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 BrewNZ
Beer Awards and Beervana, Wellington
Town Hall, Wellington, NZ. Brewers from around New Zealand will
be showcasing their finest beers at Beervana - Friday
27 August & Saturday 28 August, Wellington Town Hall -
an event which gives the public a first hand opportunity to meet
local brewers, try award winning beers and festive brews released
especially for the show. With limited tickets allocated to each
session, this highly popular event focuses on offering people
a quality tasting experience and beer-related seminars. Beervana
follows on from the BrewNZ Beer Awards, New
Zealand’s premier beer competition, now in its ninth year and
growing every year. The award winners will be announced in Wellington
on Thursday, 26th of August, the night before the opening of
Beervana. At Beervana, the public will have the chance to sample
some of these award winning beers and to meet the brewers behind
them.
The BrewNZ Beer Awards and Beervana are run by the Brewers Guild of New
Zealand which represents more than 50 brewers around the country, ranging
from small
brewers up to the two largest brewers DB and Lion. The Guild’s Chairman, David
Cryer, says that the huge growth in awards entries last year, up 75% to over
350 entries, reflects the popularity and growth in premium craft* brewing. “Consumers
are increasingly choosing premium craft beers, despite them usually selling at
a premium price, with an 11 percent increase in premium craft beer sales over
the last year. While the sales value of premium craft beer is up, it appears
that individually we’re actually drinking less, with total alcohol consumption
having fallen by 3.3 percent,” says David Cryer. “What’s happening is that consumers
are becoming more discerning about what they drink, opting to savour and enjoy
a well crafted beer, with greater variety and complexity of taste.” Tickets to
Beervana are $30 which include the first drink, with $25 tickets for group bookings
of ten or more - available at www.ticketek.co.nz. New
World is the major sponsor of Beervana 2010.
 More
info at www.beervana.co.nz.
MORE EVENTS: What's On |
  Allpress
Espresso
In 1986, the love of traditional Italian espresso prompted Michael Allpress
to leave his career as a chef and establish one of New Zealand’s first
specialist espresso coffee companies, Allpress Espresso. Over the years Allpress
has grown to become one of New Zealand’s leading specialty coffee roasters,
and in two months the Auckland company will open a flagship roastery and espresso
bar in the East London district of Shoreditch. The Australian arm, which has been in operation for more than 10 years, is adding a second roastery in Melbourne to support the Sydney business.
Another New Zealand roastery, in Dunedin, is in the pipeline.
www.allpress.co.nz |
 Ginelli's
- gelato perfetto!
Award-winning Auckland gelato manufacturer Ginelli's has supplied
gelato and
frozen
desserts
to top-end restaurants, food service and retailers for almost 20 years. As well
as winning a Massey Food Award (in 2006), over
the
years
Ginelli's has featured strongly at
the
NZ
Ice
Cream
Awards,
with
over
50 gold and silver award-winning flavour combinations. This
summer
they
opened
their own
brand
new
retail outlet in Mission Bay, so now you can taste and buy thirty-six
of the 200-or-so flavours of gelato, sorbetto and premium ice cream that
they
supply into the hospitality industry, all in one place. And while you are there,
try
one
of
their
selection of home-made
patisseries
with a coffee or cold drink, for the complete
Mediterrannean experience.
 One
of the focal points of Ginelli's
high-tech imported display freezer is their
range
of unique,
beautifully crafted individual ice cream-based desserts -
Bella Cassata, Chocolate Revenge, Tiramisu Ice Cream, Tartufo Rossa, Tartufo
Caramello,
Bella
Rosa,
Fruiti Bellisimi, Dolce Vita, and Lemon Sorrento (pictured). These
spectacular single-serve
treats can also be purchased in boxes of 15, 18 or 25, depending on shape.
Ginelli's
- 55 Tamaki Drive, Mission Bay, Auckland. Ph: (09) 521 3532. For
more about Ginelli's and to download their full product list, visit www.ginellis.co.nz |
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| NEW ZEALAND FOOD & BEVERAGE
NEWS: |
 We
Kiwis love our chips
(29 Jul 10) As a nation Kiwis are crazy about their chips evidenced by the number
of entries received in one of New Zealand’s most popular promotions, Bluebirds
DO US A FLAVOUR. More.
Dine
at The Wharf
(28 Jul 10) Popular Auckland venue The Wharf opens its doors
to a limited season of fine dining with a new six-course degustation menu on
offer every Friday in The Pearl. More.
 Food
safety top of the menu for new joint venture
(28 Jul 10) New Zealand’s first Food Safety Centre, a joint venture between the
University of Canterbury
and Lincoln University, will soon be serving up a
smorgasbord of courses catering for the needs of the country’s food producers.
More.
Move
grows Fonterra's European scope
(28 Jul 10) Fonterra is moving its European headquarters from Germany to Amsterdam
as part of a major push to expand New Zealand's dairying business in Europe beyond
the historic staples of commodity butter and cheese. More.
 Salmon
on show
(28 Jul 10) Celebrity foodies Annabelle White and Lauraine Jacobs are
promising to serve up some simple and tasty ideas for our most healthy fish at
The Food Show in Auckland.
More.
 Bay
of Plenty baker a four-time winner
(28 Jul 10) Bay of Plenty baker Pat Lam has underlined his reputation
as a champion pie maker by taking out the Bakel
Supreme Pie Award for the fourth time in the competition's 14-year history.
More.
Banned
chemical found in bok choy
(27 Jul 10) A study by the New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA) has found
concerning levels of chemical residues in the vegetable bok
choy. More.
 Handy
candy!
(27 Jul 10) You’d be hard pushed to find a softer marshmallow than Kapiti Candies’ Raspberry
and vanilla pieces. Now they’re available at Nosh Foodmarkets right here in Auckland.
More.
NZ
Salmon nets Aussie award
(26 Jul 10) Hot on the heels of its success at the iTQi awards in Belgium, Regal
Smoked Salmon Pastrami has landed the meat and smallgoods award at the
6th annual Food
Magazine Challenge Awards in Australia. More.
 Nice & Natural:
exciting new options for the school lunchbox
(26 Jul 10) Nice & Natural
has
always provided great snack solutions, and their new Fruit
Turbos, Hoops and Charms are sure
to please everyone. More.
Discover
new worlds of taste at The Food Show Auckland
29 July – 1 August 2010, ASB Showgrounds, Auckland
(26 Jul 10) The Food Show Auckland is a voyage of discovery
for your taste buds, offering an incredible array of opportunities to encounter
new, exciting, delicious experiences. More.
Seeing
red over food colours
(25 Jul 10) Food authorities are investigating whether they should ban artificial
food colours from breakfast cereals and confectionery items following a study
that suggests they may pose a cancer risk, as well as causing hyperactivity in
children and allergies. More.
 Krispkut
launches ‘Slow Cookers’ winter veges
(23 Jul 10) Krispkut, the first brand to provide pre-pack salads to New Zealand
supermarkets, have launched its innovative ‘Slow Cookers’ as a special, winter-only
range. More.
Hubbards
goes solar
(23 Jul 10) A new thin film solar panel array unveiled today at the Mangere factory
of breakfast cereal maker Hubbards Foods will produce enough
power to light up an entire warehouse. More.
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News this month :: Food
Industry :: Food Issues :: Food
Safety :: Nutrition :: Research & Education :: Foodies :: Food
Service :: Retail & Grocery :: Awards & Competitions :: Archived
News (12 months) |
 Party
balloons pop for winemakers of Marlborough
(19 Jul 10) The Sydney Morning Herald reports that a handful of wineries
based in New Zealand's celebrated Marlborough region have gone into receivership,
and more are expected to follow, as the area's popular sauvignon blanc suffers
from a high New Zealand dollar, over-supply and a resurgence by Australian chardonnay.
Winemakers and retailers have started to detect a rebound by chardonnay after
years of big declines in consumption of the once champion white wine style, potentially
helping to resuscitate struggling wine businesses owned by Foster's, Constellation
Brands and a host of other local (Australian) wineries. ''It's probably very
early days,'' said the general manager of the Yarra Valley Wine Growers Association,
Richard Howden. ''Sauvignon blanc has had its boom, but wine is a fashion industry,
it was strong for a period of time and chardonnay looks to be making it back.''
A cool-climate crisp style, the New Zealand wine proved such a hit at parties,
barbecues and social gatherings that liquor retailer Dan Murphy's found during
its Christmas trading period last year that four of its six biggest-selling wines
were Marlborough sauvignon blanc. Its popularity proved costly to chardonnay,
with sales at bottle shops collapsing from $420 million in 2004 to $312 million
by last year. sales of sauvignon blanc jumped from $54 million to $345 million.
But the party for sauvignon blanc may be winding down. More
at Sydney
Morning Herald.
 Ice
Cream Awards recognise excellence and innovation
(28 Jun 10) The 2010 annual NZICMA New Zealand Ice Cream Awards were
presented at a special Awards dinner at the annual NZ Ice Cream Manufacturers'
Association Conference held
in
Tauranga
last month.
For the first time in it’s 14 year history, the Supreme winner was a low fat
product (97% fat free). Tip Top Creamy Yoghurt Ice Cream Strawberry,
made by Fonterra Brands (Tip Top) Ltd, was described by the judges as very smooth
and creamy in texture with a natural strawberry flavour. The year's Awards received
228 entries, from large manufacturers to small ice cream parlours. Chief
Judge Kay McMath and her team of five judges, using international
judging criteria, took two full days to judge the large number of entries split
over 11 categories. 21 Gold medals were awarded, and 75 silvers. As well as winning
the Supreme Award,
Fonterra
Brands
(Tip
Top)
Ltd
also
won
the Best
in Category for Standard Ice Cream with Inclusions, with their Tip
Top Boysenberry Ripple Ice Cream, and the Kids Choice Category with Tip
Top Goody Goody Gum Drops. Best in Category, Premium Ice Cream was
awarded
to Mint Choc Magic made by Wendy’s Supa Sundaes. New Zealand Natural
(Emerald Foods) won Best in Category, Premium Vanilla,
with New
Zealand
Natural Gold Pure
Vanilla, and Emerald Foods also took out Best in Category, Export
Ice Cream,
with their Killinchy Gold Lychee and Passionfruit. Jamie Mew of Auckland's
Valentino's Gelato took
out
the Best
in
Category, Open Creative, with his Yoghurt and Lemon Curd gelato. Best
in Category, New Packaging was awarded to Kiwi Ice Cream Company Ltd
for their ice cream birthday cakes with Barbie decorations for girls and Pirates
for boys.
See
photos
from
the Awards
dinner and presentations, here at www.nzicecream.org.nz/awardsgallery10.htm. |
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