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SUPPORTING LOCAL FOR THE LONG TERM The team at Review Publishing are very proud to be the only New Zealand owned and operated b2b publisher in the hospitality sector. Not only are we locally owned, but we are also one of the oldest and largest independent, familyowned, Kiwi publishing companies.

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vol . 1/ issue 1 With the future of the novel coronavirus uncertain, contactless innovation is now key. Businesses must take their brand stories to the virtual frontier if they want to survive and continue to grow, and if your brand’s story is about being Kiwi made, surely it should be shared by the Kiwi voice of the foodservice industry.

Review Publishing has launched several new digital offerings to continue our support of

New Zealand companies, these include the launch of F&B Technology, an online-only resource launched to facilitate the connection between food and beverage suppliers of technology, ingredients and packaging across the food and beverage manufacturing sectors for FMCG and foodservice.

We have also launched consumer targeted, digital publications to highlight the great array of brands we have here in Aotearoa, these titles include FENNEC Wine, FENNEC Home and FENNEC Weddings.

Here at Review Publishing we know what it means to be local and support local which is why we are continuing our features highlighting Kiwi suppliers. Many of these companies have a long history in this country and employees that are considered family, just like us.

Make sure your brand isn’t left behind as our reality becomes a virtual one and help us make sure that #SupportLocal isn’t a flash in the pan but remains a key part of our post-pandemic new normal. Contact Review Publishing to discuss how we can share your story today. Email info@reviewmags.com

Our famous Gourmet Beef Patties have been a hit around the globe for over 20 years - now it’s time for the next generation - the brand new Homestyle Beef Burger Patty.

• Succulent New Zealand beef • Rounder for better bun fit • Thinner for faster cook time • Rustic handmade look • Part-cooked and individually frozen • 22 patties per sleeve, 3 sleeves per carton.

To order now contact your distributor or Angel Bay rep, or go to: www.angelbay.co.nz.

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Foxton Fizz A lot of things have come and gone since 1918. More than 100 summers and Christmas’s, loads of family gatherings, thousands of games of beach cricket, BBQ’s with friends and family, and even more trips to the local shops or cafe´ by thirsty kiwis looking for a tasty quencher. Foxton Fizz has always been there - in Foxton.

Over the years the company just kept going – in Foxton, day in and day out. They removed some flavours and brought back others but kept on delivering.

At one stage there were over 240 small town kiwi soda drink brands in places like Fairlie and Masterton. When the multinationals came to New Zealand’s shores it looked like they were all doomed. Almost every one of those 240 went out of business and their brand names were lost forever.

Foxton Fizz kept on going, doing its own thing in Foxton, day in and day out, always there. Then just when it looked like it might shut down forever ten friends from Wellington got together and bought the company.

Foxton Fizz started being seen in more places like Levin, Otaki, Shannon, and then it started going further to places like Auckland, Christchurch, Whitianga, Taupo and The Chatham Islands.

Now Foxton Fizz is almost always there - in cafes, restaurants, Four Squares and supermarkets across New Zealand.

Foxton Fizz is in the local place where you get your local thirst quencher, a local Kiwi company that has been delivering day in, day out, since 1918.

Farrah’s Being a local business has never been so important. The current global pandemic has encouraged New Zealanders to increase their support of local businesses, and Farrah’s is no exception.

Over two decades ago, Jovan and Farrah Čanak took a leap of faith to open a specialist bakery in a former Wellington fish and chip shop, where they worked long hours making wraps for the local hospitality industry. The original idea for the business came from a chance conversation with a friend.

The story is so simple, it’s printed on the back of every packet of wraps: “It was the summer of ‘99 when our friend Jimmy, who owned a local kebab shop, commented that he couldn’t find a tortilla wrap that wouldn’t crack or split when rolled – this sparked an idea.”

The couple taught themselves how

to make flour tortillas the traditional way – hand rolling the dough balls, stretching them and cooking them over an open flame hot plate. They visited Mexico to research different techniques, and then the United States, where tortillas were beginning to be called wraps.

Twenty-one summers and millions of wraps later Farrah’s is now the market leader in New Zealand and have just put the finishing touches to their most ambitious project yet: a state-of-the-art factory in Upper Hutt.

Planning for the world-class facility started back in 2017 when Farrah’s purchased the former Foodstuffs Wellington site.

The founders’ pioneering spirit and determination continues to drive the Farrah’s team to meet the needs of the market.

Being local and supporting local is an extremely important part of Farrah’s and has enabled them to understand and connect with customers. Their story and journey are what has shaped the business that you see today.

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Head to @farrahsnz on Facebook and Instagram so see how they have been supporting the hospitality industry

supportlocal Living Goodness Since 2015, artisan fermented food aficionados Peter Kearns and Fiona Dykes, creators and managing partners of the Living Goodness brand, have established this emerging food condiment as something of a daily staple on kitchen benches and dinner tables across New Zealand.

“We’ve been amazed at the growing interest in the marketplace as well as the increased consumer awareness to the benefits of raw, probiotic fermented foods especially their connection to gut health,” noted Dykes.

The Living Goodness range uses locally grown and tasty ingredients that when fermented complement and enhance the humble but essential green cabbage. There are six beautifully packaged, flavoursome varieties to choose from, all loaded to the brim with naturally occurring friendly bacteria and tasty ingredients.

The flavours that are leading at the moment are Sum Yum Kimchi, Heartbeet Kraut & Sassy Sauerkraut. With super seaweed and kale Super Superkraut and the Quick Draw Slaw coleslaw just ahead of the Naked Sauerkraut.

“We’ve been extremely surprised at how much Kiwis are enjoying the spicy Korean, with a Kiwi twist, fermented dish!”

The team at Living Goodness is excited that My Food Bag has chosen its products as components in their recipes such as Korean Beef tacos with Sum Yum Kimchi slaw. Talks are also underway with Countdown, who’ve been requesting products from the range to stock in the chiller aisles.

“As is Peter’s nature he’s not content unless he’s looking for efficiencies or creating new products, so we have a few ideas in the pipeline which we hope to release this year,” added Dykes.

“Kraut rocks!”

Visit www.livinggoodness.co.nz for more information.

FOR A GOOD GUT FEELING TRY SOME LIVING GOODNESS.

Add premium quality fermented goodness to your dishes. Raw probiotic and fermented foods made with all locally grown vegetables and imported herbs & spices. For maximum deliciousness Living Goodness ferment their Kimchi for up to fourteen days and their Krauts for two months. They have six gluten-free flavours including Sassy Sauerkraut with dill, carraway & juniper, Heartbeet with vibrant beetroot & red cabbage, spicy Korean Sum Yum Kimchi, Super Superkraut with seaweed & kale, a fermented Quick Draw coleslaw and the simple but beautiful Naked Kraut.

AVAILABLE NATIONWIDE FROM SPECIALIST FOOD STORES AND PARTICIPATING NEW WORLD, PAK’N SAVE AND FOUR SQUARE SUPERMARKETS. www.livinggoodness.co.nz

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