Dried Banana: Meet Our Banana Grower

At Gin Gin & Dry we pride ourselves on providing the best dried fruit products in Australia.

Now we’d like you to get to know our amazing team of growers.

In this blog we’re looking at the ever popular dried banana, so you get to meet our banana grower Paul and find out a bit more about what happens behind the scenes.

Meet Our Banana Grower

Paul has a farm in Bucca, Queensland. He’s been in the Bucca area now for 4 years and grows Cavendish bananas.

We asked Paul a few questions about his farm and working with Gin Gin & Dry.

What is your produce known for?

Our company’s bananas are eaten and enjoyed by Australians nationwide on a daily basis all year round. We make sure that our bananas are always available at a high quality.

What do you love about the industry?

The diversity of farming and the rewards and challenges that are a part of it, each day can be very different.

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How long have you been supplying produce to Gin Gin & Dry?

This is the first year and all is going well so far, we’re hoping it continues for a long time.

What do you love most about working with Gin Gin & Dry?

I really like seeing our fruit being turned into different products that appeal to people.

Have you taste-tested the Gin Gin & Dry products? Do you have a favourite?

They all taste really nice, there is so many to choose from so I don’t have one favourite.

Do you find that product waste is a big issue for your farm? Does working with Gin Gin & Dry help alleviate this issue?

For us, it’s always good to find a market for our second grade fruit. It’s good to know it’s being used in such amazing products.

What’s your favourite recipe or dish with bananas?

Pecan and Banana Sponge Roll with coffee cream cheese frosting, it is delicious!