Mussels Are
Part of the Food Basket
APA Union Gospel lunch
KONO
New Zealand recently donated 10,000 lbs of chilled,
flavored mussel meats to SeaShare. Garlic, smoke and chili
flavors enhanced the tender mussel meat of this unique
donation. Seashare found a home for this donation with
the Alameda County Community Food Bank in Oakland, CA
and it flew out the door.
Brian Higgins, Communications
Manager for Alameda County community Food Bank commented
on the donation. "Seafood is a luxury item for the
275 food pantries, soup kitchens and other community agencies
we serve. It's a perfect fit with our mission to distribute
nutritional food to the community, but it's hard to come
by. KONO's mussels are ready to eat, which is critical
to us, because we're serving more people than at any time
in our 25-year history, and most of our agencies don't
have the resources to prepare food. It's great that those
who struggle with food security can have a taste of the
good life every now and then, thanks to KONO."
It's not just coincidence
that a kono in Maori means 'food basket'. It is a traditional
woven basket used to carry, protect and present produce
by the Maori. It is made from New Zealand's native flax,
the harakeke plant. Harakeke is an integral part of the
indigenous Maori world. Since ancient time it has been
recognized for its strength, durability, adaptability
and growth. These qualities are a metaphor for the way
KONO NZ operates.
KONO NZ is owned by
an entrepreneurial Maori Company in the top of New Zealand's
South Island - Wakatu Incorporation. Wakatu has many food
and beverage subsidiaries and KONO is the brand that unites
them in markets globally.
Thank you KONO New
Zealand!
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