Founded over 20 years ago, AgFirst Bay of Plenty provides independent kiwifruit maturation sampling
\nand testing services across its 2 facilities, strategically located in the Bay of Plenty region of New
\nZealand, a region which represents approximately 80%1 of New Zealand\u2019s kiwifruit crop. Kiwifruits is
\nNew Zealand\u2019s leading horticultural export product, and the industry is experiencing a period of
\nsignificant growth, with export value in 2015 estimated at NZD 1.4bn2
\n, a 43% increase from the previous
\nyear. AgFirst Bay of Plenty is also the leading provider of independent avocado maturation sampling
\nand testing services.<\/p>\n
The acquisition of AgFirst Bay of Plenty complements Eurofins\u2019 existing competencies and reinforces
\nthe Group\u2019s network and analytical capabilities to better serve the food and agricultural industries in
\nNew Zealand, and the broader Asia Pacific region. It also provides the Group a strong platform to
\nsupport the high-growth kiwifruit export market. In return, AgFirst Bay of Plenty will have access to the
\ncomplete portfolio of Eurofins\u2019 services, which should enable it to solidify its leadership in its key niche
\nmarket, and at the same time expand its service reach.<\/p>\n
Comment from Dr. Gilles Martin, Eurofins CEO: \u201cAgFirst Bay of Plenty expands Eurofins food testing Eurofins Scientific (EUFI.PA), the world leader in food testing supporting the entire food production chain, announces the acquisition of Agfirst Bay of Plenty, a leading fruit maturity testing laboratory in New Zealand. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":54875,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1601],"tags":[1671,1888,1437,2082,2035,1702],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/beta.next-finance.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54877"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/beta.next-finance.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/beta.next-finance.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/beta.next-finance.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/beta.next-finance.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54877"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/beta.next-finance.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54877\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/beta.next-finance.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/54875"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/beta.next-finance.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54877"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/beta.next-finance.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=54877"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/beta.next-finance.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=54877"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\noffering in New Zealand and reinforces our footprint in the Asia-Pacific region. This acquisition is
\nconsistent with our strategy of building leading positions in niche areas in the testing market, to ensure
\ndeepest expertise in a wide range of markets. We look forward to providing AgFirst Bay of Plenty\u2019s
\nclients with access to the full range of services and capabilities of the Eurofins Group.<\/em>\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"