Join United Fresh New Zealand Incorporated
Download United Fresh Membership PDF Form and print and post with cheque.
Where does your contribution go?
The 5+ A Day® Charitable Trust
Your generous contribution enables
5+ A Day work to continue promoting the consumption of fresh fruit and vegetables for better health, taste and variety using the following strategies:
- New 5+ A Day teaching resources into over 1400 primary schools nationwide annually
- New 5+ A Day teaching resources into over 1500 early childhood education centres nationwide annually
- Communication with Food Writers and Health Professionals updating both groups with new resources, scientific information on fruit and vegetables and more
- Media Liaison (including newspapers, magazine, radio and television) via press releases and interviews
- Website development www.5aday.co.nz
- Development of “Fruit and Vegetable Facts” available online providing comprehensive background, points of interest and nutritional values for most fruit and vegetables available in New Zealand
- Sponsorship of “Cool Kids Cooking” a children’s show on TV educating and encouraging children to cook with fruit and vegetables
- Sponsorship of Stage Challenge – our link into secondary schools
- 5+ A Day posters now available in English and Samoan
- Production of “Fruit, Vegetables and Health”: A Scientific Overview
United Fresh New Zealand Incorporated
United Fresh works at the policy level with government, non-government groups and industry to give fruit and vegetables a place on all relevant agendas. This work is carried out at both national and international levels via the following organizations and programmes:
- Management of the Government’s Health Promoting Schools programme nationwide delivering fruit and vegetables to 100,000 children each school day
- International Fruit and Vegetable Alliance (IFAVA) – United Fresh has been re-elected as Vice Chair of IFAVA. Currently IFAVA is working with the World Health Organisation to strengthen its position globally
- International Federation of Produce Coding (IFPS) – United Fresh are founding members of the IFPS working towards harmonizing Price Look Up Codes and the introduction of Reduced Space Symbology
- Submissions to government on behalf of members on Nutrition, Health and Related Claims, Obesity and Type II Diabetes
