Grow Fresh Produce Agents – Newsletter 10 (2025)

Dec 31, 2025

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Message from the CEO – Hendrik Eksteen

As we close another successful year at Grow Fresh Produce Agents, I want to extend my heartfelt thanks to every member of the Grow family, from our reception and sales managers to our directors and shareholders. Your passion, commitment, and belief in what we do have once again made Grow a place where excellence thrives and where coming to work is truly a pleasure.

This year, our core values, especially communication and people centricity, were not just words on a wall, but principles we lived by every day. Together, we have built on our strengths and continued to grow a business we can all be proud of. Thank you for making 2025 a remarkable year for Grow.

Warm regards,

Hendrik Eksteen

Group CEO – Grow Fresh Produce Agents

Company Updates & Announcements

🎯 Grow Port Natal reached a new Daily Record in December!

A massive congratulations to our Port Natal team for achieving a record day in December! Your dedication and consistency are inspiring.

🙏 Sharing the Grow message in 2025

From Grow Marketing we want to acknowledge two teams who truly lived the Grow message through their pride and consistency in sharing our marketing materials and wearing our merchandise. Thank you for championing our identity wherever you go!

Well done to Rickus and Riaan (Botha Roodt Veg) for wearing the brand with pride throughout the year, purchasing and representing Grow clothing in each season.
Congratulations to the Botha Roodt and Green Network Pots teams, who shared Grow far and wide by gifting our farmers and buyers with branded Grow items - contributing to almost a third of 2025’s merchandise sales.

📅 Public Holidays in December

Please make sure that you and your clients take note of the operating hours in the upcoming festive season.

Achievements & Milestones

🎓 Thebe Excellence Awards

Grow was invited to the Thebe Excellence Awards, where Hendrik, Anja, and Elmarie represented our company.We are incredibly proud to announce that Grow won Thebe Company of the Year, a powerful recognition of the consistent growth, impact, and excellence we continue to deliver.

This achievement belongs to every department and every individual who contributes to our daily success.

Events & Activities

📆 Annual Budget Meetings

As we prepare for the year ahead, a reminder that budget meetings will begin in the second week of January. Please ensure you are ready for these conversations.

📆 Upcoming Producer & Industry Days:

We will update these dates as we receive confirmation.

18 February - Korkom Uie Vergadering (Ceres)
5 March - Potatoes SA Eastern Free State Groentoer
17-18 March - Agri-Data Revolution Summit 2026 (Johannesburg)

Birthdays & Celebrations

🎂 January Birthdays – Happy birthday to all our team members celebrating this month! Wishing you a fantastic year ahead!

2 January - Steven Meiring (BothaRoodt Fruit)
3 January - Kane Michael (Marco Veg)
4 January - Milton Ngcobo (Botha Roodt Veg)
5 January - Gabrela Bule (Port Natal Fruit)
5 January - Tony Strydom (Port Natal Fruit)
7 January - Kogie Reddy (Port Natal Office)
8 January - Piet Nel (Botha Roodt Fruit)
10 January - Christa Duvenage (Green Network Fruit)
11 January - Valanie Dorasamy (Port Natal Fruit)
16 January - Reshma Harriepersad (Port Natal Veg)
17 January - Michelle Steinberg (Noordvaal Fruit)
18 January - Dino De Guisti (Botha Roodt Veg)
18 January - PJ Nell (Grow Office)
19 January - Itumeleng Monare (Grow Office)
19 January - Shelley-Ann Ferreira (Grow Office)
22 January - Hennie Jansen (Noordvaal Onions)
22 January - Ian Ehlers (Marco Veg)
24 January - Auma Mcina (Grow Office)
24 January - Charmaine Botha (Botha Roodt Pots Office)
24 January - Gustav Styger (Noordvaal Veg)
25 January - Abdul Karani (Green Network Veg)

Closing Message

As we wrap up 2025, we want to extend warm wishes to each of you and your families. For those travelling over the festive season, please be safe.

Thank you for an incredible year! We look forward to 2026 with excitement, purpose, and all of you by our side.

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