Gloriavale Christian Community's honey operation in liquidation

Gloriavale Christian Community's honey operation in liquidation
The honey company has gone into liquidation (Image: George Heard)
Gregor Thompson
A mānuka honey manufacturer operated by the Gloriavale Christian Community has entered liquidation.Insolvency Matters’ Brenton Hunt was appointed as liquidator of a company called Forest Gold Honey on Nov 27. He told BusinessDesk he understood Forest Gold was operated by Gloriavale members.Forest Gold's ultimate holding company, Christian Partners, is owned in equal parts by Faithful Pilgrim, Peter John Righteous and Stephen Standfast.Hunt’s report cited “sales not being as strong as originally anticipated”, sta...

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