1. Can you share with us the beginnings of Mareeba Orchards?
Mareeba Orchards was founded in early 2021 with the purpose of providing Australian consumers with a healthy alternative to dried fruit. We at Mareeba are exceptionally proud to be supporting Aussie farmers, with Australia being amongst one of the countries producing some of the best tasting, high quality fruit in the world. Most current dried fruit products on the market are imported and contain unnecessary sugars, preservatives, and other unhealthy ingredients. Mareeba is the first company to produce small retail packets of tropical dried fruit using Australian grown product, a naturally sweet and healthy snack for the whole family.
2. What does ‘natural health’ mean to you?
My personal health journey has always been centred on living a clean and healthy lifestyle, sticking to eating produce in its truest form and free from unnecessary ingredients. And so, 100% pure Australian dried fruit was a no brainer. We as a wider team hope to improve the lives of everyday Australians through health and convenience.
3. Which is your favourite SKU in the range?
That’s definitely a difficult question as all of our SKUs are delicious. I guess pineapple would be my favourite, closely followed by banana.
4. Tell us about your new SKU!
We are super excited to be launching our NEW mango variety 57g packets. Our team has been working around the clock for months sourcing the best quality, Australian mangoes available. The end product is simply amazing, and we believe it will be a big hit, already complementing our successful range.
5. Has there been any hurdles that Mareeba Orchards has had to overcome?
Some of our biggest challenges have been to source and process all fruit varieties all year round. As you are aware, some fruit like mango and pineapple is seasonal and there may be slight differences in taste depending on the season and fruit variety available at the time.
Mareeba Orchards has been successful in providing all our range all year round.
6. What has your experience with GBN been like?
Global by Nature had the foresight at the beginning and passion for the brand and have been very successful in ranging our brand in independent grocery, health food and pharmacy stores. Our experience has been excellent especially the professionalism, drive and enthusiasm for our range.