A Tauranga Girls' College student has been chosen as one of six students to represent New Zealand at the 2013 FedEx/JA International Trade Challenge Asia Pacific Final in Hong Kong.
Seventeen-year-old Loren McCarthy is part of a Young Enterprise Scheme team called Soar Enterprise which has developed a blended chocolate and nut spread.
The girls were runners-up in the recent regional Dragons Den competition and were selected to take part in the FedEx Express/Junior Achievement International Trade Challenge held in Auckland last weekend.
Students competed in teams and were asked to develop a market entry strategy plan to launch an apple-based product into Australia.
Business proposals included an apple-based surf wax, a two-in-one cream that is a sunscreen and insect repellent, an apple butter that is ideal for allergy sufferers, an organic apple toothpaste that acts as a natural bleach with vitamin C, an apple root stock that is a pre-grown quality apple root system designed to support a multitude of stone and pip fruit, and a supplement made from apple skins that has huge health benefits claiming you will live 10 years longer.
