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Riddet Institute wins two prestigious awards at NZIFST Conference
Date: 1 Jul 2011Riddet Institute co-director Professor Harjinder Singh was last night presented with the J.C Andrews Award, the New Zealand Institute of Food, Science and Technology ‘s (NZIFST) most prestigious award. The award was presented at the NZIFST annual conference dinner in Rotorua. The award is presented annually in memory of Massey University's first Chancellor, Dr John Clark Andrews, who proposed that a food technology degree course be established at Massey University. The award ... more
New NZ appointments to FSANZ Board welcomed by industry
Date: 30 Jun 2011Three new appointments to the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Board have been announced today, including two New Zealand-nominees, both strongly endorsed by the food industry here. The Australian Parliamentary Secretary for Health and Ageing, Catherine King, named the new appointments as physician Associate Professor Stephen Corbett; former head of the New Zealand Food Safety Authority Mr Andrew McKenzie and food scientist Mr Neil Walker. Both Mr McKenzie and Mr Walker have been ... more
Homemade pies fill gap in the market
Date: 13 Jun 2011Back from living overseas, Maree Glading and Jessie Stanley spotted a gap in the market for $20 homemade pies, despite a tough economic environment. They started their Auckland-based business, The Lovely Little Food Company, in 2008. Their family-size pies sell to a high-end clientele through stores such as Nosh and Farro Fresh. They retail from about $20 for meat to about $16 for the boysenberry and apple dessert pie. On their first day of trading, they sold 100 in ... more
Meat exporting and marketing pioneer made a knight in Queen's Birthday honours
Date: 6 Jun 2011Anzco Foods chairman Graeme Thomas Harrison has been made a Knight of the New Zealand Order of Merit, just a year after being recognised by the nation's farmers as the agribusiness person of the year. The Queen's Birthday honour recognised his services to business. The founder and principal of Anzco Foods, Sir Graeme spent 20 years as the company's managing director before taking over the chairmanship from Eddie Tonks in 2004. Anzco was originally a Meat Producers Board subsidiary ... more
