18th April 2024 Proper / Vegetables
The Nelson snack manufacturer behind the Proper Crisps brand has reverted to New Zealand kūmara for its crisps after temporarily replacing the vegetable with Australian-grown sweet potato.
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Proper Snack Foods is temporarily stopping production of its kūmara crisps following the fallout from Cyclone Gabrielle, but has developed a new product to fill the gap via an Australian workaround.
Proper Crisps has won the Best Food Product accolade for its Cheeza Peno Tortilla Chips at Australia’s 2023 Naturally Good Awards.
M&A activity in NZ remained steady in the first quarter despite economic headwinds, according to PwC, with some high-profile food players spicing up activity.
The consumer advocate says greenwashing is rife in grocery, taking aim at products like Proper Crisps, Dilmah tea and Goodness Me fruit nuggets.
Proper Snack Foods GM Andy Leonard says challenging shipping and rising costs provided extra motivation to establish manufacturing across the ditch.
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