By Gemma Carroll, PNZ Communications & Engagement Officer Potato New Zealand’s Chip Group are now campaigning for our 2019 Chip Industry Awards. [columns] [span6] [/span6][span6] [/span6][/columns] New Zealand Potato Growers produce 527190 metric tonne of potatoes each year (2018 figures) and of that 282446 metric tonne goes to processing plants, more than half of which…
Health Promotion is the way forward by Gemma Carroll, Communications & Engagement Officer I was very interested to read the latest U.K. media on hot chips and takeaways. Advice has been given to U.K. fast food outlets, encouraging smaller portions, with reduced calories, in order to drastically reduce obesity levels. It’s the first step towards stricter requirements for traders. People can still enjoy their favourite takeaway…
2019 sees the Potatoes New Zealand Conference and with that the announcement of our two big Chip Group, Industry Awards. PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD The annual popularity contest, where consumers get to vote for their favourite chip shop. JUDGES’ SUPREME AWARD The biennial best chip award, judged by a team of experts and lab-tested for fat…
By Gemma Carroll It’s been a quieter period for the Chip Group, as Chip Fest has passed and business as usual has taken a back-seat to Biosecurity issues. Online Chip training has continued at it’s usual rate, but we have had no face-to-face, group courses, since mid-September. In last month’s update we highlighted our reigning champion for the People’s Choice Award, Mr Chips Masterton….
Who cooks NZ’s best chips? This year the people of NZ put their favourite chippie forward and voted for the 2018 People’s Choice Best Chips…and the winner – Mr Chips Masterton. Continuing their winning streak from 2017, Mr Chips Masterton beat out over 500 chip shops to be named reigning champion of the 2018…
There is and always has been an undeniable link between Kiwi’s and their love for hot chips. From summers on the beach, to Friday night family traditions – the love is strong and it shows no sign of slowing down. Chips are innately celebratory, comforting and almost always delicious and for most New Zealanders they…
Supported by – Bidfood Limited Things are heating up as voting gets underway this month for our 2018 People’s Choice Best Chips Award. All voting will take place on The Chip Group website – www.thechipgroup.co.nz/votenow and there will be one vote per email address. Voting Opens – Weds 1st August – 9am Voting Closes…
What do hot chips and an early morning winter breakfast at the Kohewhata Marae in Kaikohe have in common? Another successful Chip Group training workshop where engaged locals learnt how to prepare healthier hot chips. Working together as ‘prevention partners’ The Chip Group and Healthy Families Far North helped empower attendees about the role and…
Potatoes New Zealand and The Chip Group are proud to confirm the ‘2018 People’s Choice Best Chips Competition’ is coming soon. Kicking-off in August, we will be asking the people of New Zealand to shine the light on where and who cooks their favourite hot chips. This award will be purely a popularity contest, done…
[columns] [span6] [/span6][span6] It’s no secret New Zealand is a land of chip-lovers, but these days your standard deep-fried chips are being transported to new heights everywhere you turn. Enter: “Loaded fries”. Essentially, an extravagant and seriously crave-able combination involving hot chips of varying forms, covered in an array of meat, cheese, sauce,…
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