Wattie's says slicing peach production in Hawke's Bay not related to owner's split

Wattie's says slicing peach production in Hawke's Bay not related to owner's split

Local peach growers have been told their fruit will no longer be needed.

Wattie’s denies peach cut due to owner’s split

Reading Time: 2 minutes By Monique Steele of RNZ Wattie’s New Zealand is rejecting the suggestion a break-up of its parent company, Kraft Heinz, is behind the decision to reduce peach production in its home of Hawke’s Bay. Peach growers were told their fruit will no longer be needed as the company attributed “declining demand” for canned peaches in New Zealand, shoppers choosing imported fruit instead. It comes after parent company US-based Kraf…