Unrefined Cakery

We wanted to share a photo to show you how great our plain ready-made home compostable pouches look when you personalise them with your own branding - but we stopped scrolling when we got to this delicious fudgey brownie...! ❤
📸 Unrefined Cakery ... See more

Just dropping by to tell you that carbohydrates aren't all bad! 😱😁

In my new blog post I quickly tell you why and give you some ideas on great carbs that should be consumed on a regular basis.
Check it out here! https://www.unrefinedcakery.co.nz/blog/889413 ... See more

Photos from Econic's post

We emptied our onsite rotary composter last week, and Owen used some of the compost to plant these new citrus trees in his orchard 🍊🍋
We shared a photo last week of our piled compost - check out photo 2 to see what our rotary composter looks like 😊 ... See more

Proper Crisps

'Mum's Crisps' - the one pack she doesn't have to share! 🥰
The amazing team at Proper Crisps are running this amazing giveaway, make sure you head to their page to enter the draw!

❤️ MUM'S CRISPS! ❤️

Breakfast in bed is great... But this year we're GIVING AWAY 10 special cartons of crisps with 'MUM'S CRISPS' on printed on the back of each bag, for 10 special Mums out there! To enter, LIKE 👍 our page and tell us in the comments below about your Mum (or special lady in your life).

Competition closes 11:59pm 2 May, winners announced 3 May. NZ residents only, no PO boxes. 10 prizes to be won, full T&Cs here www.propercrisps.co.nz/rules ... See more

Dr Gaurav Sharma MP for Hamilton West

It was an honour to host a visit from the New Zealand Trade & Exchange Minister and local MPs last Friday. Thank you to Dr Sharma for this lovely post!☺️
📸 The first picture below shows our MD Owen with Dr Gaurav Sharma MP for Hamilton West and Trade & Exchange Minister Damien O'Connor MP in our Hamilton plant. ... See more

🧃Ever wonder where the wrapping for your packet of chips or frozen veges come from?

Frankton based company, Convex Plastics began in 1976 and specialises in the design and manufacture of innovative and environmentally friendly food packaging solutions.

Amongst their many products the two highly sought after innovative product ranges globally include oxygen barrier fruit wrap products - targeted at fruit exporting countries such as Chile and Peru - and ECONIC compostable food packaging - which is fully home compostable, and has seen a surge of international interest.

Convex is using NZTE assistance to further scope market opportunities for its ECONIC packaging, and to assist in market entry into North America, Europe, Australia and Canada.

Lately there has been a significant trend in favour of compostable packaging and packaging using recycled feedstock. Convex is looking at operating their own plant to recycle plastics as very few NZ companies are willing to recycle complex plastic film. They are working with the Waikato District Council and the Raglan Recycling Centre re these projects.

Convex’s compostable packaging is a game changer and will make a great difference in helping with our impact on the environment.

Along with Trade & Exchange Minister Damien O'Connor MP, I visited Convex factory in Frankton yesterday, which employs 140 locals. ... See more

Photos from Econic's post

The technical team found some interesting new growth in our piled compost this week! 🍄
We've had a few days of autumnal rains here, making the environment damp, and the temperatures are starting to drop - creating the perfect environment for fungi to grow. The mulch and composting materials - like the floor of a forest - are beginning to break down, this creates the perfect environment for fungi to grow and thrive. 😁
We added the second photo for a better look at our piled compost set-up - it's not fancy, but it works! ... See more

Convex Innovative Packaging

We're always looking for opportunities to streamline and improve our processes, and our Industry 4.0 partnership is something we are very excited about. It was such a privilege to host this tour of our Hamilton, NZ, factory last week 😊 ... See more

It was such a privilege to host 25 local business leaders for an industry site visit to our plant last week, as part of our Industry 4.0 partnership with EMA Northern & LMAC Consulting NZ . Here are Nadia & Matt introducing our Finishing department, and new turret slitter 😊 ... See more

The technical team were lucky enough to get out of the lab and factory today to attend the Foodtech Packtech Expo in Auckland which is New Zealand’s largest food manufacturing, packaging and processing technology trade show. It’s always a good chance to check out new and improved technology available to our team for ourselves and the wider factory and gives us some great knowledge and expertise with other sustainably focused businesses.

This is a snap shot of us having a break from the expo with Andy entering a competition to win some wine, good luck Andy! 🍷 ... See more

Mmm - it smells like popcorn in our factory today!! 🍿 We're extruding the Greensack film that we use to make some of our home compostable bags. The raw material is cornstarch-based, and opinions are divided as to whether the material smells more like popcorn, or fresh bread - either way, we love it! 😍 ... See more

Happy Birthday Crystal & Katherine!! 🥳🧁

Photos from Econic's post

The dress code here today is Yellow & Gold for St John New Zealand Heart of Gold Appeal week 💛☺️
If you want to show your Heart of Gold, please donate at any ASB Bank branch or online at stjohn.org.nz ... See more