IRVINE HOLT ENTERPRISES LIMITED

Editing; editorial; press releases; newspaper and magazine articles;  advertorial and copywriting; travel and wine writing; international and local product development; recipe development; menu development; food photography; food styling; product launching; radio and television communications; video; promotions; cookbooks.

Jan Bilton and her husband, journalist Michael Ryan, own and operate Irvine Holt Enterprises Ltd,  

Together they were responsible for editing The Foodtown Magazine — Jan for 16 years and Michael for nine. The magazine was the fastest growing lifestyle publication in New Zealand.

In 2007 Jan and Michael moved from Auckland city to Marlborough wine country. Here they wrote, photographed and published two food/wine books one of which, Marlborough on the Menu won Best Food/Wine Guide in the 2010 Le Cordon Bleu World Food Media Awards. Plus they published a funky new edition of Jan's Tamarillo Cookbook.
 
Michael’s background was as a director/writer and producer of TV documentaries and as a newspaper journalist. He has assisted with the editing and publication of a novel and has written numerous travel articles published together with his unique photography.  

Currently, Michael provides New Zealand clients with editorial, advertorial and press releases. In 2018 the husband and wife team wrote, photographed and produced,Taste Waikato cookbook, a fundraiser for Rotary Cambridge showcasing the foods, wines and producers of the mighty Waikato.  

Jan has a food and textile science degree from Otago University and graduated in International Marketing from Auckland University of Technology.

After writing and self-publishing her New Zealand Kiwifruit Cookbook she promoted kiwifruit and other New Zealand foods in the USA, Canada, Asia and Australia.

For two years Jan was marketing manager for Lion Breweries' restaurants (135) and subsequently opened the successful Auckland waterfront restaurant, Saints.

Jan syndicates a weekly food column to New Zealand regional newspapers and is a food judge, food stylist, food photographer, and regular magazine contributor. Jan's articles have been published in many major New Zealand magazines as well as several in Australia and the USA. She is the author of 27 cookbooks many of which have been top sellers internationally. She has also edited five cookbooks for recognised publishers.

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