About Us

Who Are We?

Flavours of Plenty Festival is brought to you by Flavours of Plenty, a not-for-profit collective and initiative of Tourism Bay of Plenty.
Our aim is to connect and collaborate with the food community of Te Moananui ā Toi | The Coastal Bay of Plenty. We’re here to help celebrate and elevate what we’ve got to offer as a food region.

Meet the team

Festival Director
Rae Baker
Marketing & Communications Lead
Suzy Spear
Head of Destination Marketing
Loretta Crawford
Flavours of Plenty Chairperson
Stacey Jones
Tourism Bay of Plenty General Manager
Oscar Nathan

Our Food Story

Flavours of Plenty Festival is brought to you by Flavours of Plenty, a not-for-profit collective and initiative of Tourism Bay of Plenty.
Our aim is to connect and collaborate with the food community of Te Moananui ā Toi | The Coastal Bay of Plenty. We’re here to help celebrate and elevate what we’ve got to offer as a food region.

From the time of kūmara, rīwai and kamokamo to kiwifruit, avocados and berries, our fruitful history has given the Bay a rightfully earned reputation for natural abundance and plentiful produce, and we’re not done yet.

Today, we’re pushing the plate with truffle farms, new colours of kiwifruit, a diverse dining scene, night markets, farmers markets and pop-up restaurants. Paired with our deep cultural foundation of manaaki tangata (to provide and care for people), we are committed to creating unforgettable, world class culinary experiences that weave a powerful connection from our place, to plate.