Meet the founders.
Zingies started in Tauranga Moana with a small but mighty kaupapa: rescue wonky kiwifruit, turn them into bevvies people actually want, and look after the whenua while we're at it.
Anqush
Chartered accountant by trade, Māori by whakapapa, kiwifruit-stained by childhood. Anqush grew up on the orchards of Tauranga Moana — climbing bins, "quality-checking" fruit straight off the vine, and learning that the best ideas usually start with a feed and a yarn. When he's not crunching numbers for Zingies, he's deep in community mahi, coaching the next generation, or convincing his mates that yes, kiwifruit really is the people's fruit. Big on whānau, bigger on banter.
Claudia
Claudia's spent nearly a decade in oral health and public hospital settings keeping Aotearoa smiling — and along the way built her own business from the ground up (because apparently one full-time job wasn't enough). West Auckland raised, now living it up on the Kāpiti Coast. She's got a soft spot for tamariki, a loud spot for rangatahi, and a firm belief that if you back young people properly, they'll run the show better than the rest of us. Expect strong opinions, stronger coffee, and zero patience for boring snacks.
The kaupapa: small fruit, big energy, zero waste.
We're a Tauranga Moana-based crew on a mission to prove that healthy snacks don't have to be boring, that sustainable can be delicious, and that the underdog kiwifruit deserves its moment.