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Top 25 Food manufacturers based in New Zealand
RevenueBase identified 103 food manufacturers headquartered in New Zealand as of September 2026 and tracks 3,855 professional contacts across them, including 1,524 with verified work emails. Auckland is the largest hub.
This list covers food manufacturers 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.
The 25 largest food manufacturers based in New Zealand
Ranked by team size| # | Company | Contacts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 741 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Synlait is a New Zealand-based company that is shifting perceptions and driving value through new thinking, a new attitude.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 2 | 362 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Westland Milk Products is one of New Zealand’s largest dairy processors located in the West Coast and Canterbury regions of New Zealand.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 3 | 222 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “The Tatua Co-operative Dairy Company is a world-leading specialised dairy ingredients manufacturer.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 4 | 180 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “The Heller family tradition of butcheries began when Gorg Heller emigrated from Germany to New Zealand during the gold rush of the 1880’s and started supplying the gold miners…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 5 | 86 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “From a truly extraordinary country comes one of the most trusted makers of edible oils and fats in the world.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 6 | 57 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Manufacturers and marketers of processed fruit products for grocery, foodservice, bakery and manufacturing markets in NZ, Australia and other export markets.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 7 | 54 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Founded in 2014 New Zealand Health Manufacturing Limited (NZHM) was established to meet a growing demand for New Zealand made dietary supplements for both domestic and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 8 | 45 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Fresh to Go Ltd is one of New Zealand's leading makers of ready-made salads, salad meals and healthy snacks.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 9 | 44 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Hawkins Watts are leaders in specialised food, beverage and supplement ingredients, with an unmatched commitment to innovation, quality and service.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 10 | 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, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 11 | 43 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “For nearly 40 years, Groenz has been creating sauces, dressings and condiments for the Foodservice industry in New Zealand, Australia, and the Pacific Islands.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 12 | 43 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Trents make shopping wholesale an enjoyable experience for New Zealand organisations of all kinds.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 13 | 35 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Since 1986, Sherratt Ingredients has been a trusted partner to food and beverage manufacturers across New Zealand.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 14 | 34 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “For nearly 35 years, Original Foods has been baking sweet treats that delight New Zealand and beyond.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 15 | 32 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Stratex designs and manufactures packaging materials that run exceptionally well on packing lines, and help our customers products stand out in a crowded market.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 16 | 29 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Since 1993 we have been sourcing fine foods primarily from Italy, Spain and France.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 17 | 27 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “For Nutritional supplement companies who need manufacturing runs quickly, reliably and cost-effectively, PharmaNZ is a solutions orientated manufacturer that brings the quality of…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 18 | 24 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “We are masters of flavour, creating bespoke condiments and ingredients that will have your customers coming back for more.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 19 | 23 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “From the get-go, Lewis Road Creamery’s focus has been to create dairy products that do justice to New Zealand’s natural assets, the quality of our raw ingredients, the skills of…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 20 | 20 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “For over 30 years FPG has created the world’s most irresistible displays for food and drink, helping our customers and partners sell more.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 21 | 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, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 22 | 18 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Pacific Flavours and Ingredients is a 100% New Zealand privately owned organisation.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 23 | 17 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Artisan by Rangiora Bakery is a bakery manufacturer providing national and international foodservice.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 24 | 17 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Ottogi is a Korean multinational consumer goods company, headquartered in Seoul, Korea.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 25 | 15 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Winston Nutritional is an established producer of quality infant nutritional products and formulated milk powders.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
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 manufacturers. 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 manufacturers.
- Partial evidence
- Its own public description names part of food manufacturers, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
- Indirect evidence
- The description shown does not name food manufacturers. 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 manufacturers based in New Zealand at a glance
As of Sep 15, 2026Companies by employee count
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 103 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 manufacturers, 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 manufacturers”. 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 manufacturers), 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 manufacturers, 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, 1,524 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 manufacturers by metro
- Food manufacturers in Auckland39
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 manufacturers, 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 manufacturers are there based in New Zealand?
RevenueBase identified 103 food manufacturers 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?
Synlait Milk Limited, headquartered in Dunsandel, tops this list with the largest team on record.
Which city has the most food manufacturers?
Auckland leads with 39 headquartered companies, followed by Christchurch (7) and Hamilton (4).
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 1,524 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 103 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.
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