Our Story

Our company is privately owned and operated, passionate about sourcing only the freshest, tastiest and healthiest New Zealand “home grown” produce as well as honouring our finest growers. Here at DryNZ we love drying fruit and veg. Naturally we all have our favourites but the entire process from choosing our growers to producing delicious products gives us a huge amount of satisfaction especially when repeat customers enjoy them just as much as we do.

How did it start, here’s a message from one of our owners:

Hi everyone,

I have the absolute privilege of managing a committed team of employees who are loyal to DryNZ and we in turn love their loyalty.

For me, it started with one of our owners suggesting I try their finely powdered turmeric as I suffer from rheumatoid arthritis. At the time I was on medication and about to increase the meds when I decided ‘enough was enough’ and was open to trying something natural. I started on one tsp of turmeric daily, the meds were discarded and I am now pain and ‘med’ free. Soon after, I became an investor and I now run the Company for a group of active and very interested investors. It’s a dream role and couldn’t live without it.

Enjoy our products, just as much as we enjoy bringing them to you.

Here’s to tasting our fabulous New Zealand.

Stay healthy,

Anne Gibson
Managing Director

Our Drying Process

We offer a variety of drying processes for all our natural produce. Our dryers offer our customers an enriched and reliable drying process making the products naturally superior in the food production process.

First Step

Fresh apples from the orchard

Second Step

Ready for the dryer

Third Step

Dried to perfection

Fourth Step

Final grinding

Fifth Step

Fresh NZ powders

Products

DryNZ offers a range of key product variants to suit your needs. Only the very best fruit and vegetables from NZ’s top growers are sourced to go through the drying process at the manufacturing processing plant with the end result being succulent, healthy and tasty dried products every time.

Fruit Powders & Pieces/Slices

Apple
Apricots
Banana
Blackcurrant
Blueberries
Boysenberries
Coconut
Feijoas
Kiwifruit
Lemon

Passionfruit
Pawpaw
Peach
Pear
Pineapple
Prunes
Raspberries
Sour Cherry
Tamarillo
Tomato

Vegetable Powders & Pieces

Beetroot
Broccoli
Carrot
Kale
Olive
Onion Red & White

Organic Turmeric
Pumpkin
Red Capsicum
Spinach
Water Cress

Our Team

Anne Gibson

Managing Director

Why do you love working for DryNZ?
I love working with a professional, passionate team involving them in the operations of our agile, evolving and fun business.

What is your favourite fruit or vegetable at DryNZ?
Blackcurrant; I love the versatility of this fruit and the antioxidant properties.

What do you love doing in you time off?
Gardening and reading. Gardening gives me so much satisfaction and a moment to reflect and relax.

Bianca Cornford

Financial Controller

Why do you love working for DryNZ?
I am so grateful to join DryNZ and able to work with a group of professional and passionate people. This is the place filled with laughing, caring and dedication.

What is your favourite fruit or vegetable at DryNZ?
I am originally from Shanghai (China), I’ve spent years in China and Singapore before moving to New Zealand in 2002. I love loads of fruit, my top two pick New Zealand fruit are strawberry and cherry. Love them!

What do you love doing in you time off?
I do love to have a glass or two of wine with close friends & family when I’m not working. I like travelling playing badminton with my kids or walking along nearby park with my husband.

Rosemarie Pattinson

Production Supervisor

Why do you love working for DryNZ?
I enjoy working with people who smile and laugh. This makes for a great working environment. Varied opportunities to get involved with different stages production and not every day is the same when working with seasonal produce.

What is your favourite fruit or vegetable at DryNZ?
I’m not sure I have a favourite, it depends what I feel like in my yoghurt that day. Peach, apple and kiwifruit are lovely. My husband’s all time favourite is onion, we use it all the time. The aroma is delicious and it’s so convenient.

What do you love doing in you time off?
I dabble in sewing and crafts. I’ve just started English paper piecing and macrame.

Louise Luostari

Logistics & Admin Manager

Why do you love working for DryNZ?
The company is constantly evolving and growing which offers lots of variety of tasks.

What is your favourite fruit or vegetable at DryNZ?
So hard to choose just one favourite; blackcurrant, boysenberry and orange win for me I think.

What do you love doing in you time off?
Equestrian activities and a good book for down time.

Alison Hobbs

E-Commerce Coordinator

Why do you love working for DryNZ?
I love being part of an organisation that brings the highest quality of dried products to customers and in turn encourages a healthy lifestyle.

What is your favourite fruit or vegetable at DryNZ?
Beetroot powder. It’s great in smoothies, the taste is subtle and it has excellent detoxifying properties.

What do you love doing in you time off?
Travel and trying new restaurants. I am loving making the most of what our beautiful country has to offer.

Kodie-Marie Millar

Production Assistant

Why do you love working for DryNZ?
I love working at DryNZ because of the team members. Also learning new challenges around the factory.

What is your favourite fruit or vegetable at DryNZ?
Working with lemon is my favourite as the whole factory smells like lemon and it’s so good!

What do you love doing in you time off?
I love to sleep! But also love travel and long drives listening to music.

In memory of Malcolm Church

Production Manager

The story of DryNZ wouldn’t be complete without giving our heartfelt thanks to Malcolm, our Production Manager. Malcolm was with us from the inception of DryNZ. He was passionate about our company and dedicated to producing excellent quality dried product. We miss his humour and his love of food.

Testimonials

Great service, great end product. Would certainly be using DryNZ services again.

Scott Patterson
Puraty.com

DryNZ use world class technology and exceptional people to deliver results. Anne and the DryNZ team were committed to our success as we took Whai Ora to market. They worked tirelessly to ensure we had the best possible ingredients backed by amazing sourcing stories.

Kusal Perera
Former GM Innovation and Business Development, Miraka

Anne at DryNZ was an amazing help in connecting us with the grower to integrate them in our communication campaign.

Ophelie Doebler
JDE