Rich list family buy American honey business

Wedderspoon Organic was founded 24 years ago and sells mānuka honey products in North America. (Image: NZME)

Thu, 04 Jul 2024

Wedderspoon Organic, the largest seller of New Zealand-sourced and manufactured mānuka honey products in North America, has been bought by Florenz, a subsidiary of the Christchurch-based investment company Masthead – owned by the Stewart family.Pennsylvania-based Wedderspoon Organic was founded 24 years ago and its products range from mānuka honey to mānuka honey lozenges, drops and lip balm as well as bee propolis throat sprays. The products are stocked in more than 23,000 stores in the US and Canada ranging from Costco to Walmart,...

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