01 — DEFINE
Define the use case
Food manufacturing, beverage development, wellness products, personal care and distribution can require different commercial specifications. Start with the actual application.
B2B SOURCING HUB
New Zealand Mānuka.
Sourced with purpose.
A commercial starting point for brands, manufacturers and distributors that need to turn a product idea into a clear mānuka honey sourcing requirement.
THE COMMERCIAL FRAMEWORK
Start with the requirement, not just the honey.
Commercial sourcing becomes clearer when the buyer defines what the ingredient needs to do, where it will be sold and what evidence is required. Those inputs can then shape the product specification and enquiry.
For New Zealand mānuka, authenticity and export requirements also matter. The applicable destination market should be considered before a supply decision is made.
SIX INPUTS
A better sourcing brief
in six questions.
01
Application
What will the mānuka be used for?02
Market
Where will the finished product be sold?03
Grade
What MGO, UMF™ or other specification is required?04
Volume
What quantity is required and how often?05
Format
What commercial pack or bulk format fits the operation?06
Documentation
What testing, COA and market documentation is needed?BUYER PATH
02 — QUALIFY
Check the market
Destination-market rules can affect composition, labelling and documentation. Treat market access as part of the product requirement rather than an afterthought.
03 — SPECIFY
Build the brief
Bring grade, volume, format, timing and documentation together. If you do not know every answer, provide what you do know and the requirement can be clarified.
BUYER RESOURCES
Go deeper before
you buy.
BUYING
Buying Guide
Use a practical checklist to structure a commercial requirement.
Read the guide →SPECIFICATION
Specification Guide
Work through the fields that matter when requesting supply.
Read the guide →DOCUMENTATION
Documentation Guide
Understand the role of COAs and supporting commercial documentation.
Read the guide →QUALITY
Testing & Authenticity
Review the New Zealand export testing framework for mānuka.
Read the guide →READY WHEN YOU ARE
Turn your requirement into a sourcing brief.
Use the interactive Sourcing Engine to capture the key commercial inputs in one structured enquiry.