Dutch dominate Cheese Awards again
Two New Zealand Dutch cheese companies yet again win all three major accolades in the 2013 NZ Champions of Cheese Awards for the second consecutive year. Continue →
Browsing: Management
Good management information is critical to the success of any business. NZ Food Technology News details specific food and beverage management areas, from increasing productivity, to funding, and protecting export revenue.
Supply side risks putting jobs and profits in jeopardy
New Zealand businesses are not properly managing their supply-side risks, jeopardising billions of dollars in revenue and tens of thousands of jobs, according to a report from the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply, Australasia and accounting firm Grant Thornton New Zealand Ltd. Continue →
When your people are at work, are they really there?
By David Keane
While at work, how often have you found yourself thinking about everything else but work? Continue →
New Zealand employers walk tightrope to reward and keep staff while balancing the books
New Zealand workplaces are under increasing pressure as employers seek to do more with less. Continue →
Unexpected resignation of IRL chief executive
Statement by IRL chief executive officer Shaun Coffey:
After careful reflection, I have decided to pursue new career directions. Continue →
Seed smugglers sent packing
Fruit and vegetable growers around the country will be delighted to hear of the Ministry for Primary Industries’ dealings with two illegal seed importers recently. Continue →
Grape and wine industry elects new leaders
New Zealand Winegrowers has announced the election of Steve Green as chairman and John Clarke as deputy chairman. Continue →
Otago winery gets nod in prestigious awards
A Central Otago winery was presented with the prestigious Red Wine of Show and Class Trophy for its award winning 2010 Pinot Noir at the ‘Five Nations Wine Challenge’ at a dinner held in Sydney last month. Continue →
Alto Young Butcher of the Year
After an intense day of grand final competition, Peter Tuapawa, from Victoria Park New World in Auckland, narrowly beat Abigail Smith, from Pak’nSave Kaitaia for the 2012 Alto Young Butcher of the Year title. Continue →
Food companies unprepared for new US registration requirement
The new bi-annual Food and Drug Administration (FDA) registration requirement for foreign and domestic food facilities imposed by the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) took effect on 1 October 2012. Continue →
We can replenish the brain drain
Randstad’s Paul Robinson explains how an employer’s broadened perspective can refill the loss of engineers in New Zealand. Continue →
Design Awards honour best of plastics industry
This year’s winners of the 2012 Plastics Industry Biennial Design Awards were announced at a dinner held at the Ellerslie Convention Centre in Auckland early this month. Continue →
Taskforce announces public consultation meeting, Hui and FonoMeeting schedule
The taskforce established to make recommendations on how to improve New Zealand’s workplace health and safety performance has released its scheduled public meetings, Hui and Fono. Continue →
2012 NZ Food Awards winners
The 2012 winners of the New Zealand Food Awards were announced at a dinner held at the Langham Hotel in Auckland on 27 September. Continue →
An intangible good that can add huge value
By Gary Hartley of GS1 New Zealand
Radio spectrum is among the least tangible of economic goods – rather different from very tangible food products and beverages. Continue →
Fortitech appoints GM
Fortitech has announced the appointment of Brian Scutt to the position of general manager for the company’s Malaysian facility. Continue →
New training approach to animal welfare
Animal welfare has become a major topic in all our overseas and domestic markets. Continue →
Market research and increased R&D are the keys to growth for horticulture industry
Attendees at Horticulture New Zealand’s annual conference held in Auckland last month were told that intense market research and increased investment in research and development rather than a belief in products was the key to growing exports. Continue →
Horticulture industry supporter wins premier award
Central Otago’s Con Van der Voort is the recipient of the New Zealand horticulture industry’s premier award, the Bledisloe Cup, for 2012. Continue →
Sweet pie wins two in a row at Bakels Supreme Pie Awards
A gingered peach and pear with Cointreau pie took top honours in the 2012 Bakels New Zealand Supreme Pie Awards announced late last month at the Rendezvous Hotel in Auckland. Continue →