by Peter Wright | Nov 19, 2021 | News
Lion New Zealand will close its foodservice distribution division Drinks Collective in December to streamline operations at its “increasingly complex business”. It created the division around six years ago to specialise in distribution of brands it either owned or had...
by Vincent Heeringa | Nov 19, 2021 | News
A bottle-fermented pear cider has crushed the competition to be named the best cider in the country. Perfect Pear 2018 produced by The Cider Factorie in Tauranga was crowned Champion Cider at a pared-back version of the New Zealand Fruit Wine & Cider Awards in...
by Vincent Heeringa | Nov 19, 2021 | News, Uncategorized
Farmers and growers are being asked to help put fresh food on the Christmas table for Aucklanders in need this year. Federated Farmers has launched a “Farmers Feed Families” campaign aimed at raising funds for the Auckland City Mission. Feds Gisborne...
by Vincent Heeringa | Nov 19, 2021 | News
A household Kiwi name has shown its quality to the world, as Whittaker’s were crowned Exporter of the Year at the 2021 ExportNZ ASB Wellington Export Awards, in front of a socially distanced and fully vaccinated audience at Te Papa. “Whittaker’s success, despite...
by Vincent Heeringa | Nov 19, 2021 | News
The usual ways to measure the economics of farming need to be expanded to fully understand the costs and benefits of regenerative agriculture practices in New Zealand, says a new report out today. The report, Determining the economic and market potential of...