Trade reacts to loss of produce industry “legend”

The fresh produce trade has reacted with shock and sadness to the news that Heath Wilkins, founder and managing director of New Zealand cooperative Golden Bay Fruit, has died unexpectedly at the age of 54.

From his family farm in Motueka, South Island, Wilkins started Golden Bay Fruit following the deregulation of New Zealand’s apple and pear industry in 2000.

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