitnet.com/produce-plus/premier-fresh-australia-becomes-100-per-cent-australian-owned/261128.article
6. https://www.freshplaza.com/north-america/article/9639977/mg-group-announces-sale-of-premier-fresh-australia-to-long-standing-business-partners/
7. https://www.foodanddrinkbusiness.com.au/news/premier-fresh-australia-acquired-by-local-directors
8. https://www.farmersweekly.co.nz/markets/market-gardeners-limited-sells-premier-fresh-stake/
9. Wilmott, Ben. "Food Grower Expands its Reach". Australian Financial Review. Fairfax. Retrieved 5 July 2010.
10. https://www.foodanddrinkbusiness.com.au/news/ifpa-anz-appoints-new-chair
11. https://www.fruitnet.com/produce-plus/premier-fresh-australia-announces-strategic-marketing-agreement-with-montague-farms/268469.article
12. https://freshproduce.org.au/about/
13. https://www.fruitnet.com/produce-plus/lpg-expands-banana-operations/187100.article
14. https://premierfresh.com.au/farming/abc/
15. https://www.aldiunpacked.com.au/meet-the-grower-premier-fresh-australia/
16. https://www.fruitnet.com/produce-plus/lpg-expands-banana-operations/187100.article
17. https://premierfresh.com.au/farming/dff/
18. https://premierfresh.com.au/farming/ibfc/
19. https://premierfresh.com.au/farming/lancasterfarms/
20. https://www.hortidaily.com/article/6040039/retractable-roof-helps-au-greenhouse-function-with-extremely-low-energy-costs/
21. https://premierfresh.com.au/our-produce/bananas/
22. https://premierfresh.com.au/our-produce/pumpkins-melons/
23. https://premierfresh.com.au/our-produce/soft-veg/
24. https://premierfresh.com.au/our-produce/citrus/
25. https://premierfresh.com.au/our-produce/tropical/
26. https://premierfarmsinternational.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/PFI-Harvest-Calendar-Digital-Version.pdf
27. https://premierfresh.com.au/our-produce/bananas/
28. https://betterbananas.com.au/2024/04/05/protecting-crowns-improves-fruit-quality-for-sellars-bananas/