22nd January 2024 Moana NZ
Moana New Zealand has seen its net profit tumble 70% to $3.5m in 2023, with rising costs and falling demand compounded by red ink in some operations.
Sanford has confirmed the $125m-plus sale of its inshore fishing business to Moana New Zealand has gone unconditional, and will likely settle today.
Moana’s $125m-plus deal with Sanford was brokered in a very different economic environment, so how will the iwi-owned business navigate the current volatility?
The green light for the 10-year ACE lease makes Moana the largest inshore fishing business in the country.
The watchdog is looking closer into whether the deal would lessen competition.
The watchdog will be running a fine-tooth comb over all parts of the domestic supply chain for fresh fish as part of Moana New Zealand’s proposed $125m-plus Sanford deal.
A proliferation of competitors, the fragmented nature of the market, and the power of supermarket buyers would constrain Moana’s behaviour and preserve competition should the deal go through, states a report.
The CEO tells the Ticker that the scale-up will enable the iwi-owned business to unlock investment in innovation across its whole supply chain.
The proposed long-term arrangement turns the profit-dragging operations into a lower-risk revenue stream, says Sanford CEO Peter Reidie.
Thousands of fish were lost after a Sealord marine farm at Tasmania suffered a spike in water temperature.
Māori Fisheries Trust Te Ohu Kaimoana and Moana New Zealand have appointed two new directors to the Moana New Zealand Board.
The fisheries company expects to come in ahead of $26m full year profit guidance despite disruption at Sealord.
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