About Annies

History

In Marlborough, New Zealand, "Annies" family has been growing quality produce for over 100 years.

The family purchased their property in 1898 and developed a business as an agricultural contractor and over the years the farm evolved from sheep and grain to vegetables, fruit and grape production with a small fruit and vegetable shop on the property.

Annies’ roots were put down in 1986 when Graeme gave his new wife Annie a small dehydrator. She immediately began to experiment converting surplus fruit off the family orchard into dried fruit leathers.

Soon Annie was selling the products at the family’s small fruit and vegetable shop and later to shops in nearby towns. As demand outstripped supply, the Giles invested in a commercial drier and "Annies" was well and truly underway.

Now, years later under the "Annies" brand, Annies Marlborough Ltd produces a whole range of natural dried fruit and is branching out into a number of other natural food products.

The original fruit and vege shop has gone and has been replaced with the Annies Store and Cafe right on State Highway One, just north of Blenheim.

Annies products are now sold throughout New Zealand and Australia and in parts of the USA, with demand growing from other countries.

Founders Graeme and Annie Giles still work in the business. Annie of course is the face that appears as the brand and on the product packaging.