We’re all stocked up again with the magnificent Bertagni filled pasta. We’ve been bringing in this range for so long that sometimes we take it for granted—and then a new shipment arrives and we remember just what makes it so outstanding.
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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.
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 …
We’re wild about our new ILSA coffee maker range! The only problem is which to choose—surely it’s okay to have several? From the classic French press to the robust moka espresso pot to the iconic Napoletana coffeemaker, we now have something for every occasion.
We’ve just unpacked a shipment of the amazing Mauri Gorgonzola and Taleggio cheeses from Valsassina—renowned as the “Valley of Cheese”—in northern Italy. It arrived by air so it’s beautifully fresh, and it’s also available in both wholesale and retail packaging.
Behind those elegant white-and-gold packages of authentic Italian pastries lies the remarkable story of Matilde Vicenzi—a passionate baker whose legacy continues more than a century later.
Delicious and authentic—the reason for Tomarchio’s success is embodied in the name it gave to this range of classic Sicilian sodas, which includes traditional flavours like aranciata and chinotto as well as contemporary favourites like cola and ginger beer. From the vintage bottle and label designs to the elegant taste, Tomarchio sodas are a great way to capture the romance of a Mediterranean summer.
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