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Top 25 Food distributors based in New Zealand

Name: Food distributors based in New Zealand
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 15, 2026 53 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 53 food distributors headquartered in New Zealand as of September 2026 and tracks 1,418 professional contacts across them, including 520 with verified work emails. Auckland is the largest hub.

This list covers food distributors headquartered in New Zealand, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 15, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 15, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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The 25 largest food distributors based in New Zealand

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 53 food distributors based in New Zealand, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 15, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to food distributors: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	Bidfood NEW Zealand	Strong evidence	New ZealandHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	5,001-10,000	393 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Bidfood is New Zealand’s leading national wholesale food distributor.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
2	Service Foods	Strong evidence	Mangere, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	501-1,000	205 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Service Foods is a broad-based Food Distributor specialising in supply to the hospitality trade.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
3	Gilmours Wholesale Food & Beverage	Indirect evidence	Auckland, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	51-200	126 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We are committed to being the Preferred Foodservice Partner in the North Island.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
4	Federal	Partial evidence	Meadowbank, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	11-50	91 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Since 2001 we have been working hard to build a reputation as a successful, NZ owned, and customer orientated independent beverage distributor.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
5	Fresh Direct LTD NZ	Indirect evidence	Auckland, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	501-1,000	54 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Fresh Direct is your partner in fresh produce, sourcing and supplying fruit, vegetables, and flowers to wholesale, retail, and foodservice customers across New Zealand.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
6	The Produce Company	Partial evidence	Auckland ., New ZealandHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	51-200	44 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Since 1993, The Produce Company has grown from a few delivery trucks to a premier high quality fresh produce and food & beverage solutions distribution company, serving top cafes…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
7	Trents Wholesale LTD	Indirect evidence	Christchurch, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	501-1,000	43 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Trents make shopping wholesale an enjoyable experience for New Zealand organisations of all kinds.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
8	Fresh Connection	Partial evidence	Auckland, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	51-200	41 contacts →
	Partial evidence “When we started FRESH CONNECTION way back in 1993, we strongly believed that the idea of supplying fresh, prepared produce to the food service industry was a good one even if we…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
9	Tokyo Food Co., LTD	Partial evidence	Auckland, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	201-500	33 contacts →
	Partial evidence “We service retail stores, restaurants, and wholesale distributors across New Zealand, offering an extensive range of high-quality products from Japan.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
10	Sabato LTD	Partial evidence	Auckland, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	11-50	29 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Since 1993 we have been sourcing fine foods primarily from Italy, Spain and France.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
11	Daily Bread	Indirect evidence	Auckland, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	201-500	28 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Sourdough, pastries and deli products.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
12	Chevalier Wholesale Produce Limited	Indirect evidence	Avondale Auckland, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	51-200	23 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “CHEVALIER WHOLESALE PRODUCE LIMITED is a specialised supplier in the fresh produce industry.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
13	Fresha Export	Partial evidence	Auckland, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	11-50	20 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Fresha Export was founded in 1983 it focuses solely on the distribution of food and beverage to the Pacific region.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
14	Prodotti	Indirect evidence	Auckland, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	11-50	14 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Prodotti, previously Prodotti d’Italia Ltd, was founded in 1992.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
15	Matthews Packaging & Hygiene	Indirect evidence	Mangere Bridge, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	11-50	14 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Matthews Packaging & Hygiene consistently offer a diverse range of sustainably sourced, premium quality products, with unmatched nationwide service.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
16	Somerset Farms NZ	Indirect evidence	Hamilton, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	11-50	10 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Somerset Farms has built a stable and successful business in the fresh produce processing market.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
17	Packaging Plus LTD	Strong evidence	Sockburn, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	11-50	9 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Packaging Plus is a leading distributor of hospitality and food packaging products.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
18	Justine's Cookies	Indirect evidence	Ngauranga, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	11-50	7 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We make people feel good by offering them high quality, innovative, health baked products that satisfy their needs, guilt-free.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
19	Zebra International	Partial evidence	Mount Maunganui, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	1-10	6 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Zebra International: Connecting Brands in New Zealand Zebra International is your premier partner for importing and distributing exceptional food and beverage products in New…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
20	Star Food Service LTD	Strong evidence	Napier, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	11-50	6 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Star Food Service Ltd is a locally owned and operated premium wholesale food and fresh seafood distributor.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
21	Granarolo NEW Zealand	Partial evidence	Auckland, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	11-50	5 contacts →
	Partial evidence “At Granarolo New Zealand, we are committed to present only authentic and quality food products, carefully selected in Europe to bring flavor and constant innovation to New Zealand.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
22	Jasco Distributing	Indirect evidence	Rotorua, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	11-50	4 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Jasco Distributing has grown to become one of the largest independent, family owned and operated businesses in our industry.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
23	Willow Tree Produce Limited	Indirect evidence	Auckland, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	11-50	4 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Willow Tree is a fresh produce processor with a range of retail and foodservice offerings” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
24	BAY Trade Supplies	Indirect evidence	Gisborne, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	1-10	4 contacts →
	Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
25	Ffowcs Williams LTD	Partial evidence	Auckland, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	11-50	3 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Ffowcs Williams Ltd is a food & beverages company based out of New Zealand.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: food distributors. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names food distributors.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of food distributors, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name food distributors. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Food distributors based in New Zealand at a glance

As of Sep 15, 2026

36.7%Verified-email coverage

26.8Average contacts per company

11-50Median size (employees)

52.8%Largest-city concentration · Auckland

Sep 15, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

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11-50

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201-500

501-1,000

5,001-10,000

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for New Zealand, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for New Zealand, over 53 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among food distributors, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in New Zealand whose own description of what they do matches “food distributors”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names food distributors), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among food distributors, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside New Zealand are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 520 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 15, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Food distributors by metro

Food distributors in Auckland28

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names food distributors, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many food distributors are there based in New Zealand?

RevenueBase identified 53 food distributors headquartered in New Zealand as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Bidfood NEW Zealand, headquartered in New Zealand, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most food distributors?

Auckland leads with 28 headquartered companies, followed by Christchurch (4) and Hamilton (3).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 520 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 53 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 15, 2026.

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RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.