Best New Product Awards Honored at Fine Food New Zealand
Some of the best new products in the food, beverage, food
service and hospitality industries were honoured at the inaugural
Fine Food New Zealand exhibition held Sunday 13th -15th June
2010.
There were four categories in the Best New Product Awards and
finalists were judged on various criteria such as taste and visual
appeal, degree of innovation, functionality and value. Dozens of
new products in the food, beverage, foodservice and hospitality
industries were submitted to the awards before judges whittled them
down to four finalists in each category.
Winning top honours in the Hospitality Magazine sponsored
category for Best New Hospitality Equipment was Arc Distribution
Slide Control - silicon seal that stabilises glassware and
crockery.
Food & Beverage Today sponsored the Best New Hospitality
Food or Drink Product, which was won by Waitaki Bacon and Ham for
its Pure Pork Sausage.
Best New Retail Product, sponsored by Supermarket News, went to
Tasman Bay Food Group for Natures Harvest Organic Cookies.
And the Restaurant & Catering News sponsored category for
Best New Foodservice Product went to NZ King Salmon for its Frozen
Salmon Fillet Portions.
Dona White, CEO of North Port Events and Fine Food New Zealand
Event Organiser commented, "This is the first international
foodservice and hospitality trade event to be held in New Zealand
and it has been terrific to kick it off with some well deserved
accolades. We are expecting over 5000 people through the show over
the next few days, which demonstrates a real need for an event of
this stature."
Around 240 exhibitors from New Zealand, Australia and around the
world are at Fine Food New Zealand, showcasing the latest in food,
food service equipment and new trends in products, services and
ideas shaping the industry's future.
Launched in 1984, Fine Food Australia takes place in Sydney,
Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth, and is recognised as the pre-eminent
food industry exhibition in Australia, enjoying a growing exhibitor
and visitor base.
Fine Food New Zealand took place 13-15 June 2010 at the ASB
Showgrounds in Auckland.