Multinational food ingredients brand Langdon is investing over $15 million to build a new ingredient warehousing and distribution centre at the Drury South Crossing business park in South Auckland.
Langdon commissioned industrial property and construction company Calder Stewart to build the 3,500 sqm facility.
The investment intends to address the growing New Zealand demand for third-culture cuisine and the evolving food interests of Gen Z, driven by trends popularised on social media.
Construction will start in March, with completion planned for November next year.
The new warehouse will offer over twice the capacity of the company’s former location, providing the scale necessary to meet the rapidly expanding ingredient demands of New Zealand food manufacturers and the hospitality industry.
“Gen Z are the first generation to discover new flavours online rather than at home. Many of them are trying chillies, spices and global cuisines for the very first time through TikTok, food challenges and multicultural friend groups,” Langdon NZ country manager Kenny Pihema said.
“That discovery loop is completely different from older generations, and it is rapidly reshaping what manufacturers need.”
Sam Smith, Calder Stewart’s North Island development manager, said the building features a controlled aromatic zone and humidity management systems to prevent flavour contamination among spices, coffee, botanicals, and other sensitive ingredients.