We are QFS...
From our beginnings as Southland’s Millar family bakery early last century, QFS has become a world class supplier of frozen pastry, croissants & Danish, cookies and sauces to local and off-shore markets.
Today we are a manufacturing bakery selling frozen pastry products via a network of distributors locally and overseas.
Our pastries and sauces have been the product of choice in Japan since we began exporting in the ‘80’s. We are proud to call National retailers and Foodservice suppliers across Asia our partners of 30 years, or more.
Today we continue investing in product development, adding a new range of frozen pre-proved, ready to bake croissants & Danish, and mouth watering cookies to our highly sought after pastry and croissants range.
With our newly registered Dairy RMP and highly rated FSSC2000 certification you know you are in good hands.
State of the art technology such as our Fritsch pastry line support development of a wide range of products to the highest standard.
But it is our people who are our biggest asset. A passionate team of skilled bakers with 100’s of years of combined experience baking for you, everyday.
QFS - world class baking at your fingertips.
Our world class facility...
QFS pastry products are manufactured on our state of the art Fritsch pastry line which gently moves the pastry through the laminations, resting it for best results. Once customers cook with Pâtisserie L’Amour pastry they love it for life!
Made to the highest standards...
QFS New Zealand has a long history built on the principles of quality and consistency. Our rigorous internal quality assurance programme ensures the products we sell to you are of the highest standard. This is ever evolving to meet the demands of New Zealand and International markets as a premium food manufacturing facility.
RMP: Dairy Risk Management Program ULI 1403
Our Dairy RMP enables us to manufacture and export dairy based products to global markets with the official assurance of the Ministry of Primary Industries (MPI).
HACCP: Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point
FSSC 22000: Food Safety System Certification
CFCP: Custom Food Control Plan
Halal Certified
QFS can confirm that all butter pastry and Pâtisserie L’Amour pre-proved Croissant & Danish products are verified as Halal Certified by The Federation of Islamic Associations of New Zealand (Inc.) A review and re certification process is completed annually.
What does it mean if a product is halal certified?
Halal is an Arabic word meaning lawful or permitted. In reference to food, it is the dietary standard, as prescribed in the Koran. By official definition, Halal foods are those that are: 1. Free from any component that Muslims are prohibited from consuming according to Islamic law. Oct 27, 2014
1920's
A.C.M. Ltd became A.C. Millars.
Age 84, Annie passed away.
Left her company to her sons.
1940's / 1950's
Purchased the first large oven.
Purchased a 10 acre site on the outskirts of
Invercargill - the site of QFS New Zealand today.
1968
The Millar family merged with competing family
business to form the Millar-Lange Ltd.
1980's
First shipment of frozen pastry to Japan.
Millar-Lange purchased by Goodman-Fielder group.
Became part of Quality Bakers NZ Ltd.
Expansion of products and plant.
1990's
Focus shifted to manufacturing for export markets.
Certified to ISO 9002 standards in 1994 and
HACCP approved in 1999.
2002
Private group purchased company.
Company renamed Quality Foods Southland.
Today
We are QFS New Zealand, the country’s leading
manufacturer of butter based bakery products
and sauces and the largest exporter
of butter pastry in New Zealand.
Early 1900's
Annie C. Millar started her own bakery and café in Invercargill
1916
Expanded into bread production.
Annie registered company to form A.C. M. Ltd.
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