{"id":59897,"date":"2025-10-04T16:07:07","date_gmt":"2025-10-04T16:07:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/59897\/"},"modified":"2025-10-04T16:07:07","modified_gmt":"2025-10-04T16:07:07","slug":"kiwi-crunchs-tiktok-account-goes-viral-boosts-workplace-culture-on-the-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/59897\/","title":{"rendered":"Kiwi Crunch\u2019s TikTok account goes viral, boosts workplace culture &#8211; On The Up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"brdZfQpMhqMp\" style=\"display:none\">Online popularity wasn\u2019t the only benefit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"brdZfQpMhqMp\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cThe real highlight was seeing the good vibes it brought into the team.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"brdZfQpMhqMp\" style=\"display:none\">The most popular reel on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@kiwicrunch_nz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@kiwicrunch_nz\">kiwicrunch_nz TikTok<\/a> has received more than 7.5 million views globally.<\/p>\n<p class=\"brdZfQpMhqMp\" style=\"display:none\">The post has about 600 comments from as far away as Vietnam, the United States and the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n<p class=\"brdZfQpMhqMp\" style=\"display:none\">One comment noted, \u201cI love the work environment,\u201d while another asked, \u201cR u hiring?\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"brdZfQpMhqMp\" style=\"display:none\">Packhouse manager Vinod Naik said TikTok brought a \u201cdifferent kind of energy and excitement\u201d into the work environment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"brdZfQpMhqMp\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cIn the packhouse, it\u2019s usually all about apples, schedules and deadlines, but TikTok gives us something else to connect over.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"brdZfQpMhqMp\" style=\"display:none\">Catley said the initiative had delivered a somewhat unexpected threefold benefit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"brdZfQpMhqMp\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cIt not only promotes our apples, but also strengthens our company culture and supports recruitment efforts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"brdZfQpMhqMp\" style=\"display:none\">The account posted a mixture of entertaining and relatable workplace-related content, usually captured in the packhouse with apples on show, she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"brdZfQpMhqMp\" style=\"display:none\">The TikTok videos have become so popular that Kiwi Crunch is no longer limited to filming on Tuesdays.<\/p>\n<p class=\"brdZfQpMhqMp\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cA huge benefit is seeing the positive impact on relationships right across the company,\u201d Catley said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"brdZfQpMhqMp\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cIt shows us another side to our colleagues. <\/p>\n<p class=\"brdZfQpMhqMp\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cWe\u2019ve learnt that some people are great dancers, and some aren\u2019t, and it\u2019s given us all something to talk about.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"brdZfQpMhqMp\" style=\"display:none\">Recently, at Asia Fruit Logistica, a large produce expo in Hong Kong, Kiwi Crunch got its customers involved in the TikTok \u201cwedding glasses\u201d trend.<\/p>\n<p><img  alt=\"Anna Catley and Andy McDougall, of Kiwi Crunch, with customers from Taiwan, during Asia Fruit Logistica in Hong Kong.\" class=\"article-media__image responsively-lazy\" data-test-ui=\"article-media__image\"\/>Anna Catley and Andy McDougall, of Kiwi Crunch, with customers from Taiwan, during Asia Fruit Logistica in Hong Kong.<\/p>\n<p class=\"brdZfQpMhqMp\" style=\"display:none\">The company gave out 400 pairs of Kiwi Crunch-branded apple-shaped glasses and took photos for a TikTok reel showing its customers wearing them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"brdZfQpMhqMp\" style=\"display:none\">Neill Prosser, general manager of global sales, said it provided a break from the hectic schedule.<\/p>\n<p class=\"brdZfQpMhqMp\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cAsia Fruit Logistica is such a busy event for us, it\u2019s meeting after meeting, so it was great to share a light-hearted moment of fun with our customers who really embraced the glasses.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"brdZfQpMhqMp\" style=\"display:none\">He said there were many upsides to the TikTok phenomenon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"brdZfQpMhqMp\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cThe feedback we have received internally and externally about the social content produced this year has been extremely positive, and you just can\u2019t put a price on what that\u2019s done for our staff morale and future recruiting endeavours.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"brdZfQpMhqMp\" style=\"display:none\">According to Naik, TikTok filming is now a highlight of the team\u2019s working week, showing how it has become a catalyst for culture and connection as well as a marketing exercise.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Online popularity wasn\u2019t the only benefit. \u201cThe real highlight was seeing the good vibes it brought into 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