We have been buying wonderful artisan breads from Tozzetti for many years and when they moved to new premises on Vanguard St I expected to find a larger version of the old bakery and shop on Halifax St, just a…
Crisps have been party and snack favourites for decades and one Nelson business has shaken up the big players in the snack food market – Proper Crisps make just that, proper crisps, not crinkle cut crisps with fake tasting flavourings…
Coffee, everyone has their own take on what makes a perfect coffee, some people like a simple spoon of dehydrated coffee with milk and sugar, for me it has to be real coffee – freshly ground beans, using a proper…
If you have been around Nelson as long as I have you will remember the days when the local dairy was more than just a place to by soft drinks, ice creams, cigarettes, pies and other takeaway foods; before the…
What does a lawyer do when he retires? Michael Gilbert has embarked on a new career in the food industry, starting a business called Pure Food, which produces a range of hand-crafted dressings. In April last year he and a…
If you are a visitor to Nelson you will have been enjoying the famous Nelson sunshine and sheltering from a few rain showers just like the locals have been and hopefully you have been enjoying some of the wonderful foods…
Sarah Hedger and Mike Cowlin are another couple who have moved to Nelson so they can be close to the outstanding mountain bike tracks in the region and they have found it to be the perfect place to grow the…
I first met both Cam Woods and Charlie Unwin through our sponsorship relationship with the Nelson Arts Festival and they have been an important part of the reason my wife’s business, Savage & Savage Chartered Accountants has continued the sponsorship…