A Napier-based organic food business is assessing the damage caused by a fire in its production operation on Tuesday night.

The Fire Service in Napier said the cause of the blaze at Chantal Organic Wholesalers was being investigated.

Company business development manager David Alexander said part of the single-storey production facility building had been damaged.

"Anything we change from a bulk packet into a retail packet will have some delays, anything we manufacture will have some delays - we don't know how long for," he said.

About 25 people worked on the site and it was too early to say how they would be affected by the fire.

"We're going to have some temporary setbacks," Alexander said.

Moving the production into temporary facilities would also have some impact.

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Fire setback for Napier organic food producer Chantal