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Promoting Blue Pacific Products at Aotearoa’s Top Trade Show The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the Pacific’s need to diversify away from sole reliance on tourism. One area that is ripe for the exploring is the food and beverage sector.
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acific Trade Invest New Zealand (PTI NZ), who, for more than 30 years have represented the best products the Pacific Islands have to offer recently attended New Zealand’s leading foodservice, food retail, and hospitality trade show - Fine Food NZ. The trade show was a prime opportunity to promote Blue Pacific products and make connections with buyers. “We’re seeing a trend towards deeper exploration of produce from the Blue Pacific. There is a growing understanding that we are connected as a continent,
albeit it by water rather than land -hence Blue Pacific,” commented Aude Douyere, PTI NZ’s Trade Development Manager. “Aotearoa, and in particular Auckland has the highest Pacific Island population in the world, there’s already a strong market here and we want to be there to help Kiwis discover new foods and old favourites from the Pacific region.” PTI NZ showcased breadfruit flour and moringa powder from Tonga by offering delicious shortbread accompanied with moringa and coconut milk lattes. Breadfruit flour has high
