Meet the Maker: Emporium Brewing
Owner of Emporium Brewing, Paul Finney has always said that having a brewery was the result of a hobby that spiralled out of control,…
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Meet the Maker: Karikaas
Diana Hawkins is a food technologist by training, and loves making real food from scratch. It doesn’t matter whether it’s pasta sauce at home…
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Meet the Maker: Jemma Turner, Mylk Made
Mylk Made’s founder and director, Jemma Turner has a background in Project Coordination (in particular the engineering industry) along with other coordination roles. She…
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Meet the Maker: King Truffles
Jax Lee-May, general manager at King Truffles, holds a degree in Design and a post grad in Marketing, which she admits helps with sales…
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Meet the Maker: Fernside Microfarm
Owners and operators of Fernside Microfarm, Hayley and Michael Heron had been living in North Canterbury for six years when they accidentally stumbled on…
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Meet the Distiller: Jonathan McLean, Black Collar Distillery
The sale of his small, niche bottled water brand in his late teens is how Jonathan Mclean discovered his desire to move into the…
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Meet the Maker: Foothills Honey
Foothills Honey’s beginnings reach back to when its owner and managing director, James Malcolm – a wayward teen at the time – stumbled across…
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Meet the Distiller: Mark Halton, Denzien Urban Distillery
After spending 15 years working as a creative in design, marketing, and advertising, Mark Halton jumped headfirst and bought a manufacturing business. The next…
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Meet the Maker: Julia Warren, Make It Raw
Julia Warren is the owner of Make it Raw, a small business specialising in delicious wholefood options for health-conscious consumers and those on restricted…
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Meet the Distiller: Reid + Reid
Chris Reid was 18 when he left Wellington to study wine science and viticulture in Hawke’s Bay. He then worked as a winemaker across…
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