10 MAY 2017 JAMES & WELLS EXTENDS PARTNERSHIPS IN FOOD AND BEVERAGE Staying true to its reputation of championing innovation in the food and beverage sector, national intellectual property (IP) specialists James & Wells has announced two new partnerships with the New Zealand Food Awards and the New Zealand Food Summit. With New Zealand government’s plans to treble the sectors export market by 2025, senior associate Dr John Mansell says the value of leveraging intellectual property will be crucial in achieving the greatest return. “Being involved with both the New Zealand Food Awards and the New Zealand Food Summit is incredibly exciting. It’s a chance for us to show the sector the importance of IP and how it can be used to strengthen and enhance the value of a business,” Mansell says. The New Zealand Food Awards, run by Massey University, is now entering its 30th year as New Zealand’s premiere food awards. The awards recognise the creative work of product innovators in nutrition, enterprise, food safety and products, and James & Wells is sponsoring the Business Innovation Award. Massey University national events and sponsorship manager Robin Congdon oversees the New Zealand Food Awards and says, “James & Wells has one of the leading food and beverage IP teams in the country, which makes partnering with them the ideal fit for us as New Zealand’s leading food awards.” The New Zealand Food Summit is a combination of the Food Value Chain Conference and the Food Safety and Compliance conference. The conference brings together business leaders in the food and beverage sector as well as food scientists, product developers, academics and those working in regulatory compliance. Johnathan Chen, head of Asia Division, spoke on ‘Innovation in Asia’ at the recent summit. Sara Ellis-Jack from the New Zealand Food Summit says, “We are very excited to be supported by James & Wells and value their commitment to help support and grow New Zealand’s food and beverage industry, a key focus of the New Zealand Food Summit.” N E W S LAST CHANCE TO SECURE EARLY BIRD CONFERENCE TICKETS Kiwi food processors, exporters and producers have days left to secure early bird places at FOOD INTEGRITY 2017, a conference exploring how to keep New Zealand’s food exports safe. The two-day conference on June 28 and 29 in Auckland brings together international food experts to help local companies navigate the complex international food export market place, assisting them to understand the risks and mitigate against them. International speakers include leading global food safety litigator William Marler from the United States; Asia Pacific Centre for Food Integrity director Dr Helen Darling; specialist on Chinese food safety Li Wei; issues management expert Jordan Small; editor in chief of the China Food Safety Magazine Kevin Wang; trademark strategist John Hackett of AJ Park; and expert in corporate sustainability Bernadett Limgenco. The conference is being followed by a one-day professional intentional food adulteration course from Food Protection & Defense Institute, a US Homeland Security Centre of Excellence. It will help food producers develop strategies to guard against acts intended to cause wide-scale harm to their consumers and ruin brand reputation. Goodman Fielder New Zealand manager director Tim Deane is the new chair of the New Zealand Food and Grocery Council, replacing Nestlé NZ country manager Veronique Cremades. Deane has broad executive experience in the dairy, financial services, pharmaceutical and tourism sectors. Before joining Goodman Fielder, he was Fonterra Brands New Zealand managing director, and before that was Director Global Sales for Fonterra Co-operative Group. He has also held senior positions at Sovereign Assurance, Bank of New Zealand, Merck Sharp & Dohme, and Tourism New Zealand. While on the FGC Board, Deane has chaired the Health and Regulatory Working Group and says he is honoured and humbled to be chosen to chair the industry organisation that represents the manufacturers and suppliers behind New Zealand’s food beverage, and grocery brands. “Our members are a vital cog in New Zealand’s economy, accounting for 72%, or more than $31 billion, of total merchandise exports, and employing about 400,000 people, or one in five of the workforce,” Deane says. “I’m looking forward to building on the work of my predecessors, Veronique Cremades and Pierre van Heerden, in ensuring our industry delivers for New Zealand. FGC is an extremely hard-working and innovative organisation and I look forward also to working with members in an open and accessible manner to further that work.” NEW CHAIR FOR NZFGC
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