The Apple Press story began in 2013 when Hawke’s Bay apple grower Ross Beaton teamed up with food innovation specialist Sally Gallagher to tackle the industry challenge of utilising the “cosmetically challenged” fruit that was coming off the Hawke’s Bay apple orchards. Their innovative solution was to use the fruit to create a range of premium beverages for the New Zealand market, following up quickly with export to key international markets. With the consumer at the core of their focus, The Apple Press is a premium brand delivering on the global consumer demands for food and beverage products that are natural, authentic and made with fresh, quality ingredients. Going one step further they have deployed the use of clever technology to minimise processing & ingredient requirements, to compliment the use of quality raw materials from a safe, sustainable and traceable source. The Apple Press JAZZ™, juice won the 2018 New Zealand Food Award for the ‘Best Non-Alcoholic Beverage’ beating 23 other entries. And Black Box, New Zealand’s in-home marketing agency that trials products with consumers awarded The Apple Press a Gold Award, noting that after a whopping 2500 consumers tasted The Apple Press JAZZ™ juice, 83% said they would buy it and 90% voted that they would recommend it to others. New Zealand apples are regarded as some of the best in the world and The Apple Press is set on producing the best tasting apple juice in the world!