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Their Story
Savour was founded by Auda Finan in Auckland, New Zealand. The journey began as a boutique startup operating out of a small commercial kitchen nestled within a large organic garden in Sandringham. Auda, driven by her maternal compassion and a desire to ensure a healthy future environment for her…
What They Make
- Casheta: An award-winning feta-style cashew nut cheese, available in both nude (un-marinated) and herb-infused varieties. The marinated version is rich and herbaceous, infused with olive oil and herbs, while the nude offers versatility for custom dressings.
- Cotta: A versatile cottage-style ricotta, described as a hybrid between traditional ricotta and yogurt, perfect for layering in dishes or serving with fruit compote.
- Butta: A creamy, salty plant-based butter, unique for being probiotic-rich and containing protein.
- Cashbert: A creamy, Camembert-style cashew cheese made using a traditional mold-ripened process, developing a delicate edible rind and a luxuriously creamy texture. This is a limited-edition artisan cheese, often exclusive to farmers' markets and select retailers.
- Cashyo: A Greek-style plant-based yogurt combining creamy richness with a tangy taste, meticulously crafted through long fermentation for enhanced health benefits and live vegan yogurt cultures including Lactobacillus acidophilus and Bifidobacterium lactis.
- Ash Butta: An aged firm cashew cheddar with a distinctive smoky flavour, layered and coated in activated ash.
- Chipotle Cheese: A smoky chipotle cashew nut cheese.
- Cumin Mint Cheese: An aged cashew nut cheese delicately flavoured with cumin and pepper, encrusted with toasted cracked pepper and nigella seeds, with a mint-infused whipped feta variation.
- El Boracho Cheese: A beer-infused cheese (mentioned in earlier press, may be seasonal or limited edition).
Awards & Recognition
- NZ Food Awards — Silver(2022)
How to Get Their Products
Direct Sales
Unit 1, 123 Spice Lane, Christchurch, Canterbury 8041, New Zealand
Online nationwide shipping through Ooooby; available at numerous physical stockists across New Zealand's North Island (including Woolworths, New World, Farro, Commonsense Organics, PAK'nSAVE, and specialty stores); regularly attends Smales Farm Market in Takapuna, Auckland.