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Tiramisu takes Gold at Outstanding NZ Food Producer Awards

Juliette Richards • March 17, 2025

Hold onto your spoons — we are delighted to announce that there’s a new champion in town and it’s scooped up gold! Our brand new, all-natural Tiramisu Ice Cream has just taken home top honours at the prestigious Outstanding NZ Food Producer Awards. And trust us, this isn’t just any ice cream — it’s a creamy masterpiece, a combination of delicious PURE-made mascarpone, coffee, cocoa and eggs that’ll make you want to savour every single spoonful.

The Sweet Journey to Gold


Creating an award-winning ice cream isn’t just about bringing together a few ingredients — it’s a labour of love, a taste experiment and an adventure all in one! Creating a new flavour also takes a considerable amount of time, from the sourcing of the ingredients (all-natural of course) to perfecting the recipe for the ultimate taste sensation and PURE natural goodness. The goal is to create a dish that’s perfect for  every occasion, be it a quiet night in or a dinner party dessert. 

“We’ve worked hard to perfect what we feel is a fun yet sophisticated addition to our range – and of course it’s ridiculously delicious! We’re delighted with the uptake of the new flavour and we’re churning flat out to produce stock for stores across both Islands.” Anna Howard, Director and Head of Production.


Why This Flavour Stands Out


Tiramisu means ‘pick-me-up’ in Italian, and we believe this describes the flavour perfectly. At PURE we are all about purity of flavour, so you can be sure our ice creams use the best natural ingredients to produce ridiculously delicious flavours. It’s not just us that think we have it just about right - according to the Outstanding NZ Food Producer judges our Tiramisu has perfect balance and great coffee flavouring. And best of all, like all our ice creams, gelatos and sorbets, it is all-natural and free of artificial preservatives, emulsifiers, stabilisers, colour and flavour enhancers.


Where to Get Your Tub



Our flavours are available at select New World, Fresh Choice and all Moore Wilsons and Farro Fresh stores.

 

We would also like to congratulate all the medallists in this year’s the Outstanding NZ Food Producers awards.


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