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Country Culinaire’s sublime products have been entered into international and national food award events. To read more
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MASSEY UNIVERSITY FOOD AWARDS
Country Culinaire has been the winner of two prestigious Massey University Food Awards, for the last two Award years. The Awards were created by Professor Mary Earle in the mid 1980s and are held biennially and recognise innovation excellence. They have grown in strength over the last two decades and have become a highly sought after accolade within the New Zealand food industry.
Country Culinaire has had repeated success at the prestigious Awards in 2004 and 2006, winning the category Awards in Gourmet Food and Packaging Design. In 2004 success was enjoyed with the Pavlova Roulades and in 2006, with the Sticky Date Pudding. The Awards are a reflection of the quality and passion that Country Culinaire has for exquisite, country-style home cooked desserts.
This is what the Judges had to say:
MASSEY UNIVERSITY FOOD AWARDS (2006)
Foodtech/Packtec Sponsored Gourmet Food Awards
Sticky Date Pudding with Sauce
Judges Comments:
Developed for the winter market to extend their already very successful summer range
of desserts. Sticky Date Pudding is designed to provide time poor food lovers
who want a top quality pre-prepared dessert with "home made" character and taste.
The judges were highly impressed with the excellent flavour palate as well as the
ability of the product to retain its highly edible quality after having been twice
baked.
AJ Park Packaging Design Award
Sticky Date Pudding with Sauce
Judges Comments:
Individually wrapped components with a clear and simple ingredients list and cooking
instructions made this product a standout entry in the awards. The packaging
and service components were well thought through for the target market and oozed
style and sophistication. The ability to use as much as is required at any
given time was an added bonus.
MASSEY UNIVERSITY FOOD AWARDS (2004)
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Gourmet Food Awards
Country Culinaire Frozen Pavlova Roulades
Rasperry, Feijoa, Coffee & Hazelnut, Lemon & Lime, Chocolate Mousse and
Passionfruit.
Judges Comments:
This product came originally out of a home kitchen and has a delicious clean flavour
with contrasting textures between the Pavlova Roulade and whipped cream filling.
The fruit flavours were superlative. Judges liked the simple, functional and well
presented packaging, especially the cut-and-come-again functionality.
AJ Park Packaging Design Award
Country Culinaire Frozen Pavlova Roulades
Raspberry, Feijoa, Coffee & Hazelnut, Lemon & Lime, Chocolate Mousse and
Passionfruit.
Judges Comments:
Country Culinaire has designed a sturdy, simple package which maintains the integrity
of a relatively fragile product during distribution and although cardboard, is
not affected by dew that may form during thawing for consumption. The graphic
design is quite sophisticated.
The best of the world’s new products judged in Paris
Our Pavlova Roulades were entered into the SIAL D’Or Food Awards judged at the giant French Food Show staged at the large Paris-Nord Villepinte exhibition Centre. The entries are from the most innovative and commercially successful lines from each Country. The entries come from 28 countries and they are submitted in 12 categories by the leading supermarket magazines from around the world. Judging takes place over two days.
Our product was entered under the “Dairy Products, Ice Cream & Eggs category". This is what was published in the FMCG magazine:
June 2004 edition:
"The revolutionary Frozen Pavlova Roulade developed in Hastings by Country Culinaire Ltd. The unique product is a perfect five serve frozen dessert in six delicious, fresh and all natural ingredients – raspberry, feijoa, passionfruit, chocolate, coffee and hazelnut with lemon and lime. To date no one has been able to master the art of freezing this product but this 425g boxed line now has a shelf life in excess of 12 months."
July 2004 edition:
"(The New Zealand entry in this category was an amazing frozen dessert – a pavlova roulade – from Hasting’s–based Country Culinaire. The six flavoured line using egg whites, fresh cream, fresh fruit is thought to be the first time that a manufacturer has been able to successfully freeze these items in their processed form. It also finished in the top half a dozen choices from the 27 entries.)"
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