The Inside Scoop - Winter 2023
Meet your new NZICA Committee
Congratulations to new NZICA President Kristy Giles. Kristy has been at Appleby Farms since 2017 where she is a Director, Food Technologist and Operations Manager.
Kristy will be supported by Vice-President, Dene Brosnan. Dene is General Manager of New Zealand Creameries. He's a highly experienced management and sales professional, with extensive global FMCG experience.
Kristy and Dene have been on the Executive Committee for the last two years and were both elected at last month's NZ Ice Cream Association AGM.
At the same meeting Sonya Stichbury, Marketing Manager at Lewis Road Creamery joined the Executive Committee of; Karl Tiefenbacher (Kaffee Eis), Immediate Past President; Marcus Moore (Much Moore), Hannah Wood (Little ‘Lato) and Ben Schurr (Tip Top).
Book your tickets for the NZ Ice Cream Association Annual Conference 2023 now!
Thursday 31 August - 10 am to 3 pm
Venue: Royal Auckland & Grange Golf Club, Papatoetoe, Auckland
Explore 'Business Post-Covid' and join us for a day considering how business operates in the post-Covid, inflationary and tight labour market world.
Keynote speaker, Wellington Culinary Events Trust, Chief Executive Sarah Meikle will share insights on global and local food trends and share her wisdom on how to develop your own NZ food story; ASB Senior Economist Chris Tennent-Brown will explore the NZ Economic Outlook and Tara Ryan, Social Director, from media and digital agency MBM will host a session on Best Practice Social Media. Other speakers will cover branding and a NZ ice cream category review.
Don’t miss the opportunity to network with ice cream companies and key suppliers to the NZ ice cream and gelato industry. Morning tea and lunch provided.
$150 + GST for Association members and $200 + GST for non-members.
NZ Ice Cream & Gelato Awards Gala Cocktail Party Bookings Open
Thursday 31 August - 6 pm to 9 pm
Venue: The Glasshouse, Morningside, Auckland
Join us for a Glamourous Cocktail Party and find out who ths year's trophy winners are! The evening will start with drinks and canapes followed the Awards presentation. You’ll then enjoy substantial food including and a special ice cream and gelato station.
It’s a great opportunity to catch up with the industry friends, Awards judges and key trade buyers and ice cream category managers from the supermarkets and larger specialty food chains.
Morningside is in Central Auckland, about 10 minutes from the city. It's just around the corner from Eden Park and there are lots of B & B's and motels in the area too.
Only 120 tickets are available so book early to avoid missing out! Awards Cocktail Party $125 + GST for members and $175 + GST for non-members.
Strong Entries in NZ Ice Cream & Gelato Awards 2023
We're excited to receive more than 270 entries from 24 ice cream and gelato producers. It's encouraging to see a number of new companies taking part this year, especially small companies and Scoop Stores.
With strong entries across all categories, Gelato is again the largest single category. Innovation is alive and well with record entries in Open Creative and New to Market categories. A move toward more plant-based ice cream alternatives has over 20 entries in the Dairy-Free category.
Judging takes place over the weekend of 29 and 30 July at Americold, Manukau. Jackie Matthews will lead a team of over 20 expert technical and food judges, many of whom judged the Awards last year. They will be supported by a team of 12 stewards.
Save the Date - NZ Ice Cream & Gelato Week is back!
NZ Ice Cream Sundae will kick of NZ Ice Cream & Gelato Week 2023
Diary Sunday 5 November when NZ Ice Cream Sundae will be the first event of NZ Ice Cream & Gelato Week for 2023. Over eight days we'll be celebrating New Zealand ice cream, gelato and sorbet makers and the vibrancy and diversity of Aotearoa's growing industry. More details to be shared at the Annual NZICA Conference on 31 August.
New Members
Welcome to two new manufacturing members, Gelato Roma of Nelson and Kowhai Creamery from the heart of NZ's dairy country in the Waikato.
Gelato Roma
Simple and Fresh' is Gelato Roma's philosophy. Using traditional Italian recipes and fresh locally sourced ingredients they make a delicious range of hand-crafted gelato and sorbet. Local ingredients include Non Homogenised A2 milk, hazelnuts grown in Canterbury, and seasonal berries and fruit from the Southern Alps, Richmond Plains and the Moutere Hills.
Kowhai Creamery
Kowhai Creamery is a boutique producer of small batch gelato. Located in NZ's largest dairying region Waikato, their gelato range is hand-made using locally sourced milk from award-winning Jersey Girl Organics. If you're passing through Matamata don't miss The KC Milk Bar, 49 Broadway Street. You can also find Kowhai Creamery Gelato tubs on the Jersey Girl Organics Stand at the Parnell and Grey Lynn Farmers' Markets every Saturday morning.
Calling all Scoop Stores!
We're excited to be developing a new consumer focused website for the NZ Ice Cream Association for launch in August. In addition to a Member Directory there will also be a dedicated NZ Scoop Store Directory.
We need your help with images for the new site. If you've got high resolution photos of your Scoop Store, your team scooping ice cream or any great ice cream and gelato images that you'd be happy for us to use on the site please share them with Nic. Email: nicola@marvellousmarketing.co.nz;
Thanks in advance for your help!
Welcome to our new Awards Sponsors
David Food Ingredients
Davis Food Ingredients is 100% New Zealand-owned with a proud history of supplying ingredients to Aotearoa's ice cream and wider food industries. They provide their customers with competitive high quality, safe food ingredients. The NZICA is pleased to welcome Davis Food Ingredients as the new sponsor of the Novelty Category.
Contact:
Daniel Coates dcoates@davis.co.nz
Infruit
Infruit source a range of quality fruit and vegetables ingredients, including IQF, purees, pulps, powders, dried juices and concentrates for the New Zealand food and beverage industry.
They're a long term supporter of the NZ Ice Cream Industry and are pleased to sponsor the Dairy-Free category in this year's Awards.
Contacts:
Rod Meachen rod@infruit.co.nz and David McNickle david@infruit.co.nz
Invita
We're welcoming Invita New Zealand back to the NZ Ice Cream & Gelato Awards family of sponsors. Invita is a privately owned distribution company that imports, markets and distributes food and life science ingredients. They utilise their resources and knowledge across New Zealand and Australia to deliver clients the best ingredients. Invita NZ is proud to sponsor the Open Creative Category.
Contact:
Virginia Scott virginiascott@invitaanz.com
Thanks to this year's Awards partners
