---
title: "Hospitality equipment suppliers in New Zealand: Which brands are most popular in search?"
description: "Compare commercial kitchen and hospitality equipment suppliers serving New Zealand businesses. Share of Search among Southern Hospitality and Nisbets, the hospitality equipment suppliers Brandwave compares in New Zealand, using the same methodology, market, and reporting period. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time."
canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/categories/nz-hospitality-equipment-suppliers"
publisher: "Brandwave"
---

# Hospitality equipment suppliers in New Zealand: Which brands are most popular in search?

Compare commercial kitchen and hospitality equipment suppliers serving New Zealand businesses. Share of Search among Southern Hospitality and Nisbets, the hospitality equipment suppliers Brandwave compares in New Zealand, using the same methodology, market, and reporting period. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time.

## Key facts

- **Competitive set**: Hospitality equipment suppliers
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Brands compared**: 2
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Highest Share of Search**: Southern Hospitality, 51.7%

## Which brand is most popular in search among hospitality equipment suppliers in New Zealand?

- In August 2026, Southern Hospitality was the most searched among hospitality equipment suppliers in New Zealand, with an estimated 12.1K branded searches and 51.7% estimated Share of Search within this set.
- Nisbets is in 2nd place, 3.4 percentage points behind at 48.3% Share of Search.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Southern Hospitality’s estimated Share of Search among hospitality equipment suppliers in New Zealand decreased from 55.2% to 51.7%.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Nisbets’ estimated Share of Search among hospitality equipment suppliers in New Zealand increased from 44.8% to 48.3%.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Southern Hospitality’s estimated Share of Search among hospitality equipment suppliers in New Zealand peaked at 56.5% in July 2026 and was lowest at 46.3% in December 2025.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Nisbets’ estimated Share of Search among hospitality equipment suppliers in New Zealand peaked at 53.7% in December 2025 and was lowest at 43.5% in July 2026.

## Compare search popularity between leading brands

- [Southern Hospitality vs Nisbets: compare search popularity](/demand/nz/compare/nisbets-vs-southern-hospitality): 51.7% against 48.3% Share of Search.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand hospitality equipment suppliers in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Nisbets gained estimated Share of Search among hospitality equipment suppliers in New Zealand, from 43.5% to 48.3%.
- In August 2026, Southern Hospitality lost estimated Share of Search among hospitality equipment suppliers in New Zealand, from 56.5% to 51.7%.

## Share of Search ranking

| Rank | Brand | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches | Change vs prior month | Owned by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Southern Hospitality | 51.7% | 12.1K | -0.2% | ECF Group |
| 2 | Nisbets | 48.3% | 11.3K | +21.3% | Nisbets |

## Historical estimated branded-search demand

| Month | Brand | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | Southern Hospitality | 14K | 55.2% | 1 |
| Oct 2025 | Nisbets | 11.3K | 44.8% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | Southern Hospitality | 14K | 50.1% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | Nisbets | 13.9K | 49.9% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | Nisbets | 11.5K | 53.7% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | Southern Hospitality | 9.9K | 46.3% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | Southern Hospitality | 12.1K | 54.9% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | Nisbets | 9.9K | 45.1% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | Southern Hospitality | 11.4K | 54.9% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | Nisbets | 9.4K | 45.1% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | Southern Hospitality | 12.1K | 52.4% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | Nisbets | 11K | 47.6% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | Southern Hospitality | 11.3K | 54.4% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | Nisbets | 9.5K | 45.6% | 2 |
| May 2026 | Southern Hospitality | 11.4K | 54.1% | 1 |
| May 2026 | Nisbets | 9.7K | 45.9% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | Southern Hospitality | 12.1K | 52% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | Nisbets | 11.2K | 48% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | Southern Hospitality | 12.1K | 56.5% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | Nisbets | 9.3K | 43.5% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | Southern Hospitality | 12.1K | 51.7% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | Nisbets | 11.3K | 48.3% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | Nisbets | — | — | — |
| Sep 2026 | Southern Hospitality | — | — | — |

## What is being compared

- **Nisbets**: Measured on the search terms “nisbets”, “nisbets black friday”, “nisbets cambro”, “nisbets cast iron”, “nisbets catalogue”, “nisbets catering”, “nisbets catering catalogue”, “nisbets catering company”, “nisbets catering equipment”, “nisbets catering equipment anz”, “nisbets catering equipment company”, “nisbets catering supplies”, “nisbets central coast”, “nisbets chef”, “nisbets chef pants”, “nisbets clearance”, “nisbets clearance catering”, “nisbets co nz”, “nisbets com”, “nisbets cooking equipment”, “nisbets delivery”, “nisbets eazyzap”, “nisbets equipment”, “nisbets essentials”, “nisbets express”, “nisbets food”, “nisbets gift voucher”, “nisbets hospitality”, “nisbets jantex”, “nisbets kitchen”, “nisbets kitchen equipment”, “nisbets kitchen supplies”, “nisbets kitchenware”, “nisbets loaf tin”, “nisbets microplane”, “nisbets near me”, “nisbets new zealand”, “nisbets nz”, “nisbets olympia”, “nisbets olympia kiln”, “nisbets online”, “nisbets online ordering”, “nisbets online shopping”, “nisbets retail”, “nisbets robot coupe”, “nisbets sale”, “nisbets shop”, “nisbets shop near me”, “nisbets store”, “nisbets store near me”, “nisbets teaspoons”, “nisbets tsuki”, “nisbets vogue”, “nisbets voucher”, “nisbets warehouse”, “nisbets website” and “robot coupe nisbets”, summed into one figure.
- **Southern Hospitality**: Measured on the search terms “reward hospitality nz”, “southern hospitality”, “southern hospitality bbq”, “southern hospitality co”, “southern hospitality company”, “southern hospitality for sale”, “southern hospitality near me”, “southern hospitality new plymouth”, “southern hospitality nz”, “southern hospitality online”, “southern hospitality shop”, “southern hospitality store”, “southern hospitality supply”, “southern hospitality warmer”, “southern hospitality website”, “southernhospitality”, “southernhospitality co nz”, “southernhospitality nz” and “www southern hospitality”, summed into one figure.

- [Nisbets](/demand/nz/brands/nisbets)
- [Southern Hospitality](/demand/nz/brands/southern-hospitality)

## Methodology

- [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which brand is most popular in search among hospitality equipment suppliers in New Zealand?

In August 2026, Southern Hospitality was the most searched among hospitality equipment suppliers in New Zealand, with an estimated 12.1K branded searches and 51.7% estimated Share of Search within this set.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Hospitality equipment suppliers in New Zealand: Which brands are most popular in search?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/categories/nz-hospitality-equipment-suppliers

This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/categories/nz-hospitality-equipment-suppliers. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.