Food Press Releases

If you have what it takes to julienne a carrot like a pro or make the best bed in show, take note: entries are now open for the NZ Hospitality Championships. This annual 4-day event will run alongside The Auckland Food Show from Thursday 27 July to Sunday 30 July at the Logan Campbell Centre, ASB Showgrounds.

On May 11th 2017 Enlightened Edibles launched it’s Kickstarter for the world’s first ever Organic, Raw, Probiotic Cacao Fruit Chocolate. With this launch, Enlightened Edibles becomes the first supplemented chocolate company in New Zealand.

Mossop’s Honey celebrate 70 years this autumn and are doing so in style with a luxurious win opportunity for one of its lucky customers. Buy any Mossop’s or Natruél product, and visit www.mossops.co.nz before the end of July to find out how to win a 2 night luxury island escape for two to Waiheke Island, valued at $6,500!

Rydges Auckland will soon offer the original Dining in the Dark experience from March 24th 2017.

Manaaki, a range of preserves and condiments made by Omaka Marae, are now available for sale from two retailers in Blenheim. From today BV Gourmet and The Burleigh have taken on the uniquely Māori products for sale in their stores with a tasting to boot this Saturday at BV Gourmet. Manaaki is a social enterprise by Omaka Marae.

A unique venture between Craig’s Poultry and Pure Oil NZ sees the golden rape seed flowers grown in Herbert processed into a premium extra virgin rape seed oil in Rolleston. The oil extract is returned to Craig’s Poultry for use in their poultry feed.

The inaugural Food Integrity conference was held on 13 & 14 July in Auckland and was attended by a wide range of delegates from food businesses, regulatory authorities, science and education communities. Rachael Speedy sees that there is a role for NZ, “I believe that with our expertise in New Zealand we could become world leaders in the Food Integrity field by collaborating with government departments, science and research and involving the private sector”. Furthermore, “to be honest, we don’t have a choice, no one else will protect our brand for us”.

SNAPAFEST seafood festival brings a New Zealand Aussie Rock Extravaganza Concert to Nelson, celebrating Nelson as the Seafood Capital of New Zealand.

Wellington chef Elizabeth Marshall has announced plans to be a part of this year’s Gluten Free Food and Allergy Show taking place in the Wellington region at Te Rauparaha Arena in Porirua on 19-20 March.

The Old El Paso study which investigated Kiwis’ eating habits also found that many of us are too nervous to try new recipes and four out of 10 (41%) serve the same 6-10 weekly meals over and over again!

Kiwi firm, Complete Kids Nutrition is passionate about making a difference and helping you as parents. They want to change the way kids perceive healthy foods and snacks and give parents the peace of mind that they are feeding them something genuinely healthy.

Denny’s Restaurant in partnership with Koolmakers and Senapps Technologies has successfully completed trial of Smart Monitoring Solution for ensuring the quality of refrigerated food storage. The restaurant can now monitor the temperature of freezers and cool rooms at all of its restaurants remotely, anytime without needing to visit the location. It also automatically alerts them in case of any changes in temperature so that they can react quickly before any items are affected.

For one of the best restaurants Nelson has to offer, consider the Speights Ale House who provide great Speights beer, spectacular food, and the old fashioned southern hospitality you know and love.

A brand new online phenomenon will make Indian Grocery & Food a lot more Accessible & Affordable for all residents in Auckland.

One Kiwi family can win free bread and milk for a year thanks to Muffin Break.

Boutique online butchery, Moreish, provides quality, delicious, home made pies delivered straight to your door. With 6 flavours to choose from winter meals are sorted for the whole family.

Shane Pierce named as 2014 Overall Foodco Barista Champion after besting 300 rivals in the in Trans-Tasman competition.

Moreish, a Palmerston North based butchery sees 170% growth within six months after creating an ecommerce platform to service the national demand for naturally grown meat.

Domino’s new Offers App removes the need for vouchers by sending deals straight to customers smart phones. The Offers App is the second app released by Domino’s this month as they prepare for a rise from 60 per cent of sales online to 80 per cent in the next two to three years.

Fresh Direct launches a new range of cut fruit called EasyFruit, available in selected Auckland Countdown stores with many more stores to come.