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Wilbart Associates

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Employer Introduction

About Us

Based in Victoria, Costa is Australia's largest private producer, marketer and exporter of premium quality fresh fruit and vegetables. We also provide leading edge logistics and supply chain solutions to the FMCG and Retail sectors; and provide wholesale and market services via Costa Farms.

Costa is one of the few vertically integrated businesses in the industry - and we work very hard to continually improve our offering and maintain our market-leading position.

Our core produce categories include:

  • Avocados
  • Bananas
  • Berries
  • Citrus
  • Table Grapes
  • Mushrooms
  • Truss Tomatoes

Within each category, we pay close attention to the needs and demands of the market, and have a great reputation for service excellence and varietal development.

Production and distribution facts:

  • Farm over 4,000ha of land across Australia
  • 20ha protected glasshouse production
  • More than 40 farming, wholesale market and distribution operations nationally
  • Supply and service to retail, wholesale and export customers
  • Provide employment for over 7,000 people during peak seasonal periods

We supply produce to all the major Australian supermarket chains, as well as independent grocers and a range of food industry stakeholders. We export approximately 20% of our product to North America, South America, Europe and Asia.

Our ongoing goal

At Costa, our unwavering goal is to provide the best quality produce to the end consumer via a quality-controlled supply chain. We pride ourselves on the end-to-end quality of our products - from farm gate to market.

We pay close attention to market trends and we listen to what consumers want. We also listen carefully to our own employees and industry partners - from farmers to sales people, researchers to front line management - so we can continue to supply exceptional products and services.

Into the future, we will innovate and improve all areas of production, including farming, varietal research and post harvest practice. We will also adhere to our commitment to sustainability.

We are proud of our recognition within the industry, and will work hard to maintain our reputation in areas such as:

  • Excellence in Community Business Partnerships
  • Agribusiness Excellence
  • Industry Achievement for Outstanding Contributions to Overall Safety, Warehousing Operational Efficiencies and Family Business practices