Veritas buys Nosh
Veritas Investments, which owns the Mad Butcher franchise business, has entered into a conditional agreement to buy gourmet retail chain Nosh Food Market for an undisclosed sum.
Sealord appoints new CEO
Sealord Group has appointed experienced food industry leader Steve Yung as the company’s next CEO. Canadian born Yung has most recently been Managing Director of McCain Foods Australia/New Zealand and took up his new role, based in Auckland in August.
NZ consumers are less upbeat
Consumers remain positive, though less upbeat. The ANZ-Roy Morgan New Zealand Consumer Confidence Index eased to 125.5 in August, down 7 points on the month prior and reversing lifts in sentiment over the preceding two months.
Cottonsoft goods help raise $4,450 for charity
Toilet tissue and paper towel manufacturer Cottonsoft and awareness and advocacy organization Beat Bowel Cancer Aotearoa (BBCA) are proving a good match.
NZ Coffee Awards teams up with Hospitality Business magazine
We are proud to announce that the 2014 Huhtamaki NZ Coffee Awards has selected Hospitality Business as its media partner for this year’s event.
Calling all seriously good bartenders!
The 2014 edition of the MONIN Cup Cocktail competition is now officially open and your best and brightest bartenders are invited to be a part of it!
GREAT SCOTT – Allan Scott Family Winemakers celebrate 25 years
This year, acclaimed Marlborough winemaker Allan Scott celebrates the 25th vintage at his namesake Blenheim-based vineyard. Allan Scott Family Winemakers released its first humble blend in 1990, and today creates multiple varieties with heavy demand for their wines in over 12 countries worldwide.
Business meets human service with five million cups of tea
As a long-time supporter of the palliative care organization, Dilmah has donated tea requirements to every Hospice in New Zealand since 1997, ensuring that those who rely on the service, together with their families, friends, visitors, Hospice staff and volunteers, can share comfort over a cup of tea.
Wine industry planning for the future
More than 500 grape growers, winemakers, and industry leaders have converged in Blenheim to attend the annual New Zealand Winegrowers Romeo Bragato National Conference. The conference is held at the Marlborough Convention Centre from 27-29 August.
Ranking the beer of every state in America
Three writers on Thrillist.com have painstakingly ranked all 50 American states based on the quality of their local beer scene. The process (understandably) took “weeks” but the results have been published with Oregon at the top and poor old Mississippi dead last.
Townshend is New Zealand’s Champion Brewery for 2014
A one man brewery in Nelson has scooped the major awards at the eighth Brewers’ Guild of New Zealand Beer Awards. Townshend Brewery received both the New Zealand Champion Brewery and New Zealand Champion Manufacturer awards.
Accolade for Neil Miller
We’d like to take a moment to congratulate our very own Neil Miller, who last week won Beer Writer of the Year at the Brewers Guild of New Zealand awards.