The Fine Food NZ Innovation Awards

Most Innovative Hospitality Product or Service

Sponsored by Intermedia with Hospitality Magazine

Equipment ranging from small appliances to large systems, including front or back of house equipment, kitchen appliances, tableware, furniture, sound systems, point of sale, refrigeration, waste systems, technology etc.

 

Alto Shaam Vector Multi-Cook Oven

Southern Hospitality Ltd

Expand your menu, increase production and cook a variety of food items based on your operation’s needs. The revolutionary Vector Multi-Cook Oven features exclusive Structured Air Technology™ that delivers high-velocity, vertical upward and downward air fl ow. This optimised, focused heat delivers faster, more even cooking than other cooking methods. This technology can be utilised within the individual oven chambers or in a combined chamber for taller food items.

SEE MORE ON STAND F16

American Style Waffles

Lil'Orbits NZ Limited

Lil'Orbits NZ Limited has launched two companion products to enable the NZ Hospitality industry to prepare and serve fresh, hot American Style waffles. The first is an ultra convenient premix powder that just requires water to create the waffle batter. The second is the company's new Lil'Orbits Smart'n Robust Waffle Maker. The end result - a delicious American Style Waffle base ready for finishing with favourite kiwi toppings like fresh fruit & berries, whipped cream, and ice cream.

SEE MORE ON STAND J18


 

Burns & Ferrall Capability Book - Te Reo

Burns & Ferrall

Innovation can be challenging – our innovation is mixed with creativity and we have produced a capability document written in Te Reo, which we believe is an industry first.

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BW4 COMPACT with EFTPOS SOLUTION

Tiger Coffee

A new compact super automatic espresso machine from the Swiss manufacturers Thermoplan - now with the PAYWAVE option for the NZ market - easy to install and suitable for all hospitality areas. Wave your card and get your preferred luxury beverage. Great for golf clubs, waiting rooms, hotel lobbies, car rental offices, halls of residence, offices  - pretty much anywhere! etc simple solution for great coffee, which pays for itself!

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c'2 CAMEO

Tiger Coffee

The next generation of espresso machines, based on a traditional machine but with all the luxuries of a super automatic. With the changing skill set in the New Zealand hospitality market this semi automatic machine will make any operator / business owner happy! Consistency, quality and telemetry to assist all business owners across the country develop their outstanding coffee offer. This is a dream of a machine and looks fabulous as well!

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Eco-burner

Table Direct

Eco Burner -The world’s first refillable, WIND PROOF and most environmentally friendly chafing dish fuel on the market. Eco Burner is a safe and very economical alternative to chafing dish fuel for buffets. It is manufactured from marine grade stainless steel and It is temperature adjustable, has an over-turn cut-off and an over temperature cut-off switch. Eco-burner reduces your carbon emission footprint compared to gels/wicks by up to 85%, while reducing costs by at least 50%.

SEE MORE ON STAND C7


 

Eco-serve

Table Direct

Eco-serve is a sleek, waterless food warming solution designed to create a brand new look for Buffets, Canapés, Corporate, Functions, Home Entertaining and Private Suites. Not only is Eco-serve a modern and elegant look for hotels, restaurants and caterers, it eliminates safety and operational issues associated with old-style chafing dishes. Eco-serve is powered by Eco-burner which ensures food is kept at its optimum temperature.

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Ecology + Co. Asian Spice

Ecology + Co

Ecology + Co 
Distilled alcohol-free spirits handcrafted in New Zealand from traditional gin botanicals and sophisticated spice blends.
Asian Spice. Botanical Blend.
Aromatic spice blend of cassia, sweet basil, cardamom and citrus, with earthy black pepper notes for a soft-spiced flavour and a warm, restorative finish. Invitingly aromatic. Uniquely sweet. Deliciously exotic.

SEE MORE ON STAND 29


 

Ecology + Co. London Dry

Ecology + Co

Ecology + Co 
Distilled alcohol-free spirits handcrafted in New Zealand from traditional gin botanicals and sophisticated spice blends.
London Dry. Botanical Blend
Traditional blend of vivid green-fresh juniper light citrus and pine, with herbaceous, grassy notes for a full fragrant taste and a smooth, refreshing finish. Brilliantly vibrant. Naturally uplifting. Undeniably different.

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Everton Dry Aged Beef

Cabernet Foods Ltd

Everton Dry Aged Beef is a premium steak product.
Our unique process of dry aging beef, incorporates processing technology that intensifies flavour and tenderness creating a succulent eating experience long forgotten, an enlightened experience to most for the first time.
Our beef's wholesomeness and flavour is locked (trapped) within the meat cells rather than lost or distorted from "bleed out" associated with traditional vacuum packaging and cooking.

SEE MORE ON STAND T11


 

Integrated Wireless Temperature Monitoring & Digital Food Safety Plan

iMonitor Limited

Only product in NZ which combines Internet of Things hardware technology with industry specific food safety plan (FSP) software. Low-frequency means our technology operates well in challenging environments recording temperature in real-time which is also automatically into digital FSP. FSP is an electronic version of MPI's "Simple Safe & Suitable" templates, eliminates manual recording & improving accuracy-giving you peace of mind.

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MKN Flexichef

Southern Hospitality Ltd

The MKN FlexiChef is a multifunctional cooking appliance which optimizes kitchen processes with its customer benefits, particularly with regard to time and cost management. The multifunctionality of the FlexiChef means that the user can either cook or fry or pressure cook or deep fry in a single appliance which only has a small space requirement.
One central feature of the FlexiChef is the operating concept MagicPilot with its brilliant colours and a full viewing angle from all sides.

SEE MORE ON STAND F16


 

Moretti Forni Neapolis

Southern Hospitality Ltd

The new Neapolis features an electric wood oven with all the advantages for exhaust and cleaning. Its maximum baking temperature of 510°C allows you to cook 6-30cm diameter of Neopolitan style pizza within a short time frame. Neapolis is the latest innovative solution to offer the chance to bake pizza following each customer requirements.

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Noodoe for Service

Noodoe

Noodoe injects a touch of much needed magic into everyday routines of your restaurant. Noodoe is the invisible, but ever-present, concierge at each table. It makes waiting for service disappear, helps table turnover rise to new heights, puts smiles of delight on your customers’ faces, and as a result transforms first-time-visitors into a your most loyal regulars.

SEE MORE ON STAND G38


 

Retro Fridge

CyberChill Refrigeration Ltd

Another FIRST from CyberChill Precision Refrigeration - On the inside, a modern professional refrigerator with the latest energy-efficient features and perfect temperature control. On the outside, vintage retro styling that makes a striking focal point of any bar or kitchen. It’s cutting edge technology perfectly combined with classic vintage looks. Like every CyberChill product, the Retro range boasts a host of features that are either aesthetically stunning, hugely practical, or both.

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SafeFoodPro

Safe Food Technologies Ltd

SafeFoodPro - NZ ‘s first click to purchase digital food control plan. Set up using our powerful wizard and your food control plan will be ready in minutes. Also featuring custom form builder that enables you to edit your Food Control Plan forms as well as build your own forms. Other features include scheduling, notifications, multi-lingual support and remote management of your food business using the Safe Food Pro dashboard. With SafeFoodPro  your food safety has never been easier.

SEE MORE ON STAND D41


 

SpeeDelight

Harvey Norman Commercial

Electrolux SpeeDelight
Chef-worthy snacks thanks to the combination of 3 cooking technologies: contact plates, infrared radiation and microwaves.  
For your food: crispy on the outside and perfectly cooked inside. 
Press the button and your job is done:  the lid will rise automatically when your snack is ready.
For your food: it won't burn and you're safe to do something else. An intelligent press, the upper plate settles automatically on  your food perfectly.

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Summerville Glass Sanitiser

Summerville Solutions

The Summerville Glass Sanitiser sets a new high standard in bartop glasswashers. It will produce a perfect result while saving time and money. 

Its smart design fits into any environment. It is compact, lightweight and durable, and does not require running water or a sink – just plug in, add solution and go. The unit can process a glass in three seconds, leaving the glass clear, clean and ready to use. While some customers use our machine every time to clean a glass, others use it perhaps once or twice a week to rejuvenate their glassware. It will accommodate various sizes and shapes of glasses, and is supplied with a variety of shaped brushes which are easily replaceable when worn.

SEE MORE AT STAND F45


 

VarioCookingCenter®

Burns & Ferrall

The VarioCookingCenter® allows chefs to use diverse cooking methods. It gives chefs up to 2 extra hours of valuable working time per day. Whether for an à la carte restaurant or industry catering, prepare 30 individual portions or thousands of meals, cook overnight, under pressure or à la minute, the VarioCookingCenter® always offers the right solution. This is because conventional cooking appliances such as tilting pans, boilers, ranges and deep-fat fryers are combined in just one multifunction.

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Winterhalter polish free UC Excellence

Burns & Ferrall

The New Winterhalter Excellence series saves 300 mm in much needed bar space as the Ro unit that provides the Polish free result is fully integrated in to the unit .
This unit is more efficient than the older seperarted units as it requires the filter to be changed half as often.
Servicing is simple due to the new roll out bottom drawer.
The machine saves Time and Labour and also breakages as no glasses need to be polished.

SEE MORE ON STAND E4 & D4