Agriculture, science, food and technology will merge at the annual New Zealand AgriFood Week 2021, scheduled to take place 3-9 May. Continue →

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By Fonterra’s director for Category, Strategy & Innovation, Mark Piper
 
 
 
Fonterra has three new tanker trailer designs on the road as part of a trial to find a more sustainable, efficient option for our nationwide milk pick-ups. Continue →

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By Food Futurist, Tony Hunter
 
 
 
While the pandemic has shown us that the global food system is very resilient, some weaknesses have been highlighted. Continue →

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Research undertaken by the Riddet Institute will contribute to a global conversation about the future of sustainable food production and food security as part of the UN’s international food systems summit. Continue →

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By Natalie Martin, 3R materials innovation manager 
 
 
 
Government is tackling the issue of plastic waste with a two-pronged approach – regulated stewardship, which I outlined in my last article, and proposed phase-outs and bans. Continue →

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By The FoodBowl chief executive Alexandra Allan
 
 
 
Among the dozen or so really hot trends in food and beverage innovation this year, health and wellbeing underpin them, whether its collagen products, no-sugar beverages, gut, brain or immune support or free-from products. Continue →

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Leaft Foods general manager, Ross Milne
Leaft Foods has announced it is launching a $20m programme to develop technology that extracts edible protein from New Zealand grown green leafy crops. Continue →

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By Professor Richard Newcomb, chief scientist at Plant & Food Research
 
 
A world-first fleet of autonomous ‘farmbots’ are readying to launch in the UK. Continue →

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Frucor Suntory is showcasing its dedication to making positive changes in the New Zealand and Australian beverage market with the release of its first sustainability report, Growing for Good. Continue →

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BSI has been helping organisations across the globe to improve and capture best practice since 1901. Continue →

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Situated in the heart of the North Shore, Auckand, Cake Concepts, supplies top quality products to many places across the country with a focus on the wholesale sector. Continue →

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Coming from a family with a keen interest in food already, Brad O’Callaghan was naturally drawn to a career in the industry after he left school. Continue →

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A taste of New Zealand is currently en-route to Tokyo and Busan. Continue →

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Countdown is trialling new contactless technology that kicks convenience up another notch for consumers. Continue →

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Winebow Imports has been announced by Villa Maria Estate as its new exclusive import representative in the US. Continue →

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An Australian biologist has reviewed gene editing technologies such as CRISPR-Cas9 to safeguard food security in farming systems under stress from extreme and variable climate conditions. Continue →

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Nestlé and Amcor are among a group of companies that have collaborated to produce Australia’s first soft plastic food wrapper made with recycled content. Continue →

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By Fonterra’s director for Category, Strategy & Innovation, Mark Piper
 
 
 
Just months after introducing SimplyMilk, the first carbon zero milk product in the Southern Hemisphere, Fonterra has now launched carbon zero certified NZMP Organic Butter to North America. Continue →

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By Professor Richard Newcomb, chief scientist at Plant & Food Research
 
 
In recent years we seemed to have reached a tipping point globally in our relationship with single-use plastics. Continue →

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 By Food Futurist, Tony Hunter 
 
 
 
The meat and dairy industries are not just about meat and milk. Continue →

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By The FoodBowl chief executive Alexandra Allan
 
 
 
It has never been an easy challenge to get children to eat their greens or pulses, sneaking them into readymade dishes is a classic parent’s secret.  Continue →

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By Natalie Martin, 3R materials innovation manager 
 
 
 
The way New Zealand deals with single-use plastic packaging is set to undergo a monumental shift, affecting everyone along its supply chain. Continue →

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Aaron Williams is excited to teach on the Mahinga Kai course in Taradale
Eastern Institute of Technology (EIT) Taradale students will soon have the chance to learn how to grow and harvest food in a traditionally Māori way. Continue →

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A range of new sanitising and disinfecting systems, developed to fight against Covid-19, could provide a useful solution for New Zealand food and beverage manufacturers. Continue →

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Shakeel Ahmed wants to tackle big picture problems such as food waste one innovative step at a time. Continue →

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Eight out of ten food and beverage workplaces say they will increase the use of robots in the next decade, with the pandemic cited as a catalyst for accelerating investment in automation. Continue →

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Iconic New Zealand winery Villa Maria is launching its first ever organic wine range ‘Earth Garden’, as part of a commitment to make 100% of the company’s vineyards organically managed by 2030. Continue →

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Dustin Herb
The environment, or terroir, of where the barley used to make whiskey is grown has been found to impact the beverage’s flavour. Continue →

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Made North Canterbury
The North Canterbury region’s first food and beverage provenance brand, Made North Canterbury, was officially launched last week by Enterprise North Canterbury (ENC). Continue →

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