New York, NY – Zespri Kiwifruit teamed up with New Zealand Trade and Enterprise for the prestigious yacht race, America’s Cup, to showcase a top selection of New Zealand products to the food and beverage industry in San Francisco. San Francisco, similar to New Zealand, is known for being sustainability-driven and environmentally conscious; both areas are also responsible for igniting culinary trends for the rest of the world (e.g. Alice Waters from the Bay Area and Al Brown from New Zealand).
During America’s Cup, New Zealand Trade and Enterprise partnered with Waterbar, one of San Francisco’s very own trend-leading restaurants underneath the Bay Bridge, where Zespri Kiwifruit was featured on Waterbar’s menu and will be until October 2013. The launch hosted many restaurateurs and chefs where they were introduced to foods and wines from New Zealand, including Zespri Kiwi Pavlova prepared by pastry chef Angela Gong Salvatore. The dish featured Heilala vanilla bean meringue, ginger ice cream, and Zespri Kiwifruit coulis- the kiwifruit was organically grown on New Zealand’s North Island.
“The event was a huge success,” says Michelle Hoard, Marketing Manager of Zespri North America. “America’s Cup created a great opportunity for us to introduce Zespri Kiwifruit to the Bay Area Food and Beverage industry. It was important to share how Zespri Kiwifruit is greatly invested in sustainability and reducing our carbon footprint, while still delivering a quality product.”
The event was a way for Zespri Kiwifruit to foray into the foodservice industry, while showing San Francisco chefs, restaurateurs, and patrons quality products and produce from New Zealand, further strengthening the ties between New Zealand and The States.
Zespri
Zespri is the world's largest kiwifruit marketer, with over 2,700 growers producing and exporting more than 100 million trays of kiwifruit a year to over 60 countries. Zespri is a grower-owned cooperative of New Zealand kiwifruit growers, with the aim of ensuring top quality Zespri Kiwifruit are provided to consumers around the world. For more health information and easy summertime recipes, please visit www.zesprikiwi.com or check us out on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ZESPRIkiwifruit.
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