‘Much, Much Moore’: Ice cream export boom drives industry growth

‘Much, Much Moore’: Ice cream export boom drives industry growth
NZ ice cream exports could grow fivefold in the coming years, one analyst said. (Image: Much Moore)
Gregor Thompson
After 30 years of making ice cream, Much Moore owner Marcus Moore says his business is picking up pace by scooping up overseas consumers. The business he inherited from his father, which produces 30 million litres of ice cream annually, is one of many New Zealand ice cream businesses pivoting towards foreign markets.Moore told BusinessDesk that export revenues from his Auckland-based ice cream producer have doubled in the past two years.“Traditionally, the business has always been a reasonably strong domestic player,” he said. &ldqu...

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