Kapiti Fine Foods facts for kids
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| Subsidiary of a co-operative | |
| Industry | Dairy foods |
| Founded | 1984 |
| Headquarters | New Zealand |
| Products | Cheese, ice cream, yoghurt |
| Revenue | NZ$60 million |
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Number of employees
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230 |
| Parent | Fonterra |
Kapiti Fine Foods Ltd, often called Kāpiti, is a company from New Zealand. It makes yummy dairy products like cheeses and ice cream. The company got its name from where it first started, in a place called Lindale on the Kāpiti Coast. Kāpiti began in 1984 and has factories in Palmerston North. Since 2005, a bigger company called Fonterra has owned Kāpiti.
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The Story of Kāpiti
How Kāpiti Started
Kāpiti was started in 1984 by two people, Ross McCallum and Neville McNaughton. They opened a small shop and factory at the Lindale Tourist Complex. This was on the Kāpiti Coast. At first, only one full-time person worked there, with some part-time helpers.
Growing Bigger
By 2002, Kāpiti had grown a lot. It had 150 employees. The company also had shops in Auckland and Christchurch, as well as the original one in Lindale. This growth happened because they made their production facilities bigger in 1997. The company kept growing steadily each year.
New Owners and Changes
On November 15, 2005, a large dairy company called Fonterra bought Kāpiti Fine Foods Ltd. Fonterra bought it from its previous owner, Foodstuffs.
In 2019, some changes happened with Kāpiti ice cream. Fonterra sold its Tip Top ice cream brand. As part of that deal, the right to make Kāpiti ice cream was given to another company called Froneri.
Also in 2019, Kāpiti announced that it was closing its factory in Paraparaumu. More recently, on November 11, 2024, Fonterra confirmed that it was planning to sell several of its consumer brands, including Kāpiti.
Kāpiti Products
Kāpiti makes many different kinds of dairy products.
Ice Cream and Sorbet
In 1997, Kāpiti started making ice cream and sorbet. These were first made for restaurants and hotels. Later, in 2009, the company launched a range of ice cream products for everyone to buy in stores.
Yoghurt Products
In 2010, Kāpiti also started making yoghurt. They launched a range of yoghurt products for people to buy in supermarkets.
