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Meet the people behind the products – find out why they do what they do, what drives them, and their passion for their products.
The idea to create a luxury dog perfume came about when Michael was shopping for a pet fragrance for Benson, his french bulldog. While pet fragrances had been around for 20+ years, Michael discovered that they all contained a lot of nasty chemicals which he didn’t want to use on Benson. From that moment Michael set off on a five year product development journey to create a 100% plant-based pet fragrance that was alcohol-free and didn’t contain parabens and harmful chemicals. Michael’s business partner Tony Aubrey, spent 20 years in senior Creative Director roles for national and multi-national advertising agencies. As a dog-lover, Tony is passionate about the Mipuchi brand and providing dog-lovers around the world the opportunity to build a closer connection with their pets. Together they have successfully launched the brand in New Zealand, Singapore, Japan and the US.
3Bee is a dynamic, energetic, family-owned company based in Brightwater, Nelson, New Zealand. Four long-time friends, Dorje & Andrea Strang and Tim Madden & Helen Johnston (founders), gathered their many and varied experiences and skill sets to create a business that has quickly grown from beekeeping and honey production for the NZ market to exporting multiple honey product formats around the world.
Fiona is the founder of Newflands. The 12th of May 2010 is a day Fiona Robertson will never forget. Her beautiful Newfoundland dog, Rosie, was diagnosed with Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM), a terminal heart condition common to the breed. The news set Fiona on a path that led to development of the Newflands range of products.
A full three years in development, Brooke and Carrick set out to capture the uniqueness and healing properties of New Zealand’s native flora and deliver these via a hydrating fine mist facial spray, all wrapped in the provenance of the country they love.
Less by Nature was determined to stand out with a trustworthy claim and has achieved this by turning to BioGrow New Zealand for independent product certification. After months of development work, sourcing the right ingredients and fulfilling documentation requirements, all of Less by Nature's products were certified, becoming the first skincare brand in New Zealand to be awarded a Non-GMO Certification in 2017.
Skybright was founded 25 years ago and is proud to be a 100% New Zealand-owned and operated company producing essential, everyday natural products that can improve your immunity and make a big difference to your health and wellbeing.
We are artisanal beekeepers and the owners of Nga Pi Honey, located in Northland, New Zealand. Our adventurous spirit brought us to New Zealand from Europe where we have mixed our beekeeping heritage with a love of this land, its history and its people.
Angela is the owner of Frabella Soaps, a family-owned and operated business located on a pristine 35-acre farm in the heart of the Takapu Valley, Wellington, New Zealand. The Valley has a strong family history, spanning five generations of farmers on the land.
“As a creator I have always been interested in depicting the world around me. Growing up on a high country station meant that my greatest influence has been rural life and rural creatures...more specifically, cattle."
Our mission is to grow a naturally healthy crop to improve human health - and now, canine health - a journey that started back in 1992. Finally, after years of research and trialling, we came across Montmorency tart cherries.
When Velettà creator and founder, Sarah Bacon, turned 40 she was told by a friend that it was a good time to assess whether she wanted to stay in her current job for the next 20 years. Sarah, who was a partner in a Wellington law firm, realised that she didn’t and that she no longer wanted to practice law.
Becoming a mother was a pivotal point for Anna. She wanted to believe the planet would remain a place of nature and beauty for her children and their children. So, in 2014, she founded an eco-social enterprise company to help educate families on the benefits of more eco-friendly sustainable lifestyles. That led to the development of two brands - Munch Cupboard, for sustainably-focussed families, and Nil Products, for eco-savvy professionals.
Andre Prassinos and Don Pearson founded BioBrew (for animals) and LiveBrew (for people) to bring the finest probiotics to the market.
BioBrew Ltd is the parent company of LiveBrew and was founded by Andre Prassinos and Don Pearson in 2009 with a simple mission: to bring the finest probiotic technology possible to the New Zealand market.
BioBrew was launched through sales of its production prototype to the NZ dairy sector. In 2010, a 4-year collaboration with Lincoln University, generously supported by Callaghan Innovation, produced the current range of animal health products: CalfBrew, PetBrew, StockBrew, and EquiBrew, along with their pasture and crop bio-stimulant product, AgriBrew.
Becoming a mother was a pivotal point for Anna. She wanted to believe the planet would remain a place of nature and beauty for her children and their children. So, in 2014, she founded an eco-social enterprise company to help educate families on the benefits of more eco-friendly sustainable lifestyles. That led to the development of two brands - Munch Cupboard, for sustainably-focussed families, and Nil Products, for eco-savvy professionals.
Paul & Lesley have created a range of New Zealand-made products with a focus on Health & Wellbeing and under the OFNZ Artisan Collection range.
