Australia’s leading fruit network, AFFCO (the Australian Fresh Fruit Company), is linking opportunities for everyone in the fruit chain - from nurseries and breeders through to growers, retailers and consumers.  



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Latest AFFCO news:  EXCITING CHANGES

14 September 2011



We've MOVED ..... AFFCO is now located in Port Melbourne!

Level 1, 262-276 Lorimer Street

Port Melbourne, Vic 3207

T: 03 9676 9162

F: 03 9676 9163

E: memberservices@affco.com.au





July 2011 "Grower Aggressive Action Plan" against Biosecurity Australia

Dates for the two key events are:

National Apple Day          FRIDAY, 22 July



Free Apple Day at Federation Square, Friday 22 July.

Major Rally in Shepparton     THURSDAY, 28 July

Flanked by mini rallies in other regions



18 June 2011

Fresh Connections 2011 -   Thank you to all the delegates, exhibitors, sponsors and speakers who attended Fresh Connections 2011 in Brisbane from 8-10 June and made it such a roaring success.  The conference & trade show attracted over 700 delegates from the Australian and New Zealand fresh produce industry to the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre. With the theme of 'Bringing the Industry Together', Fresh Connections 2011 united even more people than the very successful ‘Fresh Event’ in Melbourne in June 2010.  See Fresh Connections 2011 for more information…



30 May 2011

2011 AFFCO Leadership Program declared a great success by participants.    The AFFCO Leadership Program was held from Wednesday 25 May to Friday 27 May 2011 at Cleveland Winery in Lancefield, Victoria.  The Program brought together a combination of potential leaders from around Australia in the horticultural industry and covered specific topics such as communication, personality types, succession planning, public speaking, strategy, OHS, team building and finance.Some participant comments as follows:





"Communication and learning to work with different personalities is the key.  The key to good leadership and successful relationships professionally and personally"



"I really enjoyed the finance session and got a lot of valuable methods and knowledge that I will be able to apply to our business" $0 $0"We all need to know where we are and where we want to be.  The Leadership Retreat was instrumental in this process"



"Lots of 'a ah' moments when I started to think about other people I work with and also myself"



21 April 2011



AFFCO's new CEO - Poh Len Pek is due to commence employment on 2 May 2011.  Click here to download press release.