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Newcastle Fruit Baskets?  Call 1300 284 684

Finding the right fruit basket delivery service in Newcastle is simple once you consider this tip

1 - Does the person who took your order, make and ship your order?

Be careful - there are plenty of digital vendors out there who will flick your order on for a commision and God only knows who will end up handling your delivery.  Trust an established local since 1988 at Hunter Valley Hampers.

Apples Fruit Baskets

New Baby Fruit Basket featuring the classic styling of a FlatOut Bear.

Apples are a mainstay of the traditional fruit basket or get well soon hamper and make a bright, crunchy contrast to the other softer fruits.  Apples are absolutely authentic and original when it comes to the fruit world – they do not grow true to seed – which means each and every seed in your apple has a different potential apple variety! 

There have been in excess of 7500 varieties of different apples documented over time and of these, there are still about 150 plus apple types still in commercial production!  That means there are plenty of different tastes, types and textures for you to choose from when you are assembling a fruit gift idea.

There is also the growing movement for apple growers to favour heirloom and ancient apple varieties over the newer variations, so the older lcassics are constantly evolving for the modern marketplace.  In Australia, commercial constraints like transportability, colour retention and longevity of flavour has strongly influenced the varietals available – which means you are most likely to see these Australian Apples.

Bogle – a miniature Aussie apple with golden red blushed skin – perfect for baking.

Bonza – Crisp eating apple derived from the Jonathan.

Gala – a cross originally from New Zealand, with better tasting strains like imperial, royal and regal making the best for the table.

Golden Delicious – from the US, pale green with golden flecks – ideal for eating in fruit baskets delivered to Newcastle NSW and cooking with.

Granny Smith – Originally from a seedling in Sydney, now widespread across the world – a tart green eating apple.

Jonathan – A smallish popular eating apple that is not seen often due to it's poor storage.

Pink Lady – From Western Australia, a cross between the lady William and Delicious apple with good eating flesh.

Red Delicious – the most widely grown dessert apple in the world, with a distinctive crown of ridges around the “freckle” at the base of the core.

Red Fuji – from Japan, the most distinctive feature for this eating apple is the honey core which is a concentration of sugars – highly desirable. 

Sundowner – another WA cross, this apple is a mellow version of the pink lady with simlar long term storage abilities.

Australia boasts the ideal climate to grow apples, with a noted lack of apple pests that plague other continents and an ideal climate to ensure sustained vigorous growth.  We don't have to suffer the scourge of Apple Blight or hard to control pests like apple codling moth. 

It is the buyers perogative to ensure that a diverse range of tasty, appealing apples are brought to market by making strong preferences for these strengths and not buying product that lacks any desirable qualities.  Choosing fresh apples has become very difficult due to the long store time and prevalence of cool rooms for fresh fruit at all major fruit and vegetable markets across Australia.

But in saying that, the long term storage of apples has always been a feature of the fruit – going back centuries earlier people were in need of fresh fruit over the long dark winters.  So it is quite wrong to think that the long storage times of modern fruit are wrong or not expected – it is just part of what has worked for apples and apple growers

I am happy to say that for our Sydney Fruit Baskets we have established trusted relationships with a network of quality assurred fruiterers and markets so we can ensure you get the best eating fruit in your gourmet hamper.  After all, when you make the connection with FruitHampers.info you are relying our expertise and professionalism to get the best fruit for your dollar.  And we think that's pretty special...

Fruit Baskets Newcastle

Fruit Baskets Newcastle Offer simply the best range of full, generously portioned fruit baskets - no florists rushing to Coles at the last minute - and we buy our boxes of fresh fruit direct from the regional Markets at Sandgate.

Just a short one today - thank you for you support and encouragement as we go about establishing the Australian Fruit Basket Association - we are proud to have been nominated and are in the process of establishing ourselves with a seat on the board.  It is truly a pleasure and deeply satisfying to be recognised by our peers.

Making Newcastle's Best Hampers since 1988

Interview With Newcastle Hampers
OFFICIAL MEDIA RELEASE DECEMBER 2013


AFTER A HALF DOZEN Christmas Seasons as the creative designer behind Hunter Valley Hampers, Kacy has a special feeling for knowing what her buying public wants.

And when you consider her Hunter Valley Hampers has sold out completely in 2011 and 2012 on a budget of zero advertising, it's no wonder she must be doing something right.  Artisan Food, Craft Beer and handmade fresh regional produce is a winning formula.

Over coffee, we sat down and asked her secrets to making a delicious gourmet hamper and what makes Hunter Valley Hampers a trusted authority on gift baskets.

"No Pretzels," Kacy laughs, when I ask her the secret to gourmet gift baskets, "Once we stopped putting in bags of pretzels we noticed we got a different clientele."

Keeping it Real for the Peeps

The secret to Hunter Valley Hampers success over the last decade (the business has operated independently since 1988, although only recently moved to 'high end' gourmet in 2009) is offering quality product regardless of the price.



"People are willing to pay for quality product," Kacy explains, showing a jar of tunisian spiced pickle made locally, "and so long as they know you are backing the product up with a meaningful purpose, place and personality; they will pay a premium price."

Fresh Fruit Baskets filled with the best most generous portions and delivered same day to Newcastle

"We see competitors offering plastic poinsettia flowers and questionable "gourmet" products like john west smoked oysters - these things just don't meet what our clients expect in a regional gourmet hamper," Kacy offered as a reason for the loyal customer base at Hunter Valley Hampers.  "It's really quite embarrassing to turn up at a corporate tower in Sydney and expect the executives to accept a hamper filled with this sort of stuff - I can see why people keep coming back to us.  We keep our hampers understated and let the real food do all the talking."

Making meaningful Connections with the Community

Things are looking great this Christmas, but I feel the moment of truth for any Christmas Gift Basket is the minutes after arriving home when the hamper box is sitting by your front door.  You place the box on the kitchen counter and open it to reveal a wicker basket filled with clinking jars, bottles, pouches and pudding - all presentation packed under crisp cellophane and ready for display under the Christmas Tree in time for the big day. 



An authentic artisan hamper for a genuine, homestyle Christmas Day.  Merry Christmas, and Give Yourself the Gift of a Joyous Sharing Christmas with real friends and valued family members.

Christmas Wishes Newcastle

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Christmas Gift Hampers Call 1300 284 684

EVERYONE KNOWS it is a small town, so we all have some connection to each other - whether it be through work, sport, education or family - so making a thoughtful charity gift at Christmas in Newcastle NSW 2300 is like giving to a friend in some ways.

When I returned to a Christmas in Newcastle after living and working abroad, the first thing I noticed was how small everything looked - in my memory somehow it had been stored as this big grand place with monuments and towering buildings and epic natural features.  It was like the Christmas of my childhood.



But with the passage of time, that distance had eroded the memories to the point that on seeing them for the first time since returning from Europe - everything had a kind of hometown intimacy.  I truly felt like I had returned back home to Newcastle - that being a Novocastrian was definitely part of my identity.

Christmas and Giving Presents and Gifts in Newcastle

CHRISTMAS TIME is a time of frenetic acquisition - we move around consuming parties and gatherings and people with pace, as though there is some crazy deadline to get in as much as we can before we settle down at some family home for the Christmas Day luncheon.

And in all the hustle and movement in Newcastle 2300 we can too easily forget those who live with the struggle of poverty, lack of opportunity and sheer hopelessness. Even donating a Gift to a Toy Run is something in the right direction.  It is these people who should not be forgotten whilst we all gorge on unwanted mince pies, or leave half drunk bottles of beer at backyard barbeques.

I urge you all to go out and get involved in some small way with those less fortunate - even if it is only dropping a few coins into a buskers hat.   Just give something away to a fellow Novocastrian and see how you feel - it can be a curious sensation indeed.

Newcastle 2300 NSW - Merry Christmas
Happy New Year.

Newcastle Christmas Hampers Online

People seem to place so much importance on selecting their favourite place, their favourite food, their favourite wines.  And it seems like an endless quest to keep chasing the idea that somewhere out there is a new exhilarating combination of flavour and design that will totally know who you are and where you belong.

Like trying on an old pair of jeans for the first time, or that knowing smile from a childhood friend when you catch each other’s eyes through a crowd after decades apart.  Just the feeling of comfort and identity that you get when you finally, completely, have found your “thing”.

It’s the same here at Newcastle Hampers, where you can confidently make a selection from our aged menu of delectable hampers and gift baskets featuring the finest of local providore fresh food and boutique wines from little out of the way vineyards that we think are pretty special.  Like for example our latest find – a bespoke winery at Twin Bridges where the knowledge and experience adds up to something like 500 years which is a lot compared to the six vintages they have available for sale.  But being “new” doesn’t mean rough and ready or lacking in finesse – quite the opposite as the latest vintage has emerged as well credentialed drinking and cellaring proposition.

Just Like Twin Bridges is linking the gap between experience and taste, so too do the team behind Hunter Valley Hampers, who has established a reputation that echoes beyond the small operations team into the boardrooms and executive suites across Australia.  Just as there is so many differing tastes and experiences to be had across the mighty Hunter Valley, so too do the degrees of wonderful vary across the hamper and gift basket combinations on offer.

If we did have to declare a favourite, it would be limiting our experience to one single selection of products, condiments and wines above all the others – and this would be against our avowed promise to offer a full flavour degustation of all the Hunter Valley has to offer.  So, if I may dare, I suggest you take me up on the offer to declare my favourite, but perhaps not just yet - -there is another blog post in that and I would hate to play my hand early.


Newcastle Hampers are the perfect award winning gift idea for Christmas 2013 and there has never been a better time to share our local Hunter Valley produce with your friends family and business connections than right now. 

Being in this game for a decade or so has taught me a lot about human motivations and desires.  First, there are the game players – who want to sort of win a discount or extra additive at no extra cost no matter what.  Sure, we let them win so long as they pay at the right margin.  It’s all about meeting the client’s expectations and keeping the business afloat right?

Next, are the Free Delivery Monks.  They are like monks in that there is no way to sway their beliefs.  If delivery ain’t free, then there’s no play.  And, after being in this game for so long, can I let you in on a secret?  Yeah, well, delivery ain’t free – not ever.  So sure we might be able to hide the delivery cost from you, but it will still be there, somewhere, and our margin will remain intact.  After all, there is no point winning an account at a lower margin – heck – we sell out every Christmas so why sell out at below margin?  Doesn’t make sense does it?

Newcastle Hampers + Gift Baskets

Ordering a Hamper in Newcastle

> Call 1300 284 684 for Newcastle's Original hamper Specialists - serving Corporate and Family Clients since 1988.  Should take one phone call to an established successful business with years of experience and a knack for getting things right. 

Newcastle Fruit Hampers and Gourmet Gift Baskets

 Often, potential clients are in a rush to place their order, just like you, and making the right decision is clouded by things like advertising, previous experience in dealing with the company, and the strength of honest and reliable testimonials. 

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Why Jenny Cried
When She Saw Her
Fruit Hamper

Just this morning, a beautiful sunny winter day, Jenny* (not her real name) was admitted to the Private Hospital with worrying symptoms.  Jenny is a busy mum of two, a wife, a business owner, goes to yoga as often as time permits, and walks around the block regularly.  Now suddenly there's talk of a tumor and she's spending her first night in hospital since Joshua' birth seven years ago.
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Around lunchtime, I knocked on the door of Jenny's room. 

"It's OK,"  she called out, "come in."

And there was Jenny sitting up in bed with a luncheon tray in front of her.

"This is for you, from Al and the team at work," I said, handing her the personal handwritten message and placing the fruit basket on the trolley.

Jenny smiled and looked at the Fruit Hamper and then back at me.  Tears welled in her eyes.

"Thank you," she said, and then, almost imperceptibly, "I'm so scared.."
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In the lift on the way back to the carpark, the nurse who had seen me deliver the hamper said it was "the best hospital gift delivered" she had ever seen.  But she wondered why there were so many pieces of fruit.  It was also the largest, most generous fruit hamper.  And, she had seen plenty over the years.

"I mean, one person can't possibly eat all that much?"  The Nursing Unit Manager said.

"It's all about sharing - plenty of fresh fruit means that everyone - from friends to family to medical staff to visiting doctors - can feel included and share a gorgeous green apple or plump mandarin."

I said, knowing how popular our fruitbaskets are with the staff on the wards."A freshest fruit basket makes being in hospital just that little bit more bearable, and everyone loves the fresh immediacy of fruit."

*Newcastle Hamper Newsflash*

We would like to share the best local ideas we have sourced from the Newcastle Hamper Google searches and be able to confidently recommend the best fit for your order, depending on your position, circumstances and of course, areas for local delivery.

Everyone loves a list, so we have compiled a list of the most reputable local Newcastle Gift basket suppliers featuring FREE delivery, same day delivery and of course, next day delivery.  Everyoe loves free delivery almost as much as fishing in Newcastle.

It goes without saying that getting the delivery part of your gourmet hamper order makes all the difference when you are looking at using a reputable, easily recognized gift basket specialist. 

DELIVERY – For the best hints and tips about delivery of your gift hamper to Newcastle and Lake Macquarie, there is a wealth of information to guide you through the process. 

First of all, don’t be enticed by the offer of FREE delivery – usually it is encompassed in the buy price of the hamper or gift basket – that means you are paying more for the basic fruit hamper or gourmet basket to cover these expenses.  Newcastle's Best Brunch spots are great - although they do not offer FREE delivery either.

In my personal experience, the best way to get around this is to work with your suppliers and ask directly what the delivery price is.

POPULAR HAMPERS – Here’s some key pointers to get the best from your hamper order in Newcastle and Lake Macquarie – and don’t forget we deliver across Port Stephens – from Nelson Bay to Raymond Terrace and of course East Maitland and Rutherford. 

There is a lot to say about the difference between the most searched for hampers and what makes the best just a shade above those that are highly recommended.  We prefer to offer the best local hampers in Newcastle.

NEWCASTLE HAMPERS – Newcastle City is in the midst of a classic regrowth and development stage. 

For sure we have the mines, a thriving Port, and a multitude of local eateries but what makes Newcastle special above all this is the lifestyle and lack of traffic, especially around the CBD.  People love the beaches of Newcastle above all,

Keeping your hamper choice to a local business supplier, who favours local farm gate products and regional gourmet food growers ensures you get the best results for your google searches. 

Above all, when choosing Newcastle Hampers, be careful to take an extra moment to select the right gourmet hamper company – or if you choose a fruit basket, the best fruit gift hamper specialist. 


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