FOODHQ INNOVATION CLUB An innovation club aimed at helping Kiwi food and beverage companies tackle the complicated challenges associated with innovating their products and businesses to meet consumer demands here and overseas has been launched. The FoodHQ Innovation Club, developed by FoodHQ with the support of AGMARDT and the ANZ Bank, has been launched in response to a New Zealand government aim to increase the ratio of exports to GDP to 40% by 2025. Nine club research and innovation organisations will work with food and beverage companies to grow the number of value-added products on offer, FoodHQ Chair Dr Tom Richardson says. “This is a New Zealand Inc. project. It is exciting. The model is already making waves, with more than 30 food and beverage companies from around New Zealand having joined,” Richardson says. FoodHQ Programme Director Mark Ward says the primary benefit of joining the Food controls integration & SCADA | materials handling | processing | freezing & cooling | coating | distribution | seasoning | weighing | packaging | metal detection | verification | inserting & labelling | project management | training | 32 www.foodtechnology.co.nz Innovation Club is one-door access to 2200+ researchers, leading-edge knowledge, and innovation tools from nine internationally recognised research and innovation organisations. Members will create and grow their network with fellow members, and have access to connections across New Zealand and Asia through the ANZ. Members will have facilitated access to the NZ Food Innovation Network’s four high-tech food and ingredient processing plants for product development, as well as access to New Zealand’s top 500 chefs for product testing. The first FoodHQ Innovation Club networking opportunity will be during the New Zealand Agri Investment Week, 14 - 19 March 2016. For more information about events planned during that week, please visit http://nzaginvest.co.nz. Any queries on the club can be forwarded to Mark Ward at mark.ward@foodhq.com, and more information is available at: foodhq.com. A Boon for New Zealand Food & Beverage The first FoodHQ Innovation Club networking opportunity will be during the New Zealand Agri Investment Week, 14 - 19th March 2016 tna’s Food Technology Testing Centre (FTTC) is one part of our complete, turnkey packaging and processing solutions that you have to see for yourself. With an in-house product development centre, on-site food technologist, and guaranteed confidentiality; you have all the resources you need to turn your big idea into a reality. Test R&D, run simulations, put on demonstrations and experience the latest in food engineering – all in one place. For enquiries, contact: paul daniel » general manager » tna new zealand ltd p: +64 (09) 263 7804 » m +64 21 488 114 » f: +64 9 262 2222 » info@tnasolutions.com tna’s family of brands our food technology testing centre lets you think big FT006 tna_FTTC_NZFT_140x210_NZ.indd 1 29/01/2016 17:14
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