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Costa is Australia’s leading grower, packer and marketer of premium quality fresh fruit and vegetables.
From this market-leading position, we work incredibly hard to keep improving the quality of our produce and the service we provide to our customers.
Our core produce categories include:
- Avocados
- Bananas
- Berries
- Citrus
- Table Grapes
- Mushrooms
- Tomatoes
These quality fruits and vegetables are supplied to all the major Australian supermarket chains, as well as independent grocers and a range of food industry stakeholders. We also export 10% of our produce to North America, South America, Europe and Asia.
Recognising our own farms cannot satisfy the full demands of the market, we have forged strong relationships with third-party growers – in order to meet our customers’ needs all year round.
We also provide logistics and supply chain solutions to the FMCG and Retail sectors; and provide wholesale and market services via Costa Farms.
From this market-leading position, we work incredibly hard to keep improving the quality of our produce and the service we provide to our customers.
Our core produce categories include:
- Avocados
- Bananas
- Berries
- Citrus
- Table Grapes
- Mushrooms
- Tomatoes
These quality fruits and vegetables are supplied to all the major Australian supermarket chains, as well as independent grocers and a range of food industry stakeholders. We also export 10% of our produce to North America, South America, Europe and Asia.
Recognising our own farms cannot satisfy the full demands of the market, we have forged strong relationships with third-party growers – in order to meet our customers’ needs all year round.
We also provide logistics and supply chain solutions to the FMCG and Retail sectors; and provide wholesale and market services via Costa Farms.
Overview
Location
Australia, Victoria, Melbourne
Employees
10001+
Phone
+61 3 8363 9000
Founded date
1937
Mentions in press and media 7
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| Jul 4, 2023 | Australia's Costa Group gets $935m bid from US PE firm Paine Schwartz | Costa Group Holdings said on Tuesday it had received a A$1.4 billion ($934.50 million) takeover proposal from U.S. private equity firm Paine Schwartz Partners LLC (PSP) for shares it doesn’t already own in the horticulture company. |
| Jul 11, 2022 | 'AI Bumblebees:' These AI Robots Act Like Bees to Pollinate Tomato Plants | Joaquin Victor Tacla, Tech Times 11 July 2022, 08:07 am Is AI taking over the jobs of bumblebees? Well, not exactly. Bumblebees are typically used to pollinate plants in glasshouses all over the world. However, they are prohibited in Austra... |
| Nov 18, 2015 | Water Management Platform SWIIM Raises $3m Series A from Aussie Family Office | SWIIM System, a water management software platform, has raised $3 million in Series A funding in a round led by family office-backed investment firm goFARM Australia. The round was profiled on AgFunder, the online investment platform, and a... |
| Aug 1, 2015 | Fundings in Brief: Pension Fund Commitments and Food E-commerce Deals | Private equity-owned Costa Group raises A$550m at IPO Costa Group, the Australian fruit and vegetable producer and marketer, has raised $550 million ($402 million) after selling 245 million shares for A$225 a share. This was at the lower en... |
| Jun 26, 2015 | Grocery suppliers prefer Coles over Woolies; Costa Group launches $637 million IPO: Midday Roundup | Supermarket suppliers much prefer supplying their product to Coles over Woolworths, according to research from UBS. The UBS Supermarket Supplier Survey, which asked suppliers to rate both major supermarket chains across a range of areas, re... |
| Oct 7, 2011 | The Costa Group of companies Receives an Equity Investment from Paine & Partners | The Costa Group of companies, a Victoria, Australia-based large private producer, marketer and exporter of high-quality fresh fruit and vegetables, has received an equity investment of undisclosed amount from Paine & Partners, LLC. In c... |
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FAQ about Costa
When was Costa founded?
Costa was founded in 1937.
What has the press written about Costa?
Parsers VC has collected 7 articles mentioning Costa, among them “Australia's Costa Group gets $935m bid from US PE firm Paine Schwartz” (Jul 4, 2023) and “'AI Bumblebees:' These AI Robots Act Like Bees to Pollinate Tomato Plants” (Jul 11, 2022).
Is Costa still active?
Yes, Costa is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Aug 27, 2024.