COASTAL SPRING LAMB Based in Turakina on the Tunnel Hill farm, Coastal Spring Lamb took out the 2016 Massey University Supreme Award at the New Zealand Food Awards. Owned by Richard and Suze Redmayne, the company uses the first spring lambs from a select group of family farms on the North Island’s west and east coasts to produce Coastal Spring Lamb for the New Zealand and overseas markets. The lamb is described as tender, succulent and full of flavour, with the secret being the spring pastures filled with lush ryegrass mixed with clovers and herbs. The company also won the Export Innovation and Chilled Foods Award categories in 2016. www.coastalspringlamb.co.nz 64 ANNUAL DIRECTORY 2017 MOA Cascara cider is the brainchild of Moa founder Josh Scott and self-proclaimed coffee and tea nerd Nelson-born Claris Jones-White. For those who don’t know, Cascara is the skin that remains after coffee beans are removed from the inside of a coffee cherry, a thin-fleshed fruit which ripens around nine months after the coffee plant flowers. The New Zealand-first brew was created by fashioning a giant tea bag, with each dunk offering a hit of superfood Cascara. The black Doris plum properties and tea-like tannins of the coffee cherry skins work perfectly with the dryness of the traditional apple cider, creating an almost peaty or whisky-like finish, served straight-up chilled, over ice or with a touch of fresh lime in the heat of the summer sun. The result: a sippable cider with fruity flavours of apple, plum and cherry, a hint of oak from the French Oak chips used in the fermentation process, and a slightly peaty aftertaste. www.moabeer.com/moa-cascara-cider ALLIANCE GROUP Based in Invercargill and established in 1948, Alliance Group is a farmer-owned co-operative with 5000 farmer shareholders and is one of the world’s largest processors of sheep meat. With eight processing plants, the company handles more than six million lambs, one million sheep, 200,000 cattle and 115,000 deer annually. www.alliance.co.nz COCAVO It’s been an exciting year for start-up Cocavo, manufacturer of the world-first avocado and coconut oil blend that creates what is regarded as the world’s healthiest coconut oil. Five Percent, trading as Simon Gault Home Cuisine, has recently acquired a minority holding in the company, with an option to increase its interest in the future. The company is impressed with Cocavo founder Chris Nathan’s genuine innovation and the unique product he has created, which has less saturated fat than regular coconut oils and offers the FONTERRA A global leader in dairy nutrition, Fonterra is a market leader with its own consumer dairy brands in New Zealand and Australia, Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Latin America. A farmer-owned co-operative, Fonterra is the largest processor of milk in the world, invests heavily in research and innovation, and annually produces more than two million tonnes of dairy, value-added and specialty ingredients and consumer products for 140 markets. www.fonterra.com added health benefits of avocado oil, including high levels of mono-unsaturated fat, Vitamin E and plant sterols. The delicate flavour of the product comes from the cold pressing of exceptionally high quality raw ingredients that are all organic and preservative free. Celebrity chef Gault will take an active brand ambassador role, and work closely with Cocavo to develop recipes and exciting ways for customers throughout Asia Pacific and North America to enjoy the unique product. www.cocavo.com BEST OF THE BEST
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