Kapiti Fine Foods Ltd

Infobox_Company
company_name = Kapiti Fine Foods Ltd
company_
company_type = Subsidiary of a co-operative
foundation = 1984
location = New Zealand
products = Ice Cream, Cheese, Milk
industry = Dairy Foods
revenue = NZ$60 Million (2005)
num_employees = 230 (2005)
homepage = http://www.kff.co.nz/

Kapiti Fine Foods Ltd, part of the Fonterra group, is a Palmerston North based New Zealand company producing gourmet cheeses, ice cream and other dairy products for domestic consumption and for export. It takes its name from its original site at Lindale on the Kapiti coast. It has factories in Paraparaumu and Palmerston North and produces 51 speciality cheeses. It began production in 1984.

Awards

In 2005 Kapiti cheeses won eight gold, three silver and seven bronze medals at the New Zealand Champions of Cheese awards [ [http://www.nzicecream.org.nz/awards05.htm Ninth New Zealand Ice Cream Awards (2005)] ] .

In 2007 Kapiti lemongrass and ginger icecream received the supreme award at the New Zealand Ice Cream Awards [ [http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/1/story.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10443037 The ice-creamiest taste? It's lemongrass and ginger (NZPA)] ] .

Company acquisition

On 15 November 2005, New Zealand's largest dairy company, Fonterra, agreed to purchase Kapiti Fine Foods Ltd from Foodstuffs [ [http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0511/S00226.htm http://www.scoop.co.nz/] ] [ [http://www.fonterra.com/fonterra/content/news/fonterranews/displayarticle.jsp;jsessionid=DUZOEVTJP3YDOCTTIYJCFEQKONDBKIV0?elementId=k%3A%5Cfonterraprod%5Cinetpub%5Cwwwroot%5Cfonterramediarelease%5C20051115_Kapiti.xml http://www.fonterra.com/fonterra/content/news/] ] .

References

External links

* [http://www.kff.co.nz/ Kapiti Fine Foods website]