Q&A: How to reduce weight loss in people with dementia
In this Q&A, our expert dietitian, Kaye Dennison (NZRD), answers an important question about reducing weight loss in those living with dementia. “I am caring for my wife who has dementia, occasionally some swallowing problems and is losing weight. What are some easy ideas to help stop her losing more weight?” Here is Kaye’s response: […]
Good Food Hard to Swallow
New Zealand Herald News Article But go-ahead Kiwi company has re-ignited the joy of eating for thousands. Imagine a time where one of the joys of life – food – is lost. Pure Food Co co-founder Sam Bridgewater has witnessed that scenario…and still finds it hard to swallow. People with swallowing difficulties are a far […]
The Pure Food Co opens Auckland manufacturing facility to support growth
BizEdge Article Rising New Zealand consumer production company The Pure Food Co has opened a new manufacturing facility in Auckland. The Pure Food Co, rated one of the rising stars in the latest Deloitte Fast 50 Index, is ramping up opportunities after building their own production plant in Mt Wellington. Pure Food founders Sam Bridgewater and Maia […]
The Pure Food Co are about to take off
NZ Business Article One of New Zealand’s fastest rising consumer production companies, The Pure Food Co, is about to take off as it opens a massive new manufacturing facility in Auckland. The Pure Food Co, rated one of the rising stars in the latest Deloitte Fast 50 Index, had taken control of its business by […]
Food for thought
Olympic rower George Bridgewater directs a health food company
George Bridgewater spends about 30 hours a week training for his competitive rowing career. That’s not including travel time, meal preparations and other admin. Then in his spare time the Cambridge-based athlete co-directs The Pure Food Co, an enterprise he started with his brother Sam Bridgewater and business partner Maia Royal. The company makes food […]
The Pure Food Co are set to revolutionise texture modified food
Idealog Innovation article The Pure Food Co was launched on the market last October “…to meet the needs and desires of tens of thousands of New Zealanders who experience difficulty chewing, swallowing or digesting food,” a release says. Co-founders Sam and George Bridgewater along with Maia Royal say it provides cost-effective and convenient texture modified […]
Innovative solution for NZers with eating difficulties
Voxy.co.nz Health Feature No one should miss out on delicious, nourishing food – especially when they are recovering from an illness, injury or have age-related causes that make it hard to eat. That’s the vision of three kiwi entrepreneurs who have joined forces to create an innovative solution in texture modified food. The Pure Food […]
Innovation: A sweet spot for people with eating problems
The FoodBowl aims to increase the value of manufactured food and beverage exports, reports Graham Skellern. am Bridgewater couldn’t bear watching his stepfather – who had cancer in the jaw – struggle to eat ordinary food. He reckoned there had to be an easier and better way to maintain a normal healthy diet. For nearly […]
Smooth Food Operators (Unlimited Mag)
Article: http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/unlimited/10659363/Smooth-food-operators The rowing course on Lake Karapiro and the corporate finance sector are worlds away from the aged care industry. But the plight of a sick family member pushed Olympic rowing bronze medallist George Bridgewater and his brother Sam to launch a venture beyond their traditional skill-sets. The brothers and their business partner Maia […]
