EBOS buys Red Seal
EBOS Group started its life in Christchurch in 1922, just one year before Red Seal – and the companies’ are about to make history again with a significant sale agreement.
Mondelez NZ appoints James Kane as Country Head
Mondelez International has announced that James Kane has been appointed Country Head, New Zealand, effective from 16 November 2015.
Countdown shoppers’ habits revealed
A new report shows shopping habits are changing as bread overtakes bananas as New Zealand’s most popular grocery item at Countdown supermarkets.
World first for Fonterra
Fonterra Te Awamutu has become the first site in the world to be awarded the newly created Food Safety System Certification 22000 – Quality, an internationally recognised food safety accreditation.
Consumer confidence plunges
New Zealand’s consumer confidence has fallen to its lowest level since 2013 in response to unmet economic growth expectations, including a tumultuous quarter for the dairy industry.
ANZAC chocolates raise over $12,000 for RSA
Special commemorative ‘Flanders Field Selection’ chocolates sold around this year’s centennial ANZAC Day have raised $12,240 in proceeds for the Royal New Zealand Returned and Services’ Association (RNZRSA).
Facelift for New World Pahiatua
Foodstuffs North Island Limited is excited to announce that they will soon be starting work to upgrade New World Pahiatua.
BrauBeviale 2015 – all wrapped up
Over 37,000 trade visitors and 1,083 exhibitors came to one of the most important equipment shows for the beverage industry – BrauBeviale in Nuremberg, Germany.
Top award for speciality Ice Cider from Nelson
The New Zealand Cider Industry gathered in Auckland this month to hear the results of the 2015 New Zealand Cider Awards and New Zealand Fruit Wine Awards.
Sacred Hill racks up 30 vintages
Sacred Hill celebrates its 30th vintage with the release of its 2015 wines – three decades which have seen it grow from a shoestring operation on a family farm into a premium producer, popular with consumers and gaining an increasing following internationally.
Nigella is back
English TV personality and food writer Nigella Lawson, who also fronted Whittaker’s chocolate advertising campaign recently, is back in the headlines with a brand new book and cooking show.
New PAK’nSAVE stores
PAK’nSAVE Ormiston is completing its finishing touches, as the eagerly anticipated new store gets ready to open on Tuesday 10 November.