Supreme award for Sealord smoked salmon
Sealord Group’s Hot Manuka Smoked Salmon received a resounding thumbs up from both the professional panel of judges and the consumer judging panel at this year’s New Zealand Food Awards.
Sealord Group’s Hot Manuka Smoked Salmon received a resounding thumbs up from both the professional panel of judges and the consumer judging panel at this year’s New Zealand Food Awards.
The Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) has published figures which show that exports of Scotch in the first half of the 2014 year were £1.77 billion (NZ$3.6 billion), down 11% from £1.99 billion (NZ$4.05 billion) in the same period of 2013.
Re-elected Prime Minister John Key may have enjoyed a glass or two after his historic win on 20 September but when he opened the recent NZ Winegrowers’ Romeo Bragato conference in Blenheim it had been five weeks since his last drink.
The 51st New Zealand Parliament is yet to be sworn in but, barring some electoral miracles, two wine industry figures will shortly be confirmed as new Members of Parliament.
The premiere event for the food manufacturing, packaging and processing technology sectors is on track to be bigger and better than ever this year, says Sales Manager Vanessa White.
The Intermedia Group has entered into a partnership with STOCK BOX to launch Australia’s first product sampling service for independent retailers.
Foodstuffs North Island Limited has lodged an application for resource consent to refurbish New World Orewa, located at Moana Ave, Orewa.
Discount retailer Aldi has announced it will remove sweets from its checkout areas as it looks to operate “healthier tills” in the UK. The company said that all confectionery, sweets and chocolate will be replaced by items such as dried fruit, nuts, juice and water from January 2015.
A new range of high quality, specialty flour and premix products is now available online. Uniquely made from 100% New Zealand grown premium wheat, the new assortment of Homebake™ products has been produced by New Zealand’s only grower owned and operated mill – Farmers Mill in Timaru.
Inappropriately shaped lollies on sale exclusively in the South Island have been branded offensive and recalled from shops.
Australian Clare Valley winery Taylors Wines is celebrating after collecting 14 medals, including seven Gold Medals, at the New Zealand International Wine Show.
A political stoush has erupted between two small parties both hoping to be elected to Parliament on 20 September 2014. The Act party, which realistically needs to win the seat of Epsom to be represented, has attacked the rival Conservative Party which is hoping to break the 5% threshold as it is unlikely to win an electorate.