You may already have received similar messages from other suppliers in recent weeks, but in the interest of transparency I want to explain the pressures currently affecting our business and the changes that will follow.
Our latest Matilde Vicenzi shipment brought in a great new product—a very special strawberry version of Vicenzi’s famous ladyfingers, that indispensable element of a good tiramisù.
For a company with such a long tradition—stretching back to 1905—Matilde Vicenzi loves to walk a fine line between traditional pastry craftsmanship and breathtaking innovation.
Our Alcurnia peaches are back! These sun-ripened Murcian peaches, carefully selected and packed at peak ripeness, are huge, firm, juicy, and just the right level of sweet—sunshine in a can. Whether to serve up as a breakfast or dessert, roast or grill, bake into a cobber, or just eat straight from the tin, it’s hard to find a better canned peach than Alcurnia.
Our La Fiammante tomatoes have arrived—including plain and basil passata and the La Reale tomato paste, which will be great news to all those customers who have been patiently waiting.
As promised, our Spanish Christmas container has arrived. Well, one of them. Gourmet hamper treats from La Chinata and Don Gastronom are still a few days out, but we’ll give you a sneak peek here too.
Our Italian Christmas container has arrived, packed with beautiful products from Amaretti Virginia, Deseo, Rossella, La Fabrica, and of course Antica Torroneria Piemontese. Think Italian Christmas staples Panforte and Panettone; candy canes and fruit jellies straight out of Italian childhoods; biscotti, amaretti and a whole range of pastries in special Xmas tins; and the most elegant truffles in flavours from cappuccino to pannacotta. Get your order in quickly if you don’t want to miss out!
Looking for lighter-weight summer drinks? Our low-alcohol Rojito spritzer is always a standout, and we also have a whole range of non-alcohol drinks—from Sicilian sodas and cold teas and organic nectars from Italy’s Po Valley to sparkling mineral water from Lombardy. Oh, and Portuguese teas and Italian espresso too, in case you were wondering.
What’s it like to directly import Mediterranean food and wine to Aotearoa? Clue: Think camels passing through the eyes of needles …
We’ve been discovering Puglia in southeast Italy through some exciting new suppliers!
If you’ve scrolled TikTok in the past couple of years, chances are you’ve seen Portuguese conservas—gourmet canned fish—making star turns on date-night platters and in artful packaging collages. From humble provisions to social media icons, conservas have come a long way. And it all started with war …