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New name and exec chef for Nourish Group
The Nourish Group has become Foley Hospitality and appointed a national executive chef across its 10 restaurants and bars…
Campari increases stake in Thirsty Camel
Campari Group has become the majority shareholder in New Zealand distributor Thirsty Camel Limited…
‘Superdelic’ arrives for fresh hop season
After more than 10 years of breeding work, NZ Hops has released its latest cultivar, SuperdelicTM, for the 2023 season…
Dancing Sands launches NZ-made recycled glass bottles
Dancing Sands Distillery has released its gins in a new recycled glass bottle made in Aotearoa…
25th year for Hospo NZ Awards for Excellence
Entries are open for the Hospitality New Zealand Awards for Excellence, which will mark 25 years in 2023…
Pals gains B Corp certification
New Zealand drinks brand Pals has achieved B Corp certification – the first alcoholic RTD brand only to do so…
AMW launches The Wine Map of Marlborough
Appellation Marlborough Wine (AMW) has launched a new map of the region to help understanding of its subregional detail and diversity…
Merger for Wellington and Auckland hospo groups
Hospitality groups Kāpura (formerly Wellington Hospitality Group) and Joylab (formerly Barworks) are joining forces to create Star Hospitality Group…
Bayside Rum launches PledgeMe campaign
Auckland-based Bayside Rum Co. has launched a campaign on crowdfunding platform PledgeMe …
Record entries for 2023 New World Beer & Cider Awards
Judges in the 2023 New World Beer & Cider Awards are assessing a record number of entries with more than 700 submissions from around 100 local beverage makers and importers…
West Akld’s The Trusts to shift all stores to franchise model
The Trusts liquor retail chain in West Auckland has announced it will change all its stores to a franchise brand model under either Liquorland or Super Liquor…
Programme released for VWOAP 2023
The line-up for Visa Wellington on a Plate (VWOAP) has been released with more than 100 food and drink events and pop-ups scheduled for the two-week festival…
Entries open for NZ Spirits Awards 2023
Entries are now open for the NZ Spirits Awards 2023, with medal winners announced in May and trophy winners to be revealed at a gala dinner in June…
Clean-up and harvest in flood-affected wine regions
The impact of Cyclone Gabrielle and the extent of the damage to vineyards is still being assessed, but clean-up is underway as winegrowers look towards this year’s harvest…
Cyclone Relief Fund for Hawke’s Bay wine industry
Hawke’s Bay Winegrowers Charitable Trust has set up a Cyclone Gabrielle Relief Fund to help those in the region’s wine industry…
Hawke’s Bay vintage in spotlight post-cyclone
Hawke’s Bay Wine says that a clearer picture is emerging of the effects Cyclone Gabrielle has had on the region’s vineyards as efforts begin to harvest salvageable fruit in the coming weeks…
Shaky Bridge names new Winemaker/GM
Shaky Bridge has announced Mike Kush as winemaker and general manager to lead the Alexandra winery…
Expert line-up for Hāpi Symposium 2023
A line-up of some of the world’s best brewers and hop scientists will be taking part in the Hāpi Symposium in Wellington next month…
Entries open for AIBA 2023
Entries have opened for the Melbourne Royal Australian International Beer Awards, which also marks 30 years this year…
Loaded launches global campaign after capital raise
Queenstown hospitality software business Loaded is launching its global campaign, following the raising of $3.25 million, with an initial entry into Australia planned for early this year…