End of an era as Dame Alison Holst disappears from sausage roll packets
“It feels wrong to not have Dame Allison [sic] on it,” another said. The “grandmother of New Zealand home cooking” hung up her apron in 2015 after it was revealed she had been diagnosed with dementia. Her son, Simon, said at the time the plan was for Holst to remain at home in Orewa with her husband, Peter Holst, for as long as possible. He has since confirmed his mother moved into full-time care in 2018. Until recently, the sausage rolls, made by Rotorua company Richmond foods and a staple at parties and office functions for decades, continued to carry Holst’s endorsement.
Source: stuff.co.nz