Pepler's

Pepler’s has been crafting delicious, hand-made condiments for over four decades.

Founded in the early 1980s by June and Colin Pepler in Te Kauwhata, the business began with homemade jams from their orchard, sold roadside before moving to a store on Te Kauwhata’s main street.

In 2017, Cambridge couple Paul and Jane Menneer began sharing their passion for bold, small-batch condiments through The Cambridge Picklery, creating vibrant flavours like maharani chutney, beetroot and orange chutney, and sesame rayu using produce from their own garden. In 2021, they acquired Pepler’s, combining their love of innovative flavours with Pepler’s heritage of locally made, high-quality products.

Today, Pepler’s produces around 100 condiments by hand, using locally grown ingredients. Products are available online, from the Te Kauwhata store, and through wholesalers supplying gift shops, restaurants, coffee shops, and fine food establishments across New Zealand.