NZ Food Awards 2024 by Massey University
NZ Food Producers – this is your chance to gain credibility and exposure.
If your product:
🟢 Is new to market (less than 3 years old)
🟢 Demonstrates innovation in formulation, production, process, or distribution
🟢 Has a sustainable lifecycle considering environmental, social and economic outcomes
🟢 Showcases exceptional food technology and food safety
🟢 Delivers an outstanding customer experience
Entries open: 1 – 31 May 2024
There’s a range of categories to enter:
Artisan
Retains the integrity of the highest quality ingredients. Examples: artisan cheeses, boutique chocolates, condiments and beverages - products in the high added value segment of the market; ingredients specific to artisanal products.
Below Zero
Food products or ingredients that require frozen storage. Examples: ice creams, RTE meals, pastries, frozen desserts, prepared fruits/vegetables; ingredients for frozen food products.
Beverage
Open to all beverages. Examples: Wine, beer, spirits, 0% alcoholic drinks, water, flavoured milks, smoothies, carbonated beverages, juices, juice concentrates, teas, kombucha, ginger beer, kefir; ingredients for these beverages.
Chilled
Food products or ingredients that require cool storage to maintain food safety and product quality. Examples: Yoghurts, cheeses, dips, pouch soups, meats and deli products, and chilled ready meals; ingredients for chilled food products.
Health and Wellbeing
Products demonstrate a benefit to the health and wellness of consumers. Examples: Supplements, powders, macro specific products such as high protein, low fat, low carbs and alternative foods such as vegan, gluten free, dairy free, sugar free.
Novel
Products demonstrate innovation and originality in formulation, manufacturing or packaging. Examples: Sheep milk gin, mushroom crisps, cucumber beer, deer milk.
Pantry
Products (including ingredients, partially prepared and ready-to-eat foods) that can safely be stored at ambient temperatures over their shelf-life. Examples: Sauces, soups, spreads, condiments, cereals, bread and bakery mixes, energy bars, potato chips, cured meats, meal preparation kits, ingredients for ambient-stable food products.
Primary Sector
Products where value has been added through the introduction of new varieties, cultivars or breeds. Alternatively, where innovative products have been introduced through new or different harvesting, processing, packaging or distribution channels. For the purposes of entry, primary sector products are those sold in their purest form, with minimal processing (also referred to as “wholefoods”). Examples: Meats, poultry, seafood, milk, fruits, grains, honey.
We're really looking forward to this event!