2023 New Zealand Food Awards finalists revealed

2023 New Zealand Food Awards finalists revealed

After inviting the country’s food and beverage sector to submit their new and innovative products to be part  of the New Zealand Food Awards, the 2023 finalists are now ready to be revealed and celebrated. Following a robust and thorough judging process, three...
A for Awards: A new gold standard.

A for Awards: A new gold standard.

What’s really behind a medal anyway? I should know. I judge them, after all. Mostly for spirits and the occasional liqueur. I think it’s important that a medal should mean something. Something hard to achieve or that recognizes valour and effort. Sometimes I walk into...
Hawke’s Bay butchery hogs laurels in NZ Bacon & Ham Awards

Hawke’s Bay butchery hogs laurels in NZ Bacon & Ham Awards

A Hawke’s Bay butchery has been announced as the Supreme Winner in both bacon and ham categories of the 100% New Zealand Bacon & Ham Awards. Wild Game in Hastings has taken out New Zealand’s top bacon award with their middle eye/loin entry and New Zealand’s best...
Big buzz at the National Honey Competition

Big buzz at the National Honey Competition

New Zealand’s best honey producers have been named at the Apiculture New Zealand National Honey Competition as part of the industry’s annual conference in Rotorua last week. The conference hosted 700 delegates from the apiculture industry at the Rotorua Energy Events...
Kaiser Brew Garden takes supreme title in Hospitality Awards

Kaiser Brew Garden takes supreme title in Hospitality Awards

Kaiser Brew Garden of Christchurch has won the Supreme Award at the 2023 Hospitality Awards for Excellence. The awards were announced at a black-tie dinner event at the Pullman Hotel in Auckland tonight – the final night of the two-day Hospitality New Zealand...