New Zealand triumphs in world’s largest wine competition
It’s been an outstanding year for quality as New Zealand takes away seven prestigious Platinum medals and 23 Gold medals at the Decanter World Wine Awards.
Mud House joins Emirates Team New Zealand for the next America’s Cup
Mud House is marking a decade of support by announcing it will again be an official wine supplier to Emirates Team New Zealand for the next Challenge in June 2017.
Soft plastic recycling for Cantabrians
Cantabrians can now recycle their soft plastic packaging. The Packaging Forum has launched the Love NZ soft plastic recycling programme at 50 PAK’nSAVE, New World, The Warehouse, and Countdown stores across Christchurch.
World-first retail tech platform RangeMe launches in NZ
After three years working with leading Australian retailers Coles, Sigma and Metcash, a successful US launch in September 2015 with Target Corporation, Jet.com and Southeastern Grocers, RangeMe (www.rangeme.com), the online product discovery platform, has confirmed its launch into New Zealand.
The new connected consumer: How to identify digital commerce opportunities
Technological advances have forever altered the way consumers browse and buy all types of products and services. This shift in commerce has ushered in a new type of shopper – the hyperconnected, digital consumer.
Countdown wins at Green Ribbon Awards
Countdown won the Resilience to Climate Change category at the Green Ribbon Awards for the supermarket’s work in increasing energy efficiency and reducing carbon emissions.
Foodstuffs wins national award for waste reduction
Foodstuffs New Zealand’s world-first recyclable butchery trays have been named the country’s top waste minimisation initiative for 2016, at the Green Ribbon Awards in Wellington.
Australia: Massive fine for Woolworths
Woolworths has been fined $9 million over its role in a laundry detergent cartel case brought by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, after Woolies admitted to being “knowingly concerned in an anti-competitive understanding” with detergent producers.
Moa’s speciality sours hit the sweet spot
With 15 gongs awarded within the specialty category alone, Moa Brewing Co. embraces its knack in turning a brew (and sometimes a face) sour.
New Zealand Syrah beat French in international blind tasting
New Zealand has beaten France at its own game, in an international blind tasting of Syrah.
Countdown’s first premium store opens in Ponsonby
Countdown’s newest supermarket was officially opened on 2 June by Hon Nikki Kaye, with 2,200 new products on offer in the company’s first premium store. Countdown Ponsonby is the first retailer to open in Auckland’s $120 million Vinegar Lane and Cider development, with the wider retail development expected to be completed in the coming months.
Celebrating 50 years of business icons
Entries are now open for the 2016 New Zealand International Business Awards, which celebrate the success of New Zealand businesses on the world stage.