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Taste New Zealand Food Fair is back with quality, honest products
comprising a delectable selection of new artisanal treats, guilt-free
chocolates, premium New Zealand apples and kiwifruits from a clean and
sustainable environment for every Malaysian home.
Organized
by New Zealand Trade and Enterprise (NZTE), Taste New Zealand will be
held at all 19 Jaya Grocer outlets nationwide from
3rd May to 21st May,
promising something for everyone. Malaysians can look forward to over
150 New Zealand products at the fair, with 30 new exclusive products
featured.
Additionally, Customer who spend
RM50 in a
single receipt at Jaya Grocer Taste New Zealand will also be able redeem
an exclusive
60th Anniversary themed shopping bag and enter a
lucky draw contest. The grand prize winner will win RM888 worth of New Zealand products.
“Malaysians
consistently seek high quality New Zealand dairy products, from healthy
and tasty milk powder and cheese to yoghurt and ice cream. This demand
continues to grow as Malaysians become increasingly conscious and
mindful of what they consume,” says Matt Ritchie, New Zealand Trade
Commissioner to Malaysia and Brunei.
“New Zealand food
and beverages are also safe and sustainably-produced. Our natural
environment, climate and clean air are ideal for almost every kind of
production, from horticulture to seafood and farming,” he added.
Kanthan
K, Head of Merchandising Department said, “As Malaysia’s Fresh
Neighbourhood Grocer, we take pride in carrying quality, premium
products for every Malaysian’s daily convenience and needs. Jaya Grocer
is glad to collaborate with New Zealand Trade and Enterprise to feature
an exciting range of both new and readily available products at the New
Zealand Food Fair that are equivalently delicious, nutritious and
meeting health requirements.”
Some of the items that consumers can look forward to purchasing at the fair:
‘Grow Young Together’ with Anlene
Renowned for producing some
of the best tasting dairy the world has to offer, consumers can look
forward to delicious products from New Zealand's leading dairy brands,
Fonterra, with Anlene Heart-PlusTM. Launched March 2017, Anlene
Heart-PlusTM is the only high calcium milk in Malaysia with the dual
action formula that supports greater mobility (MoveMaxTM) and heart
health (HeartMaxTM).
The MoveMaxTM formulation contains
important nutrients such as magnesium, zinc, and Vitamins B, C, D & E
to help care for bones, joints and muscles, while the HeartMaxTM
formulation contains Omega 3 (DHA + EPA), plant sterol, potassium,
Vitamin B12 and folic acid that enables optimal cholesterol levels,
blood pressures and blood sugar levels.
Anlene seeks to trigger conversations about ageing, debunking the
myth that it should restrict mobility and lifestyle choices. With the
right nutrition, people can continue to live as young as they feel
inside.
All Natural New Zealand Ice-cream & Yoghurt
The Collective Dairy
Founded
by two chefs with entrepreneurial minds, Angus Allan and Ofer Shenhav,
The Collective is New Zealand’s leading gourmet yogurt brand, thriving
on creating an extraordinary yoghurt with an unbeatable taste. The
Collective takes pride in its all-natural, vegetarian, gluten-free
goodness which guarantees no added nasties. With catchy names like Pink
Lemonade, Sassy Strawberry & Fig n’ Ginger, the probiotic yoghurt
brand steers away from the corporately packaged world and focuses on
being fun, slightly edgy and undeniable approachable by individuals of
all age ranges.
Taste quality and natural goodness with New Zealand apples
Blessed
to grow in a land of pure water and fertile land, New Zealand apples
are renowned for their unbeatable taste and will do more than keep the
doctor away.
Luv’ya
Luv’ya Fruit grows apples in
their own orchards right in the sunny, temperate region at the top of
New Zealand’s South Island. Known for being mildly sweet and with a
subtle pear essence, the Ambrosia apples have crisp, fine-grained flesh
that remain white even when sliced. As the name ‘Ambrosia’ means “Food
of the Gods’, customers will attest to it’s out-of-the-world juiciness.
Rockit™
Rockit™ Apple Snacks have also recently returned to
popular Malaysian retailers. Rockit™ is the world’s first specially bred
miniature ‘high quality’ apple, positioned as a health snack and has a
delicious sweet flavour, bright red colour and a juicy, crisp crunch.
Top quality chocolates and biscuits
Whittaker’s
Founded
in 1896 by James Henry Whittaker, New Zealand’s primary chocolate
brand, Whittaker’s sources for top quality, hand-harvested cocoa from
Ghana and
Madagascar – the two homes of the world’s
finest beans. These beans are then batch roasted and made into fine
grade chocolate, thus differentiating them from other competitors who
often purchase cocoa liquor rather than roasting their own beans.
Dark
chocolate indulgers can look forward to two of Whittaker’s’ new
artisanal varieties. The Fijian Ginger and Kerikeri Mandarin is a rich
62% dark chocolate infused with mandarin from the famed citrus growers
of New Zealand’s Keri keri, paired with luscious, crystalized ginger
hand is cultivated in the islands of the world’s finest ginger producer,
Fiji.
There will also be limited edition Sharebags –
Whittaker’s Tweats comprises of 12 mini slabs of creamy milk chocolate
with popping candy, specifically moulded in the shapes of some of our
favourite New Zealand native creatures such as the Kiwi and Moa bird,
the forest-dwelling Morepork owl, the lizard-resembling Tuatara,
owl-parrot Kakapo and a Penguin! These delectable Whittaker’s mini
chocolate slabs are made using 33% cocoa.
Griffin’s
New
Zealand’s No. 1 Biscuit brand has also finally set food in Malaysia.
Griffin’s, New Zealand’s favourite biscuit bakers have been delighting
Kiwi families for more than 150 years. They are armed with its heritage
of expertly baking biscuits with top quality ingredients and utmost
craft and care. Malaysians can now experience its delicious biscuits
made with real New Zealand milk and milk chocolate.
With
over 150 products featured at Taste New Zealand, experience and taste
quality at all 19 Jaya Grocer outlets from 3rd – 21st May 2017.
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