Relish this: Gordon’s Pickles

Leveraging two decades of experience supplying gherkins and pickled onions into many of New Zealand’s largest and most recognisable food service customers, Gordon’s Pickles has an impressive range of ‘ready to serve’ quality products, available direct from its factory door. Amongst a selection of sliced and whole gherkins, chilli and honey-flavoured, and traditional pickled onions,  […]

Café and roastery in one: Coffee Worx

Between Wigram and Rangiora, this loved-by-locals café chain offers its classic roast both north and south. Rangiora is a growing and thriving town that is now a similar size to Ashburton, at approximately 20,000 residents. Have you been lately? It boasts several unique clothing stores, upmarket homeware stores, and a great collection of strip shopping […]

Eyes on the fries: Makikihi Fries

Kiwis love their hot chips. From a classic fish and chip dinner to a late-night hot chip run, they are a staple across New Zealand. Consumers and businesses are always on the hunt for the perfect crunch and salty flavour to top the lists and satisfy that inevitable craving. The team at Canterbury’s Makikihi Fries […]

Waste not, want not: Gordon’s Pickles

Recycle, re-use, re-purpose. In these tight financial times many of us are looking for ways to eliminate waste and to repurpose materials. It is also surprising just what can be put to another use. How many of us are guilty of throwing away the juice or brine from a jar of pickled onions or gherkins? […]

Welcome to Wigram

Christchurch has numerous suburban treasures within easy travelling distance, and Wigram is one of them. Just seven kilometres southwest of central Christchurch, this vibrant area is home to select shops, cafes, artisan breweries, day spas, and much more. Resident, commercial, and industrial properties abound, while historically Wigram has an interesting aviation background. Recreational parks are […]

Best in brewing: Wigram Brewing

  At Wigram Brewing company the service philosophy is that beer is a language and communication is everything. And with over 17 years in the industry and an extensive range to show for it… it is fair to say they know what they are talking about.       Said range includes pilsners, stouts and […]

Decades of deliciousness: Pasta Vera

  For decades Pasta Vera has filled homes with a little taste of Italy. Their delicious, mouth-watering range of pasta is made using locally sourced ingredients and a whole lot of love and passion.     For 20 years, the 100 percent New Zealand owned and operated business, has used locally sourced ingredients to produce […]

Popular new pickle product: Gordon’s Picklery

Gordon’s Picklery owner Janice Burnett is truly passionate about pickles and her latest product is proving to be popular.     The ‘Original Gordon’s’ Dill Stacker and Dill Pickle, made with a well-pronounced hit of dill and perfectly balanced with garlic and 100 percent natural spices, is available long-sliced or whole. Fresh, crisp and tangy, […]

Cuisine for Christmas: Pasta Vera

With the arrival of both expected and unexpected guests at Christmas, or hungry teenagers and uni students returning home for the holidays , Pasta Vera can help take the stress out of feeding extra mouths over the busy festive season.     Pasta Vera’s best-selling homestyle lasagne is a tasty and convenient option, whether families […]

Locally owned & sustainable: United Fisheries

United Fisheries has established itself as a leading family-owned Christchurch business, providing quality seafood to the local market and across the globe.     Founded by Kypros Kotzikas in 1974, it has grown from modest beginnings to become one of the top 10 seafood companies in New Zealand. Nowadays, Kypros’ four sons, and a grandson, […]