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Mrs
Higgins
Mrs
Higgins bakes soft, chewy, American style cookies loaded with flavour! For
starters, all our cookies are made with real butter, then we ‘turn the
wooden spoon’ to the left and the right, toss in chunky bits, fruity
bits, nutty bits and ‘secret bits’, and then turn the wooden spoon
some more.
Mrs
Higgins Cookies are filled with only the finest ingredients and are baked in
store with love and attention.
Rediscover Cookies like Grandma used to Bake – that ‘to die
for’ aroma as the cookies are baking, and those memorable yummy, gourmet,
delectable taste delights of home.
Our Cookies are indulgent, sumptuous, addictive,
magnificent all butter Cookies.
Mrs
Higgins Oven Fresh Cookies has developed hugely since our early days and today
Mrs Higgins has a Franchise Network throughout New Zealand and
is involved in the wholesaling of cookie products also.
From
the humble beginnings of just a few popular flavours, today our Gourmet Cookies
are produced in over 20 delicious flavours.
Mrs
Higgins Cookies are so popular that our target market is widespread and ranges
from the very young to the elderly. School children and older students love Mrs
Higgins Cookies and we find that once someone samples a Mrs Higgins Cookie,
they become a customer for life.
Initially
a specialist cookie retailer, Mrs Higgins has created additional high quality
products. Such delights as specialty Chocolate Macadamia Nut Fudges, Chocolate
Fudge Brownie, Shortbread, Slabs and Slices are now available. All products
have been designed to complement our yummy Cookies while maintaining the
homemade, fresh image we have strived hard to develop.
Mrs
Higgins Oven Fresh Cookies are a very sought after product through both our
Franchise Operators and a number of fresh food retail outlets also. We know
you, or anyone you offer a Mrs Higgins Cookie to will enjoy them. We do!!
And
remember ...
“Life is Short ... Eat the Cookie!”
Nada
Nada has one of the widest ranges of top quality
food with European influence. Nada also creates amazing celebration cakes.
Peter Gray founded Nada Cakes in 1975 in Haitaitai
after saving his pennies and completing his apprenticeship at Monette Cakes in
Porirua. Being a family business, Peter’s son Michael now leads the great team
that make Nada New Zealand’s Greatest Bakery.
Today Nada bakes fresh a wide range of bread,
cakes, pies, pastries and gluten-free products. Nada is also well recognized
for creating special celebration cakes for birthdays, weddings, anniversaries
and corporate celebrations.
History
At the age of 16 Peter Gray started on his baking
career out in a small village bakery. He wanted to own his own business so he
did just that; and that’s where the Nada story began.
Nada Cakes was established by its present owner
Peter Gray, back in 1975. Peter had an ambition all of his life to be in
business by the age of 21 and he achieved just that.
In 1975 after spending a year abroad creating the
Nada dream, Peter returned to New Zealand to start what is today, Nada “New
Zealand’s Greatest Bakery”.
Many worldwide trips visiting bakeries has given
Nada its very special qualities. Bakers from all over the world visit us at
Nada and we reciprocate. Nada Cakes has won New Zealand Baker of the Year three
times and been runner up on many occasions.
“We are award winners every time”
Nada is truly a family business. We have a
fantastic group of dedicated people. The thirty five strong team at Nada all
help to take us where we are today. Peter’s immediate family also contribute to
Nada Bakery ’s operation and success.
Over the last 39 years, we have created products
from A to Z in the alphabet.
At Nada you will find we have the largest range of
bakery products in New Zealand. Over 300 different products to choose from, all
made on the premises.
Martha’s Pantry
There is no better way
to describe Martha’s Pantry than to say that it is simply delightful. Martha’s
Pantry is somewhat of an institution in Wellington, and when you step inside
this gem of a café it is not hard to see why. Stepping into Martha’s is like
stepping into your granny’s house. Tables are laid with embroidered
tablecloths, dainty sugar jars and little vases of freshly picked flowers.
On the walls hang
pretty paintings, and a selection of straw hats to choose from if you want to
sit in the sunny courtyard, surrounded by pots of flowers and herbs.
Everything is served
on old mismatched china, and tea and coffee come with dinky old school souvenir
teaspoons. The teapots are always covered with cute little knitted tea cosies.
Not only is the setting spectacular, but so too is the food. A big wooden
serving bench and cabinet are adorned with cupcakes, sandwiches, homemade
pizzas, delicate macarons, biscuits and slices that your granny would make. The
highlight is certainly the High Tea – a variety of bite-sized treats served on
beautiful three-tier cake stands. Bookings for High Tea are essential.
There is no detail
missed at Martha’s Pantry – even the lovely girls who serve you wear pretty
pinnies and red lipstick, just like you’d expect someone with the name Martha
to, and often the lovely staff will hunt out a souvenir teaspoon that is
pertinent to you. Martha’s Pantry is the perfect place for a girls’ day out;
but that said, the boys are sure to love it too.
