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Turner New Zealand : The Leader in Organic

Turner New Zealand is a producer and supplier of world-class organic gourmet food products from the pure pristine environment of New Zealand to the world.

Noel Turner was born in 1955 in a seaside town of Wanganui New Zealand. He grew up on the ocean and land in New Zealand and left school at the ageof 16 to go fishing full-time. Noel has gone on to establish a global enterprise in the all-natural and organic food and wellness sector supplying retail stores, restaurants, and hotels around the globe.

Major milestones include:

1972 - Left school, entered fishing business full-time

1976 - Was among a handful of people to pioneer the greenlip mussel industry in New Zealand

1982 - Exported the first container of greenlip mussels out of New Zealand to USA

1985 - Moved to USA full-time to promote greenlip mussels (TURNER Mussels)

1986 - Was first company to brand a seafood item in a retail store "fresh case" in USA (TURNER Mussels)

1986 - Was first company to brand a seafood item on a menu in restaurants in USA (TURNER Mussels)

1986 - Was first company to brand a seafood item on a menu in restaurants in USA (TURNER Mussels)

1989 - Introduced and pioneered the WHOLE SHELL TURNER mussels  to USA and Europe 

1995 - Moved to Europe full-time to promote TURNER Mussels
 
1997 - Was first company to brand TURNER NZ King Salmon and TURNER NZ Beef in restaurants in USA

2002 - Opened the first New Zealand restaurant in USA, awarded 5-star 5-diamond status

2002 - Opened the first truely 100% ORGANIC restaurant in USA, Turner New Zealand

2007 - Co-founded MOXXOR with brother John Turner - Fulfilled  vision of bringing the most powerful omega-  3s from greenlip mussels as an all-natural wellness product to the world - MOXXOR®

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