Alliance wins awards

Alliance Group has won two major food awards for its premium Te Mana Lamb.

The lamb won the New Zealand Food Safety Primary Sector Products and Frozen categories at the New Zealand Food Awards, which showcases the best of New Zealand’s food and beverage industry.

Alliance marketing general manager Peter Russell said the awards win highlighted the co-operative’s commitment to capturing more market value.

‘‘Te Mana Lamb is now commanding a premium in key markets and the feedback from chefs has been outstanding.’’