Heilala Vanilla

Short Stacks, Apple Jacks & Chai Lattes: A Thrilling Vanilla Hijack from the all new Heilala Vanilla Syrup (Jun 2010)

View media release in PDF.

Take a Trip with Heilala Vanilla and Peter Gordon this June! (Jun 2010)

Join us at the Plantation, Vava'u Islands, Kingdom of Tonga, for our annual harvest and South Pacific Cuisine prepared by Peter Gordon. June 9th to 14th. More info....

Dancing Chef, Natasha MacAller creates with Heilala Vanilla (Mar 2010)

The Dancing Chef Natasha MacAller cooks a Banana Polenta Upside Down Cake using our Heilala Vanilla. Read the Recipe. Watch the Video.

North and South Article "One Out of the Pod" (Feb 2010)

A trans-Pacific partnership is harvesting success for New Zealand's first commercial vanilla growers. Helen Frances reports on the fruits of their labour. View article in PDF.

New Zealand's First Vanilla Crop TV3 News (Nov 2009)

New Zealand first commercial crop of Vanilla just harvested in Tauranga! Watch the TV3 News Interview.

NZ Herald, Viva, Food, Orchid's Gift (Sep 2009)

Real Vanilla straight from the pod is hard to beat! View article and recipes in PDF.

ABC Radio, Sydney, Live Vanilla Interview with Deborah Cameron (May 2009)

Where does Vanilla come from? - listen to our interview on ABC Radio Sydney.

The Vanillaettes and the Great Heilala Vanilla bake off! (Apr 2009)

Watch the Heilala Vanilla bake off video in Melbourne!

Heilala Vanilla Paste achieves highest rating in flavours Magazine Independant Test (Apr 2009)

In an extensive Vanilla tasting, including Vanillas from Queens, Nielsen-Massey, McCormick and Equagold, Heilala Vanilla Paste was the only product to score the highest rating...

"Heilala Pure Vanilla Bean Paste produces a strong, natural vanilla aroma with a smokey tinge. It is the most natural of all the products tested here, closest to the result for the Madagascar bean. The paste - with lots of seeds suspended in it - is thinkened with natural gum, and mixes easily."

View the article - cover and review

NZ Life and Leisure article "Mr Vanilla" (Mar 2009)

Last year photo journalist, Jason Burgess, accompanied us on one of our regular trips to our Tongan plantation. The resulting article in Life and Lesuire explores our unique partnership with the local Tongan people that we have partnered with to grow our high quality Vanilla.

www.nzlifeandleisure.co.nz

NZ Life and Leisure article "Viva Vanilla" (Mar 2009)

Wondering what to do with those fragrant Heilala Vanilla beans? After producing our Vanilla article, Life and Leisure deciding to publish a few ideas to help!

www.nzlifeandleisure.co.nz

Réunion Food Co. launches Heilala Vanilla into Australia (Jun 2008)

www.foodweek.com.au

Jason Dell, Executive Chef, Blanket Bay Resort NZ, show cases Heilala Vanilla in Malaysia (May 2008)

Independant European Vanilla review judged Heilala Vanilla "personal favourite" (May 2008)

www.vanillareview.com

Heilala Vanilla Sponsors Savour New Zealand (May 2008)

Heilala Vanilla is proudly a product sponsor for Savour New Zealand in Auckland 1st-4th of May 2008.

www.savournewzealand.co.nz

Radio Live Vanilla Interview (Mar 2008)

Growing Vanilla commercially in New Zealand - listen to our interview on Radio Live.

Download the podcast (5.9mb).

Radio New Zealand Vanilla Interview (Feb 2008)

"The pricey fruit of an orchid now growing commercially in New Zealand" - listen to our interview on Radio New Zealand programme "This Way Up" to hear more about Vanilla from Patrica Rain (Vanilla Queen), Floriditas Restaurant and our own Garth Boggiss.

Download the podcast (7.3mb).

Kitchen Opening (Apr 2007)

With the expansion of our product range into processed extracts and pastes we have invested in certified kitchen facilities. During April we bottled 500 bottles of Vanilla extract and put down a new 1,000 bottle batch. Ongoing development of our exciting Vanilla paste is nearing commercial release.