Produce and Delivery Information Sheet
• Fruit and vegetables delivered should always be the best quality available on the day
• All produce must be stored in a dry, dark and cool environment
• Check all boxes on the day of delivery
• Most fruit continues to ripen off the tree – open up your cartons and ascertain which fruit is
ready for eating today and which fruit you will keep for later in the week
• Check your bananas – if they are ripe eat them today
• You will receive at least one piece of produce per child and staff member per day
• Fruit is a natural, living, breathing product and will always be subject to spoilage – about 5%
can be expected per delivery
• If you have time chop your fruit up. The schools that cut the fruit into bite sizes are enjoying
huge uptake from the children
• New Zealand stone fruit comes in boxes with no lids
• Some varieties of pears are eaten hard (did you know pears ripen from the inside out? It is a
good idea cut one open to see if it is ripe)
• Visit www.5aday.co.nz for more information on fruit and vegetables or call the free phone
0800 507 555
Click on the pdf below to download the Produce Information Sheet