Most Innovative Artisan Product
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Products designed for the retail grocery or foodservice sector. Products must be artisan.
100% Kiwi Saffron
Kiwi Saffron is extremely high in crocin compared to other saffron. It enhances all dishes and offers medicinal as well as culinary benefits. Kiwi Saffron is 100% grown in the pristine environment of New Zealand. All of our saffron is organically grown and has been tested to ISO3632 2 standards.
Each stigma is lovingly removed by hand and carefully dried to bring you the very best quality we can offer.
Andres Kitchen Ltd - Ginger Cookies
Andres Kitchen Ginger cookies are made with only the best ingredients New Zealand has to offer. Andrés Kitchen Ginger Cookies use pure butter and New Zealand milled flour, which give the taste of a homemade cookie. We choose to use real pieces of ginger to make the experience a good one every time. Being 25 grams in weight they are a great size to have just one or two. Andrés Kitchen Ginger Cookies are delicious and have a great look to them.
Real Italian Doughnuts - Zeppole di Patate
These doughnuts are a traditional southern Italian delicacy. They are a yeast based doughnut made with all natural ingredients including potatoes, flour, olive oil, and lemon zest. The result is a soft, light and airy doughnut which is absolutely delicious!
Hogarth Craft Chocolate - Single Origin Chocolate Bars
Single Origin Chocolate is handmade from bean to bar, focusing on fine flavour cocoa beans from the premium growing regions of the world. Using minimal ingredients and careful processing in small batchesto highlight the fruit and spice flavour found in the cocoa, and turn it into delicious chocolate. Roasted, winnowed, stone ground, aged, tempered and molded all at our factory in Nelson.
Green Meadows Beef Convenimince
Convenimince is our grass-fed prime Angus beef mince blended with sautéed onion, red capsicum, garlic and a hint of magic. Ready to roll, make, bake or fry, Convenimince makes the best burgers and meatballs, or use it to add some spark to your next Italian or Mexican masterpiece. Gluten, dairy, MSG, soy and preservative free, Convenimince is real food with a great taste.
West Coast Cocoa Merchants
West Coast Cocoa Dark Deluxe is an intense dark hot chocolate with lower sugar, crafted with premium quality 'Dutched' cocoa sourced from the renowned cacao growing regions of West Africa and developed in response to consumer backlash against sugar. This is one of the highest cocoa percentage hot chocolates on the market, with over 40% cocoa powder, sustainably sourced with UTZ certification. Dairy free and gluten free, each bag is prepared by hand and packaged carefully in custom made 250gm cylinders with beautifully designed branding before being delivered to discerning customers throughout New Zealand.
The Rocky Road House
Gluten, peanut and egg free rocky road bars. Available in eight delicious flavours across two sizes (100g and 200g bars).
RebelFood Ltd - NutriBombs
Designed to be one of the world’s highest natural nutritional snacks to be found, NutriBombs have been developed for the sole purpose of boosting human health, not destroying it. Each NutriBomb is made for a specific reason and have been tested over 6 months by some of the nation’s best athletes. Made from some of the world’s most nutrient rich foods such as camu & chlorella and freeze drying techniques, our gluten free, dairy free, sugar free & additive Free products set the benchmark for healthy snacks!
CRIMERO Liqueur
Enjoy Crimero during the day, in the evening or late at night as this liqueur doesn’t follow rules, it breaks them. Crimero is a premium liqueur with a unique and delicious flavour, derived from a secret blend of natural fruits and spices. Drink straight, mixed in cocktails or in punch, Crimero is a highly versatile drink that challenges you to think differently and to set your imagination free. Mysterious and alluring, this original New Zealand liqueur reveals the world in vivid colour. We invite you to step back, explore the hidden side of red and life beyond the ordinary.
Bidvest - Smart Choice Bake Your Own sourdough
Smart Choice Bake Your Own sourdough is available in 3 sourdough types and a butter type. Smart Choice Bake Your Own sourdough allows you to follow four easy steps: defrost, cut, decorate and bake to create your signature loaf.
Something to Crow About - Macadamia Otago Honey & Nuts (Muesli)
This handcrafted, gluten free breakfast blend is loaded with generous helpings of chunky macadamias, almonds, dates, coconut and seeds, mixed with golden flakes & drizzled in a rich honey sourced from Central Otago. Lastly it's lightly toasted in coconut oil. This delicious blend is light and crunchy, with a subtle, but unique, spice note that keep you coming back for more. Proudly made in New Zealand. We don’t believe there is a comparable product on the market.
Oil2U - XO Cold Pressed Extra Virgin Canola Oil
XO has been carefully and lovingly hand selected to be gently cold pressed to produce a superior flavoured extra virgin canola oil for your enjoyment with your next meal. Spoil your family and friends with this all natural, nutty flavoured oil with aromatic grassy overtones. XO is made in the most natural way to retain maximum Omega 3, Vitamin E and Antioxidants possible. Compared with olive oil XO has more omega 3, is higher in vitamin E and is lower in saturated fats. Who knew something so good for you could taste this good? Come by the stand and try it for yourself.
Ginelli and Sons - Lemon di Sorrento
Cylinder shaped, two layered ice cream dessert on vanilla sponge in twin packaging.
Te Mata Figs - Fig Molasses
Rich, dark concentrated Fig Molasses with a complex, intense, smooth fig flavour. Fig Molasses is a natural product distilled from fresh figs and water, with high fructose and glucose, and minimal sucrose content. Each bottle of Fig Molasses contains the essence of almost 500g of figs. Fig Molasses contains no added refined sugar, preservatives or additives. Fig Molasses is extremely versatile in use, from adding a richness to salad dressings, sauces and marinades for meat, to being a drizzle for yoghurt or ice-cream. Fig Molasses may be used as a substitute for pomegranate molasses, reduced balsamic vinegar, maple syrup or honey, and in commercial food applications.
The Bowser - Cocowow (Dairy Free Coconut Yoghurt)
This is a chilled dairy free coconut yoghurt containing live probiotic cultures like nothing currently available in the world. It is light and clean tasting with a great texture. This has not been achieved in a dairy free coconut yoghurt before without preservatives, additives, gums, pectins, added sugar sweeteners or flavouring. this product will not solidify, separate and has only 6% fat. Many other similar products are either approximately triple the fat and calories, solidify or have a far more complex ingredients matrix.
New Zealand Tamarillo Cooperative - Tamarillo Relish and Tamarillo Vinegar Dressing
Tamarillo Dressing: Red wine vinegar infused with tamarillo and slightly sweetened - deliciously tasty sprinkled on salads, vegetables, beetroot, fish or blended with mayonnaise and sauces. Significant feature - this infusion technique is not available in New Zealand so TAMCO had to design and construct the necessary equipment.
Tamarillo Relish: A delicious blend of tamarillo and other fruits, vinegars and spices - served with cheese, meats, salads, etc. or spread on pizza base as a sauce. It can also be added to meatloaf mixes or casseroles. Significant feature - a technique designed to extract only the sweetest pulp from the tamarillo fruit.
