Having had enough of staff outings celebrating weight loss and birthdays and all of the good we do we decided to have a bit of a blow out....just because we felt like it! We started off the evening's proceedings by visiting Sassi to have our nails manicured - sometimes it is good to be a woman!  We then headed to the Queens Head Tavern for a cheeky half (or two) and then it was shoes off for the sunken table at Kura Japanese Sake Bar.  After a 3 litre can of Asahi and a number of bottles of Seven laughs Sake - the five girls were laughing enough for seven and we departed for a bit of disco dancing in Ponsonby.  It is around this stage that things got a little fuzzy.  What goes on tour will definitely stay on tour.  The nails are now chipped and a little worn, but spirits are high and we all love each other just a little bit more. 

The only detail we can remember is that we have appointed Lydia Blatch as our new sustainable director - responsible for making the pr shop responsible.  Good luck with that Lyds.... ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!! 

Many of you may have come into contact with someone called Caroline in our office.  Now it is very unlike us to have not made a formal announcement, but we have been keeping her slightly under the radar.  She was a chance find at a time of turmoil (Shannon's departure) and so we have been contracting her services while we decide what to do in the long term.  So introducing - Caroline Morgan.  Caroline is 26, comes from a sales background, has a boyfriend called Stu (sorry fellas), is incredibly sporty - last night she won her basketball game in the final 38-35, is a bit of a fox and a tad on the quiet side, but we are slowly chipping away at that (as you can imagine).  Next time you are in - say hi!

Delicious Launches

the pr shoppers have had a very busy few weeks with lots of launches including: 

-   Griffin's ToffeePops Desserts 

-   Eta Crostini 

-   Huntley & Palmers Wafer Thin crackers 

-   August issue of MiNDFOOD

-   And a totally new brand - Solay 

The new Toffeepops come in three delicious flavours: Dark Chocolate & Orange (a pr shp favourite), Tiramisu and Banoffee Pie. 

Solay is all about taking small steps to a better you and the first of many new products to be launched under the brand include Multi-Grain crisps and Potato Crisps, both are free from MSG and preservatives and - most importantly - taste amazing. 

This issue of MiNDFOOD has Penelope Cruz on the cover and is all about how positive thinking can change your life - a tried and tested formula in our office! 

It's painfully obvious to us girls why we frequent the gym as much as we do, all that "sampling" in the name of "research", 

Pick up some samples next time you pay us a visit!