Whittaker's Peanut Slab. Photograph / Richard Robinson.
Whittaker's has again taken the crown of New Zealanders' most trusted brand in an annual survey.
The chocolate maker held the title for a second year in a row on the Reader's Digest Most Trusted Brands list and also notched up two more titles in the confectionery and New Zealand
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Whittaker's brand manager, Holly Whittaker, said the brand had overcome economic challenges to continue delivering quality chocolate.
"We have stuck to our values and consistently delivered a high-quality reliable product," she said. Reader's Digest New Zealand editor Sue Carney said reliability, value for money and quality were the key components of a trusted brand.
"To tick all the boxes of a trusted brand you need to be a steadfast, reliable brand and you need to really provide what the consumer is looking for time and time again," she said.
