Foodstuffs is a New Zealand grocery distributor incorporated as a retailers' cooperative.
Foodstuffs also operate a wholesale operations Gilmours in the North of the North Island, Toops in the lower North Island and Trents in the South Island.
Foodstuffs is a 25% partner in Loyalty New Zealand Limited, the operator of Flybuys in New Zealand, and provides benefits to customers through it.
Method for preparing a foodstuff according to claim 1 wherein the foodstuff is prepared by heat-treating a dough comprising 20-50% water and 30-90% protein.
According to another aspect of the invention there is provided a foodstuff in the form of crumbs for use in coating a moist component from which moisture tends to migrate, characterised in that the foodstuff comprises more than 30% of a heat set protein by weight of the foodstuff.
The sensory toughness and sensory crispness of foodstuffs comprising either gluten crumbs or extruded wheat starch were assessed by a taste panel after the foodstuffs had either been deep fat fried or heated in a microwave oven.