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Sit down with the Harris Farm Fresh Buying team. One hour. No middlemen, no marketing gloss — just the people who decide what goes on shelf, having a yarn with the people who grow it.
We've never quite opened the door like this before. And we reckon it's about time.
Harris Farm's been buying direct from Aussie growers since 1971. Family-owned. Thirty-three-plus stores across NSW, QLD and ACT. Built on knowing where our fruit and veg comes from — and the growers who get it there.
This is the first time we've sat down properly with Fresh F&V growers like this — to talk through how we actually buy, what we look for in a supply partner, and what a long-term relationship at Harris Farm looks like day to day. No spin. No marketing gloss.
Whether you've been on our books for years or never had a yarn with our team, you're invited. Come with your questions. We'll bring the answers (and the kettle's on).
The Harris Farm team
Luke brings the Harris Farm story — fifty-plus years of buying direct, a family that built its name on knowing every grower by name, and a clear view of where the business is heading next. Luke being in the room says one thing: we're not a buying team running a recruitment exercise. We're a family business that wants to grow with the right growers for the long haul.
Carlo leads our Fresh Buying team — the crew sourcing Fresh F&V direct from Aussie growers every single day, rain or shine. He'll walk you through how we actually buy, what earns a long-term supply spot at Harris Farm, and what a grower partnership looks like day to day. Straight up. No nonsense.
The whole Fresh Buying team will be in the room — the buyers who work with growers across every Fresh F&V category, day in, day out.
What the hour looks like
Leave knowing exactly where you stand.
Straight from the buying team — the quality signals, supply consistency and behaviours that earn a long-term relationship at Harris Farm. No guesswork.
The process, the people, the criteria behind every buying decision — and where the calls get made. We'll show you, no smoke and mirrors.
Hear from growers already on our books — honest accounts of how those partnerships were built, how they work day to day, and what's in it for both sides.
Pull up a chair.
The kettle's on.
One hour with the Harris Farm Fresh Buying team. No pitch. No marketing gloss. Just an honest yarn about what it takes to grow together — and what a long-term partnership at Harris Farm actually looks like.
Thursday 4 June · 10.00am · Green Stage · Adelaide Convention Centre
