Tropical Fruit with Avocado Ice Cream - the latest summer recipe from the Add An Avocado campaign
Date: 3 Mar 2012Make the most of this fantastic summer food with the latest recipes from the Add An Avocado campaign. Tropical Fruit with Avocado Ice Cream Serves: 8 Avocado Coconut Ice Cream Ingredients: 500ml coconut milk 2 avocados 60ml honey 10ml vanilla bean extract Garnish Ingredients: 4 mangoes, diced 6 passionfruits (pulp) ½ bunch mint, chopped · Combine all ice cream ingredients into a blender and blend until smooth and then pour ... more
Tuna Nicoise with avocado - the latest summer recipe from the Add An Avocado campaign
Date: 1 Mar 2012Fresh and delicious summer dishes are easy with avocados. Make the most of this fantastic summer food with the latest recipe from the Add An Avocado campaign. Warm Tuna Nicoise Salad with Fresh Avocado Serves: 10 Salad Ingredients: 800g tuna fillet, cut into steaks ½ bunch parsley, chopped 20g garlic, chopped 50g salad leaves 200g green beans, blanched 300g potatoes, sliced and blanched 5 eggs, semi hard boiled, peeled and cut into ... more
Freshly Baked Cakes with Maître Paul! Consistent Quality, Day in Day out
Date: 29 Feb 2012Baking a cake may not be that difficult, but baking large identical batches of cakes is! This is a favourite saying of Engineering Manager Louis Van den Broek of Maître Paul, one of the largest bakeries in the Netherlands. Maître Paul has been preparing freshly baked cakes and pastries at the company’s own bakery for 25 years. Every day 15 to 20 tons of produced pastries leave the factory; around half are destined for export. The bakery produces cakes, flans, cream slices ... more
Fonterra Milk For Schools packs make production line debut
Date: 22 Feb 2012All hands are on deck this week at Fonterra Brands New Zealand's (FBNZ) Takanini site as the first Fonterra Milk for Schools packs make their way down the production line and into the coolstore to wait for their ride to school. FBNZ Business Manager Beverages, Craig Irwin, says the production run has been much anticipated by the team who are eager to get the programme up and running. "We often have new products on the line, but they never create as much excitement as the Anchor ... more
Mum's the word, as Tip Top Bakery introduces The One, the “ultimate” 700g white sliced bread loaf
Date: 20 Feb 2012The mums of New Zealand have spoken, and their word is that the new sliced white 700g loaf from Tip Top Bakery is The One. Mums were key in the development of the new bread, and focus groups were asked for their ideas about the “ultimate” white sliced loaf for their family. Their answers included: plenty of fibre, vitamins and minerals, no artificial preservatives, colours or flavours, and low GI. The One, launched today by Tip Top Bakery in two variants of Sandwich and ... more
NZ winery flying high with international airlines
Date: 16 Feb 2012They may be rivals on the ground and in the air, but when it comes to knowing a good wine it seems some of the world’s best airlines are in agreement on which wine to serve their passengers. A number of The Mud House Group’s internationally honoured vintages have been selected for in-flight dining on several prestigious airlines for Asia Pacific routes and as far afield as Denmark, Norway and Sweden. The Mud House Wine Group marketing manager Cathy Wansink, says ... more
Fonterra sees growth in organic demand in Asia
Date: 16 Feb 2012Fonterra, the largest dairy exporter in the world, is exhibiting its organic portfolio at the leading organic trade show BioFach in Nürnberg, which opened its doors yesterday. Fonterra’s growth of organic dairy in Asia is realised through products like cheese, infant formula and other consumer packaged goods. Craig Deadman, Global Marketing Manager Organics from Fonterra explains: “Food safety seems to be one of the predominant reasons behind the growth in the Asian ... more
Organic micro greens bring intense flavour to Nosh
Date: 15 Feb 2012Good things do come in small packages and in fresh food the adage is especially true. Prana Greens micro greens are simply greens, lettuces, and herbs that are harvested when they are young. While they may be young, the petite plants have an intense flavour and high nutritional value while their dainty and colourful leaves add texture, body, and pockets of flavour to complement many dishes. Locally produced and organically grown Prana Greens are now available ... more
Savour your Valentine’s Day with Mud House Estate wines
Date: 13 Feb 2012A candlelight dinner for two, flowers, chocolate and the one you love – now complete your Valentine’s Day date with the Estate range of wines from Mud House. The 2010 Mud House Estate Golden Terraces Vineyard Pinot Noir (pictured) and 2010 Mud House Estate The Woolshed Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc are ideal for creating the best Valentine’s you’ll ever have – both offering unique styles to complement an enchanting evening for you and your loved one. ... more
Cookie Time set for US foray
Date: 7 Feb 2012Christchurch's Cookie Time is poised to start licensing its One Square Meal in the US after last week’s launch in Australia with Sanitarium. A team will head to the US in the second quarter of this year to engage with prospective licensing partners and explore further opportunities for One Square Meal in North American territories. Trademarks for One Square Meal are already in place in Australia, Canada, Japan, the US and the European Union. Trademark applications are also under ... more
