Doors will re-open for Coromandel food producers as our Council supports them at the Auckland Food Show in November.
2020 has hit businesses hard through the COVID-19 lockdown period but our Council is here to support them and kick-start
our local economy.
Our Mayor Sandra Goudie says we are pleased to announce we will be supporting our local food producers again this year,
marketing the Coromandel as a foodie destination, and promoting homegrown. This year the Food Show has been rescheduled
for November 19 – 22 from its usual July date due to the lockdown.
"This event gives our local food producers the opportunity to get in front of more than 35,000 people and showcase that
we're not just pristine beaches and beautiful bush, there is a lot more going on here that drives people to come visit
us," says Mayor Sandra.
“Supporting local is a focus we have at Council and this is a really good opportunity for local producers to get their
products known further afield and in front of chefs who are looking for new products and the media covering the Food
Show,” she says.
Five food or beverage producers located in our district are showcasing their products at The Coromandel Food
Collective’s stand, located within the Food Show's 'Artisan Village', where handmade, high-quality goods are featured.The Auckland Food Show 2019
The Auckland Food Show has helped put Coromandel on the map as "Food experience hotspot".
“Food is becoming more and more important for tourism across the district and we have amazing restaurants, cafes,
markets, home-made products and not to mention approximately 90 per cent of the North Island’s Green Shell mussels are
loaded in Coromandel Town each year,” says Laurna White, our Economic and Communications Group Manager.The Auckland Food Show 2019The local businesses that will be involved this year include:Corokai - Gluten Free Bread Mix
Corokai is an organic, gluten-free, plant-based, food maker based in Coromandel Town. Their base mix can be easily
trasnformed into plain wholemeal loaf, seed loaf, banana loaf, raisin / fruit loaf, herb loaf or you can add your own
extra ingredients. corokai.co.nzUncle Dunkles Chilli
Uncle Dunkles Chilli's produces locally-sourced ingredients to make its wood-fired chilli sauces, slow cooked and smoked
in a wood-fired oven with NZ tea tree wood. Flavours include chilli, chilli BBQ, and extra hot chilli sauce. Visit their
shop at 20 Black Jack Road Kuaotunu. uncledunkles.co.nzBlue Fridge Brewery
Blue Fridge Brewery stays true to its roots by minimising its environmental footprint as they craft their beers: they
use quality local ingredients, sell locally, reduce waste by giving their spent grain to animals on their lifestyle
farm, and clean their equipment and brewery with eco-friendly products.
Their well-balanced, ultra-drinkable beers cater to different tastes, but they’re all made with heart. Blue Fridge
Brewery is located by the beach in Kuaotunu. bluefridgebrewery.co.nzBlackbeards Smokehouse
Blackbeard’s Smokehouse is a family-run business in Whitianga. Inspired by the Coromandel’s spectacular pristine waters
and amazing array of seafood. Blackbeard’s Smokehouse uses traditional methods of smoking Green-lipped mussels by hand
with brine, manuka wood smoke and tasty recipes. blackbeardsmokehouse.co.nzOmahu Valley Citrus
Omahu Valley Citrus is a family business run on a small farm where they produce high quality, artisan citrus preserves
and fragrances, claiming both national and international awards.
There are no artificial ingredients and the preserves are made from fruit grown in the farm's orchards. These are
hand-crafted in small batches in the commercial kitchen on the property and the recipes are unique to the business. omahuvalleycitrus.co.nz
To find out more about the Auckland Food Show click here.