New storage facilities to help insulate NZ against pandemic shortages
The new investment in FMCG storage and logistics facilities is valued at over a quarter of a billion dollars.
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Whangarei Cheese takes top prize in the UK
Grinning Gecko’s Kau Piro cheese has won a top award at the International Cheese and Dairy Awards in Nantwich UK.
AACS Awards winners revealed
Over 650 leading lights in the Australian convenience industry came together at the recent AACS Gala & Awards dinner.
Oprah Winfrey launches frozen pizza range – with cauliflower crust
Ten percent of all profits will be donated to charities that work to reduce hunger.
Coca-Cola Oceania appoints new GM
Coca-Cola Oceania has appointed Richard Schlasberg to NZ as the new General Manager for NZ and the Pacific Islands.
NZ icons team-up
Whittaker’s and Griffin’s, two iconic New Zealand treat specialists, have teamed-up to create the limited edition, quintessentially Kiwi, Whittaker’s Hundreds and Thousands 250g block.
Pies go nationwide
The I Love Pies brand, which is well established in the North Island, has now launched in the South Island. The handmade pies are baked in Christchurch and are now being stocked in selected South Island Pak’nSave, New World, Countdown, and Raeward Fresh (Christchurch) stores.
Picnic to share
The classic Cadbury chocolate bar is now available in a 210g block. A Picnic to share! Cadbury Picnic blocks are filled with peanuts, toffee and rice crisps covered in delicious Cadbury Dairy Milk milk chocolate.
Griffin’s sold for big bikkies
In a statement issued this week, Griffin’s Foods Limited said it “is pleased to announce the sale of the company from funds advised by Pacific Equity Partners (PEP) to Universal Robina Corporation (URC) for NZ$700 million subject to Overseas Investment Office (OIO) approval.”
Intermedia acquires Australia’s largest FMCG trade title
The Intermedia Group has acquired a controlling stake in the leading bi-monthly magazine for the Convenience & Impulse Retailing market and its associated bi-annual event, the Australian Convenience & Impulse Convention & Expo, effective 1 July 2014.