Rutherford & Meyer is a New Zealand company producing innovative gourmet products.
"We are about innovative food products
and fantastic taste experiences."
Like many New Zealand small businesses, this now thriving export business started as a cottage industry. It began in 1996, with two North Canterbury farming friends, Gay Rutherford and Alison Meyer, taking old family recipes which were used for preserving the surplus ripe fruit from the summer harvest as the basis for their fruit pâté recipes.
Recognizing an exciting opportunity, their vision was simply to take something that had been enjoyed in the farm kitchens of North Canterbury and share it with others, both within New Zealand and other parts of the world.
Ownership of the company changed in 2001 when Jan Meyer and Russell Coventry bought the business. Today Rutherford & Meyer is a small and dedicated team of foodies who are passionate about creating gourmet products that enhance the lives of our customers. The product range has grown considerably to include the original Fruit Pates, Fruit Pastes, Fruit Vinegars, Toasted Muesli, Savoury Wafers and Fruit Coulis.
We are passionate about creating innovative gourmet food products. Today Rutherford & Meyer are a thriving export company with markets in the Australia, North America, Asia & Europe as well as at home. As part of our international focus, we have also established a U.S. based office of Rutherford & Meyer to better service the growing market in North America.
For us, the best type of food is food which is shared with family and friends. We search the world for great friendship food traditions & exotic tastes and flavours – delights of the world; unique recipes; fantastic taste experiences – bringing alive food traditions often long forgotten. In the same way the English took home curry powder from India to make their famous Colman's mustard and the tea industry from Ceylon, each product range we create carries with it an interesting story of discovery, culture and friendship.
We bring those ideas, and the finest quality ingredients back to New Zealand to create products for you to enjoy with friends. When you think about socialising, we want you to think Rutherford & Meyer — a collection of the world's great food delights — unique products that provide a memorable and enjoyable eating experience.
"We’re passionate about creating products that enhance the lives of our customers."
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