Lots of options

Find allergy friendly & lifestyle options

We know that sometimes it can be hard to find gourmet food and drink that suit your lifestyle. Many of the producers we feature understand this too and spend hours crafting flavoursome products for everyone to enjoy. Whether you need allergy friendly items or are searching for lifestyle options, we've got you covered.

As an online store, we've made sure it's easy to browse gourmet food and drink made in New Zealand. 

Filters

You can filter products by allergens (including dairy free and gluten free) and lifestyle preferences such as fair trade, organic, vegan and vegetarian. If you create an account with The Good Food Collective, you can save your search preferences to make things more convenient. 

Every producer has taken the time to update their listing with an overview of the ingredients and dietary info used in them. Just click on the ingredients and dietary info button to see what is included. 

Many of our producers actively take steps to be more sustainable - and it is now well understood that buying locally grown and crafted products is a little better for the environment. 

Some of the options

With more than 330 locally made products, we have plenty of food and drink for you to choose from. Here's just a few examples of producers that might fit your requirements.

Vegan

Moana Park Estate have had their wines certified by the New Zealand Vegan Society. Often during wine making, animal proteins such as egg whites, fish or milk can be included. Moana Park use pea protein as its fining agent to clarify and stabilise the wine. Operating as a socially responsible and sustainable business is also core to their values. 

Hemp Connect make a range of protein powders, flour, oil and capsules that are a good source of protein, organic, low in sugar and free of pesticides and additives. They have a variety of flavours for you to select. 

TOP Hemp produces a variety of patas (alternative to butter), protein powders, oil and hearts. Their Hemp Protein Powder is plant based, gluten free, vegan, keto, preservative free and cholesterol free. It's designed to boost the immune system, promote improved health gut and energy.

Based in Christchurch, Plant Basics was formed to help others interested in a plant-based lifestyle. They craft chia pudding mixes, vege protein, scramble mix and no chicken noodle soup mix.

Gluten free

The Alternative Bread Company are a family run business with three generations of coeliacs. Their combination box is a great way to have spicy fruit and wholesome loaf gluten free breadmixes on hand. They are also dairy, nut, soy and egg free, and you can make them vegan by using date syrup as your yeast extract. 

Hunter Gatherer make vanilla velvety baking mix that is gluten, grain and dairy free that is also paleo and vegan friendly. Their baking mix can be used to make cakes, cookies, muffins and slices. Plus they are free from preservatives and refined sugars. 

We also offer TGFC Gluten Free Giftboxes at a range of price points if you're looking for a gift. 

Organic

Pete's Natural Limited has developed sodas using fruit supplied by local growers with no additives, concentrates, preservatives or artificial flavours in their solar powered factory. Many of their sodas incorporate hops full of antioxidants and are lightly fermented meaning they contain less sugar too. Fair trade is important to them, their products are wrapped in NZ made recylcled glass. They also make a great base to cocktails and mocktails.

The Kvas Company is New Zealand's first kvas brewery. Kvas is a traditional East European drink brewed from rye and flavoured with coriander seed and sultanas using a lactic fermentation process. They use organic Canterbury rye, only natural flavour ingredients, organic and local where possible.

The Better Tea Co. was founded to help people take care of their mental health and wellbeing. All of their teas are designed to assist you through specific situations including anxiety and panic attacks. They are also very environmentally conscious and buy from Kiwi companies when sourcing their packaging and ingredients. 

Fair trade

A lot of our producers value fair trade. Some of these producers include Lone Bee who handcrafts NZ's leading sparkling honey mead, gluten free with no additives, preservatives or flavouring and Le Coffee. This is a full bodied, medium-to-dark roasted blend of three fair trade organic beans from Mexico, Papua New Guinea and Colombia. With a delicious combination of earthy flavours with a hint of fruity sweetness, it is ideal for espresso and milk-based drinks.

We plan to add more categories so if you're looking for a particular category type, please email us as we are always keen to get feedback on what you want.

There are so many producers doing amazing things in New Zealand, and we encourage you to spend some time exploring the range.