Each month we're going to list a few of the cool new products that
foodies would love, as well as news from the cafes, bars and restaurants
from around the country.
The Ice Bar Co - ice blocks for grown ups
The Ice Bar Co is a new product, just in time for summer. Now us grown ups can enjoy an iceblock, without having to have the kids' ones. Flavours include: traditional lemonade; lemon, lime and bitters; and ginger beer.
And using lots of natural ingredients, they taste like they should and not some sugary, kiddy version.
RRP $2.80 each or 6 packs for $8.99
New flavours in Tip Top's yoghurt icecream range
Following the runaway success of their Creamy Yoghurt Ice Cream range, Tip Top have added three new flavours to the 97 percent fat-free line-up: Blueberry, Apricot and Luscious Lemon.
RRP $7.29 for a 1.6L tub.
Holy Cow, there's a new kid on the block
Holy Cow is the latest range of gourmet yoghurts to hit our shelves. Made with all-natural Greek yoghurt and real fruit it is free from preservatives.
With a range of fruit flavours: cherry, mango, passionfruit, raspberry and apple Cinnamon, there is something to suit every discerning palate.
Available exclusively from New World, Pak n Save and small independent retailers, Holy Cow (RRP $5.59).
Bake a difference
The Royal New Zealand Foundation for the Blind's Blind Week runs from Tuesday 25 October until Monday 31 October this year. This year they are launching a nationwide fundraising event called “Bake a Difference for Blind Week” where you can arrange your own baking-based fundraisers for Blind Week. Bake with friends and family and then sell your goodies to everyone you know!
For more information or to register visit blindweek.org.nz or call 0800 120 BLIND.
All Good banana chunks
All Good Bananas been working hard with Oxfam New Zealand and Samoa’s Women in Business Development Inc.
to bring you these Organic Dried Banana Chunks. By partnering closely
with Oxfam & WIBDI, a not-for-profit organisation working with over
250 small-scale farmers growing organically certified Misiluki
bananas in Apia, they’ve been able to provide these Samoan farmers with a
market for a product that currently has almost no economic value
locally.
They are so d'lish and wonderfully sweet, so no sweeteners or preservatives are needed.... just organic, naturally dried
bananas.
Available from Ripe Deli, The Little Grocer, The Juicery, and the Kokako pop-up cafe at HP Winter Garden. I hope that these little beauties go nationwide soon!
All Good Banana Chunks sell for around $3 per pack.
Loaf Mini Bites
Loaf has just launched its new Mini Bites, a range of mini-bite versions of their popular and best-selling delectable slices. Now, if you don’t need a full size Loaf slice, small bite size versions are waiting at a retailer near you.
Mini Bites are available for RRP $5 in supermarkets and gourmet food stores nationwide.