How it all began!
Rose Lindley (aka the original ‘Mumma Bear’) started a hobby that got way out of control. As a nurse for 47 years she was always passionate about good health and good nutrition and poured her knowledge into creating Mumma Bear.
In June ’24 Olivia came on board as the new owner, along with Brooke (Operations Manager), X (Kitchen Lead) and Pip (Markets and Kitchen Assistant). We are all dedicated to continuing to produce the delicious products customers know and love.
All Mumma Bear products are processed in our commercial kitchen in Soleares Ave using local ingredients where possible, and premium imported goods when required.
A bit about our products…
Whilst creating the recipes Rose had a few rules – the food must taste great and have a good nutritional profile, there must be no added preservatives, fillers or unidentifiable ingredients and of course it has to be affordable – food as it should be.
Our current Aotearoa grown ingredients are:
Oats – Harraways (Southland & Otago oats)
Quinoa – Methven
Walnuts – Swannanoa (Canterbury)
Hazelnuts – Aylesbury (Canterbury) & Fairlie (South Canterbury)
Buckwheat – South Canterbury
Honey – Wai-ora organic – Waiau
Blackcurrants – organic -Pleasant Point
Apples (sulphite free) – Motueka
Blueberries – Motueka
Strawberries – Motueka
Linseed – Canterbury
Hemp hearts – North Island
When we use imported ingredients, we select high quality options, such as almonds from Australia and sulphite-free coconut flakes.
It started with two products and now has a range of 17 different mueslis, granolas, porridges and bars. Included in this is a very popular Gluten Free Granola (less than 3ppm tested) designed for those with coeliacs disease, more recently we also have a keto-friendly option.
There is no wheat, rye or barley in our kitchen – only oats! This is to eliminate any gluten cross contamination.