From 29 June 29 to 2 July, Pacific Trade Invest (PTI) New Zealand will be supporting Blue Pacific food exporters and importers by hosting a joint venture with an impressive Pacific stand at this year’s Fine Food New Zealand show.
Held at the ASB Showgrounds in Auckland, Fine Food is New Zealand’s largest food trade event for food retail, food service, bakery and food manufacturing. It includes features such as the NZ Chef and Pizza Makers Championships; a seminar series; a networking lounge for exhibitors; a ‘Taste of the World’ emphasis; a new products showcase, and an ‘Artisan Alley,’ showcasing handmade, small-batch, traditional, and super-high-quality goods.
The PTI New Zealand initiative builds on the success of the Pacific stand at the 2023 Fine Food trade fair. This year the three companies collaborating with PTI New Zealand are:
Foods Pacific Pte Ltd, based at Wailada Industrial Estate in Lami, Fiji.
Foods Pacific is one of Fiji's largest family-owned private food manufacturing companies. The company has a globally-sourced professional workforce and sales representation throughout the Asia-Pacific region.
Foods Pacific has the largest canned food production plant in the region, equipped with innovative, state-of-the-art facilities for processing and packaging a wide range of products, including ready-to-eat meals, sauces, spices, yoghurts and food service products. Known for its commitment to excellence and innovation, Foods Pacific enjoys continued success as a leading food manufacturer and processer in Fiji. Foods Pacific are the producers of the successful range of sauces and condiments, Taste of India, found in supermarkets across New Zealand.
For more information, please visit www.foodspacific.com
Cibus Foods Limited, a leading New Zealand-based importer and wholesaler of food products from the Pacific Islands – notably Fiji – and Asia.
Cibus Foods products are available in retailers and supermarkets throughout New Zealand and Australia. Cibus Foods is well known in New Zealand, particularly among Pacific and multicultural consumer bases, for their quality fresh taro, kava, frozen root crops, as well as wide range of canned and shelf stable products.
At Fine Food, Cibus will be displaying frozen root crops taro, plantain, cassava, breadfruit, chillies, in 2kg packets with a shelf-life of 24 months. Other products will include Cibus rokete, palusami, and fresh taro, along with ground kava, under the brand name Sinai Bilo.
For more information, please visit www.cibus.co.nz
Inu Cook Islands Limited, a family-run organic noni juice company, based in the Cook Islands.
Inu Cook Islands are the producers of Inu Juice, a 100% natural noni juice from the Cook Islands, branded in stylish packaging. Inu Cook Islands is a family run business that grows and processes its products in the Cook Islands. The company believes in the health benefits of noni juice, through Polynesian knowledge passed down through the generations. They look forward to inviting visitors and buyers at Fine Food to learn about the health benefits of noni and how to incorporate it into their daily lives.
For more information, please visit www.inujuices.com
In preparing and presenting the combined stand at Fine Food, PTI New Zealand is working closely with Natasha Smith, an experienced event project manager, to ensure a seamless, impressive and effective trade show presence.
For more information on Pacific products at Fine Food New Zealand, please contact PTI New Zealand.
