Don’t growl this Moa
Date: 16 May 2012Craft brewer Moa unleashes the Growler The old man called them flagons and while most are now only to be found shamefully empty and abandoned in a dark and dusty corner of the shed, Kiwi craft brewer Moa has brought them back to life for your beer drinking pleasure. Behold the Growler - a mighty 2-litre, refillable glass vessel. Sporting a tried and true screw-top cap, the Growler can be used again and again at select locations around New Zealand. “A Growler on its ... more
HortNZ - stop Direct Exit, bring back the x-rays
Date: 16 May 2012Horticulture New Zealand is calling on the Government to abandon its ‘Direct Exit’ policy at airports and re-introduce 100% x-ray of passenger bags at the border. “We want 100% x-ray of all passengers arriving from offshore. And we want the beagles back at Wellington Airport,” HortNZ president Andrew Fenton says. HortNZ believes this country might still be able to claim we have the world’s toughest biosecurity protection, but it’s not good ... more
Villa Maria Estate celebrates 50 years
Date: 16 May 2012As New Zealand's most awarded winery bottles its 50th harvest wine, owner and founder Sir George Fistonich knows the value of a good vintage. Villa Maria cemented its status as New Zealand's leading wine brand after it was recently named among the world's 50 great wine producers in American magazine 'Wine Spectator'. The company has won the New Zealand Wine Company of the Year at Australia's Winestate Wine Awards ten out of eleven years and in 2009, Fistonich received the country's ... more
Dairy prices drop to new 3-year low in overnight auction
Date: 16 May 2012Prices of dairy products fell for the third straight sale in Fonterra's overnight auction, reaching a new three-year low as China's slowdown and euro-zone uncertainty weighed on commodities. The GDT-TWI Price Index fell 6.4 per cent compared to the last sale two weeks ago. The average winning price dropped to US$2,618 a metric tonne, the lowest since August 2009. The price of whole milk powder fell 8.9 per cent to US$2,546 a tonne and skim milk powder fell 5.4 per cent to US$2,573 a tonne. ... more
Domino's: public holiday surcharge should be banned
Date: 15 May 2012New Zealand's largest pizza delivery company Domino's Pizza, yesterday announced its removal of a public holiday surcharge from across its menu and is now challenging other NZ food service companies to do the same. Domino's CEO Don Meij said the removal of public holiday surcharging is a significant move forward for the company in simplifying its public holiday pricing and offering its customers better value. "Eighty percent of our customers currently order Domino's using ... more
New Fonterra Chair in Human Nutrition established at University of Auckland
Date: 13 May 2012Dairy Co-operative Fonterra has announced the appointment of Professor Sally Poppitt to a newly established Fonterra Chair in Human Nutrition based out of The University of Auckland. The new Chair will also sit within the Riddet Institute, New Zealand’s Centre of Research Excellence for food science and technology. Dr Arie Geursen, Fonterra’s General Manager - Dairy Primary Growth Partnership said the new Chair would support Fonterra’s recent Strategy Refresh, which ... more
HortNZ watching QFF response effort closely
Date: 12 May 2012Horticulture New Zealand is reassured by the efforts being made by the Ministry of Primary Industries and Auckland Council staff to control the threat triggered by one Queensland fruit fly this week. “This is an anxious time for all growers,” HortNZ president Andrew Fenton says. “We are watching the response effort closely, we are supporting the Ministry and providing advice where we can.” HortNZ is particularly interested in the implementation of ... more
More delicious convenience from SunRice
Date: 11 May 2012SunRice has expanded its portfolio of delicious ready-made microwave meals with three new mouth-watering recipes featuring the freshest Thai and Chinese flavours and quality ingredients. The latest meals to join the Ready-to-Go range - Thai Vegetable Curry, Chinese Style Mongolian Beef and Chinese Beef and Black Bean (pictured) - are all 97% fat free with no artificial colours, flavours, or preservatives. SunRice Ready-to-Go Meals are a complete meal for one, packed with ... more
Fonterra teams up with Richie McCaw
Date: 10 May 2012Fonterra is teaming up with New Zealand rugby team captain Richie McCaw as an ambassador to help build pride among New Zealanders for the dairy co-operative. As part of a partnership agreement through to the end of 2015, Richie McCaw will support Fonterra’s community programmes and work with its staff and shareholders. Announcing the partnership today, Fonterra CEO Theo Spierings said the rugby legend’s shared values and ambitions for New Zealand made him a ... more
Kiwifruit disease came from China - study
Date: 10 May 2012The bacterial disease expected to cost the New Zealand kiwifruit industry 470 jobs and up to NZ$885 million originated in China, a new study has shown. Kiwifruit canker, or Psa, has spread to 1184 New Zealand orchards since it was discovered in the Bay of Plenty region in November 2010. Combating the disease is expected to cost between $310 million and $410 million over the next five years - with the long term bill rising to between $740 million and $885 million. US and Italian ... more
