- CEO
- David William Mair
- Full Time Employees
- 1,319
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Industry
- Agricultural Farm Products
- Address
- 22 Jellicoe Street Auckland AU New Zealand 1010
- IPO Date
- Jul 9, 2015
- Business
- Sanford Limited (NZX: SAN), New Zealand's largest integrated fishing and aquaculture business, engages in the farming, harvesting, processing, storage and marketing of seafood products. The company operates through Wildcatch and Aquaculture segments; Wildcatch activities encompass inshore and deepwater fishing with a fleet of over 47 vessels targeting species including hoki, hake, barracouta, arrow squid, jack mackerel, orange roughy, snapper, monkfish, king salmon, Patagonian toothfish and Antarctic toothfish; Aquaculture involves farming and processing Greenshell mussels and king salmon across more than 210 farms and two hatcheries. Sanford maintains five processing sites in New Zealand, cool storage facilities and shipbuilding capabilities; it also produces premium marine ingredients through its Bioactives division focused on omega-3s, joint health and collagen products. Founded in 1881 and headquartered at 22 Jellicoe Street, Freemans Bay, Auckland, the company distributes to markets in New Zealand, Australia, North America, Europe, China, Japan, South Korea, Asia, the Middle East, Africa and the Pacific; subsidiaries include Sanford Investments Limited, Auckland Fish Market Limited and Auckland Fishing Port Limited in New Zealand, plus Sanford Australia Pty Limited and Ocean Fresh Fisheries Pty Limited in Australia. Recent developments include the appointment of a new chief executive officer in April 2024; higher half-year earnings to NZ$16.2 million in May 2024 with sales revenue up 4% to $286.0 million in the first half of fiscal 2025 ended March 31, 2025 alongside an interim dividend declaration; full-year 2024 revenue and EPS increases reported in November 2024; and confirmation in April 2025 that US tariffs do not materially impact fiscal 2025 performance.