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Indulge in a mini Me Moment with Muffin Break
Date: 14 May 2013Does your daily visit to Muffin Break never feel long enough? Well now your Muffin Break Me Moment can last even longer as you indulge in your favourite goodies on the go. Muffin Break's delicious new Baked To Go range includes individual bags of freshly-baked muffins, Yoyos, brownies, cookies, all in convenient take-home packs so you can indulge in your favourite treat anywhere, anytime! Whatever your flavour preference, our delicious new range is designed to delight the palate, ... more
KiwiYo planning Chinese scoop
Date: 13 May 2013Just 15 months after its launch in New Zealand, frozen yoghurt retailer KiwiYo is gearing up for major push into China. Founder Norman Markgraaff says the firm is also eyeing an NZX listing within the next three to four years. Auckland-based KiwiYo has signed three franchise deals in China, including one that will see 20 stores established in the mega city of Chongqing - with a population of around 30 million - to be followed by expansion into the nearby provinces of Sichuan, Yunnan, ... more
Pizza company comes to the table to raise money for CureKids
Date: 10 May 2013A local NZ IT Integration company has joined forces with popular pizza outlet Domino's Pizza to raise money for child-focussed charity CureKids. Software development and solutions agency The Simpl Group secured more than $1,600 for CureKids, with the assistance of Dominos who provided a hot pizza dinner at a recent fundraising event. CureKids focuses on finding the funds for vital medical research that improves and prolongs the lives of Kiwi children living with a life threatening ... more
Georgie Pie's back - but just one filling
Date: 9 May 2013Starting early next month, McDonald's will begin selling a single Georgie Pie product at 11 of its restaurants in Auckland and Waikato. And New Zealand's biggest fast food operator isn't ruling out a return of standalone Georgie Pie stores. The Steak Mince 'N' Cheese pie will have a $4.50 price tag - a far cry from the $1 pies remembered by nostalgic fans of the Georgie Pie chain, which was shut down by McDonald's in the late 1990s after the Golden Arches acquired the business from ... more
Pizza and vino on menu at Kingsland's Blunderbuss
Date: 6 May 2013A new Auckland eatery is serving up a little slice of Italy on the Kingsland strip. Called Blunderbuss, the newly opened pizza joint and bar has taken over the New North Rd site previously occupied by French restaurant Tabou. The latest offering from Pack & Company, dining at Blunderbuss is a shared experience with larger tables that work for groups and communal dining, shared plates and carafes of wine, all at very reasonable prices. With promises of “pizza and ... more
Hospitality ‘Oscars’ finalists announced
Date: 2 May 2013The shining stars of Auckland’s hospitality scene have been revealed. Four finalists in each of 16 categories are vying for votes in the lead up to the 11th annual Lewisham Awards on Sunday 2 June. Finalists have been announced at a function attended by many Auckland hospitality heavyweights at The Cloud yesterday afternoon. More than 5,000 submissions have been received since nominations opened on March 18. Lewisham Foundation chairman Chris Upton says in their 11th ... more
Yelp to revolutionise NZ retail industry
Date: 2 May 2013Kiwi consumers are set to benefit from the arrival of a rapidly growing online review site which will help shoppers identify the most popular New Zealand businesses. Yelp Inc., a local business guide and review site with social networking services, launched in the USA in 2004 and is now in 21 countries, uses 12 languages and had more than 100 million monthly unique visitors in January of this year*. Kiwi consumers can now take advantage of the new online forum at www.yelp.co.nz where ... more
Sweet-as treats at Pullman Auckland
Date: 29 Apr 2013Easter may be long gone but chocolate lovers need not despair. Pullman Auckland and Whittaker’s have teamed up to extend the sweet season with an indulgent chocolate month at the hotel to sate sweet taste buds. Probably the most indulgent item on the menu is a chocolate scrub treatment at Spa at the Pullman but there’s also some sweet tastings for people who would rather have their chocolate and eat it too. The range of sweet tastings going on at Pullman during May ... more
Pack & Company set to open new Auckland pizza joint and pub/brewery
Date: 26 Apr 2013Pack & Company is set to launch a new pizza concept, starting with Kingsland next month. Called Blunderbuss, the new eatery will be based around healthy pizza and other Italian offerings and fast, casual dining. The Kingsland pizza joint will take over the New North Rd site previously occupied by French restaurant Tabou. Pack CEO Mark Keddell says there are plans to open a second Blunderbuss on Auckland’s North Shore by the end of the year. The company has also just ... more
Chef gives Chinese dairy know how
Date: 24 Apr 2013(By Jazial Crossley) How do you sell dairy products to a market that has historically consumed limited milk, cream and cheese as part of its diet? By teaching the locals how to cook and eat it, New Zealand's biggest company, Fonterra, believes. At its high-rise Shanghai head office, the dairy giant - which exported more than $2.5 billion of dairy products to China last year - has built a special commercial kitchen to show Chinese chefs how to whip cream. Western foods are becoming ... more
