Sisters Ridge opens a winter photo competition with a sensational prize package worth over $3,000
Date: 2 Aug 2011Sisters Ridge wines, in association with fashion label Sable&Minx and New Zealand mineral makeup brand Bella Vi, has just launched a photo competition with an enviable prize package worth over $3,000. ‘’Sisters Ridge wines are vibrant and outgoing, savvy and stylish, but not at all pretentious - just like the women they’re designed for. These women love a brand such as Sable&Minx for the very same reasons,’’ says Cathy Hicks, Sisters Ridge marketing ... more
Commerce Commission's decision on milk price inquiry due
Date: 1 Aug 2011The Commerce Commission will release its decision tomorrow on whether to hold an inquiry into the retail price of milk. A Consumer NZ commissioned survey of 1000 people found 91 per cent thought they were paying a high price for milk compared with other supermarket staples and 79 per cent wanted an inquiry into dairy pricing. Consumer NZ chief executive Sue Chetwin has said people paid too much for milk and deserved to know how prices were set. The Commerce Commission in March ... more
No apologies for high fruit & vege prices - Horticulture NZ
Date: 26 Jul 2011Horticulture New Zealand President Andrew Fenton told the industry's annual conference in Rotorua today the fresh fruit and vegetable industry is not benefiting from recent high prices. “We don't apologise for high prices, because we don't control prices,” Andrew said. “Consumers might be paying more for fresh fruit and vegetables, but as all growers very well know, this does not automatically translate into increased returns for them.” Just in ... more
Fonterra confirms price drop for butter and cheese
Date: 22 Jul 2011Fonterra Brands New Zealand has confirmed that it will reduce butter and cheese prices next month in line with international price decreases. Fonterra Brands Managing Director Peter McClure said: “Butter and cheese prices in New Zealand increased in April, however, since then international prices have dipped and we will see these decreases flow through to consumers from next month. “In February 2011, we announced a freeze on the wholesale price of fresh milk in New ... more
Winter and disasters hit food prices
Date: 13 Jul 2011Salad vegetables shot up in price in June as winter hit and because of a shortage of some products from Australia, pushing overall food prices up 7.5 per cent for the year. But not all prices were rising - meat, poultry and fish prices fell in June, with chicken prices down sharply. Official figures show overall food prices rose 1.4 per cent in June reflecting a seasonal rise in vegetable prices. Annually, food prices were up 7.5 per cent on a year earlier, Statistics New Zealand ... more
Hand-made sausages: protein-packed & value-for-money
Date: 13 Jul 2011Quality sausages are being hailed as the ‘new bacon’ and one of the leading food trends for 2011 . While food prices continue to soar, good quality sausages present a cost efficient source of protein and the best are unsurpassable in taste and texture. Unfortunately there are many average sausages on the market that leave a stain on the humble sausage’s good name – some that should not even be classified as such according to Black Rock Butchery. Black ... more
Impact PR announces new FMCG brands
Date: 12 Jul 2011Impact PR has today announced the addition of several new FMCG brands to its portfolio - Frucor (Just Juice), MARS (Pedigree), Fressure Foods, Mud House Wines & Waipara Hills. These brands are a welcome addition to the public relations agency’s busy FMCG client list which includes Procter & Gamble brands; Olay, Pantene, Gillette, Clairol, Venus, Herbal Essences, Vicks, Head & Shoulders, Ambi Pur, Wella Pro Series and Oral B. Managing Director Fleur Revell says her ... more
Woolworths shopping for bigger stake in Warehouse
Date: 25 Jun 2011Woolworths is interested in increasing its stake in The Warehouse, says the soon-to-be chief executive of the transtasman supermarket giant. Until now, the company has been reluctant to comment on whether it would consider upping its stake in the New Zealand budget retailer. ASX-listed Woolworths owns Progressive Enterprises - which operates Countdown stores in this country - and already holds a stake of almost 10 per cent in The Warehouse. "We would very much like to be a ... more
Food prices up in May
Date: 14 Jun 2011Food prices rose 0.5 percent in May 2011 and were up 7.4 percent on a year earlier, Statistics New Zealand said today. The fruit and vegetable subgroup had the largest impact on food prices in May, rising 1.6 percent. This was influenced by seasonal price rises for lettuce (up 45.6 percent), tomatoes (up 16.9 percent), and cucumber (up 74.7 percent). These price rises were partly offset by seasonal price falls for kiwifruit (down 61.0 percent). Meat, poultry, and fish prices rose 1.2 ... more
Beef and Lamb cheaper this side of the Tasman
Date: 2 Jun 2011Australia may boast better pay rates but when it comes to the price of red meat, New Zealand has the better deal. A price comparison between Australian and New Zealand product shows shoppers will pay significantly more for meat in Australia. Beef + Lamb New Zealand CEO, Rod Slater says there has been ongoing debate surrounding rising food prices so it is helpful to put this in context internationally. “On average you’ll pay A$19.00 per kg for a lamb leg in Australia ... more
