WAIWERA SPIRITS
(HIBISCUS COAST)
What do professional Russian
distillers, 17th century apothecary
recipes and health-giving spring
water have in common? Waiwera
Spirits…that’s what! Inspired by the
story of politician Robert Graham,
who purchased land and opened the
country’s first resort after arriving
from Scotland in 1842, Waiwera
Spirits uses innovative techniques
that take advantage of the precision
that modern equipment can deliver;
yet holds true to Graham’s belief
that Waiwera mineral water has
good health effects on the skin and
digestion. The historical findings
of historian and author of the
book ‘Vodka, famous and rare’
Vera Grigorveva help the team of
professional Russian distillers to
combine years of experience, history,
an all-natural ethos and infusions
based on 17th century apothecary
recipes to manage the company and
produce a fermentation-to-bottling
process that results in the purest
quality.
www.waiweraspirit.co.nz
THE APPLE PRESS (HAWKE’S BAY)
If you were an apple, there’d be no finer home than The Apple Press. All its apples are
given the five-star treatment – handpicked at their peak ripeness, cold pressed just
once, then bottled delicious for customers. The company concentrates on pressing from
individual varieties like Jazz, Braeburn and Royal Gala because “we reckon, just like wine,
every apple has its own taste characteristics.” The brainchild of passionate apple grower
Ross Beaton and food innovation specialist Sally Gallagher, the company’s mission is
simple – to showcase the world’s best apples and create the world’s finest apple juice,
made with the best technology in the world.
www.theapplepress.co.nz
TURK’S POULTRY
Corn-fed and free-range chicken is what Turk’s has been about for more
than 50 years. The family-owned business has been raising chickens on
select farms in the Horowhenua since 1966, and strives to keep abreast of
the latest healthy food trends. “Today, people care about where their food
comes from and what they’re eating…and so do we. As responsible food
producers, we wholeheartedly believe that what we put in is what we’ll get
out; the welfare of our chickens is top priority.” www.turks.co.nz
PACIFIC ISLANDS
RESORT
CONSULTANTS (Fiji)
Based in Fiji, Pacific Island Resort
Consultants consists of New Zealand
foodies Colin Chung and Greg Cornwall
and offers expertise in international
resort and hospitality consulting
throughout the Pacific Islands for
resorts, restaurants, government
ministries and private companies.
Clients have been based throughout the
South Pacific, Hawaii, New Zealand,
Australia and Thailand. One of the
company’s latest ventures has been
the launch of the not-for-profit book
Kana Vinaka (‘eat well’ or ‘good food’ in
Fijian), which promotes the use of fresh,
local produce and the development of
a more contemporary style of cuisine
using the outstanding local produce.
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