Perfecta Produce
With fewer than half a million people and less than one percent of Australia's land area, Tasmania - with its natural advantage of isolation as a defence against pest and disease - has an international reputation that far exceeds its size.
Located in Ulverstone, Perfecta Produce is a supplier to Tasmania's famous Blue Banner Pickled Onions and is a major exporter of onions to worldwide destinations including Japan, South-East Asia and Europe.
Established in 1984, the company has built a reputation for customer satisfaction based on a history of quality products, quick response and timely service.
Stringent quality controls, committed personnel, and the pride and passion to specialise in each product have set the Perfecta brand as the standard of excellence with customers worldwide.
The company is Tasmania's longest established onion producer and exporter, and has been an innovative leader in the expansion of growing, packing and exporting fresh cherries.
Successive plantings have resulted in a total of more than 20,000 cherry trees, covering nine hectares of high-density orchard.
The orchard area is covered by netting for protection against birds, and extensive rain cover protects the crops during the cherry harvest season, guaranteeing supply.
Rather than growing a product and then seeking a market, Perfecta determines what markets require and then produces according to those needs. This is a philosophy which has seen the company help the Island State on its way to becoming an emblem for the finest foods in the furthest destinations - and is part of the Perfecta trademark.