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True Blue Kiwi
Oh to be Kiwi! There is so much about us to love isn���t there?
We���re imaginative, resourceful and clever to boot. No matter
where you go in the world, you���ll always look back with fondness
at the familiar brands we���ve grown up with and trust.
Joyline Variety
Products
For decades, Kiwis have whipped up the odd slice of fairy
bread for a kids��� party, a creamy pavlova��for��Christmas and
even gone a country mile to create the perfect cake for a
birthday or wedding. For nearly 50 years, Variety Products
have been supplying colourful and tasty decorations to help
you to continue to delight your family and friends.
www.joyline.co.nz
Whittakers
Founded in 1896 in Christchurch, by James Henry
Whittaker. Today his grandsons are still producing heavensent chocolate that Kiwis can���t get enough of.
www.whittakers.co.nz
Marmite
Originally founded in Britain, Marmite was first introduced
in New Zealand in 1910. Here, New Zealanders developed
their own modified version of marmite in the 1930���s which is
the version we know and love today.
www.marmite.co.nz
Bendon
Bendon was founded by Ray Hurley, a former naval officer
in 1947 and his brother Des, a pattern cutter. Together, they
revolutionised the lingerie industry.
���Bendon��� is a literal description of how the new lingerie
fits. Rather than force women���s bodies into the restrictive
corsetry of the time, the brothers looked at the way
women���s bodies moved and pioneered lingerie that would
���bend on��� the body.
www.bendongroup.com
Pams
Footrot Flats
Launched in 1937, the origin of the name is unrecorded
although legend has it that it is an acronym of the two
senior executives of Foodstuffs at the time. Pams was
created to enable the Four Square organisation to compete
with the supermarket chain store groups of the day. The
first products were baking powder and custard - reflecting
the craze of home baking in those days.
www.pams.co.nz
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Footrot Flats was a comic strip written by New Zealand
cartoonist Murray Ball. It ran from 1975 until 1994 in
newspapers around the world, though the unpublished
strips continued to be released in book form until 2000.
www.johnofe.com/cartoons/footrotflats
