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Barker's Of Geraldine
Barker's of Geraldine is a food processing company based in Geraldine, New Zealand. The business primarily produces fruit preserves, fruit syrups , and relishes. History William Edward Barker (1858–1935), one of the sons of the Christchurch doctor and photographer Alfred Barker, was a pioneer in orcharding in South Canterbury. He established an orchard at Peel Forest. Barker Sr. owned land at Ohapi near Geraldine. Barker's of Geraldine was founded in 1969 by Anthony Barker and his wife Gillian. Anthony Barker is the great-nephew of William Edward Barker, and the orchard is the farm started by Alfred Barker. The business began producing elderflower wine in a converted shed on their farm in Pleasant Valley, but soon shifted to producing fruit preserves. By 2009, the business had grown to purchase around of New Zealand fruit annually. In 2007, they acquired rival relish manufacturer Anathoth Farm. The business remained family-owned until 2016, when a majority stake was sol ...
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Barkers
Barkers or Barkers Men's Clothing is a New Zealand menswear fashion brand and retail chain. It has 33 stores around the country, including 14 in Auckland. It was established in Auckland CBD in 1972, and is headquartered in Grafton, Auckland. The chain sells a range of men's clothing, including shirts, knitwear, pants, jeans, sweatshirts, jackets and coats, blazers, t-shirts, shorts, polo shirts, socks, ties and belts. Max Fashion, a New Zealand women's clothing retail chain, is a subsidiary of Barkers. It has 33 stores around the country, including 12 in Auckland. The chain sells dresses, tops, knitwear, jackets, coats, pants, skirts, singlets, sleepwear and swimwear. History 1970s Raymond Barker opened his first clothing store in 1972, on the corner of Victoria and High Streets of the Auckland CBD. The store faced stiff competition from 36 other specialist menswear retailers in the central city, with some threatening to cancel orders with suppliers and wh ...
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Geraldine, New Zealand
Geraldine () is a town in the Canterbury Region, Canterbury region in the South Island of New Zealand. It is about 140 km south of Christchurch, and inland from Timaru, which is 38 km to the south. Geraldine is located on State Highway 79 (New Zealand), State Highway 79 between the Orari River, Orari and Hae Hae Te Moana River, Hae Hae Te Moana Rivers and 45 kilometres to the east of Fairlie, New Zealand, Fairlie. History There is evidence of Māori people, Māori travels through the Geraldine area and artifacts and carvings have been discovered in the nearby areas of Beautiful Valley, Gapes Valley and Kakahu. The area was part of the continuous Canterbury Purchase or Kemp's Deed whereby over thirteen million acres was purchased by Henry Tacy Kemp on behalf of the Crown from Ngāi Tahu for £2,000 in 1848. Following the purchase the colonial surveyor Charles Torlesse visited the region in 1849. However, it wasn't until 1854 when Thomas Cass (surveyor), Thomas Cass, the ...
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Andros (company)
Andros is a French multinational food company specializing in fruit and dairy products. The company is based in Biars-sur-Cère, in the Lot (department), Lot department, near the touristic Dordogne region and the city of Brive-la-Gaillarde, Corrèze. Andros owns more than forty factories all over the world, including production plants in China, Vietnam, and Virginia, US. The family-owned company is well known for its long term primary sponsorship of the ice rallycross championship Andros Trophy and French rugby union club CA Brive. History At the end of the Second World War, Jean Gervoson started a jam business headquartered near Brive-la-Gaillarde, in Biars-sur-Cère in the Lot. In 1971, Gervoson created the Bonne Maman brand. In 1976, Andros bought the factory from the company Pierrot Gourmand, a bankrupt manufacturer of lollipops , and used the production sites for the manufacture of sweets. In 2000, Jean Gervoson left the management of the group in favor of his two sons: ...
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Food Preservation
Food preservation includes processes that make food more resistant to microorganism growth and slow the redox, oxidation of fats. This slows down the decomposition and rancidification process. Food preservation may also include processes that inhibit visual deterioration, such as the enzymatic browning reaction in apples after they are cut during food preparation. By preserving food, food waste can be reduced, which is an important way to decrease production costs and increase the efficiency of food systems, improve food security and nutrition and contribute towards environmental sustainability. For instance, it can reduce the Environmental impact of agriculture, environmental impact of food production. Many processes designed to preserve food involve more than one food preservation method. Preserving fruit by turning it into jam, for example, involves boiling (to reduce the fruit's moisture content and to kill bacteria, etc.), sugaring (to prevent their re-growth) and sealing wi ...
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Fruit Preserve
Fruit preserves are preparations of fruits whose main preserving agent is sugar and sometimes Acid#In food, acid, often stored in glass jars and used as a condiment or Spread (food), spread. There are many varieties of fruit preserves globally, distinguished by the method of preparation, type of fruit used, and its place in a meal. Sweet fruit preserves such as jams, jellies, and marmalades are often eaten at breakfast with bread or as an ingredient of a pastry or dessert, whereas more savory and acidic preserves made from "Vegetable, vegetable fruits" such as tomato, Squash (vegetable), squash or zucchini, are eaten alongside savory foods such as cheese, cold meats, and curries. Techniques There are several techniques of making jam, with or without added water. One factor depends on the natural pectin content of the ingredients. When making jam with low-pectin fruits like strawberries, high-pectin fruit like orange can be added, or additional pectin in the form of pectin pow ...
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Fruit Syrup
Fruit syrups or fruit molasses are concentrated fruit juices used as sweeteners. Fruit syrups have been used in many cuisines: * in Arab cuisine, '' rub'', '' jallab''; * in Ancient Greek cuisine, '' epsima''; * in Greek cuisine, '' petimezi''; * in Indian cuisine, '' drakshasava''; * in Turkish cuisine, '' pekmez''; * in Persian cuisine, doshab; * in Ancient Roman cuisine, ''defrutum, carenum'', and ''sapa''. * in Armenian cuisine, doshab/petmez. Some foods are made using fruit syrups or molasses: * '' Churchkhela'', a sausage-shaped candy made from grape must and nuts In modern industrial foods, they are often made from a less expensive fruit (such as apples, pears, or pineapples) and used to sweeten more expensive fruits or products and to extend their quantity. A typical use would be for an "all-fruit" strawberry spread that contains apple juice as well as strawberries.Victor Herbert, ''et al.'', ''eds.'', ''Total Nutrition: The Only Guide You'll Ever Need'', , p. 12 ...
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Relishes
A relish (a pickle-based condiment) is a cooked and pickled culinary dish made of chopped vegetables, fruits or herbs, typically used as a condiment to enhance a staple. Examples are chutneys and the North American relish, a pickled cucumber jam eaten with hot dogs. In North America, the word "relish" is frequently used to describe a single variety of finely chopped pickled cucumber relish, such as pickle, dill and sweet relishes. Relish generally consists of discernible vegetable or fruit pieces in a sauce, although the sauce is subordinate in character to the vegetable or fruit pieces. Herbs and seeds may also be used, and some relishes, such as chermoula, are prepared entirely using herbs and spices. Relish can consist of a single type or a combination of vegetables and fruit, which may be coarsely or finely chopped; its texture will vary depending on the slicing style used for these solid ingredients, but generally a relish is not as smooth as a sauce-type condiment such a ...
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Alfred Barker (doctor)
Alfred Charles Barker (1819–1873) was a New Zealand medical doctor and photographer. Barker was born on 5 January 1819 at Hackney, London in England. Barker was the fifth child of Joseph Gibbs Barker and Sarah Pritchett Bousfield. He studied medicine at King's College, London. He and his wife Emma (née Bacon) arrived at Lyttelton on the ''Charlotte Jane'' on 16 December 1850 and settled in Christchurch, where they had five children. Barker died on 20 March 1873 and was buried in the Barbadoes Street Cemetery. References External links Dr Alfred Charles Barker , Cantage – Canterbury HeritageOpen Calais – Person , Alfred Charles Barker
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Peel Forest
Peel Forest is a small community in the Canterbury region of New Zealand. It is located near the Peel Forest Park Scenic Reserve and about north of Geraldine. The town features a Cafe & Bar, a camping ground and an outdoor recreation facility. Popular activities include camping and tramping in the area, rafting and kayaking on the nearby Rangitata and Orari rivers and four-wheel-drive tours to nearby Lord of the Rings film locations. History According to Māori culture the large tōtara trees located in the forest are the tamariki (children) of Tarahaoa and Huatekerekere whom themselves turned into Mount Peel and Little Mount Peel upon their deaths. They were both part of Ārai Te Uru's ill-fated trading trip along the Canterbury coast. The first European to visit the region was Charles Torlesse in 1849 in the search for coal. Torlesse named the area "Gurdon Forrest" this was later renamed in the memory of Sir Robert Peel by Francis Jollie. The community took off ...
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Timaru District Council
Timaru District Council () is the territorial authority for the Timaru District of New Zealand. The council is led by the mayor of Timaru, who is currently . There are also nine councillors. Composition Councillors * Mayor * Nine other councillors: Deputy Mayor Steve Wills, Allan Booth, Barbara Gilchrist, Richard Lyon, Gavin Oliver, Paddy O’Reilly, Sally Parker, Stu Piddington, Peter Burt Community boards * Geraldine Community Board * Pleasant Point Community Board * Temuka Community Board History The council was formed in 1989. It replaced Geraldine County Council (1904-1989) and Temuka County Council (1899-1989). In 2020, the council had 242 staff, including 23 earning more than $100,000. According to the Taxpayers' Union think tank, residential rates averaged $2,160. The council withdrew from Local Government New Zealand Local Government New Zealand Te Kahui Kaunihera ō Aotearoa (LGNZ) is the local government association of New Zealand. It represents the i ...
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Environment Canterbury
Environment Canterbury, frequently abbreviated to ECan, is the promotional name for the Canterbury Regional Council. It is the regional council for Canterbury, the largest region in the South Island of New Zealand. It is part of New Zealand's structure of local government. Geographic coverage and responsibilities The area of its jurisdiction consists of all the river catchments on the east coast of the South Island from the Clarence River, north of Kaikōura, to the Waitaki River, in South Canterbury. The region includes the Canterbury Plains, north and south Canterbury, the major braided rivers of the South Island, (the Waimakariri River, the Rakaia River and the Rangitata River) the Mackenzie Basin and the Waitaki River. The Canterbury Regional Council is responsible for a wide variety of functions including public passenger transport, regional biosecurity, river engineering, environmental monitoring and investigations, regional policy and planning and for considering appl ...
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Hae Hae Te Moana River
The Hae Hae Te Moana River is a river in the Canterbury region of New Zealand. It originates in the Four Peaks Range of the Southern Alps, with a North Branch and South Branch merging to the north of Pleasant Valley. The river runs south-east to join the Waihī River near Winchester. The combined river is called the Temuka River, which flows past Temuka to join the Ōpihi River shortly before it runs into the Canterbury Bight. See also *List of rivers of New Zealand This is a list of all waterways named as rivers in New Zealand. A * Aan River * Acheron River (Canterbury) * Acheron River (Marlborough) * Ada River (New Zealand), Ada River * Adams River (New Zealand), Adams River * Ahaura River * Ahuriri R ... References Land Information New Zealand- Search for Place Names Rivers of the Canterbury Region Rivers of New Zealand {{CanterburyNZ-river-stub ...
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