Off the tail of its Auckland expansion, the Wonky Box is headed to customers closer to home. Kiwis in the Wairarapa and Palmerston North now have access to the delivery service.
“This is a big deal for Wonky! Palmy and the Wairarapa are home to many of our growers who were willing to give us a chance in our early days. It’s so satisfying to know we can now service the local community that helped us kick start. As a regional business, we are able to ensure that the box contents haven’t travelled thousands of miles, and customers should know that they are eating produce from farmers just down the road. It’s a great way to reduce your carbon footprint, which a lot of our customers are keen on,” said Angus Simms, Co-Founder.
A wonky vs standard kiwifruit
The Wonky Box aims to reduce food waste by giving life to odd-looking fruits and vegetables, which usually go to waste. Customers can pick between weekly, fortnightly and monthly deliveries, with no obligations and cancellations at any time. The weekly box content changes depending on what excess the Wonky Box growers have.
“We want to make an impact nationwide, to be able to deliver to households across New Zealand and to support local growers all over the country.”
The Wonky Box is already talking with other food producers and hopes to provide jams, sauces, pickles and other pantry-style products as box add-ons.
