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Bringing the best Mediterranean products to New Zealand families for more than 25 years

Mediterranean Foods started in a Cuba Street Wellington fish shop and a Christchurch fresh produce wholesale business. In 1990, noticing a gap in what food & wine was available at the time, Joe & Gino Cuccurullo in Wellington and Gerald Crotty in Christchurch aimed to bring the best Mediterranean products directly to New Zealand.

Our Growth and Expansion

By 1996, we expanded our range by importing Mediterranean goods, starting with just one pallet from Italy. But that was just the start. For more than 25 years, Mediterranean Foods has worked with top European food artisans to bring the best Mediterranean products to New Zealand families. We now import over 200 containers of goods from Europe each year. Our operations include three retail locations, two trattorias, and an online store that delivers direct to your door.

Our Family Legacy

Since 2017 the adopted Italian’s, the Brady family, have owned and run the Christchurch retail and trattoria business furthering their love affair with food, wine and travel. In 2023 the Brady’s also took on the Newtown operation to finally bring together the Mediterranean Foods retail and trattoria businesses.

Our Mission

Our stores and trattoria walls proudly showcase our family history and Italian heritage. Mediterranean Foods Trattoria and Deli focuses on creating food experiences with fresh, healthy, and flavorful tastes. We aim to encourage Kiwis to enjoy the benefits of the Mediterranean Diet—Eat, drink, and be healthy together with family and friends the Mediterranean Foods way!

About us Mediterranean Foods
Gerald Crotty and Andrew Brady
MediFoods Our Story 30 years
Joe and Gino Cuccurullo
Andrew with Coco and Natalie Brady
Oscar Brady

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WELLINGTON

TRATTORIA + PIZZERIA + SHOP + DELI

42 Constable Street
Newtown, Wellington

Trattoria Hours:
Dinner: Daily 5pm – 8.30pm
Lunch + brunch: Friday – Sunday 11am – 3pm
Cafe + Cabinet Selection: Daily from 9am (please note kitchen is closed for lunch from Monday to Thursday) 

Shop + Deli Hours:
Monday – Sunday, 9am – 8pm

CHRISTCHURCH

TRATTORIA + PIZZERIA + SHOP + DELI

322 Tuam Street
Christchurch

Trattoria Hours:
Lunch:
Monday – Thursday 10.30am – 2.30pm
Friday – Sunday 10.30am – 3pm
Dinner: Fridays only 4.30pm – 8.30pm
Cafe’ + Brunch: daily 8.30am – 11am
(please note Trattoria open from 10am on Sundays)

Shop + Deli Hours:
Monday – Thursday & Saturday, 8.30am – 5pm
Friday, 8.30am – 8.30pm
Sunday, 10am – 4pm

RIVERSIDE FARMERS MARKET, CHRISTCHURCH

SHOP + DELI

2/96 Oxford Tce
Riverside Market, Christchurch

Shop & Deli Hours:
Monday – Friday, 10am – 6pm
Saturday, 9am – 6pm
Sunday, 10am – 5pm

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