New Zealand
As New Zealand Seafood Suppliers we export around the world, supplying a variety of products to key territories such as the US, Europe and Asia, the latter proving to be a very demanding and rapidly growing market for both our commodity and value added mussel product. Our ability to make use of both sea freight and, where necessary air freight.
Since our inception we have worked at building and maintaining strong client relationships and can count the major grocery players as among our core customers in New Zealand. Our value added products form the basis of our local business, along with specialised products that we make for the key supermarket chains.
Future Cuisine was founded in New Zealand in 2000 by Joe Kouwenhoven, Future Cuisine is a leading domestic and international supplier of value-added Greenshell Mussel products, delivering marinated mussels, smoked mussels, and other niche products for the foodservice industry, large supermarket chains and other key retailers.
PHILOSOPHY
PROCESSING
HARVESTING
PHILOSOPHY
While we are a medium-sized business in the New Zealand market, we are very much a family-owned and run operation. This one factor affects everything we do, from the way we deal with our contractors and our clients to the way we respect and look after our staff.
HARVESTING
We have excellent relationships in place with a number of successful growers in the industry located in the Coromandel. We choose to build on those relationships and to stick to what we do best – processing mussels, and developing new products for our ever-growing portfolio of high profile clients.
PROCESSING
Our team at Future Cuisine understands that every action affects the quality of our product, which is why we take our stewardship role so seriously and follow global best practice in environmental sustainability.
A MARK OF TRUST
The Silver fern is a national symbol of New Zealand. As such, any product carrying the FernMark represents the essence of New Zealand and provides a mark of trust to consumers. The FernMark is a registered trademark in 14 countries across the world. Read more >
The Greenshell™ Mussel is possibly the most iconic representative of New Zealand’s seafood history. As a travelling ambassador for New Zealand cuisine we have always utilised Greenshell™ Mussels with complimentary results.
At home, New Zealand diners recognise the Greenshell™ Mussel to be tender and succulent – always a popular option.