Investment in the
The Food Drying Co
options
Our goal is to build a network of state-of-the-art boutique toll-drying facilities (“Hubs”) across New Zealand, Australia, the Pacific, and globally—enabling premium-produce preservation and export through decentralised, sustainable drying technology.
In the near term, we are rolling out our mini embedded Hub model in New Zealand. These compact Hubs operate as toll-drying facilities, offering full-service drying time slots for community growers, food businesses, and exporters needing premium drying capacity for surplus or dedicated produce. Each Hub is co-located within an existing profitable rural enterprise, ensuring immediate integration and operational efficiency.
We also offer offtake contracts and produce-reporting services to slot lessees, enhancing transparency, provenance, and market value.
Investment Opportunities
Investment capital supports the purchase of suitable rural businesses and establishment of new Hubs in New Zealand and Australia.
From the 24th of November 2025, investors will also be able to participate under the New Zealand Business Investor Visa (BIV) pathway (see: Opportunity for investor-entrepreneurs) enabling qualifying investors to obtain residency by actively investing in and helping grow the Food Drying Hub network.
We are partnered with immigration specialist Dr Carsten Hallwass at new-zealand-immigration.com
who will assist with visa preparation and submission.
For more information or to request the NZTE Active Investor Plus Program flyer or the Business Investor Visa Flyer please contact info@fooddrying.nz
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
The Business Investor Work Visa will open for applications in November 2025 and offer 2 investment options:
- NZD $1 million investment in an existing business, for a 3-year work-to-residence pathway
- NZD $2 million investment in an existing business, for a 12-month fast-track to residence pathway
Applicants can purchase a business outright on either visa pathway or acquire at least 25% of the business, provided they meet the minimum $1 million or $2 million investment thresholds.
Applicants may also include their partner and dependent children in their application. more here
The Active Investor Plus (AIP) visa from New Zealand’s Invest New Zealand (NZTE) program allows experienced investors to live, work, and invest in New Zealand: (We are an approved direct investment)
The NZTE Investment team can connect investors with eligible investment opportunities through the online investment platform “Live Deals”. (We are on the NZTE “Live Deals” Platform- click here)
Effective April 1, 2025, New Zealand is implementing significant changes to its Active Investor Plus (AIP) Visa program to attract foreign investment and stimulate economic growth. The main policy changes include:
1. Introduction of Two Investment Categories:
• Growth Category: Requires a minimum investment of NZD 5 million in direct business investments, such as Food Drying Holdings Ltd. The investment must be maintained for at least three years, with the investor spending only a minimum of 21 days in New Zealand during this period.
• Balanced Category: Requires a minimum investment of NZD 10 million in mixed and lower-risk investments, including bonds and equities. The investment must be held for five years, with the investor spending at least 105 days in New Zealand over this period.
2. Simplification of Application Process:
The visa application process has been streamlined to make it more accessible to potential investors. Applicants can now choose between the Growth and Balanced categories, providing flexibility in investment options.
3. Removal of English Language Requirement:
The previous English language proficiency requirement has been removed, making the AIP Visa more accessible to a broader range of investors.
4. Reduced Physical Presence Requirement:
The number of days investors are required to spend in New Zealand has been reduced. For the Growth Category, investors must spend at least 21 days over three years, and for the Balanced Category, at least 105 days over five years.
These changes aim to make New Zealand a more attractive destination for high-value investors by offering more flexible and accessible investment pathways.
The AIP program minimum investment is NZ$5m. There can be multiple investors to achieve the min NZ$5m threshold.
The rollout of mini embedded Toll drying Hubs and in the future, purpose-built human grade export certified animal and seafood, Vege, and fruit premium toll drying facilities (Hubs) Capitalise on decades of vacuum technology design and manufacture with commercial proof of concept on top of Tens of millions of investment dollars.
Food Drying Holdings Ltd (FDHL) company formed in 2022 has purchased all the assets including dryers and equipment, IP, and secured the founder and his know-how from Driedfresh Ltd, its subsidiaries, and parent co Dried Products Ltd. more information available on request.
A new highly qualified team has been formed which includes the founder/designer of the OVDMA technology – plus the established profitable business purchased.
This first mini-embedded HUB will be on leased land and Buildings
The process has started and MOUs are being entered into. The intention is to have 80% of the capacity sold before commissioning.
NZD20-25m
Immediately – Capital gains on the shares are tax free. (Please take tax advice to confirm individual status)
Drying produce and food stuffs on behalf of others
The hub will dry premium foods for time slots lessees to be preserved and sold at the highest value beating Freeze dried foods in nearly all aspects
A max 24hr slot to dry produce (some products can dry in half the time thereby halving the cost to the slot holder)
Yes. We have comparison data available on request.
The time slots are tradeable – just contact us or your agent before the reserved time. The earlier the better the chance of selling/leasing the time slot to a casual user or The Food Drying co or another slot holder wanting more drying time.
In NZ and we will confirm shortly.
Yes – if on a fixed term contract
The established business is profitable and the toll dryers will be cash positive 2 months from installation.
Yes – based on the available cash flow model which can be viewed on request the year 1 ROI is >10%pa
Yes – more information on priority investor status benefits is available on request.
make contact.
Contact – rguy@fooddrying.nz