Muffin Break's new Thin Crust Quiche taps into health food market
Date: 10 May 2012Muffin Break has today announced the launch of its new Thin Crust Quiche range which answers consumer demand for healthier options without compromising on taste. The new Quiche offering (RRP $5.80) features less pastry, egg and cream and the addition of premium ingredients which means fewer kilojoules than traditional quiche offerings. The product selections in the range are; Chicken and Asparagus, traditional Quiche Lorraine, old favourite Ham Cheese and Tomato, Spinach Feta and ... more
NZ blueberries, ice cream an Australian hit
Date: 10 May 2012Organic blueberry grower OOB could claim it is the flavour of the month with its new deal to sell its fruit and ice cream in more than 800 Australian stores. Based an hour north of Auckland, Omaha Organic Blueberries has signed a deal with the Australian Woolworths chain which will see its products stocked in 856 stores across the Tasman. The berries and ice cream are currently stocked by around 350 New Zealand retailers including the New World and Pak'n Save supermarkets. OOB ... more
Supermarket 'specials' may be investigated by Commerce Commission
Date: 10 May 2012The Commerce Commission is considering a complaint that Countdown supermarkets may be misleading shoppers with false "specials" prices Countdown has been accused of labelling products with "special" tags when there has been no price deduction. The Commerce Commission is now considering a complaint, after the issue was first raised on Consumer NZ's Facebook page. Consumer NZ chief executive Sue Chetwin said "specials" tags with a blank space under ... more
Variety concert remembers Fijian flood victims
Date: 10 May 2012Victims of the recent Fijian flood will be remembered during a special fundraising concert held in Palmerston North on Saturday, May 12. The Fiji Flood Appeal is a colourful variety concert put on by the Manawatu Indian community. The concert will feature traditional song and dance, food and drink stalls, tributes and video segments to those affected by the April flooding. Concert organiser Sunny Olak says that he hopes many people will attend the concert. "Fiji has suffered ... more
Domino's launches world-first Facebook ordering technology
Date: 9 May 2012Domino's Pizza has become the first pizza company in the world to offer Facebook ordering, featuring a live Pizza Tracker, with today's launch of a dedicated app on its New Zealand and Australian Facebook pages. With more than 2 million active Facebook users in New Zealand and the number of daily interactions high, Domino's has designed and built an ordering capability into their Facebook pages to ensure customers can order their favourite pizza without leaving the site they spend ... more
Naturally sweetened juice range a New Zealand first!
Date: 9 May 2012New Zealand’s largest juice company Frucor has today announced the launch of new Just Juice with 50% less sugar, the first naturally sweetened, low sugar fruit juice drink range in New Zealand with Weight Watchers endorsement. In a first for the New Zealand market, new Just Juice with 50% less sugar answers consumer demand for a lower sugar juice without the compromise of the delicious Just Juice taste Kiwi’s know and love. Available in three market leading flavours (1) ... more
Domino's serves up business opportunity in Masterton
Date: 9 May 2012The new Masterton Domino's store opened this week, creating 15 new jobs and a chance for a local entrepreneur to take over the Kuripuni shop. General Manager Josh Kilimnik says the company is excited to have a presence in Masterton and hopes the corporate run store will eventually become locally owned. "We would love to have a local franchisee come on board. These people know and understand their customers and are able to make a business thrive based on those relationships," ... more
Researchers unlock flavour secrets
Date: 8 May 2012One of the challenges Marlborough winemakers have each vintage is to produce quality wines with the same quintessential flavours, regardless of the seasonal variations. Plant and Food Research scientists based at the Marlborough Wine Research Centre (www.wineresearch.org.nz) in Blenheim, focus on viticultural and winemaking variations to help the wine industry deliver those familiar flavour compositions consumers have come to expect. This year Plant and Food research winemaker ... more
Dine, and follow your passion!
Date: 8 May 2012Hollywood A Lister Eva Longoria Partners with Premium Cat Food Brand Dine to Encourage Cat Owners Everywhere to 'Follow Your Passion' Premium cat food brand, Dine has today announced a global partnership with stunning international actress and TV star, Eva Longoria. Passionate cat lover Longoria, star of the internationally acclaimed Desperate Housewives, is the face of the new Dine global campaign 'Follow Your Passion' which will focus on celebrating and fuelling the many passions ... more
New Fonterra management team to deliver refreshed Group Strategy
Date: 8 May 2012Fonterra Chief Executive Officer Theo Spierings today announced members of his senior management team as part of a reshaping of the organisation to deliver on its Group Strategy Refresh announced in late March. Eleven of the 12 new Fonterra Management Team roles have been filled, all by internal appointments: “From day one I have been impressed by the quality of people at Fonterra and it is great to be able to draw on this strong bench strength when assembling our ... more
