S T O C K TA K E ALISON’S PANTRY ADDITIONS Household-favourite Alison’s Pantry has launched a new gourmet Waikato-made breakfast collection to its self-selection bins, which offers six new variants designed to start a consumer’s day with natural wholesome ingredients. Ancient Grain Kick Start, Coconut Crumble, Deluxe Natural Muesli, Flake Fusion, Nutty Granola and Chocolate Nut Crunch are made with simple, fresh ingredients. “People are aware of the need for a good breakfast to fuel their day. By scooping in the bin yourself, you know exactly what you are purchasing,” senior brand manager Lyn O’Sullivan says. “The best ALEXANDRA’S READY TO COOK PLANT PROTEIN MEALS Alexandra Fine Foods has added two new varieties to its range of convenient ready-tocook meals for Kiwis. Moroccan Bean Tajine and New Mexican Chilli are both gluten-free, vegetarian and vegan-friendly. “Plant protein is at the forefront of vegetarian and vegan food, and beans and chickpeas add the powerful plant protein needed for a healthy diet regardless of whether you are vegetarian or not,” managing director Murray Kinsella says. “Health conscious consumers don’t want to compromise between eating delicious, natural healthy food and eating conveniently.” Kinsella’s wife and business partner Raele develops all of the ready-to-cook meals, which are mostly manufactured in New Zealand to proprietary recipes. www.alexandras.co.nz FRESH AS PANNA COTTA 38 OCTOBER 2017 part of Alison’s Pantry is that you can customise your breakfast by choosing extra ingredients from our vast range of nuts, seeds and dried fruit and buying them at the same time.” www.alisonspantry.co.nz A New Zealand offering involving black doris plums and raspberry varieties has been launched by Kiwi company Fresh As. Its panna cotta is the first of its kind for the company, which normally produces single-ingredient freeze-dried products, and gives consumers the ability to recreate restaurant-quality dishes at home. Fresh As founder Tommy Roff says the Panna Cotta is the first step to providing a complete dessert solution, and uses fresh fruit with no artificial colours, flavours or preservatives. “This latest dessert innovation came from a desire from the market to create a complete dessert solution,” he says. “The Fresh As range is an ever-expanding list of freeze-dried ingredients from whole raspberries, fruit powders, mandarin segments and now complete desserts.” www.freshasnz.co.nz
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