Here is a list of a lot of the vegan products found in NZ supermarkets.
Please note: Manufacturers often will change product recipes, so some products listed here may now contain ingredients that are not vegan friendly. If you encounter any of these products, please let us know so we can update this post accordingly.
FT=Fair trade
GF=Gluten free
O=Organic
PO=Palm oil
SPO=Sustainable palm oil
Alcohol/beverages
Beer
-All Lion Breweries beer
-Vulcan Brewers Tinker
Cider
-Scrumpy, all flavours
Wine
-Crush Pad Pinot Noir
-Giot Merlot (Sulphite free)
-Natural Wine Co Pinot Gris, and Rose (O)
-Oxford Landing Sauvignon Blanc
-Rockburn Wine
-Wrights Viognier
-Yalumba vegan range
-Yellowtail Merlot, Pinot Noir, and Shiraz
Other
-Avalance Drinking Chocolate (all supermarkets)
-Cadbury Drinking Chocolate (all supermarkets)
-Nu smoothies
-Simply Squeezed Smoothies
-Trade Aid Drinking Chocolate (FT) (Trade Aid)
Baking Ingredients
-All sugar and most baking ingredients in NZ are vegan
-Hansells essences except strawberry
-Home Brand Vanilla and Chocolate cake mixes (Countdown)
-Kremelta
-Love Cake vanilla muffin mix, vanilla cake mix, zingy lemon muffin mix, chocolate pudding mix, chocolate cookie mix, chocolate muffin mix, and chocolate cake mix (GF)
-Orgran Self-saucing pudding mix, Classic Choc Biscotti mix, Amaretti Biscotti mix, Cornbread and muffin mix, Chocolate and muffin mix, Vanilla and choc cake mix, Buckwheat Pancake mix, Apple and Cinnamon Pancake mix, and Choc brownie mix (GF)
-Pams Dark Chocolate Chips (PO) (Pak N Save, New World)
– Queen food colourings
-Sunvalley Dark Chocolate Drops
Breads
-Bazaar garlic breads and pizza bases
-Burgen Wholemeal and Seeds Bread
-Farrah’s Wraps (all varieties)
-Freya’s Tuscan Mixed Grain, Quinoa and Flaxseed, Dutch Wholemeal Grain, Swiss Soya Linseed, Sunflower and Barley, and Roggenbrot Dark Rye Bread
-Giannis flat breads, except Naan/Roti
-Golden crumpets
-Laucke Bread mixes
-Molenburg Range (except Vitality)
-Mountain Bread Rye, Rice, and Corn Wraps
-Ploughmans Bakery range
-Tiptop Cranberry and Coconut Fruit Loaf, Crumpets
-Quality Bakers English Muffins
-Yarrows par baked buffet rolls
Cereal
-Most brands of Cornflakes and rice bubbles
-Kellogs Cocoa Pops, Nutri-Grain, Corn Flakes, and Rice Bubbles
-Home Brand Cocoa Pops (Countdown)
-Nature’s Path Organic Mesa Sunrise, Corn Flakes, Crispy Rice, Apple Cinnamon, Multigrain Raisin, Flax Plus, and Maple Nut Hot Oatmeal, Oaty Bites, Corn Puffs, Peanut Butter Puffs, Chocolate Crisps, and Smart Bran
-Pams’ Cocoa Snaps
-Real Foods Quick and Easy Rice Porridge,
-Sanitarium Weetbix, Gluten Free Weetbix, Vanilla Bites, Fibre Life Bran flakes, Berry and Apricot toasted muesli, and Nuts and Seeds toasted muesli,
-Uncle Toby’s Golden Syrup, and Brown sugar and Cinnamon Quick oat sachets
Chilled foods
Cheeses
-Angelfood Mozzarella, Cheddar, Parmesan (Original and Smoky), and Cheese Sauces (Organic Living, New World Pioneer, Melody’s New World, Pak N Save)
-Biocheese
-Kingsland Soya Cheese, and Cream Cheese (Pak N Save)
-Scheese
-Tofutti Better than Cream Cheese, Soy Mozzarella,
Dips
-Just Hummus range
-Lisa’s Beetroot with Roasted Cashews, Caramalised Onion, Grilled Capsicum, Kumara with Coconut and Tumeric, and Sundried Tomato Hummus, and Aubergine and Cashew, and Pumpkin and Kumera Dip
-Tofutti Sour Cream
-Turkish Kitchen Manuka Smoked Garlic Hummus
-Waiheke Herb Spread
Meals
-Tasty Pot Co 5 Grain Superpot, Kumara and Coconut Soup, and Green Goodness Soup
Milk
-Little Island Coconut Drinking Milks (Pak N Save, New World Pioneer, Melody’s New World)
-So Good fresh soy milk (Melody’s New World)
Pastas
-Bionita Gnocchi (GF)
Pastry
-Timos Filo (Pak N Save, Pioneer New World, Davis Trading)
Plant meats and proteins
-Bean Supreme (most are vegan) (All supermarkets)
-Danny’s Falafel (Pioneer New World, in the freezer with the mock meats)
-Sanitarium Hot dogs (Pak N Save)
-Soy works sausages
-Tonzu luncheon, sausages, tempeh, and tofu (Pak N Save, New World Pioneer, Organic Living, except luncheon)
-Vegandeli Mock Ham, Slicing Sausage
Soup
-Pitango (some vegan options)
-Naked kitchen (s0me vegan options)
Table spreads
-Nuttelex (Pak N Save, New World Pioneer)
-Olivani (all supermarkets)
-Olivite
-Pams (Pak N Save, New World Pioneer)
Yoghurts
-Alpine Coconut Yoghurt
-Coconut collaberative yoghurt (New World Pioneer)
-Coyo (New World Pioneer)
-Doctor’s Choice Bio Original and Chocolate yoghurt
-Kingsland soy yog (Pak N Save, New World Pioneer)
-No udder coconut or almond yog
-Tonzu Yoghurt (Organic Living)
Frozens
Fruit and veges
-All frozen fruit and veges should be vegan
Chips/wedges/hashbrowns
-Most brands are precooked in vege oil
-Birdseye Golden Crunch Chips In Beer Batter, Golden Crunch Chips, Golden Crunch Wedges In Beer Batter, Golden Crunch Crinkles, Golden Crunch Wedges, and Golden Crunch Shoestring Fries
-McCain Shredded Hash Browns, Superfries Straight Cut, Superfries Shoestring, Superfries Chunky Cut, Superfries Crinkle Cut, Superfries Slab Cut, Beer Batter Thick And Crunchy Fries, Hot Bandito Crunchy Potato Wedges, Original Potato Wedges, Original Crunchy Fries, and Hash Browns
Healthy Choice Straight Cut
-Home Brand Frozen Chips Crinkle Cut, Frozen Chips Straight Cut
-Watties Jacket Wedges, Chunky Cut Chips, Shoestring Fries, Super Oven Chips, and Crispy Crinkle Cut Fries
Nibbles
-Bibigo Tofu and Vege Dumplings
-Gyoza Dumpling with Japanese Vegetable
-House of Dumpling Vegan Treats
-Pams Mini Spring Rolls and Samosas (PO) (Pak N Save, New World)
-Shore Mariner Cocktail Vegetable Spring Rolls and Samosas (PO) (Pak N Save, New World)
Desserts
Ice Creams etc
-Cocomo sorbet (Pak N Save)
-Coyo Coconut Ice Cream (New World Pioneer)
-Kapiti Whipped Sorbet – Blood Orange and Cranberry, and Peach and Melon (Pak N Save)
-Lite Licks Soy Ice cream (New World Pioneer)
-Little Island Coconut Ice cream (All supermarkets, The Green House, Organic Living)
-Nice Blocks (The Green House, Organic Living)
-No Cow Dairy Free Ice Cream (except gumdrops flavour)
-Smooze Fruit Ice (Davis Trading)
-So Good Soy Ice cream (Countdown, New World)
-Thomas’ Mango Sorbet
-Tiptop Sorbet (Pak N Save)
Other
-Sara Lee Apple Strudel
Veg meats
– The Fry’s range (Countdown, New World)
-Linda McCartney burger patties, mince pies, sausages and sausage rolls (Countdown, New World)
-Tofurky Range
Pastry
-New Way Puffed Pastry (all supermarkets)
-Pam’s Reduced Fat Pastry (Pak N Save, New World)
-Home Brand Puffed Pastry
-Budget Pastry
Instant foods
Gravy, stock, and seasonings
-Bisto Red Gravy Powder
-Bragg’s Nutritional Yeast Seasoning
-Home Brand Gravy Powder
-Massel Stock cubes and gravy powder
-Orgran Gravy Powder
-Vegeta stock powder
-Your flavour seasonings
Beans, Lentils and Spaghetti
-Budget Baked Beans and Spaghetti
-Ceres Baked Beans and Chilli Beans (O)
-Delmaine Baked Beans, Black Beans in Chilli Sauce, Chickpeas in Curry Sauce, Chilli Beans, Lentils in Curry Sauce, and Refried Beans
-Gem Mexican Taco Chilli (GF)
-Home Brand Baked Beans and Spaghetti
-Oak Baked Beans
-Orgran Spaghetti (O, GF)
-Watties Baked Beans, Salsa Beans, and Moroccan Spice Mixed Bean Sensations
-Whole Earth Baked Beans (O)
Curries
-Asian Home Gourmet Butter Chicken Spice Paste
-Exotic Food Green Curry, Panang Curry Paste
–Lee Kum Kee Ready sauce for Coconut Curry Vegetables
-Naked Kitchen Jungle Curry
-Taste of India Jalfrezi sauce
Meat Alternatives
-Caroline’s Vegetarian Fishless Tuna
-Primal Seitan Jerky
-Smoups Coconut Bacon (GF, O)
-Spacebar Chorizo
-Vegie Delights Nutolene, Nutmeat, and Casserole Mince in Gravy (New World Pioneer)
Noodles
-Just Noodles Japanese Teriyaki cuppa noodles
-Soon Veggie Ramyun Noodle soup
-Tasty bite Stir Fried Mushroom Noodles, Sesame Soy Noodles, and Thai Peanut Noodles
Pasta and pasta sauces
-Leahey Macaroni and Cheese
-Road’s End Organics Dairy Free Mac and Cheese
-Slendier Konjac pasta
-Urban Appetite Tomato and Sweet Tandoori Saute Sauce
Rice and Grains
-Celebrate Health Tomato Basil, and Moroccan Quinoa
-Diamond Mushroom Rice Risotto
-Tasty Bite Garlic Brown, and Thai Lime Rice
Soups
-All natural soup mixes
-Ceres Classic Mediterranean, Tuscan Bean, and Tomato and Basil Soup
-Watties Moroccan bean, Vegetable and Barley, and Country vegetable soup
Other
-Continental Stuffed Capsicum and Mexican Tortilla Stack packet mixes
Plant milks, products, and desserts
-Alpro milks, custard (New World Pioneer, Melody’s New World)
-Dole Pineapple Fruit and Jelly snacks
-Freshfields Fruit Hitz
-Nature’s Choice Condensed Coconut Milk (PO) (Davis Trading)
-Pams plant milk range
-Select Danish Style Waffle Baskets, Vanilla flavoured (Countdown)
-Sipahh straws
-So Good range
-Soyatoo Soy Whip
-Trade Aid chocolate sauce (Trade Aid)
-Vegetarian Lemon flavoured Jelly Crystals
-All coconut milk, cream, and coconut water
Sauces/Dressings
-Cotterill and Rouse Moroccan Dressing
Delmaine Smoked Manuka BBQ sauce,
-Edmonds Dijonnaise Sandwich Mayo
-Eta Lite and Free Salad/Potato Salad dressings
-Home Brand mayonnaise
-Masterfoods Tartare Sauce
-Pams Tartare Sauce
-Whitlocks Satay Sauce, Tomato Chutney, Worcester Sauce
Other savoury foods
Spreads
-Most nut butters and jams
-Ceres ABC Spread, Almond Butter, Cacao Almond Crush, Cashew Coconut Butter, Energy Spread, Peanut-Almond Nutter-butter, Pumpkin Seed Butter, Smooth Peanut Butter, and Sunflower Butter
-Fix and Fogg Dark Choc Peanut Butter
-Kraft Vegemite
-Matakana Superfoods Coconut Chocolate Spread
-Mother Earth Chia Seed Peanut Butter
-Pams Crunchy Choc Hazelnut Spread
-Sanitarium Marmite
-Sweet William Chocolate Spread
Snack foods
Bars and Balls
-Blue Dinosaur Paleo Bars
-Frooze balls
-Leda Baked Fruit Filled Bars
-Nakd Bars
-Nature Valley Crunchy Pumpkin and Poppy Seed Bars
Biscuits
-Arnotts Twisted Faves Delta Cream Jaffa Choc Orange, Gingernuts, Lemon Crisps, Nice Biscuits, Raspberry Shortcake
-Baker Boys Afghan Cookies
-Budget/Value Anzac, Coconut, Plain rounds, Vanilla rounds
-Ernest Adams Apricot Choc Chip
-Farmbake Peanut Brownies
-Farmhouse Oat flips (GF, PO)
-Freefrom Cookies (GF) (Countdown)
-Gullon Sugar Free Chocolate Chip Cookies
-Home brand gingernuts
-Kea Hokey Pokey, Vanilla, Double Choc Chip, Almond, Gingernut, Chocolate Chip, and Macadamia Nut Cookies (GF) (New World Pioneer)
-Leda Minton, Choculence, Gingernut, Arrowroot, Golden Crunch, Choc Chip, and Dunkies (GF)
-Little Bird Macaroons (Organic Living)
–McVites hob nobs and plain digestive biscuits
-Mr Munchies Scooby Doo Golden Cookies
-Nairns Dark Choc Oat, Stem Ginger Oat, and Mixed berry oat biscuits
-Naturally Good Munchly Cinnamon spice, vanilla, and Brownie Chomp Muesli Cookies
-Newman’s Own Family Recipe Ginger Snap Cookies
-Nutter Butter bites (international aisle)
-Oreos (PO)
-Orgran Choc and Amaretti Biscotti, Rico Tea Biscuits, Dinosaur Wholefruit Cookies, Outback Animals, Vanilla Face Biscuits, Choc and Choc Berry Itsy Bitsy Bears, Shortbread Hearts, and Fruit filled biscuits (GF)
-RSA Anzac Biscuits
Chips
-Eat Real Quinoa Chips
-Eta Uppercuts Chargrilled Chicken and Herb, and Sea salt and balsamic vinegar
-Heartland Chilli Salt, Lemon Pepper, Salt and Vinegar, and Southern Salt crisps
-Mexicano Salsa, Natural, and Lightly Salted corn chips
-Doritos Sweet Thai Chilly
-Pringles Original, Texas BBQ, and Roast Chicken
-Proper Cracked Paprika, Marlborough Sea Salt, and Rosemary and Thyme crisps
-Solay Sea Salt Potato Crisps
-Tyrell’s Lightly Salted, Sea Salt and Vinegar, and Sweet Chilli and Red pepper crisps
-All brands of salted crisps
Crackers
-Ceres No Added Salt, Black Sesame, Tamari Soy, and Sea Salt Rice Crackers
-Cruskets – Corn
-Original Meal Mates
-Huntley & Palmers Sesameal Crackers, Baked Flatbread
-Pekish Rice Crackers (BBQ flavoured, Sea salt and vinegar,
Sweet chilli, Wasabi, Lime and black pepper, Original, Tangy BBQ, Garlic and herbs, Brown – no salt, and lightly salted flavours)
-Ryvita
-Shapes, BBQ flavoured
-Snax Crackers
-Salted rice crackers (most, if not all brands)
-Vitawheat Original Crackers
Popcorn
-Act II Butter Lovers Popcorn, and Sweet & Salty Kettle Corn
-Go nutz popcorn
-New Zealand Kettle Corn
-Pop’n’Good Lite and Buttery Popcorn
-Sweet as popcorn, including caramel flavour
Other snacks
-Alexandra’s Dukkah
-Ceres Jasmine Red Rice Cakes
-Eskal Wafer Rolls
-Fresh Taste NZ Murku
-Heatheries BBQ puffs
-Goodness Me Fruit sticks and Fruit Nuggets
-Kohinoor Khatta Meetha
-Majans Bhuja Cracker Mix, Bhuja Nut Mix, Bhuja Spicy Peas, and Bhuja Original
-Pams Bhuja Mix
-Real Foods Rice Thins and Soy Linseed and Chia, Multigrain, Organic Sesame, and Original Corn Thins
-Snyder of Hanova Pretzels
Sweets
-Darrel Lea Licorice
-Fry’s Chocolate Cream, and Peppermint Cream (Tastes of the UK)
-Gin gins ginger candy
-Home Brand Jelly babies
-Horners Candy canes, Fruit Chews, Fruit Drops, Lollipops, and Soft mints
-Hubba bubba gum
-Loving Earth chocolate
-Green and Black Dark Chocolate
-Makers Dark Chocolate
-Mini moos Chocolate Range
-Ocho The Nib Bar, Pepper and Spice, Revolution, and Voodoo Choc
-Lindt Dark Chocolate Easter Bunnies
-Pana chocolate
-Queen Anne dark chocolate selection
-Skittles
-Pascal Sour Patch Kidz, Soda Pops
-Sweet William Chocolate
-Trade Aid Dark Chocolate (Davis Trading, Trade Aid)
-Wellington Chocolate Factory Choc
-Whittaker’s Dark Chocolates, excluding caramal, K bars
To be confirmed
-Shapes Balsamic Vinegar and Sea Salt Crackers
