Hussey & Co, Australia’s leading baby leaf salad grower and exporter has received the prestigious Governor of Victoria Export Award (GOVEA) for Agribusiness 2018. Announced at an awards ceremony at Government House on 14th September, GOVEA recognizes Victoria’s most successful and innovative exporters.
Against a solid field of agricultural producers, agribusiness services, and applicants from the forestry, fisheries and fibres industries, Hussey & Co was recognised for its outstanding international success in the field of agricultural products.
“We’ve spent a lot of time and effort developing export for the baby leaf salads category and it’s great for Hussey & Co to be recognised for what we’ve achieved as a business,” says Hussey & Co Managing Director Jeremy Haw. “We’d like to thank the Hussey & Co team and all our valued customers and stakeholders on achieving this fantastic result”.
Hussey & Co commenced exporting in 2002 and has been instrumental in developing the baby leaf category in Asia, to meet demand for high quality salad. In winning the GOVEA award, Hussey & Co’s commitment to producing the finest quality salad and continual investment in innovation were recognised as pivotal to the businesses’ success.
“It’s critical for any business to continue to evolve, therefore continual investment and innovation is paramount to success,” states Jeremy. “We will continue to invest and develop our business over time to ensure we are evolving towards success”.
Currently exporting to 7 different countries, Hussey & Co supplies some of Asia’s biggest brands including several leading Asian airlines and all major supermarkets in Singapore, Hong Kong and Indonesia. Hussey & Co also has a strong presence in the food service sector in Japan, Thailand and Malaysia.
To improve the sustainability of Hussey & Co’s processing facility and reduce the company’s carbon footprint, the business has developed the largest Solar Farm on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsular – offsetting 100% of Hussey & Co’s peak daytime energy use.
With a long history of innovation and precision agriculture, baby leaf salad grower and processor Hussey & Co is the first Australian producer in its category to invest in optical sorting technology.