Akaroa Salmon
Akaroa King Salmon is 100% NZ owned, 100% NZ King Salmon, raised sustainably, with a really strong connection to the place with Duncan Bates and his father Tom and Ōnuku marae. Customers internationally don’t know the difference from King Salmon to Atlantic Salmon. Customers think all salmon producers are alike and don’t understand how much extra work ( and cost ) it takes to produce 100% NZ King Salmon. Ben is keen to understand the Akaroa Salmon point of difference and see how it’s farmed.
Ben meets Nik Mavromatis at the Akaroa wharfe and takes the boat out to meet Willi Manuel, Akaroa Salmon’s Farm Manager to watch and learn the Akaroa Salmon point of difference. Ben and Nick cook salmon on the shoreline overlooking the Akaroa harbour.
The Good Oil
The Good Oil is a high-quality homegrown culinary oil that is healthy and highly versatile. Two varieties Extra Virgin Rapeseed and Sunflower. The Good Oil is 100% New Zealand grown and cold pressed, highlighting the commitment to local agriculture and sustainability.
The oil is produced from high oleic seed, ensuring a product that is not only delicious but also healthy and versatile for high heat cooking. Partnering with local arable farmers to grow seed which not only ensures great quality control and low food miles, but provides more cropping options to farmers which is highly important for soil health and sustainability
The team focus on minimal processing to retain the natural goodness of the oils and have zero waste from the seed Ben meets Managing Director Nick Murney in the middle of a sunflower field in full bloom. He wants to to understand where the idea and concept came from and why the oil is SO good. Ben then visits a rapeseed farm where the seeds are being harvested. It’s the first time Ben has seen a rapeseed. He learns all about it from Keith Gundry the Agronomy Manager. Ben also visits the factory to see how the seeds are processed and the oil is manufactured.
