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A desire to produce a convenience food that is nutritious has turned former Aria sheep and beef farmers Erik and Anna Arndt, into food processors of Aria Beef, Lamb and Chicken Strips.
They contain over 97% beef, lamb or chicken with no added colour, salt or preservative, plus they are gluten and allergen free and take only 6 minutes to cook from frozen.
In May 2010 Pams Vege and Chicken and Vege and Beef, a world first, were launched onto the market, this being a combination of vegetables and meat.
Aria Farm is committed to continual development and supply of the best possible product. The combination of new technology and a practical, commonsense approach have seen the development of unique and innovative products processed in a purpose-built licensed facility.
Distribution of products are now available in most New Zealand supermarkets nationwide.
Aria Farm's also produces a range of products available for the food service industry which continues to increase. The range includes free-flow frozen beef, chicken, veal and venison mince, lamb and chicken kebabs.
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The Squasage Is Here!
Aria Farm are receiving very positive feedback about the new square sausage.
Some of the comments are:
"I love that it doesn’t roll around the pan when you cook them."
"It is great they are gluten free."
"Yum!"
"Are they really that low in fat 5%?"
Note: (in a supermarket just surveyed by Aria Farm with 12 packets of squasages viewed the fat ranged from 15-22% with the average being 17%)
It is currently available in selected New World, PNS and Four Square Stores in the North Island. If you can’t find it in your local store please ask for it as it can be in any of these stores.
The stores it is currently in that we know of are:
note these are in alphabetical order
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BREAKING NEWS: The SQUASAGE IS ALMOST HERE
The Squasage has no artificial colours, flavours, or preservatives, is skinless, very low in fat for a sausage and cooks in just 8 minutes from frozen.
It will be in supermarkets in Hamilton from 62th November, to keep in touch of where it will be available keep watching here or join our FB page for regular updates or twitter.
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The Squasage is here
Aria Farm are receiving very positive feedback about the new square sausage.
Some of the comments are:
"I love that it doesn’t roll around the pan when you cook them."
"It is great they are gluten free."
"Yum!"
"Are they really that low in fat 5%?"
Note: (in a supermarket just surveyed by Aria Farm with 12 packets of squasages viewed the fat ranged from 15-22% with the average being 17%)
It is currently available in selected New World, PNS and Four Square Stores in the North Island. If you can’t find it in your local store please ask for it as it can be in any of these stores.
The stores it is currently in that we know of are:
note these are in alphabetical order
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Aria Farm, Winners at the New Zealand Food Awards
Aria Farm are winners of the Rabobank Business Innovation Award 2012
Judges Comments from Awards Evening
For the Rabobank Business Innovation Award, Aria Farms stood out in this Category. They collaborate closely with all parties in the value chain in the development of their food, to meet demands of health, quality and consistency in the development of their innovative packaging design, which features prominently in supermarkets and upright freezers.
At the same time, Aria Farm have embraced the “Lean Manufacturing” concept – dubbed ACI or “Aria Farm Continuous Improvement”, that has achieved efficiencies in labour, product and packaging waste, whilst keeping their product specification correct 100% of the time.
Aria Farm is an excellent example of a food company using innovative strategies to build a successful business in a very competitive market.
Hamish Midgley
Rabobank Judges Comments from Awards Evening
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New Zealand Food Awards 2012 - Finalist
Aria Farm Ltd are proud to announce they are finalists in 2 categories at the New Zealand Food Awards 2012.
The Rabobank Business Innovation Award and the KPMG Export Award.
The products being recognised are Woolworths Select Vegetable and Beef and Vegetable and Lamb Stir Fry.
New Zealand Food Awards are where the companies and people behind the very best in our largest export sector are recognised for their creativity and business acumen.
From a record number of 102 entries, 43 finalists were selected across 13 categories. The supreme winner will be announced at the NZ Food Awards Gala Dinner to be held at the Langham Hotel in Auckland on Thursday October 27.
The awards gala dinner is an opportunity to reward excellence in New Zealand food and beverage production and manufacturing, and to highlight the creative work of our product innovators in the areas of packaging design, nutrition, enterprise, food safety and products.
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NZIFST Food Industry Award for Excellence in Innovation
Aria Farm are pleased to announce
NZIFST Food Industry Award for Excellence in Innovation - Runner-up: Mr Erik Arndt, Aria Farm, Hamilton. Presented at the Claudelands Events Centre in Hamilton June 27th 2012.
The NZIFST Food Industry Excellence Awards focus on HUMAN EXCELLENCE in each of four categories, SERVICE & SUPPLY, ECO-EFFICIENCY, INNOVATION AND LEADERSHIP. The human performance is in line with our Institute being the foremost professional organisation for New Zealand Food Industry People. This focus also allows ready distinction from other food industry awards that focus on outcomes rather than the human factor.
This award acknowledges exceptional individual or group performance that enabled a recent and significant food industry innovation. The awards recognises human excellence in effecting innovation, and not the innovation per se. Examples of qualifying innovations are new-to-the organisation developments in product, technology, business approach, marketing or any other activities that work towards superior delivery of value in a food industry operation.
Mr Erik Arndt, Aria Farm, Hamilton
Erik Arndt is the CEO and a director for the food manufacturing company Aria Farm Ltd which he co-founded with his wife Anna in 1998. In late 2009 and early 2010 Erik spent months researching and developing a new product which combines a similar meat strip to the original Aria Farm strips with vegetables to make a ready-made frozen lamb, beef or chicken stir-fry. The major technical challenge was developing a meat product that would cook quickly from frozen and in the same time as frozen vegetables and retain its crispiness.
Judges’ comments
Mr Arndt led a team that developed a free-flow, frozen, ready-to-cook stir fry product comprising 33%meat and 67% vegetables. This would appear to be a world first. The application shows good evidence of original thinking, market research, resolution of technical challenges, determination and results. For further information: Contact Anna Arndt, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or ph: 027 232 4820
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