21st August 2026 Tātau Tātau Commercial / ZefferHawke’s Bay iwi Tātau Tātau o Te Wairoa snaps up the beverage manufacturer, expanding from horticulture into value-add processing and consumer brands.
4th December 2025 ZefferThe Hawke’s Bay beverage brand adjusts to life after Lion, with a new category launch underway and a rebuild of its on-premise channel high on the agenda.
7th July 2025 Gilmours / ZefferHawke’s Bay drinks brand Zeffer has teamed up with Gilmours in a new trade partnership.
20th May 2025 Cassels / ZefferChristchurch-based Cassels Brewing Co is to become the exclusive distributor of Zeffer’s Hawke’s Bay-born beverage range.
15th August 2023 26 Seasons / ZefferBeverage brand banks $400k, while the vertical farming venture has five more days to reach its $1.5m target, and potentially another $3m in oversubscriptions.
10th July 2023 Exports / ZefferThe beverage brand is looking for up to $1m capital, which it says will be used to accelerate growth and capitalise on current market momentum.
27th February 2023 Weather / ZefferThe Hawke’s Bay beverage manufacturer has moved from clean-up mode to stand-up mode as it strives to keep stock on shelf in the aftermath of flooding.
4th July 2022 Investment / ZefferCider company Zeffer has raised $749,104 via Snowball Effect.
4th May 2022 Cider / ZefferA Covid-induced strategy reset has seen cider company Zeffer put New Zealand and Australia at the centre of its plan to triple the size of the business in the next three years.
3rd May 2022 Investment / ZefferThe company is hitting up new and existing investors in a fresh fundraising, as it secures a major new account for its 0% cider in Australia.
8th October 2021 ZefferA close-to million dollar investment into a new canning line releases a packaging bottle neck and opens up contract manufacturing opportunities.
3rd June 2021 ZefferZeffer Cider has apologised to customers after an “isolated error” led some of its alcoholic cider to be packaged in non-alcoholic packaging and put on sale.
