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26th April 2024 By Staff Reporter | news@foodticker.co.nz | @foodtickernz

Wellington Chocolate Factory and Fix & Fogg combine, Justine’s adds another keto cookie, Mac’s Soda is back with a new manufacturer and new flavours, and Asahi overhauls its Pure Blonde.

Wellington Chocolate Factory and Fix & Fogg’s Peanut Butter Dark Chocolate Bar

Wellington Chocolate Factory and Fix & Fogg have today released a limited-edition bar which they say celebrates their shared history and love for all things chocolate and peanut butter.

The two food producers first met a decade ago while looking for space to grow their businesses, when both ended up settling on Wellington’s Eva Street.

Ten years on and they have teamed up on Peanut Butter Dark Chocolate Bar, which features Vanuatu cocoa slathered in Fix & Fogg peanuts, inspired by its Super Crunchy Peanut Butter.

It is the second collaboration between WCF and Fix & Fogg after a peanut butter and jelly single bar was released ‘way back in the day’.

The 90 gram WCF x Fix & Fogg’s Peanut Butter Dark Chocolate Bar is $13.50 and can be purchased online and in-store at WCF.

It will also be available at Moore Wilson’s, Farro Fresh and selected retailers nationwide.

Justine’s Cookies launches its Keto Ginger Crunch Cookie

Wellington’s free-from snack manufacturer Justine’s Cookies is expanding its keto offering.

Following the success of the Keto Afghan Crunch Cookie, launched just last year, the company has launched the Keto Ginger Crunch Cookie.

Tapping into accessibility and convenience, the biscuit is now available in a new 40g size, priced at $2.69 each online and at Woolworths pharmacy stores.

Mac’s Soda range now includes Ginger Beer, Tropical Pash, Lemon Crush and Feijoa, and Pear &
Elderflower

A couple of beverage re-launches onto shelves too.

First up, the Mac’s Soda range, which is now being manufactured, distributed and marketed by Natural Sugars – part of the Global Endeavours Group.

It has launched four new flavours, Ginger Beer, Tropical Pash, Lemon Crush and Feijoa, Pear &
Elderflower in supermarkets nationwide in a 6-pack of 250ml cans.

Asahi revives its Pure Blonde Ultra Low Carb Lager

And Asahi Beverages New Zealand has also had a relaunch.

The drinks group has brought back its ‘better for you’ beer, Pure Blonde Ultra Low Carb Lager, with a new design for packaging and better carb claims, plus it is now brewed and bottled in New Zealand.

It is now 99% Carb Free and only 89 calories per bottle, and is available in alcohol stores and on tap at around 40 outlets nationwide, with an RRP of $26.99 per dozen.