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Australia's Costa Group boosts citrus operations with farm acquisition
5 Mar 2021
Australia's Costa Group has its sights on a deal to increase the fresh produce supplier's citrus acreage.

Australia's Costa Group eyes citrus M&A
22 Feb 2021
The publicly-listed fresh-produce supplier is looking for more acquisitions in the citrus sector, calling expansion in the category a "priority".

Costa Group COO Sean Hallahan promoted to chief executive
16 Nov 2020
Costa Group, the Sydney-listed fresh fruit and vegetable supplier, has promoted from within to fill the CEO role of the retiring Harry Debney.

Covid-19 food industry updates – Friday 18 September (free to read)
18 Sep 2020
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Costa Group CEO Harry Debney plans to retire next year
29 May 2020
Australia's Costa Group, a fruit and vegetable supplier, has announced its chief executive plans to retire and is launching a recruitment process to find a successor.

Costa Group announces Wayne Johnston as new CFO
27 Apr 2020
Australia-based fruit and vegetable supplier Costa Group has announced that an experienced finance executive is to become its new chief financial officer.

Coronavirus - Australia's Costa Group withdraws guidance despite "robust trading"
16 Apr 2020
Costa Group Holdings, an Australia-based fruit and vegetable supplier, has withdrawn its financial guidance because of the uncertainties from coronavirus.

Costa Group CFO Linda Kow to step down
23 Dec 2019
Costa Group, the Australia-based fruit and vegetable supplier, has announced that its chief financial officer is stepping down from the role.

Costa Group cuts annual guidance, initiates capital-raising exercise
28 Oct 2019
Costa Group, the Australia-based fruit and vegetable supplier, has cut its annual guidance again amid volatility across the whole business.

Australia's Costa Group requests trading halt
23 Oct 2019
Australia-based fruit and vegetable grower Costa Group has temporarily suspended trading in its shares ahead of an expected trading update today (23 October).

Costa Group shares slump as earnings guidance slashed
30 May 2019
Costa Group, the Australia-listed fruit and vegetable supplier, has slashed its full-year earnings outlook.

Australia's Costa Group cuts profit guidance on subdued demand for select vegetables, fruit
10 Jan 2019
Australian fresh fruit and vegetable supplier Costa Group Holdings has cut its full-year earnings guidance.

Aussie fruit and veg giant Costa acquires local peer Nangiloc Colignan Farm
16 Nov 2018
Costa Group, Australia's largest grower of tomatoes, avocados, mushrooms and berries, has made an acquisition in its home market.

2 Mar 2018
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Costa Group makes avocado acquisition
28 Feb 2018
Australia-based fresh produce supplier Costa Group Holdings is to add to its avocado business with the acquisition of assets from local supplier Coastal Avocados.
Costa Group touts breadth as profits rise
24 Aug 2017
Australia-based fresh produce supplier Costa Group pointed to the breadth of its business as it booked higher annual sales and profits.

Costa expands in avocados with Lankester acquisition
5 Jul 2017
Australian produce company Costa Group Holdings is growing its avocado business with the acquisition of the Lankester Avocado orchards and packing operations from the Lankester family.

Australia's Costa Group to up mushroom production
30 May 2017
Australia-based produce supplier Costa Group is to invest in its domestic mushroom production to meet what it says is growing demand for the vegetable.

Costa Group raises FY outlook as sales and earnings jump
28 Feb 2017
Australian produce company Costa Group Holdings has raised its full-year profit outlook having booked higher sales and earnings for the first half of fiscal 2017/18.

Costa Group, Macquarie to buy Avocado Ridge
2 Dec 2016
Australian produce company Costa Group Holdings has teamed up with investment bank Macquarie to buy the Avocado Ridge avocado orchards and packing operations from the Carney family.

Costa Group reports "outstanding" citrus performance
25 Aug 2016
An "outstanding" performance from its citrus business enabled Australian produce supplier Costa Group to book a-near 12% increase in full-year revenue.

Costa Group sees growth across produce categories in H1
25 Feb 2016
Australian fruit and vegetables supplier Costa Group has reported an increase in half-year sales and profits, with growth across its produce categories.

Costa Group, Driscoll's form China berries venture
28 Jan 2016
Costa Group, the Australian produce supplier, and US-based distributor Driscoll's have set up a berry production venture in China.
Costa Group shares dip on debut in Australia
24 Jul 2015
Shares in newly-listed Australian produce supplier Costa Group Holdings closed their first day of trading below their issue price.
AUS: Private-equity firm takes 50% stake in produce firm Costa
22 Jul 2011
The owners of Australian fresh produce firm Costa Group has sold a 50% stake in the business to private-equity firm Paine & Partners.
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