Meet New Zealand’s Outstanding Makers

The growers, makers and producers behind award-winning food and drink.

Featured {Outstanding} Makers

Discover the stories behind Aotearoa’s most inspiring food and drink producers. Meet Your Maker celebrates the people, passion, and provenance behind award-winning products—highlighting the growers, makers, and innovators shaping New Zealand’s food landscape.

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Opito Bay Salt Co

Optio Bay Salt Co. combines sunshine, pristine Coromandel salt water and patience to create award-winning salt. The artisan salt producer broke into the Outstanding NZ Food Producer Awards in 2022 when they were named Emerging Business and were awarded five medals; including two Gold Medals for Opito Bay Salt Co, Natural Sea Salt and Opito Bay Salt Co, Rosemary Sea Salt.

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