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Welcome. We’re FOODHQ, a company dedicated to working with ‘niche’ food brands to help them grow successfully in mainstream markets. As you will discover our unique approach goes beyond the traditional representation and distribution model. We engage as ‘partners’, using our know-how, contacts and years of experience in the local market, to give you the best advice for your brand to move forward.

To discuss how we can become partners to help grow your brand, please give Malcolm Coburn a call on 0800 FOODHQ (0800 366 347) or drop us a line by clicking here

our services

FoodHQ provides small and medium size businesses with a 360º service: from national in-store brand representation and wholesale to retail distribution and merchandising. We’ll work with you to create a seamless service designed specifically to meet your needs. This will leave you free to focus on your business and what you do best, namely creating and developing great food products.

Although FoodHQ is a relatively new enterprise, we offer over 25 years of proven industry experience in the Australasian market. We will provide sound business knowledge in all channels: FMCG retail, Foodservice, Specialty stores and Food Manufacturers.

Our folio of niche New Zealand brands is blended with ‘hand-picked’ imported delicatessen items.

services

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our approach

FoodHQ’s point of difference is that we offer an innovative approach to the traditional food representation and distribution model. We believe building strong enduring partnerships with our clients and channels ensure mutual success. It’s what we call a ‘partnership for growth’.

This partnership follows a simple philosophy: our clients’ growth is our growth. We don’t aspire to ‘own’ brands nor will we treat them just as another product in our portfolio. Instead, we consider businesses we work with as partners. To deliver the best result, we dedicate time, energy, attention and focus to help brands seize their opportunities and maximise market potential.

Our innovative approach, comes from balancing our wealth of experience with a fresh new attitude. We provide a dedicated service that ultimately will produce the desired result: sustained market growth.

approach

Products

 

 

  • TALBOT FOREST CHEESE

    Raukapuka Red

    A rich creamy style cheese lightly coloured with annatto (natural vegetable extract) to give it it’s vibrant brick red colour
     
    Rich, Creamy Coloured with Annatto

    150g

    Smokey Manuka

    Enormous flavours rich and Smokey – a bold but perfectly balanced combination of cheese and smoke
     
    Rich and Naturally Smokey

    150g

    Parmesan

    A hard cheese in the Italian style designed for shaving and grating, this cheese has savoury flavours and intense caramel butterscotch tones that intensify with age. It’s fruitiness is reminiscent of pineapple. A traditional NZ styled parmesan, a core ingredient in many dishes.
     
    Hard traditional savoury pineapple Aged 2+ years

    250g

    Mozzarella

    Fresh, mild and delicate with a subtle milky flavour. It is soft and moist, creamy, smooth and elastic.

    Pizza is just not the same without Mozzarella
     
    Fresh, mild & Delicate

    250g

    Maasdam

    A creamy sweet, buttery and nutty mix of flavours with a fruity background. This cheese lingers on the palate with a satisfying finish. It has an elastic texture and characteristic ‘eyes’ adding to its unique appearance. It melts super smoothly making it a favourite in the kitchen.
     
    Buttery, Sweet & Nutty

    150g

    Peppered Havarti

    The sweetness and creaminess of the cheese is well contrasted with a coating of piquant cracked black pepper
     
    Creamy Sweetness, piquant Black Pepper

    150g

    Havarti

    Indulgently and decadently smooth and creamy on the palate, this mild, sweet, aromatic and pliable cheese has a subtle acidic tang

     
    Indulgently Smooth & sweet

    150g

    CHESHIRE

    A well known English cheese made in the traditional way, the mouthfeel is mild and buttery the flavours sharp and tangy and the structure is crumbly.
     
    Sharp tangy crumbly

    150g

    GERALDINE VINTAGE CHEDDAR

    An exceptionally well matured cheese with a wonderful balance of creaminess and character, it has a tight crystalline texture and classic rich sharp finish. Made just like the old days, in our opinion the best Cheddar ever.
     
    Mature,Classic & full flavour

    150g

    Gruyere

    A hugely complex flavour profile, creamy and nutty, fruity and sweet with a mouth tingling acidity and an alluring wine-like aroma, with a glossy resilient texture, this cheese lingers on the palate. It is an excellent cheese for melting, traditionally used in fondues.
     
    Glossy, Nutty & Fruity

    150g

    MILD GOUDA

    A sweet and creamy cheese with a smooth texture, made in the traditional European manner
     
    Nutty Creamy

    200g

    AGED GOUDA

    A sweet and creamy cheese with a smooth texture, made in the traditional European manner it ripens with mature nutty flavours

     

    Nutty Creamy Full Flavour

    200g

    Garlic Chive Gouda

    The sweet and nutty creaminess of the cheese is overlaid with herbs to create a taste sensation that has become a firm favourite.
     
    Nutty Creamy Herby

    200g

    CUMIN GOUDA

    A sweet and creamy cheese offset by nutty flavours and the addition of aromatic cumin seed creates an exquisite combination.
     
    Nutty Creamy & spicy

    200g

    Peppered Gouda

    A sweet creamy cheese offset by nutty flavours and the addition of piquant Black Pepper balances sweet and spicy
     
    sweet creamy nutty piquant black pepper

    200g

    Goat Gouda

    A wonderfully supple, sweet and creamy cheese with almond notes reminiscent of nougat. A complex of flavours belying its goat origins
     
    Supple, Sweet, Creamy, reminiscent of Nougat
    200g

    BLUE MT. PEEL

    A premium high cream blue with zesty, feisty, sweet and slightly piquant pockets of dark blue-green marbling punctuating the rich silky smooth, soft, buttery texture
     
    Buttery Rich & Smooth

    150g

    BLUE MESOPOTAMIA

    A firm slightly crumbly cheese with a good proportion of vein. The sophisticated flavour of salt and savoury jolts with a spark of peppery blueness. A delightful and approachable blue
     
    Firm Crumbly Strong blue veining

    150g

    Waihi Blue

    150g

    COW FETA

    A moist cheese with a sharp tangy, fresh flavour enhanced by its saltiness. No salad is complete without cubes of feta.
     
    Tangy, Fresh, Traditional Saltiness
    150g

    Goat Feta

    A firm slightly crumbly cheese with a distinctive flavour combination of salt goat and acidic overtones
    It reflects the diversity and character of the rich milk of goats
    Dices well for use in Mediterranean type salads, an ideal ingredient cheese
     
    Tangy Fresh Traditional Saltiness

    150g

  • OB FINEST

    Wafer Cracker Poppy seed

    100g

    Wafer Cracker Sesame seed

    100g

    Wafer Cracker natural

    100g

    Wafer Cracker Cracked Pepper

    100g

    Specialty Cranberry Pumpkin Seed

    100g

    Specialty Cashew & Rosemary

    100g

    Specialty Goji Berry & Coconut

    100g

  • JAMIE OLIVER

    Tomato & Red Wine Pasta Sauce

    400g

    Tomato & Chilli Pasta Sauce

    400g

    Tomato & Basil Pasta Sauce

    400g

    Italian Herb Pesto

    190g

    Spaghetti

    500g

    Fusilli

    500g

    Free Range Lasagne

    250g

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