"GreenZoo™ is a small company which means that
every person is as vital as the next."
Our vision is to ‘bring to life the most natural and convenient food on Earth’. This shared focus drives everyone to develop quality New Zealand Food and Beverage brands like ‘GreenZoo™’ and ‘GreenMonkey™’ with the goal of becoming iconic and successful on the Global Stage.
Our creative product ideas are developed in what we call the ‘Zoolab’
The GreenZoo™ (ZooLab) Team:
Charlotte Rebbeck - Founder and Managing Director
Charlotte was brought up on a small farm on the outskirts of Christchurch, it was here where her parents instilled her passion for the outdoors and her love of wholesome home grown food.
Charlotte attended St Margaret’s College in Christchurch and went onto to Lincoln University where she gained a degree in Resource Management with a major in Landscape Architecture.
In 1998 Charlotte headed overseas, where she worked in the Cayman Islands, United Kingdom and her father’s home country Ireland before returning to New Zealand in 2003 to start Green Monkey. Like most successful entrepreneurs, life’s experiences and lessons have shaped the values and ethos which Charlotte maintains to this day. Her love of the environment, the sustainable organics philosophy and her desire to constantly improve is what drives her when developing exciting new products for her business.
This has meant there is never anytime for complacency when it comes to continually developing the brand, Charlotte is fortunate to have a supportive husband Dave and enjoys the time spent away from work with her two young children Eve and Harry. Charlotte has maintained an incredibly grounded and practical approach to business and enjoys working hard with trusted business companions, her vision and approach to business is to be respected and she has admiration for the people who have be part of the Green Monkey story and all the people who have mentored her over the years.
Andy Macbeth - Business Arkitect
Andy is a freelance business consultant having founded ‘BizArkitecture – integrated business design’ in 2006. He has been involved in the food industry throughout much of his career having previously spent 10 years at the helm of Cookie Time, he was a driving force behind their innovative One Square Meal balanced food concept.
He is passionate about life especially adventures, physical activity, wellness, good nutrition, friendships and the environment he lives in. He has been involved for over 20 years in multisport and adventure racing having won NZ Cycling and Coast to Coast titles. Andy lives life to the full; incorporating a busy work schedule and family life with his two lovely daughters and partner Jo.
He studied at Lincoln University completing a degree in Commerce followed by post-graduate majoring in Finance & Accounting.