Coastal Club
JUNE 2024
AN UPDATE FROM MAURITIUS!
Sophie and Dad have returned from a well-received visit to Mauritius, hosted by our in-market partners at Fine Foods Marketing Ltd.
The trip was focused on refreshing our strategy with Mario – founder and CEO of Fine Foods Marketing, reconnecting with customers and training sales staff.
Mario established Fine Foods Marketing in 2003 – a purveyor of chilled and frozen food to hotels, supermarkets, and a selection of traditional shops across Mauritius, focusing on ‘the food you love, passionate sourced’.
Chef Beuan Wilson at Labourdonnais Hotel,
located in the heart of Mauritius’s capital city,
on the waterfront of Port Louis.
COASTAL CHEFS GETTING THEIR FEET DIRTY ON THE FARM!
In June, we had a great time hosting a crew of our Coastal Chefs from Auckland, along with Simon Eriksen and Andy Gladding from Neat Meat at Tunnel Hill.
The crew of chefs included:
Sid Chopra, executive Chef at Prego Restaurant, Auckland
Makoto Tokuyama Cocoro, owner of Cocoro, Auckland
Elie Assaf, owner of Lebanese Grocer, Auckland
Patrick Ikinofo, executive Chef at Sky City, Auckland
Chris Rendell, oversees a portfolio of restaurants for the Savor Group including Seafarers and Ebisu, Auckland
The crew spent the morning understanding the operation at Tunnel Hill and planting trees.
After lunch, they visited O’Neil’s at Annbank, followed by Bakersxing which included a drive past Tara Hills and the Mackintosh’s.
The day wrapped up with a visit to the Gordon’s lodge for beers and canapes, and an opportunity to connect with more of our Coastal Farmers.
A great evening hosted at the Gordon’s lodge
We loved having our chefs on-farm to see what we do – almost as much as we love eating our lamb at their restaurants!
THE GORDON’S @ ROTOKAWA
This month, we enjoyed catching up with the Gordon family – from Rotokawa, a 320ha property on the coast, 10km south of Whanganui.
Daniel is the fourth generation at Rotokawa, along with his wife Anne-Clé and their sons Tom (4), Harry (2) and Lou (9 months).
Rotokawa is run alongside the family’s hill country farm, Awarua, east of Taihape, and the combined properties complement each other very well. Lambs that are born on the hill country property are later moved to the Coastal block for finishing.
It’s been a busy and challenging couple of months on-farm for the Gordon’s, with a drier than usual season which has triggered a few bumps in the farming calendar. However, with the recent rain, the Gordon’s are gearing up for a new season, with lambing just around the corner.
The Gordon’s enjoyed squeezing in some Duck Shooting in May, with Harry getting right involved this year.
Tom all set for duck shooting in the mai mai
And they also welcomed a new littler of Labrador puppies to the family.
The Gordon’s are proud to be a part of Coastal Lamb – and hope our customers enjoy eating their lamb as much as they have enjoyed bringing it to you.
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