Herald revealed in March<\/a> the meat being used for Ikea\u2019s meatballs was being sourced from Australia, not New Zealand. <\/p>\nWhile a New Zealand-based supplier was originally considered, Ikea said that, after conversations locally, their decision to source from an existing supplier in Queensland was based on \u201cefficiency and affordability\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cWherever possible, it is our ambition to choose local suppliers and local ingredients for the menu in our Swedish Restaurant and Bistro in the Sylvia Park store, as well as on the menu for Ikea NZ co-workers,\u201d they added.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are working with an NZ food distribution company who are sourcing local food manufacturers as well as fresh fruit, vegetable and protein suppliers.\u201d <\/p>\n
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The Sylvia Park store is set to open on December 4. Photo \/ NZ Herald <\/p>\n
Auckland\u2011based Bidfood landed the account as Ikea New Zealand\u2019s distribution partner, sourcing New Zealand produce for the restaurant and bistro. <\/p>\n
Gareth McCulloch, general manager national accounts at Bidfood, said in a statement, \u201cWe\u2019re excited to partner with Ikea New Zealand to source sustainable, high\u2011quality ingredients from New Zealand suppliers. Together we\u2019ll ensure the menu reflects local flavours and supports regional producers.”<\/p>\n
Ikea has also partnered with New Zealand company The Roastery at Twenty Three to supply Bruno Rossi coffee to the Sylvia Park store, which they say has been tailored to suit our local coffee culture. <\/p>\n
The rest of Ikea\u2019s menu features imported classics customers can find as Ikea fixtures around the world, like crisp cinnamon buns, hot breakfasts, hot dogs and lingonberry soda. <\/p>\n
Check out Ikea New Zealand\u2019s full menu:<\/p>\n
Cold Dishes <\/p>\n
Poke bowl with salmon Prawn plate Plain croissant <\/p>\n
Thinbreads and sandwiches<\/p>\n
Marinated salmon wrap Egg mayo sandwich Tomato and cheese sandwich Chicken mayo sandwich Vege hot dog wrap Croissant with ham and cheese Croissant with tomato and cheese <\/p>\n
Salads <\/p>\n
Thai beef salad Pumpkin salad with hummus Greek salad Tomato bocconcini salad Potato salad Coleslaw <\/p>\n
Hot Dishes – Breakfast <\/p>\n
Breakfast (small, medium and large)Vegetarian Breakfast (small, medium and large)<\/p>\n
Hot Dishes – Lunch and Dinner <\/p>\n
Salmon fillet with mash, bean mix and sauce Plant balls with mash or chips, peas, jam and sauce Meatballs with mash or chips, peas, jam and sauce Plant-based pieces with mash and peas Meatballs with mash or chips, peas, jam and sauce Eatball medley with mash, peas, jam and sauce NZ lamb pie with mash, peas and lingonberry jam Plant-based pie with mash and peas NZ hoki with chips, peas, lemon and tartare sauce Pasta and Napoli sauce <\/p>\n
Hot Snacks <\/p>\n
NZ lamb pie Plant-based pie Meatball sub Plant ball sub Plant hot dog pork hot dog Plant-based pieces Vegetarian hot dog Pork double dog Popcorn <\/p>\n
Soups <\/p>\n
Cream of mushroom soup Chicken noodle and sweetcorn soup <\/p>\n
Cold Served Beverages and Soft Drinks <\/p>\n
Sugar- free cola soft drink Lingonberry soft drink Elderflower soft drink Raspberry soft drink Lemon black tea soft drink Water <\/p>\n
Served Hot Beverages <\/p>\n
Served Desserts and Cakes <\/p>\n
Lemon velvet Banoffee pie Apple cake Tiramisu Passionfruit and mango cheesecake Cheesecake with berries Raspberry slice Salted caramel cheesecake Lingonberry pavlova Portugese tart with cream Chocolate mousse Jelly Raspberry cheesecake brownie Gooey chocolate cake <\/p>\n
Biscuits and Pastries<\/p>\n
Cinnamon bun Chocolate doughnut Strawberry doughnut Choc oat pastry with coconut Pastry with almond paste <\/p>\n
Frozen Desserts <\/p>\n
Vanilla soft ice Chocolate soft ice <\/p>\n
The Swedish Restaurant will be open seven days a week from 9am to 8pm, with a breakfast offer from 9am to 11am daily. The Bistro and Swedish Food Market will operate daily from 10am to 9pm. <\/p>\n
Jenni Mortimer is the New Zealand Herald\u2019s chief lifestyle and entertainment reporter. Jenni started at the Herald in 2017 and has previously worked as lifestyle, entertainment and travel editor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Lingonberry Pavlova is a new take on a Kiwi classic. Photo \/ Ikea The lingonberry pavlova ($4.00) is…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":128763,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[36966,3017,9869,1558,138,13313,305,15217,16569,668,807,2190,89236,51706,111,89235,139,69,1118,10521,8143,1517,202,56111,88358,10510,1530],"class_list":["post-128762","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-business","tag-affordable","tag-ahead","tag-arrival","tag-been","tag-business","tag-giant","tag-have","tag-homeware","tag-iconic","tag-ikea","tag-kiwis","tag-long","tag-meatballs","tag-menu","tag-new-zealand","tag-new-zealandonly","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-of","tag-opening","tag-park","tag-reveals","tag-seven","tag-swedish","tag-sylvia","tag-waiting","tag-years"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/128762","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=128762"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/128762\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/128763"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=128762"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=128762"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=128762"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}