New Ground™ is a contract manufacturer at 88 Wairau Road, Wairau Valley, on the North Shore, making specialty instant coffee, coffee in a can and coffee concentrate for roasters. It is a business supplier, so its products are for cafes, foodservice and roasters rather than home buyers. The company takes fresh roasted coffee and delivers fully packaged, retail-ready goods, and it also offers contract roasting and full supply.
Its boxed coffee uses the company's NGT brewing technology and has a 12-month shelf life, refrigerated once opened. One 20 ml portion equals one shot. The liquid coffee extract is the same strength as espresso. Hot, cold and sparkling drinks can be poured from a Macro Pour'd tap, and the website mentions an espresso martini on tap. The website says the boxed format removes the need for espresso machines and some barista training. Orders are paid as a 50% deposit and 50% when goods are ready, plus freight and taxes.