The New Zealand Ice Cream Manufacturers' Association (NZICMA) represents New Zealand's manufacturing ice cream industry, both producers and suppliers. The Association maintains an Executive Office in Wellington, and administers the annual New Zealand Ice Cream Awards. As an industry, it has been hugely successful - New Zealanders are the biggest per capita consumers of ice cream in the world! How that came about is a fascinating story, and the history of ice cream in this country is one of the areas covered in the NZICMA's new website.

See www.nzicecream.org.nz.

foodinc is a group of nine independent food technology consultants, each a senior, highly respected expert in his or her own right, with many years of experience in the New Zealand food industry.

foodinc's experts can assist food manufacturers, importers, exporters and retailers in many areas including food product development, quality systems management, production, packaging, storage and distribution, training, business development and marketing.

See www.foodinc.co.nz.

Baker & Cook is Singapore’s only true artisan bakery & foodstore, the brainchild of Global Baker Dean Brettschneider.

The flagship Baker & Cook store opened in January 2012, offering Dean's world-class signature bakery range, a selection of Baker & Cook own-brand jams, chutneys, handcrafted packaged cookies, cakes, homemade granola, and delicious breakfast, lunch and dinner; bakery-influenced food, accompanied by Allpress coffee and fine wine.

See www.bakerandcook.biz.

Hawkins Watts New Zealand is a New Zealand-owned supplier of specialised, high-grade ingredients to many of Australasia’s leading food processing and manufacturing companies. Local supply is backed up by local sales and technical support from a team of experienced food technologists.

Hawkins Watts New Zealand imports, stocks, repacks and distributes a wide range of premium products from the world's most trusted food ingredient suppliers, including premium cocoa powders, essential oils, flavours, colours, gelling agents such as pectin, acidulants, minerals, thickeners and sweeteners.

See www.hawkinswatts.com.

Hawkins Watts Australia is a Melbourne-based supplier of specialised, high-grade ingredients to many of Australia’s leading food processing and manufacturing companies. Local supply is backed up by local sales and technical support from a team of experienced food technologists.

Hawkins Watts Australia imports, stocks, and distributes a wide range of premium products from the world's most trusted food ingredient suppliers, including essential oils, colours, gelling agents such as pectin, acidulants, minerals, thickeners and sweeteners.

See www.hawkinswatts.com.au.

NZJBA - the NZ JUICE & BEVERAGE ASSOCIATION is the industry group representing the manufacturers of New Zealand's juice, carbonated drink and bottled water brands, and their suppliers.

See www.nzjba.org.nz.

GLOBAL BAKER - Dean Brettschneider is a professional Kiwi baker and patissier of international standing, and author of five award-winning books on baking.

The GLOBAL BAKER - Dean Brettschneider site features both recipes and baking tips, categorised under Breads, Cakes & Cookies, and Pastries, Pies & Tarts. A 'Dean's News' section allows him to provide regular comment on industry issues, along with updates and details of industry events. A Links page includes many useful baking sites and resources, and a Books section covers descriptions, reviews and awards.

See www.globalbaker.com.

Venerdi is a West Auckland-based family-owned and operated bakery with national distribution, specialising in organic and gluten-free products. For 2008, Venerdi rolled out a new logo, new artwork, new packaging and new product names - re-launching its entire product range of organic gluten-free and spelt baked goods, and at the same time, re-launched its re-designed website.

As well as a range of breads, the Venerdi Gluten-Free range includes an Almond & Orange Cake, fruit biscuits, and pizza base. Venerdi's Spelt range includes ciabatta, sourdough, panini, foccacia stick, and three kinds of bagels.

See www.venerdi.co.nz.