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As food technologists, processors, and researchers you have a lot on your plate – and not just breakfast, lunch and dinner! Our food supply is in your capable hands and I for one am so grateful for that. In my view we don’t celebrate enough the amazing formulation and reformulation work that’s been achieved – especially over the last two decades. The dedication and innovation have significantly improved food quality, safety, and sustainability, benefiting countless lives. As

Thriving in 2025: He rā ki tua – better times are coming In that wonderfully lazy New Year’s period, when no one really knows what day of the week it is - unless you’re working hard on the job - news that a single male oriental fruit fly had been found reminded us of our vulnerability to such an incursion here in Aotearoa NZ. The implications, if not contained, could be catastrophic for our agricultural exports, on which our economy is highly dependent. Over 150 people jumped

Refresh for NZFGC's Safe In Store Pass Programme (SISP) If you've ever taken advantage of tastings offered while supermarket shopping, you might have noticed the person offering the sample is wearing a green pass. Or maybe you’ve seen someone wearing one while arranging a product display? This little green pass, known as the ‘Safe In Store pass’, recognises that that the person wearing it has completed NZFGC’s in-store safety training programme. This programme is designed for

New Zealand Food and Grocery Council recently lodged a submission in response to Call for submissions: Recovering the Costs of Goods Management Activities at the Border. You can read the full submission, lodged in November 2024, here: NZFGC Submission Recovering the Costs of Goods Management Activities at the Border FINAL

Food NZ Column: Shared Horizons FOODNZ December24/January25 by NZ Institute of Food Science and Technology - Issuu I’m writing this while still energised from our New Zealand Food and Grocery Council (NZFGC) Conference, held in Wellington last week. On the opening night of the conference we launched the second season of our Shared Horizons online series, in partnership with ASN Media and our incredible supplier members. This online series, which aligns with our conference t