6 New Zealand brands making a mark in 2020
The island nation should not be overlooked—it's bringing more than its native Manuka honey to the natural products industry.
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Lewis Road Creamery is in the business of happy cows, making for rich and creamy dairy products. Using low-density farming, its herds graze fresh grass pastures with only about 1.5 cows per acre and can do so 365 days per year, no supplemental grain feed needed. This increases its dairy products' purity and creates standout flavor and quality. Its organic and grass-fed butter is a natural standout, though Lewis Road Creamery also makes cream, milk and ice cream.
As the parent company of four manuka honey and oil-based brands, New Zealand Manuka Group takes its commitment to product quality and ethical sustainability seriously. All honey is sourced from remote regions in New Zealand from landowners who receive a percentage of product income. This Fair Share Programme ensures these landowners in rural, coastal communities are adequately compensated for their hard work. Through brands Melora, Manuka Lab, Kaha and Kiwi Manuka, New Zealand Manuka Group brings high quality honey, oils, personal care products and beverages to market.
Auckland-based brand Mad Millie is making it easier than ever to become a cheesemaker, master fermenter or beverage mixer with its make-it-your-own food and drink kits. These aren't just any DIY kits, either. Craving Icelandic Skyr? What about sourdough, limoncello or fermented veggies? Mad Millie has a wide range of gourmet offerings with easy-to-follow instructions inside each kit. It's making "homemade" approachable for all cooking skill levels.
Bees are queen at Manuka Health with its manuka honey, propolis and royal jelly-based products. From pure manuka honey to dietary supplements and skin and oral care products, the brand is bringing New Zealand's natural vibrancy to the masses. What stands out, though, is Manuka Health's fierce dedication to bee product science—studying and optimizing all that manuka honey, propolis and royal jelly can offer to support our health.
Soda Press Co. is raising the sweet beverage bar with its certified organic soda syrups and kombucha concentrates. All it takes is one part syrup mixed with six parts sparkling water to make a flavorful, higher quality (and lower sugar!) version of mass-market soda. Soda Press Co. carefully selects organic ingredients for each of its tonics, from real cola nut to quinine and grapefruit. The brand also has a concentrates line made available for U.S. consumers through Sodastream.
Taylor Pass Honey Co. takes great pride in its high-quality standard, as each manuka honey product is UMF (Unique Manuka Factor) certified. This independent certification ensures the products are genuine manuka honey while also measuring its non-peroxide activity, a natural quality of manuka honey. Choose from a range of creamy, flavorful honeys such as Creamed Clover, Beech Honeydew and Native Flower that all boast unique flavors native to New Zealand plants.
Taylor Pass Honey Co. takes great pride in its high-quality standard, as each manuka honey product is UMF (Unique Manuka Factor) certified. This independent certification ensures the products are genuine manuka honey while also measuring its non-peroxide activity, a natural quality of manuka honey. Choose from a range of creamy, flavorful honeys such as Creamed Clover, Beech Honeydew and Native Flower that all boast unique flavors native to New Zealand plants.
The richness of the natural products industry extends across the globe, and recently we've witnessed more natural product innovations originating from the island nation of New Zealand. And yes, it's got more than honey-based offerings (although the country certainly shines brightly in that regard).
Click through to check out six natural New Zealand brands adding valuable products and new ideas to the natural products industry.
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