Grow Fresh Produce Agents – Newsletter 8 (2025)

Nov 11

3 min read

Summer is here, even if the rain is trying to convince us otherwise! ☀️🌧️

While the weather keeps us guessing, the arrival of mangoes and watermelons has certainly lifted spirits. The summer produce season is in full swing, and as always, Mother Nature finds her balance, bringing both challenges and blessings to the fields.

Company Updates & Announcements

🎀👶 A New Arrival

Congratulations to Steven Meiring and his family on welcoming their new baby into the world! Wishing you all the joy, love, and sleepless nights that come with this special chapter. 💚

Festive Season Merchandise

It’s that time of year again, make sure to order your K-Way merchandise this week so you’re ready and kitted out for the festive season! 🎁

https://www.growfreshproduce-internal.com/category/order-now

Achievements & Milestones

Ontbytsake Business of the Year Awards

As you all know, Grow was a finalist at the Ontbytsake Business of the Year Awards. While we didn’t take home the trophy, it was an honour to be recognised among South Africa’s leading businesses. The gala evening in Paarl was beautifully organised, and being part of such a prestigious event made us proud of how far we’ve come. 🌟

Events & Activities

🫑🧅 Brits Farmers Day

We hosted a fantastic Producers Day in Brits, where agents and farmers came together to network, share insights, and strengthen relationships. A huge thank you to our sponsors, Plastic Ideas (main sponsor), A Square, New Era Packaging, Glencairns, and LabelPro for making the day possible. And of course, a big thanks to the Grow agents who represented our company so well and carried the spirit of the day.

🥔 Potatoes SA Transformation Symposium

Grow was proud to sponsor the networking dinner at this important industry event in Polokwane. It was inspiring to connect with producers and stakeholders driving transformation in agriculture — and to support Potatoes SA’s continued impact and leadership in the sector. 🥔

🐯 Joburg Year-End Feast

The countdown is on! We cannot wait to celebrate all of you at the Grow Year-End Feast this weekend. It’s going to be a night to remember as we celebrate the achievements, partnerships, and milestones of 2025. We can’t wait to celebrate together!

📆 Upcoming Producer & Industry Days:

5 November: Subtrop Marketing Symposium
7 November: Brits Laerskool Sanddrift Sportmanete
15 November: Grow Year End for all Commission Earners and Management
20 November: Potatoes SA Groentoer Petrusburg Meeting
22 November: Grow Year End for all Wage and Salary Earners
27 November: SAKO Sandveld Aartappel Vergadering

Birthdays & Celebrations

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

1 November - Jacoba de Buys (Grow Office)
1 November - Tyrique Naidoo (Port Natal Fruit)
2 November - Rakesh Pragraj (Port Natal Bananas)
6 November - Shamila Sewpersadh (Port Natal Veg)
6 November - Wynand le Roux (Noordvaal Onions)
12 November - Candido Fugareu (Marco Veg)
19 November - Henk Jansen van Vuuren (Port Natal Potatoes)

Stay Connected & Social Media

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