Grow Fresh Produce Agents – Newsletter 2 (2025)

Grow Marketing

May 2

3 min read

Hello Grow Team!

Celebrating excellence, connection, and the season ahead.

Company Updates & Announcements

Grow Top Producers

We are proud to be awarding trophies to our top producers this season – a small token of our appreciation for the incredible farmers who trust Grow with their produce. Your success is our priority!

❣️Our Condolences

It is with heavy hearts that we share the passing of Ester Roodt, beloved wife of Grow founder Chris Roodt. Our deepest condolences go out to the Roodt family during this time.

👶 A bun in the oven

A special congratulations to Steven and Tyra Meiring (BothaRoodt Fruit) on their exciting news – a baby is on the way! We can’t wait to meet the little one arriving this October.

Team Achievements & Milestones

Noordvaal's Record Month – Huge congratulations to our Pretoria team for achieving a record-breaking day on 30 April 2025. The previous record day was on 5 October 2023 - an incredible achievement by the entire team!👏

Events & Activities

🐰 April brought a buzz of Easter energy across all agencies! Our potato team embraced the busyness with biscuits in hand and smiles all around. Thank you to everyone who went the extra mile to bring joy to the floor.

Grow BothaRoodt Potato team spreading the Easter kindness.

⚽ Grow Fresh Produce Invitational Cup

The inaugural Grow Fresh Produce Invitational Cup was a roaring success! Held on 12 April, the final saw Mandela Market edge out Grow in a thrilling 3–2 win. The tournament brought local teams together in a celebration of community, sportsmanship, and unity. Congratulations to Mandela Market and all teams for making it a day to remember!

Upcoming Producer & Industry Days:

14-16 May: World Union of Wholesale Markets (WUWM) 2025 Conference (Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg)
29 May: Sandveld Aartappel Kweker Organisasie AGM (NG Kerksaal Lambertsbaai)
30 May: World Potato Day! 🥔🥔
18 June: Grow Producer Day - Bosveld Limpopo
23-24 July: Potatoes SA Innovation Symposium (SIR, Pretoria)
23-24 July: IFPA Congress (Pretoria)
31 July: Tom Burke Potato Day
23-24 August: Vivo Boerebemarkingsdag
10 September: Grow Producer Day - Brits
24-26 October: Langkloof Bloeiselfees
28-29 October: Potatoes SA Transformation Symposium (Polokwane)
8 November: Grow Year End for all Commission Earners and Management
22 November: Grow Year End for all Wage and Salary Earners

Birthdays & Celebrations

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

1 May: Michael Meyer (Marco Fruit)
2 May: Nickie Strydom (Noordvaal Veg)
6 May: Josef Viljoen (BothaRoodt Onions)
13 May: Keenan Odendaal (Marco Veg)
16 May: Carl Gnade (BothaRoodt Potatoes)
17 May: Clinton de Kock (Green Network GM)
17 May: Deon van Zyl (Grow Office)
18 May: Jeremy Hodge (BothaRoodt Fruit)
23 May: Carlos Neto (Marco Veg)
26 May: Nicolien Meyer (Grow Office)
29 May: Rynhardt Scholtz (Grow Office)

Stay Connected & Social Media

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