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Two local food producers have been named category champions at this year’s Outstanding Food Producer Awards in Auckland earlier this month.
Charlies Gelato jointly won the dairy award with its Lemon Gelato, an prize it shared with Auckland chain Island Gelato Co.
The other winner was Foundry Chocolate, which was named chocolate bean to bar champion for its newly released Ea Kar, Đăk Lăk Vietnamese 70% chocolate.
Foundry was established at Mahurangi West at the home of David and Jannelle Herrick, but recently moved production to new premises in Silverdale.
Head judge and Mahurangi Matters food columnist Lauraine Jacobs said the Ea Kar bar was a fabulous new chocolate, while the balance of sweet and tart in Charlies’ lemon gelato set it apart from the competition
