She's just one of a small crew who make up Gisborne catering business, Black Fig, which delivers ready made meals. Amy Spence, who started the company, says the concept was born from being declined by Nadia Lim's creation, My Food Bag. Initially, busy families were targeted, but soon Ms Spence realised there was demand from older people too. "The meals on wheels here are not that popular these days so there was definitely an opening there so we started up," Ms Spence says. Pensioners often pay a cheaper price for the meals, the delivery is free, and they say their weekly catch-ups are priceless.

Source: New Zealand Herald November 03, 2016 05:22 UTC