The three soon-to-be university students — chief executive Robert Donohoe, chief financial officer Abby Green and production director Alex Livingstone — have been taken to Expo 2020 by New Zealand Trade and Enterprise (NZTE).

The trio started the business nearly two years ago while attending Bayfield High School, importing barberries from Iran to create a supplement powder.

The group was selected for the trip after winning the Global Kaitiakitanga Project, a competition aimed at promoting sustainability in business run by NZTE and YES, last year.

The six-month-long expo, which was postponed a year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, started in October last year and has representatives from more than 190 countries trying to build trade and foreign relationships.

Speaking from their hotel this week, Mr Donohoe said the trip had been very educational.

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