Comvita acquires HoneyWorld Singapore
Combined with their existing business in this market, Comvita’s market share in the Mānuka honey category in Singapore will be around 50%.
New Zealand’s ‘most trusted brands’ revealed
New Zealand’s ‘Most Trusted Brands’ were celebrated in Auckland recently and New World was a first-time category winner.
Record entries for New World Wine Awards
The New World Wine Awards were judged in Wellington recently by an independent panel of 13 expert wine judges.
INNOVATION WINS AT FINE FOOD NEW ZEALAND 2016
The brightest stars in the food industry have been recognised at a biennial bonanza in Auckland.
Yummy project for NZ Bachelor
Former NZ Bachelor Arthur Green is going to make a Guinness World Record attempt for the ‘Loudest crunch of an apple’, using SweeTango™ apples grown in the Hawkes Bay by The Yummy Fruit Company.
Meadows “Food Fight” challenges Kiwis to add a #handfulofgoodness to their daily diet
Meadow Mushrooms has kicked off a challenge to us all to add ‘a handful of goodness’ to our daily diets.
Consumer 360 Pacific line-up announced
Nielsen has announced the line-up for the upcoming Consumer 360 Pacific event. This year’s Consumer 360 theme globally is ‘Create Outcomes’.
Category insights: Health & Beauty
What’s new in haircare, skincare and anti-aging products? FMCG Business talked to some of the movers and shakers in these categories, to find out what’s trending.
Category insights: Biscuits and cakes
New Zealanders have a love affair with biscuits – $375million of love in supermarkets alone. Find out what’s new in the Cakes and Biscuits categories.
Coles plans upgrades in Australia
Coles, one of the biggest supermarket chains in Australia, is planning various upgrades. Recently appointed Coles MD John Durkan pledged at a Wesfarmers strategy briefing to focus on improving the customer offer and in-store experience.
Facelift for PAK’nSAVE Pukekohe
Foodstuffs North Island Limited has announced the refurbishment of PAK’nSAVE Pukekohe, on the corner of Queen and Harris Streets, Pukekohe.
Griffin’s celebrates a big milestone
Griffin’s, a big brand behind many of New Zealand’s most iconic biscuits, is celebrating 150 years of baking this year. From small beginnings as a cocoa and flour miller in 1864, to now baking close to one billion biscuits every year, Griffin’s is a true success story.