Our Story

The Smoke Shed began with a bottle of Bunney’s Worcester Sauce—a treasured family recipe brought to New Zealand from Pontypridd, Wales, by Jayde’s great-grandfather, Edwin Bunney.

It’s the kind of sauce that makes everything better. And when it met Jayde’s Kiwi barbecue roots and Andrew’s South African braai skills, something pretty special happened.

Living a rural, sustainably focused lifestyle, we’ve always valued cooking from scratch and preserving what we grow. That passion naturally evolved into a range of handcrafted barbecue sauces—each one built on the bold foundation of Bunney’s Worcester Sauce.

Our sauces were born from backyard gatherings with friends and family, where low 'n slow cooking and laughter went hand-in-hand.
Wanting to share that same sense of togetherness more widely, we launched The Smoke Shed: a small business with a big mission—to bring people together through real flavour, home cooking, and stories shared over a meal.

Born from tradition. Built for togetherness.

Andrew and Jayde's First Market Stall  

Grandfather Edwin Bunney