NZIFST Conference Handbook with final programme and Exhibitor Preview

NZIFST Conference 2022

HANDBOOK July 5th to 7th, 2022 Distinction Hotel, Rotorua Registration now open at https://www.nzifst.org.nz/page-18129

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Welcome

Welcome Welcome, Nau Mai, Haere Mai

NZIFST President Phil Bremer

Welcome to the 2022 Annual NZIFST Confer-

phil.bremer@otago.ac.nz

“Collaboration – Building New Zealand Inc.

NZIFST Vice-President Esraa El Shall NZIFST Executive Manager Rosemary Hancock P O Box 5574, Terrace End

ence in Rotorua. The theme of the conference is This theme chosen for the conference came from a discussion with Tony Egan, Managing Director, Greenlea Premier Meats during a visit by the Institute’s Waikato Branch to Greenlea.

Tony said that Greenlea had been able to make significant commercial progress by collaborating with other companies whose

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skills aligned but were not the same as Green-

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lea’s. This will be the same for many of New

Phone: 06 356 1686 or 021 217 8298 Email: rosemary@nzifst.org.nz Website: www.nzifst.org.nz

Zealand’s Food Companies where much faster

Rob Archibald, Conference Chair

progress can be made by collaborating with like-minded companies than developing skills and technologies themselves. This is particularly the case where companies confront environmental issues and look to do more with a potentially static raw material supply.

Tony made the following points about the conference theme: “Collaboration, the act of working to achieve a common goal, is not new.

None of us would exist without it! For some it is a tango of destruction, for

Conference Committee

others it signifies a warm embrace. Cosying up is often frowned upon by

Rob Archibald, Chair

those whose grim determination prevails behind an iron curtain of mistrust,

Amit Taneja, Fonterra Anny Dentener-Boswell Don Otter, AUT Esraa El Shall, Fonterra Brands Evelyn Fraser, Consultant Paulette Elliott, KPMG

for others it can be a liberating experience."

"The meat industry of old certainly discouraged such closeness, but today this is changing. It began with a few large egos tentatively embracing one another, and has fast become a veritable love-fest, a full-blown discovery of new and meaningful connections. Together we are learning to scale up and to meet the challenges of a changing world.”

Tony will lead off the conference by sharing his experiences of collaboration

Graham Eyres, University of Otago

and explaining how they have led him to take a keen interest in the meat

Neala Hart, Fonterra Brands

industry.

Wendy Bayliss, Speaker Administrator

He will be followed by Fonterra’s Mark Piper who will discuss the

Anne Scott, FoodNZ

challenges of decarbonising the New Zealand food industry.

Rosemary Hancock, NZIFST, Conference Managerr

Other plenary speakers will discuss sustainability, the circular economy, Building NZ Inc, Unlocking Aotearoa’s Potential, and Food Safety. Ian Proudfoot’s plenary entitled "Mana Kai - The Health of the nation is the responsibility of food producers too” will conclude the conference So, let’s collaborate to build NZ Inc. at the NZIFST conference in July.

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Plenary Speakers

NZIFST Conference 2022 – Plenary Speakers TonyEgan Managing Director, Greenlea Premier Meats Limited Tony is currently the Managing Director of Greenlea Premier Meats Limited. www.greenlea.co.nz This family owned business has a turnover of $300 million, 460 staff and processes over 230,000 cattle and 109,000 calves per year.

Tony’s previous roles include CEO for AsureQuality (the largest quality assurance organisation in New Zealand) for five years, CEO for AFFCO NZ Ltd (a major meat processing company) for five years, and Managing Director [Marketing and Finance] for Greenlea Premier Meats Ltd for eight years. In addition to these management roles, Tony has taken on a number of Directorships at both industry and international business levels and has represented New Zealand at a number of international forums.

Mark Piper Director of Category, Strategy and Innovation, Fonterra As Director for Category, Strategy & Innovation for Fonterra, Mark oversees innovation platforms globally and Fonterra’s overarching strategy. He has been in the dairy industry for 29 years and has held roles across manufacturing, IT, and Supply Chain before moving to Tokyo for 3 years to manage technical engagement with customers and then a further 5 years in Chicago where he was Regional Director for North America. Mark returned to NZ in 2016 and has been based in Palmerston North leading innovation since 2017. Mark also sits on the Board of Sprout Agritech and is Chair of Food HQ.

Craig Armstrong Director (Customers), New Zealand Trade & Enterprise As Director (Customers) at New Zealand Trade & Enterprise, Craig is helping New Zealand businesses grow into and in international markets. He leads teams working with businesses primarily in the biological economy (food, ingredients, beverages) or who supply associated high tech to that value chain. He has Board and Executive experience with Lion, Cadbury, Hunterskil Howard, CPLG, Yoplait, Snapple and Heinz and has founded and exited start-ups. Craig is also a member of the MBIE College of Assessors, and Governance Member of the NZ Food Awards. He is a graduate of Massey University (NZ), of Thunderbird School of Global Management (USA) and of the Leadership Development Centre (Wellington).

Donna Purdue Chief Economist, MBIE Donna has been the Chief Economist at the Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment (MBIE) since 2016.

In her role, she is responsible for leading the thinking on the economic frameworks used to underpin MBIE’s policy analysis, leading and shaping the direction of MBIE’s strategic research programme, and providing monitoring and analysis of key economic trends and their implications for policy advice and regulatory stewardship.

Donna has a Bachelor of Social Science with First Class Honours in Economics from Waikato University. She has worked in both the private and public sectors providing practical economic insights to businesses, investors and government to support their decision-making.

Jodie Kuntzsch Chief Action Officer, Businesses for Climate Action With a background in New Zealand’s primary industries and in the global seafood industry, Jodie joined Businesses for Climate Action with a wealth of experience in understanding the intricacies of businesses, particularly the complexity and diversity they face due to a changing climate. She now brings her unique focus on building commercial collaborations and solving environmental and social challenges to the Te Tauihi business community.

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Plenary Speakers

Alex Worker Future Food Aotearoa Alex is a New Zealander with an international background in food, start-ups, and agriculture. He is the Managing Director of Highground Brands, an APAC-focused strategic foods agency and also Chair of Future Food Aotearoa, a movement driving advancement in New Zealand's food-tech ecosystem.

He is working with Impossible Foods across APAC, and has over 10 years corporate management experience with Fonterra.

Born in Hong Kong, he lived in Asia for fifteen years, building early-stage ventures and advising a number of food companies and e-commerce channels.

He helped found the New Zealand Business Roundtable in China, was a Global Shaper at the World Economic Forum, and is a mentor in the Asia:NZ Leadership Network.

Brendan Haigh General Manager Innovation, Miraka Limited For the last 4+ years Brendan has led the development and delivery of Miraka’s innovation strategy, including new product development for their brands business (Taupo Pure). Brendan has a background as a scientist, earning his PhD in molecular biology, then completing PostDoc Research at the University of British Columbia where he was part of a team developing therapeutics for Huntington’s disease. He returned to New Zealand to work with AgResearch in Dairy Foods, including development of new R&D innovation projects and programmes with AgResearch’s commercial customers.

Vincent Arbuckle Deputy Director-General New Zealand Food Safety Vincent joined the Ministry for Primary Industries in November 2018 and currently leads New Zealand Food Safety. Prior to this, he was Deputy Director-General Compliance and Governance, and held senior roles in Corrections, the New Zealand Fire Service, and AXA New Zealand.

Professor Palatasa (Tasa) Havea ONZM Tasa Havea ONZM is Dean Pacific in the new Office of Pasifika Student Success at Massey University. Before joining Massey, Tasa was Principal Research Scientist at Fonterra’s Research and Development Centre.

Originally from Tonga, Tasa's 22-year research career began when he studied a food technology degree at Massey University.

Tasa has a distinguished record of leadership in the Pacific community, serving on a range of boards, committees and reference groups. A strong advocate for encouraging Pacific students into science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) subjects, he is part of the Reference Group at the Ministry of Social Development developing new strategy, is Deputy Chair of the Pacific Education Foundation Board at the Tertiary Education Commission and chairs the Amanaki STEM Academy Board.

Mavis Mullins MNZM Mavis Mullins has a long list of accolades to her name, a long history in agri-business and an MBA from Massey University.

In 2002, she was made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit and in 2017 was inducted into the NZ Business Hall of Fame. With over twenty years’ experience in governance in public and private enterprises she is a well-known and respected leader within the wool and agribusiness sectors and on the international business stage. In the late 1990s Mavis was appointed to the board of Landcorp – a role she held for seven years. Since then, she has been a member of the Mid-Central and Wairarapa District Health Boards and the Massey University Council. Her governance roles have included 2degrees Mobile and Aohanga Incorporation, Atihau Whanganui Incorporation, Poutama Trust, Rangitane Tu Mai Ra and Taratahi.

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Ian Proudfoot Global Head of Agribusiness, Partner - Audit, KPMG in New Zealand Ian Proudfoot joined KPMG in the London office in 1992, moving to New Zealand and the KPMG office in Auckland in 1996.

Ian was admitted to partnership in 2004 and appointed as Global Head of Agribusiness for KPMG in 2013, leading a network of KPMG Professionals that now spans over 50 countries. Ian has a BSc (Hons) Industrial Economics from the University of Warwick, UK. Ian is considered to be one of the leading strategic thinkers on Agribusiness in New Zealand. He speaks around the world on the future of food productions, processing and consumption, articulating a vision for a food system that delivers sufficient nutrition to the world in a sustainable manner. He is the lead author of the award-winning KPMG Agribusiness Agenda publications which have been published annually since 2010.

Closing plenary wrap–up: Professor Richard Archer Past–President of NZIFST, Richard Archer is the Logan Campbell Professor of Food Technology in the School of Food and Advanced Technology at Massey University and is also a Fellow of the Riddet Institute.

After four years in deer by-product processing industry, then nineteen in the dairy processing industry, Richard returned to Massey University in 2004 to head Engineering, and then the Institute of Food, Nutrition and Human Health. Richard is now Director of the FoodPILOT and serves on several advisory boards. He was Chief Technologist of the recently completed MBIEfunded FIET programme on food process engineering and leads a number of smaller projects and programmes.

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General information

General information

Venue and Parking

Registration and Information Desk

The conference will be held in the Distinction Hotel and Conference Centre in Rotorua, at the southern end of Fenton Street. The conference centre is all on the ground level. The hotel has a free, large, securely fenced car park immediately adjacent to the conference centre.

The Registration Desk is located on the ground floor in the foyer, at the car park end, near the entrance to the conference centre and is your first point of call for all matters associated with the conference, from programme and amendments, to social function ticket purchases.

The registration desk will be open daily from around 07:30 until end of sessions.

Registration contact – phone Rosemary, 021 217 8298

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Speaker’s Preparation If you are making a presentation at the Conference you are requested to meet with the A/V technical support staff at least 1 hour prior to the presentation to load and check your material. Registration staff will direct you to the “Speaker’s Room” which is close by the registration desk. Alternatively, please contact Wendy on 021 122 9161.

Name Badges – sponsored by Amcor

NOTE: Student Posters are around the walls in the main conference room. All General posters are available in the foyer.

Poster authors are expected to be in attendance with their posters on TUESDAY from 17:00 to ~19:00. Poster competition winners will be announced at the Awards Dinner on Wednesday evening.

Name badges must be worn at all times. Your name badge is your ‘entry ticket’ to the technical sessions of the conference and into the refreshment breaks.

Daily Refreshments – Sponsored by Dominion Salt All morning teas, lunches and afternoon teas, and the exhibitor and poster network function on Tuesday will be served in the Exhibition areas (Foyer and Kauri Room)

Coffee Cart – sponsored by Eurofins Food and Water Testing NZ Ltd Barista coffee is available free of charge from the coffee cart situated in the foyer at the swimming pool end, adjacent to the Eurofins display.

Post-Graduate Student Competition Posters - sponsored by the University of Otago Department of Food Science The student competition posters are around the walls in the main conference room. These are available for viewing during refreshment breaks.

3-Minute-Pitch Competition – sponsored

by Massey University School of Food and Advanced Technology On Wednesday morning, students in this competition have 3-minutes and 1-slide to present their work. The 3MP competition winners will be announced at the Awards Dinner on Wednesday evening.

Conference Amendment or Cancellation The organisers have made every effort to secure the speakers as advertised but reserve the right to amend the programme without recompense to the delegates.

COVID-19 or Influenza If you are feeling unwell, are waiting for results of a COVID-19 test, or are a household contact of a positive COVID person, please DO NOT come to the hotel or the conference venue.

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General information

Liability You are reminded that you are responsible for the security of your own items. Please do not leave personal items unattended.

Whilst every care will be taken by the venue and organising personnel, the Distinction Hotel, Rotorua, and the NZIFST Inc. will not be held responsible for any loss or damage to any property of any delegate or exhibiting company, by theft or fire or any other cause whatsoever outside the control of the venue.

NZIFST Annual General Meetings

Emergency In the event of an emergency please follow the directions of the venue staff.

Part I: Wednesday 6th July, 13:15 – 14:00.

Warn others in the immediate area as you evacuate via the nearest exit.

Venue: Distinction Hotel Conference room,

Fire hoses and fire alarm switches must remain visible and accessible at all times.

Fenton Street, Rotorua

Privacy Personal details provided by you on the registration form are confidential to NZIFST. These will be used by NZIFST for conference purposes (such as registration, name badges, delegate lists, etc) and made available to conference exhibitors and sponsors or used for general contact purposes by the NZIFST Secretariat. Your details will not be passed onto any third party.

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Part II: Wednesday 6th July, from 19:00 at the NZIFST Awards Dinner. Venue: Distinction Hotel Conference room, Fenton Street, Rotorua

Social Programme

Social Programme Additional tickets for all social functions are subject to availability and may be purchased from the registration desk at the conference.

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NZFS Award for Significant Contribution to Food Safety

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Allergen Bureau Award for Best Practice Food Allergen Management

NZIFST Awards Dinner – sponsored by Mätt Solutions/Formula Foods

Come and recognise and congratulate your fellow members.

Guest speaker sponsored by Sensient Technologies

One ticket included in the full (Delegate, Speaker and Student) registrations, additional tickets only $90.00 incl. GST.

Distinction Hotel Conference Room, Fenton Street, Rotorua

Exhibitor and Poster Networking Social

Wednesday 6th July, 19:00 - 22:00 with pre-dinner drinks from 18:30.

Tuesday 5th July, 17:00 – 19:00, exhibition areas.

A sumptuous dinner prepared by the Hotel’s chefs will support the presentation of NZIFST Awards including

You are invited to join us for light refreshments at the close of sessions on the first day. One ticket included in the full (Delegate, Speaker and Student) registrations or Tuesday Day Registration.

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The J C Andrews Award, the Institute’s most prestigious Award.

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The Ron Hooker Award for Exemplary Service

Early Career Foodies Function

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New Institute Fellows

Tuesday 5th July, 19:00 – 21:30.

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Emerging Leader Award

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Student Poster Prizes (sponsored by the University of Otago Department of Food Science)

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3-Minute-Pitch Competition Prizes (sponsored by Massey University School of Food and Advanced Technology)

Student and Graduate Members of NZIFST are invited to gather and relax with their peers for a fun evening. Numbers limited and must be booked when registering. Light meal provided; cash bar applies. No charge to registered eligible delegates.

Please assemble near the Registration Desk at 19:00.

And Food Industry Awards including

Additional tickets for social functions are subject to availability and may be purchased from the registration desk at the conference.

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Awards

Awards The following awards will be announced and presented at the NZIFST Awards Dinner on Wednesday 6th July.

J C Andrews Memorial Award The J C Andrews Memorial Award is the most prestigious award presented by the New Zealand Institute of Food Science and Technology (Inc.). It is presented 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 J C Andrews Award recognises an Institute member who has made a substantial contribution to science and technology in the food industry.

The J C Andrews Award winner will give a public address after lunch on Wednesday 6th July in the main conference room following the NZIFST AGM.

Institute Fellowships Fellowship is an honour bestowed upon a member to recognise their substantial contribution to the profession of food science and technology, through outstanding service in at least one of the following areas: •

Research and development leading to the creation of new knowledge

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Technology transfer and education

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Development of the food industry, including promotion of its ethical standards and public image

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Development of the affairs of the Institute, its Branches or Divisions.

The Ron Hooker Award for Exemplary Service Established to honour and recognise the outstanding contribution given by Ron Hooker to the NZIFST since its formation in 1965, this award is to recognise significant past or current service or contribution to the NZIFST, developing the affairs of the Institute, its Branches or Divisions.

Emerging Leader Award This award is to recognise a young technologist (aged 30 years or under) for their endeavour or achievement AND leadership potential within the food industry.

Student Poster Competition Prizes (sponsored by the University of Otago Department of Food Science) Recognises the best posters at the conference submitted by student members of the Institute.

3-Minute-Pitch Competition Prizes (sponsored by Massey University School of Food and Advanced Technology) Recognises the best oral presentations at the conference by student members of the Institute.

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Food Industry Awards

Food Industry Awards NZFS Award for a Significant Contribution to Food Safety This award recognises an individual, a team, or an organisation who has made a significant improvement to food safety in New Zealand. This could include a development or improvement of a specific process or operation, and it could be for one particular sector or across a few sectors. Improvements in any of the following areas may be recognised: •

Science and research

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Equipment or processing technology

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Product or packaging development

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Industry best practice

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Building and maintaining a food safety culture (e.g. staff engagement processes and practices; educational or training

Allergen Bureau Award for Best Practice Food Allergen Management This award recognises excellence in food allergen management in New Zealand.

In accordance with the Allergen Bureau Mission, the award recipient will be recognised for their contribution to a consistent, sciencebased approach to food allergen risk assessment, management and communication that guides industry best practice and assists allergen sensitive consumers to make informed choices based on label information.

All sectors of the New Zealand food industry are eligible and the recipient must be resident in New Zealand

Places limited at the dinner – reserve yours now

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Programme Outline

NZIFST Conference Programme Outline Full programme on page 14 and at https://nzifst.org.nz/page-18127

DAY 1 - TUESDAY 5th July 7.30

Registration opens

Plenary Session

Plenary A - Collaboration: Starting the Conversation

9.00-9.15

Welcome & Housekeeping

9.30-9.55

Plenary A1: Opening - Tony Egan (CEO, Greenlea Premier Meats) "The need and the advantages of Collaboration"

9.55-10.25

Plenary A2: - Mark Piper (Fonterra) - Sustainability/decarbonisation and future focus - GHG and energy

10.30-11.00

Refreshments

Session B: 11.30 - 12.00

B1: Food Integrity

12.30-1.30

Refreshments

Session C: 1.30 - 3.00

C1: Auditing

3.00-3.30

Refreshments

Plenary Session

Plenary D: Collaboration - Delivering Outcomes

3.30-4.00

Plenary D1: Craig Armstrong [Rob] Collaboration and the building of NZ Inc

4.00-4.30

Plenary D2: Donna Purdue (MBIE) Circular Economy

4.30-5.00

Plenary D3: Jodie Kuntzsch (Businesses for Climate Action) Collabs that have greater purpose

5.00-7.00

Posters & Refreshments Exhibition areas (Foyer and Kauri Room)

7.00-9.00

Early Career Foodies' Function Venue TBA

Exhibition areas (Foyer and Kauri Room) B2: Process Engineering

B3: Nutrition and Health

B4: Perceptions of Flavour, Sponsored

by AgResearch

C3: Kai Moana

C4: Sensory Panels as adjunct to development

Exhibition areas (Foyer and Kauri Room) C2: Engineering For Sustainability Exhibition areas (Foyer and Kauri Room)

DAY 2 - WEDNESDAY 6th July 7.30

Registration opens

Plenary Session

Plenary E: Business and Unrealised Aotearoa Potential

8.35-9.15

Plenary E1: Alex Worker Unlocking Aotearoa Potential

9.15-9.55

Plenary E2: Brendan Haigh (Miraka) Miraka Journey - inception until now linkages with R&D development, applying Matauranga Maori to R&D environment

9.55-10.25

Plenary E3: Vince Arbuckle (MPI) Food safety governance, traceability, food fraud - how do you maintain the clean green NZ image

10.30-11.00

Refreshments

Session E 11.00 - 12.30

F1: Food Safety - Salmonella Outbreak

12.30-1.15

Refreshments

Session AGM and Plenary G

AGM and Plenary G - Recognising Collaborators

1.15-2.00

NZIFST AGM

2.00-2.30

Plenary G1: JCA winner's Address

2.30-3.10

Plenary G2: - Tasa Havea (MU) Personal Story

3.15-3.45

Refreshments

Session H: 3.45 - 5.15

H1: Elements of Food Safety

6.30

Awards Dinner: Distinction Hotel Conference room, Fenton Street, Rotorua

Exhibition areas (Foyer and Kauri Room) F2: Circular Economy

F3: 3-Minute-Pitch Competition

F4: Consumer Insights

H3: Bridging the Commercialisation Chasm

H4: P&F Future Urban Consumer

Exhibition areas (Foyer and Kauri Room)

Exhibition areas (Foyer and Kauri Room) H2:Dairy

DAY 3 - THURSDAY 7th July 8.00

Registration Opens

Session I: 9.00 - 10.30

I1: Food Safety - Understanding and Managing Risk

10.30-11.00

Refreshments

Plenary Session J

Plenary J - A Healthy-Food Future for NZ through Collaboration

11.05-11.35

Plenary J1: Mavis Mullins Unlocking Future Potential through Collaboration

11.35-12.05

Plenary J2: Ian Proudfoot (KPMG) Mana Kai - Health of the Nation is the responsibility of food producers too!

12.05-12.50

Closing Plenary J3: WRAP-UP Richard Archer

12.50-1.00

Farewell & announcement of 2023 Conference

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I2: Alternate Proteins

I3: Riddet

Exhibition areas (Foyer and Kauri Room)

Sponsors and Exhibitors

Sponsors and Exhibitors The NZIFST acknowledges and appreciates the generous support of our many sponsors and exhibitors.

Delegates will have ample opportunities to view the exhibits and meet the staff during refreshment breaks. Please support our exhibitors and sponsors, during and after the event.

Principal Sponsors Mätt Solutions/Formula Foods

www.formulafoods.co.nz / www.matt.nz

Major Sponsors Lab Supply

www.labsupply.co.nz

Tatua Cooperative Dairy Company Ltd

www.tatua.com

Exhibitors AsureQuality

www.asurequality.com

Bio-Strategy

www.bio-strategy.com

Callaghan Innovation

www.callaghaninnovation.govt.nz

Cuddon Freeze Dry

www.cuddon.co.nz

Eurofins Water and Food Testing NZ Ltd

www.eurofins.com

DKSH

www.dksh.com/nz-en/home

Food Tech Solutions Ltd

www.foodtechsolutions.co.nz

Foodtech Packtech

www.foodtechpacktech.co.nz

John Morris Group

www.johnmorrisgroup.com

Mediray NZ Ltd

www.mediray.co.nz

NZ Medical & Scientific

www.nzms.co.nz

Ngaio Diagnostics

www.ngaio.co.nz

OneLab

www.onelab.co.nz

Plant & Food Research

www.plantandfood.co.nz

Specialty Sponsors Lanyards

Amcor www.amcor.com

Student Poster Competition

University of Otago Department of Food Science

3-Minute-Pitch Competition

Massey University School of Food and Advanced Technology

Student Essay Competition

Food Tech Solutions Ltd

Conference Sessions

Cuddon Freeze Dry

Photo Booth

Mediray NZ Ltd

Daily Refreshments

Dominion Salt

Coffee Cart

Eurofins Food and Water Analytics NZ Ltd

Guest Speaker, Awards Dinner

Sensient Technologies

Special catered items supplied by Food Nation and Rescued Kitchen

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Posters & Refreshments

Early Career Foodies' Function

SPONSORED BY: University of Otago Department of Food Science

4.30-5.00

7.00-9.00

Plenary D2: Donna Purdue (MBI E) "Towards a more circular New Zealand" Plenary D3: Jodie Kuntzsch (Businesses for Climate Action) "Collabs that have greater purpose"

4.00-4.30

5.00-7.00

Plenary D1: Craig Armstrong (NZTE) "A distance-based approach to critical and competitive food and beverage challenges"

Esraa El Shall

Plenary D: Collaboration - Delivering Outcomes

Barista Coffee - SPONSORED by EUROFINS FOOD & WATER TESTING NZ

C34: Seaweed is the new superfood Clare Bradley & Tane Bradley (Agrisea)

C32: Creating value from marine by-products using supercritical and subcritical solvents Jolin Morel (Callaghan) C33: Cellular agriculture of seafood in New Zealand: a new opportunity to share our kaimoana Georgina Dowd (P&FR)

C31: Functional food and ingredients from the ocean Sabrina Tian (Sanford)

Paulette Elliott

C3: Kai Moana

Tawa Room

3.30-4.00

Chair

Session

Refreshments - SPONSORED by DOMINION SALT

MI RO / RI MU / TAWA Rooms combined

ROOM

C24: Replenish fresh water with clean upcycling of Liluva Ziqian Feng & Yanyu Zhang (LU)

C14: How a quality management system can increase margins in your business Craig Houston (ANZCO)

2.35-2.55

Chair sums up session

C23: Future foods from fractured fiber: A fast fail approach Richard Edmonds (P&FR)

C13: TBC Catherine Richardson (Zespri)

2.15-2.35

3.00-3.30

C22: Native collagen from fish waste - a study of extraction conditions Suchima Gonapinuwala (MU)

C12: Seeing the system: The power of the process-based audit Ray Haddad (Food Surety Ltd)

1.55-2.15

2.55-3.00

C21: Drying second grade fruits: scaling up process from laboratory data to industrial validation Mario Alayon (P&FR)

C11: Governance in food safety - it's all about the Board, or is it?

Dean Stockwell (Consultant)

Richard Archer

C2: Engineering For Sustainability

Rimu Room

Barista Coffee - SPONSORED by EUROFINS FOOD & WATER TESTING NZ

1.35-1.55

Chair introduces session

Evelyn Fraser

Chair

1.30-1.35

C1: Better Business through Quality Governance

MI RO Room

ROOM

Session

Chair sums up session

Refreshments - SPONSORED by DOMINION SALT

12.30-1.30

B34: Physicochemical characterization, molecular docking, druglikeness evaluation of bioactive food compounds Dominic Agyei (UoO)

B24: Successes and failures in the food and beverage processing industry and the benefits of communication Colin Pitt (Burkert NZ)

B14: Opportunities and challenges in packaging Kate Parker (Scion)

12.05-12.25

12.25-12.30

B33: Dry blended nutritional product capability study Hong Xin (Fonterra)

B23: Effects of processing on the flavour and digestibility of legumes Biniam Kebede (UoO)

B13: Chats at the Farmers Market - what our customers are telling our small business Hannah O'Brien (Hunt & Gather Bee Co)

11.45-12.05

C44: On-the-pack voluntary well-being messaging for milk targeting Chinese older adults Ao Chen (FEAST)

C43: Current practices and opportunities for modified textured foods Sharon Wu (UoA)

C41: Palatability and sensory perception of infant formulas according to caregivers and a trained sensory panel Sophie Gallier (NZ Dairy Goat) C42: Mouthfeel perception of dairy and non-dairy yoghurts using structure/tribology and dynamic sensory evaluation Damir Torrico (LU)

Graham Eyres

C4: Harnessing Sensory & Consumer Science

Kowhai Room (Restaurant)

B44: Enzymatic generation of kokumi tastants from dry-cured meat crust and their validation by taste-receptor assay Jihan Kim (AgResearch)

B43: Differences in the aroma profiles of dairy and non-dairy cheeses Mariza Gomes Reis (AgResearch)

B42: Food flavour development using AI , analytics and development chefs Santanu Deb-Choudhury (AgResearch)

B32: Bovine bioactive whey protein consumption supports the human and animal microbiomes.

Katharine Adam (Quantec)

B22: Microwave technology for meat processing Mareiro Gawat (MU)

B12: The case for the Food I ntegrity Kirill Lagutin (Callaghan)

11.25-11.45

B41: Mechanisms and strategies to develop dry-aged meat flavour Renyu Zhang (AgResearch)

Sponsored by AGRESEARCH

Stefan Clerens

B4: Perceptions of Flavour

Kowhai Room (Restaurant)

B31: Capturing food nutrient trade in an interactive app Nick Smith (MU)

B21: Rate controlling mechanisms in atmospheric freeze-drying Merit Mathew (MU)

Anny Dentener

B3: Nutrition and Health

Tawa Room

11.05-11.25

Sponsored by CUDDON FREEZE DRY

Amit Taneja

B2: Process Engineering

Rimu Room

Barista Coffee - SPONSORED by EUROFINS FOOD & WATER TESTING NZ

B11: What the FAO : WHO needs to know about what the Allergen expert panel said?

Debbie Hawkes (Allergen Bureau)

Chair introduces session

Paulette Elliott

Chair

11.00-11.05

B1: Food Integrity

MI RO Room

ROOM

Session

Refreshments - SPONSORED by DOMINION SALT

10.30-11.00

Plenary A2: Mark Piper (Fonterra) "Sustainability / decarbonisation and future focus - GHG and energy"

Chair sums up session

10.25-10.30

Opening Plenary A1: Tony Egan (CEO, Greenlee Premier Meats) "The need and the advantages of Collaboration"

9.55-10.25

NZIFST Conference 2022 - ROTORUA

9.30-9.55

Welcome

Phil Bremer / Rob Archibald

Chair

9.00-9.30

MI RO / RI MU / TAWA Rooms combined

Plenary A - Collaboration - Starting the Conversation

Session

Registration opens

ROOM

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F24: Overview of on-farm food loss and waste Jessica O'Connor (UoO)

F14: Dealing with Salmonella and secrecy – An industry perspective.

Kerry Mulqueen (PIANZ)

12.05-12.25

Chair sums up session

Awards Dinner at Distinction Hotel - DINNER SPONSORED by Matt Solutions & Formula Foods; GUEST SPEAKER SPONSORED by Sensient Technologies

6.30

H34: Opportunities for collaboration between the NZ food industry, petfood manufacturers, CRI’s and Universities Jono Cox (King Country Pet Food)

H33: Paving the whey for H.A. – Hypoallergenic hydrolysates Jordan van der Wel (Tatua)

H32: Leveraging product performance within product lifestyle management Evelyn Fraser (Consultant)

H31: Food Innovation and design: Leveraging sensory capabilities and external partners Sam Heenan (UoO)

Graham Eyres

H3: Bridging the Commercialisation Chasm

Tawa Room

5.10-5.15

H24: Where’s the cheese? Nature’s strategy f or better nutrition David Everett (AgResearch)

H12: Genomics for food safety and quality – what is the future bringing us?

Craig Billington (ESR)

4.30-4.50

H13: Antimicrobial resistance in two New Zealand dairy farm environments Rose Collis (MU)

H22: The effect of milking frequency on bovine milk composition and functionality Marit van der Zeijden (MU) H23: Modelling the reaction kinetics of β-lactoglobulin and κ-casein interactions during heating of skim milk Gieun Yun (Fonterra)

H11: Hyperspectral imaging as a robust tool to monitor the inactivation of Clostridium sporogenes spores in food Aswathi Soni (AgResearch)

4.10-4.30

4.50-5.10

H21: Precision fermentation for dairy identical proteins Irina Miller (Daisy Labs)

3.50-4.10

Sponsored by CUDDON FREEZE DRY

David Everett

H2:Dairy

Rimu Room

Barista Coffee - SPONSORED by EUROFINS FOOD & WATER TESTING NZ

H14: Vibrio parahaemolyticus: an emerging food safety challenge in New Zealand Anne-Marie Perchec (MPI)

Chair introduces session

Phil Bremer

Chair

3.45-3.50

H1: Food Safety - Future Tools & Trends

MI RO Room

ROOM

Session

Refreshments - SPONSORED by DOMINION SALT

3.15-3.45

Plenary G2: Tasa Havea (MU) "A Personal Story"

Chair sums up session

2.30-3.10

3.10-3.15

NZIFST AGM

Chair

Plenary G1: JCA winner's Address

Phil Bremer (President NZI FST)

Session

2.00-2.30

AGM and Plenary G - Recognising Collaborators

ROOM

SPONSORED BY:Massey University School of Food & Advanced Technology

This quick-fire competition features post-graduate students delivering their research outline in only 3 minutes and using only 1 slide.

Graham Eyres

F3: 3-Minute-Pitch Competition

Tawa Room

1.15-2.00

Refreshments - SPONSORED by DOMINION SALT

MI RO / RI MU / TAWA Rooms combined

12.30-1.15

Barista Coffee - SPONSORED by EUROFINS FOOD & WATER TESTING NZ

F23: Sustainable food processing: Role of innovative technologies and ingredients Jaspreet Singh (MU)

F13: Genomic insights into an outbreak of poultry-associated Salmonella Enteritidis ST11 in New Zealand Nigel French (MU)

11.45-12.05

Chair sums up session

F22: Valorisation of primary industrial waste Peter Dyer (Callaghan)

F12: NZFS response management of Salmonella Enteritidis 2021 Bruno Butler (MPI)

11.25-11.45

12.25-12.30

F21: Circular processing for whole of resource utilization: Co-products past, present and future Max Kennedy (Biolighthouse Ltd)

F11: Emergence of poultry-associated Salmonella Enteritidis infections in New Zealand Jo Kingsbury (ESR)

Chair introduces session

Rob Archibald

F2: Circular Economy

Rimu Room

Barista Coffee - SPONSORED by EUROFINS FOOD & WATER TESTING NZ

11.05-11.25

11.00-11.05

Roger Cook

Chair

ROOM

F1: Food Safety - Salmonella Outbreak

MI RO Room

10.30-11.00

Session

Chair sums up session

Refreshments - SPONSORED by DOMINION SALT

10.25-10.30

Plenary E2: Brendan Haigh (Miraka) "The Miraka Journey" Plenary E3: Vince Arbuckle (MPI ) "Food safety in New Zealand - is it good enough?"

Chair introduces session

8.30-8.35

9.55-10.25

Phil Bremer

Chair

Plenary E1: Alex Worker (Future Food Aotearoa) "Aotearoa New Zealand's food future"

Plenary E: Business and Unrealised Aotearoa Potential

Session

9.15-9.55

MI RO / RI MU / TAWA Rooms combined

ROOM

8.35-9.15

Registration opens

7.30

DAY 2 - WEDNESDAY 6th July

H44: The various aspects of sustainability of new food technologies Ivy Gan (P&FR)

H41: Exploring psychophysiological proxies to measure consumer responses to horticultural innovations Alex Schnack (P&FR) H42: The robot next door: Consumer acceptance of future agriculture technologies Tracey Phelps (P&FR) H43: The lesser of two evils: Understanding consumer attitudes to X-ray as a phytosanitary treatment Jenny Young (P&FR)

Denise Conroy

H4: P&F Future Urban Consumer

Kowhai Room (Restaurant)

F42: The benefits of using Best Worst Discrete Choice Experiments to quantify the importance of food attributes.

Damien Mather (UoO) F43: Food reformulation - a collaborative approach for improving low cost high volume foods.

David Monro (Heart Foundation) F41: The use of eye-tracking and physiological measures in consumer food science Erin Young (UoO)

F41: Developing for consumer value in the new normal Jo Muller (Kantar)

Esraa El Shall

F4: Consumer Insights

Kowhai Room (Restaurant)

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Closing Plenary J3: Richard Archer (MU) Farewell & announcement of 2023 Conference

11.35-12.05

12.05-12.50

12.50-1.00

11.00-11.05

Plenary J1: Mavis Mullins "Unlocking Future Potential through Collaboration"

Chair introduces session

Chair

Plenary J2: Ian Proudfoot (KPMG) "Mana Kai - Health of the Nation is the responsibility of food producers too!"

Rob Archibald

Session

I32: Heat treatment of bovine milk impacts gastric emptying and nutrient appearance.

Amber Milan (UoA) I33: Pulsed Electric Fields changes mastication behaviour and consumer perception of plant foods Indra Oey (UoO) I34: Bioengineering perspectives of food swallowing - pathways of in-vitro devces in food innovation Banxiang Chen (UoA)

I31: Examining global cropland use and making predictions for the future Nick Smith (MU)

Ali Rashidinejad

I3: Riddet

Tawa Room

11.05-11.35

MI RO / RI MU / TAWA Rooms combined

Plenary J - A Healthy-Food Future for NZ through Collaboration

Barista Coffee - SPONSORED by EUROFINS FOOD & WATER TESTING NZ

ROOM

10.30-11.00

I14: Challenges in developing microbiological models for complex biological systems.

Soundarya Karamcheti (UoO)

10.05-10.25

Chair sums up session

I13: Determining whether a food is novel or traditional Tim Harwood (Cawthron Institute) & Karen Lau (MPI)

9.45-10.05

Refreshments - SPONSORED by DOMINION SALT

I22: Animal proteins versus alternate proteins: Achieving optimum digestion characteristics through processing Lovedeep Kaur (MU) I23: Understanding the mechanisms of fibre formation by plant proteins during thermomechanical processing Boning Mao (MU) I24: Nutrient content and nutritional indices of wild harvested Huhu grub (Prionoplus reticularis) Ruchita Rao Kavle (UoO)

I12: Composition of New Zealand Pyropia and Porphyra seaweeds from a food saf ety perspective Tom Wheeler (Cawthron)

9.25-9.45

10.25-10.30

I21: Is it "And" or "Or"?

Miranda Burdon (Food Nation)

I11: Introducing ERIS: A new way to keep on top of emerging food safety risks Nicola King (ESR)

Paulette Elliott

I2: Alternative Proteins

Rimu Room

9.05-9.25

Chair introduces session

Chair

9.00-9.05

I1: Food Safety - Understanding and Managing Risk

MI RO Room

ROOM

Session

Registration Opens

8.00

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Hien Truong

Haroon Qazi

Abdul Halim Farawahida (Farah)

Merit Mathew

Manasweeta Angane

Wenwen Yu

Catherine Maidment

Ruchita Rao Kavle

Annu Mehta

Ramandeep Kaur

Sian Menson

Boning Mao

3MP2

3MP3

3MP4

3MP5

3MP6

3MP7

Judging Break

3MP8

3MP9

3MP10

3MP11

3MP12

3MP13

11:09:30

11:14:00

11:18:30

11:23:00

11:27:30

11:32:00

11:36:30

11:50:00

11:54:30

11:59:00

12:03:30

12:08:00

12:12:30

Judging Break

Jessica O’Connor

3MP1

11:05:00

12:17:30

Name

3MP#

Time Start

Session F3 - 11am - 12.30pm, Wednesday 6th July

MU

UoO

MU

LU

UoO

MU

MU

UoA

MU

MU

MU

MU

UoO

Organisation

Understanding the mechanisms of fibre formation by plant proteins during thermomechanical processing

Valorisation of spent hops from brewing and potential reuse

The antimicrobial and antioxidant efficacies of manuka oil vary in low- and high-fat meat paste systems

Food choices influenced by expectations and emotions: A pilot study to understand relationship between extrinsic and intrinsic factors.

Why eat bugs?

Protein differences in the simulated gastrointestinal digestion of milk from different species

Development of low glycaemic bread containing navy bean cotyledon cells

Synergistic antimicrobial interaction of plant essential oils and extracts against food-borne pathogens

Rate-controlling mechanisms in atmospheric freeze-drying

Characterization of fungal growth of Monascus spp. isolates on Coconut Cream Agar and citrinin production

Impact of fortified reconstituted milk systems on gastrointestinal fate of curcumin nanoemulsion

Using Hyperspectral Imaging combined with 1D-CNN to evaluate quality of more data usage Manuka honeys before extraction

Lifting the lid on bins in dairy and beef.

Title

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S02

S03

S04

S05

S06

S07

S08

S09

S10

S11

S12

S13

S14

S15

S16

S17

S18

S19

S20

Name

Hien Truong

Abdul Halim Farawahida (Farah)

Merit Mathew

Manasweeta Angane

Wenwen Yu

Catherine Maidment

Suchima Gonapinuwala

Mariero Gawat

Chi Hou Lo

Ramandeep Kaur

Chuanjie Chen

Jiecheng Li

Aylin Sen

Ladie Conde

Parise Adadi

Molly Goodisson

Nilushika Thambugala

Linda Nezbedova

Li Ying Jessie Lau

2022 Student Poster Index

Posters

"Li Ying Jessie Lau, Kang Huang and Siew Young Quek"

"Linda Nezbedova, Tony McGhie, Mark Christensen, Julian Heyes, Noha Ahmed Nasef, Sunali Mehta"

"Nilushika Thambugala, Anna Miles, Meng Wai Woo, Anu Gnanavinthan, Siew Young Quek "

"Molly Goodisson, Phil Bremer, Miranda Mirosa"

"Parise ADADI, Alastair HARRIS, Pat SILCOCK, Phil BREMER, Austen GANLEY, Tim JOWETT, Andrew JEFFS, Graham EYRES"

"Ladie Anne Conde, Biniam Kebede, and Indrawati Oey"

"Alyin Sen, Harjinder Singh, Aiqian Ye, Alejandra Acevedo-Fani"

"Jiecheng Li, Zhi Yang, Xiaoling Lin, Sinong Wu, Guantian Li, Na Li, Don otter, Fan Zhu, Christian Hartinger, Harold Corke, Yacine Hemar"

"Chuanjie Chena, Guantian Lia, Yacine Hemarb, Harold Corkec, Fan Zhu"

"Ramandeep Kaur, Lovedeep Kaur, Tanushree B. Gupta and John E. Bronlund"

"Chi Hou Lo, Kelly Wade, Kate Parker, Tanya Poipoi Davy, Anthony N Mutukumira"

"Mariero Gawat, Lovedeep Kaur, Raul Cruz, Jaspreet Singh, and Mike Boland"

"S.T. Gonapinuwala, S. Kirk, J.R. Jones, M.D.S.T. de Croos and J.E. Bronlund"

"Catherine Maidment, Assoc/Prof Aiqian Ye, Dr Siqi Le, Dr Jessica Gathercole, Dr Anita Grosvenor"

"Wenwen Yu, Jaspreet Singh, Indrawati Oey"

"Manasweeta Angane, Janesha Perera, Simon Swift, Kang Huang, Christine A. Butts, Siew Young Quek"

"Merit Mathew, Qun Chen, Jim R. Jones, Richard H. Archer"

"Abdul Halim Farawahida, Jon Palmer, Steve Flint"

"Hien Thi Dieu Truong, Mahmoud Al-Sarayreh, Pullanagari Reddy, Marlon M Reis, Richard Archer"

Authors

An exploratory study of the beneficial effects of probiotics and phenolic compounds

Impact of processing on the phytochemical profile of NZ heritage apple cultivar ‘Monty’s Surprise’ and their cancer management properties.

Sensory-rheology correlation of texture-modified food in the context of swallowing safety

An investigation of the capabilities and capacity of Central Otago fruit processors to upcycle the region’s surplus fruit

"Effects of sound applied during beer fermentation on yeast growth, fermentation duration, and volatile compounds"

Impact of high hydrostatic pressure and hydration level on the starch related properties of cassava flour

A novel plant-based emulsifier: OBMMs

In-flow SAXS investigation of whey protein isolate hydrolysed by bromelain

Physicochemical properties of lotus seed starch

The antimicrobial and antioxidant efficacies of manuka oil vary in low- and high-fat meat paste systems

Sustainable Paper-based Packaging from Hemp Hurd Fibres for Thermoformed Moulded Packaging

Microwave technology for meat processing: its impact on quality and ultrastructure

Effect of treatment conditions on extracting fish collagen for biomedical applications

Protein differences in the simulated gastrointestinal digestion of milk from different species

Development of low glycaemic bread containing navy bean cotyledon cells

Synergistic antimicrobial interaction of plant essential oils and extracts against food-borne pathogens

Rate Controlling mechanisms in atmospheric freeze-drying

Characterization of fungal growth of Monascus spp. isolates on Coconut Cream Agar and citrinin production

Using Hyperspectral Imaging Combined with 1D-CNN to Evaluate Quality of M_nuka Honeys Before Extraction

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S23

S24

S25

S26

S27

S28

S29

S30

S31

S32

Brian Thong

Akshay Bisht

Elizabeth Cunliffe

Sian Menson

Stella Henderson

Subha Sasidharan Nair

Haroon Qazi

Emma Roberts

Shaina Ebron

Lance Aya

Patrick Nolan

G04

G05

G06

Callum Lambert

Dawn Scott

Candice Gu

G08

G03

Mustafa Farouk

Lovedeep Kaur

G02

Carolina Realini

G07

G01

Fan Zhu

Sravani Gupta

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2022 Professional Poster Index

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Crystal van Gorp

"Lovedeep Kaur, Amrutha Elamurugan, Feng Ming Chian, Xianqian Zhu, and Mike Boland"

"Sravani Gupta, Kathiravan Krishnamurthy, Roland Taylor, Graham C. Fletcher and Mohammed M. Farid"

"Kevin Mitchell, Andrew Lewis, Rosemary Webby, Candice Gu, and Andrew MacKenzie"

"Dawn Scott, Candice Gu, Kirill Lagutin and Andrew MacKenzie"

"Callum Lambert, Rebecca Edgar, Bikiran Pardesi, Alessandro Pisaniello, Roland Schaap, Millie Maddocks, Sam Stevenson, Lindsey White, Kendall Clements, Paul Rose"

"Mustafa M. Farouk, Renyu Zhang, Katherine Tozer, Tracy Baylis, R. Greenfield, Noby Jacob, Michael Agnew, Steven Howarth"

"Carolina E. Realini, T. Driver, R. Zhang, M. Guenther, S. Duff, C.R. Craigie, C. Saunders, M.M. Farouk"

"Fan Zhu, Noor Ariefandie Febrianto"

Authors

"Patrick Nolan, Dominic Agyei, Alaa El-Din Ahmed Bekhit, Ruchita Rao Kavle"

"Lance Aya, Miranda Mirosa, Phil Bremer, Erin Young"

"Shaina Ebron, Miranda Mirosa, Phil Bremer, Erin Young"

"Emma Roberts, Miranda Mirosa, Phil Bremer, Erin Young"

"Haroon Jamshaid Qazi, Aiqian Ye, Alejandra Acevedo-Fani, Harjinder Singh"

"Subha Sasidharan Nair, Iresha Matiwalage, Philip Winscomb, Caren Meyn Alvarez, Keegan Burrow, Maneesha S Mohan"

"Stella Henderson, Patrick Janssen, Sam Rodgers, Anna Williams and Lara Matia-Merino"

"Sian Menson, Graham Eyres and Phil Bremer"

"Elizabeth Cunliffe, Phil Bremer, Miranda Mirosa"

"Akshay Bisht, Kelvin Goh, John Monro, Lara Matia-Merino "

"Brian Thong, Phil Bremer, Sheila Skeaff, Miranda Mirosa"

"Crystal van Gorp, Graham T. Eyres, Andrea Warburton and Pat Silcock"

"Pasture-Raised Beef, Grain-Finished Beef, and a Plant-Based Meat Alternative: A comparison of protein and lipid digestion"

Rapid inactivation of Listeria monocytogenes on apples and salmon using Pulsed UV light

Analysis of Trimethylamine N-oxide and Trimethylamine in marine oils by NMR

Rapid extraction of green shell mussel and fish flesh for high throughput lipid analysis.

Metagenomics Used to Characterise and Replicate Fish-gut Microbiome

Impact of regenerative farming on meat quality

Meat consumption and consumer attitudes – a New Zealand perspective

Bioactive components and flavor volatiles of diverse cocoa genotypes

Title

Nutrient and health-promoting components of edible insects: More than meets the eye

Consumer Reactions to the Packaging of a Health Positioned Upcycled Food: A Biometric Methods Approach.

Investigating the impact of sustainability communications of an upcycled oat bar on consumer preference.

How does the marketing of an upcycled product effect consumer preference?

Impact of fortified reconstituted milk systems on gastrointestinal fate of curcumin nanoemulsion

Interaction of green tea polyphenols with milk proteins

Developing a model UHT whipping cream system to investigate fat crystal modifying emulsifiers on functionality

Valorisation of spent hops from brewing and potential reuse

"Insights into upcycling from a manufacturer's perspective. including the challenges, barriers, and opportunities upcycling presents."

Physical modification of a bio-polysaccharide from Cyathea medullaris.

Exploring potential uses of upcycled bread flour in food (pasta) recommended for a healthy diet

What volatile compounds are present in flavoured e-cigarette liquids sold in New Zealand?

Principal Sponsors

Formula Foods How do you keep supplying flavours when freight stops?

Every manufacturing sector in New Zealand has been facing supply chain constraints. The Flavour industry is unfortunately in the same “boat”.

How then does a flavour house company source raw materials from around the world ensure sustainable supply?

Dave Rout, Founder and CEO of Formula Foods has the answer. “Buying good stocks of raw materials has placed us in a very good position to supply when other suppliers have had delays including freight issues, causing an inability to supply client’s requirements. Although it’s an expensive undertaking, maintaining rotational 12 month stock levels has proven invaluable in these challenging times. We have had many clients come to us for assistance when their flavour orders have been delayed. This has been good for us, especially over the past year, resulting in steady growth.”

When you source flavours from Formula Foods, you’re not just getting

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top-quality ingredients and efficient service, you’re getting a taste of success.

Christchurch-based company Formula Foods – now a SEDEX member, has been making food products taste great since 1987. From the start, owner Dave has continued to build and grow the business from the ground up.

With flavourings made from scratch right here in New Zealand, Formula Foods works to provide shorter lead times, and greater flexibility on minimum order quantities.

“That’s what we have built our business on – being able to deliver what the client wants, when the client wants, at a competitive price,” Dave says.

“The difference in New Zealand is that there are not many flavour manufacturers or suppliers that can offer the flexibility that we can.”

Come visit us at the upcoming NZIFST conference in Rotorua to discuss how we can sustainably protect your supply chain by providing exceptional flavours, customised to your taste.

Principal Sponsors

Mätt Solutions 1 Minute Moisture and <1 Minute economical Milk Analysis Solutions on show by Mätt Solutions on Stand 1 Matt Solutions are proud to Launch three cutting edge solutions at the upcoming NZIFST conference in Rotorua.

We shall have the PerkinElmer LactoScope 300 milk analyser and the ROS 1 Moisture analyser and the Meter AQ3 1 minute moisture analyser.

LactoScope 300 – LactoScope 300 tests raw and processed milk, cream and whey for fat, protein, lactose, solids and solids non-fat. It screens raw milk for abnormal content and can detect adulterants such as urea, ammonium sulphate, maltodextrin, sucrose and water.

ROS 1 Moisture Analyser – presents moisture balance speed with reference-method precision, analysing up to nine samples in 40 minutes.

Each sample is heated directly as it dries and cycled across a highly accurate scale. Throughout the process, the ROS 1 records temperature, weight and time, then generates a precise drying curve for each sample.

By-the-book oven methods require hours of repetitive labour: sample in, sample out, weigh sample, repeat, repeat, repeat. It takes hours.

The ROS 1 helps you meet regulations while automating the monotony, freeing scientists and techs to do more profitable work.

AQ3 1 Minute Moisture and Water Activity – Utilising a cloud based AI, the AQ3 is able to use a primary method dew point water activity analysis approach, correlate this to moisture using an isotherm curve and present very accurate results in 1 minute.

As with all instruments we supply, the Matt Solutions (www.matt. nz ) team will be available for in-depth consultation to explore these solutions at the conference.

Competition – One more reason to visit our stand, our “world famous guess the water activity competition” at NZIFST conference.

Come and see us on Stand 1 and discover how we can speed up your testing.

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Major sponsors

Lab Supply Supporting research and innovation in the Food and Beverage industry.

As independent importers and distributors of laboratory equipment and consumables, we partner with world-leading scientific brands to help our food and beverage clients support research and innovation in the development, processing, and manufacture of their products.

We are committed to equipping you with the right solutions to help you grow your production capacity and lead the way in food safety and quality. Our portfolio includes a range of products for media and sample preparation, rapid chemical testing, bioburden and pathogen testing, environmental monitoring, analytical technologies, product testing and more.

control standards are met, we make sure the products we supply provide accurate, reliable, and consistent results. Our staff are on hand to help you find the right product, offer technical advice, and make recommendations on the use of equipment you purchase from us.

We also support what we sell, with in-house servicing, calibration, and repair capabilities for a wide range of laboratory equipment, including liquid handling instruments. With our expertise in the setup of new labs, we can help install your equipment, ensure it works within the necessary parameters, and upskill staff on equipment usage.

From food producers to beverage companies, academic research to analytical laboratories, we are the answer to all your laboratory supply needs. With over 75 suppliers, a presence in Dunedin and Auckland, and an expansive product range, Lab Supply is a partner of choice to the research and applied science communities.

Brands we represent include Eppendorf, Memmert, Greiner Bio-One, Technoplas, GVS Filtration, and Munktell, among others. We have also announced an enhanced partnership with Merck, to increase coverage in the food and beverage market and offer customers better access to Merck’s product range.

For over a decade, we’ve worked behind the scenes enabling researchers and scientists across New Zealand take their work the extra mile, helping translate it into tangible benefits for society. We look forward to being of service to you!

We understand the importance of accuracy and rigour in scientific work. With a focus on ensuring that the highest food safety and quality

Visit www.labsupply.co.nz to browse our range of laboratory products.

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Talk to our team today about how we can support your business.

Major sponsors

Tatua At Tatua, we’ve loved dairy since 1914. Embracing and sustaining all that is good. Our land, our cows, our people, and our ideas.

and confectionery applications, while our bulk dairy ingredients are used globally to meet the needs of food and beverage manufacturers.

From New Zealand to the World

www.tatua.com

Tatua is a co-operative company. Our 101shareholder-owned farms, all located within a 12km radius of our manufacturing facilities, are owned by local farming families, some of whom are 3rd and 4th generation suppliers to Tatua.

For more than 100 years, we have been developing and producing safe, high-quality, specialised dairy ingredients and food products at Tatuanui, in the North Island of New Zealand. Each year approximately 90% of our products are exported around the world.

Commitment to Innovation, Quality, Food Safety and Sustainability We add value through partnership and collaboration, combining the knowledge of our people and our specialist manufacturing facilities with our ongoing dedication to our customers. Our 400 employees in New Zealand, Japan, China and the USA are committed to innovation and excellence.

Our comprehensive quality management and food safety systems ensure we produce safe, high-quality products that meet the standards required by our global customers.

Our ongoing commitment and investment in sustainability focuses on the things we can do now, and in the future, to continuously improve outcomes for our environment, our people, our animals and our communities.

Specialised Dairy Solutions We are an agile and innovative manufacturer of specialised dairy solutions, creating high-quality dairy ingredients and food products that meet the needs of customers worldwide.

Our tailored nutritional ingredients are used across infant, medical and microbial nutrition as well as active lifestyle, functional health and healthy aging applications. We produce award-winning speciality creams packaged in convenient consumer formats as well as bulk packaging for foodservice and industrial customers. Our dairy flavour ingredients provide solutions for cheese, bakery, beverage, ice cream

SPECIALISED DAIRY SOLUTIONS FROM NZ TO THE WORLD

tatua.com

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Exhibitors

Exhibitors AsureQuality AsureQuality is a leading provider of assurance services to Aotearoa’s food and primary production sectors. We are unique in New Zealand with our end-to-end focus on the food supply chain through a combination of auditing, inspection, certification, farm assurance, training, assurance mark traceability, diagnostics, and laboratory testing with an extensive range of domestic and international accreditations and approvals.

We offer a comprehensive range of testing services to support Aotearoa’s food producers and exporters in meeting food safety, supplier, and Overseas Market Access Requirements.

Our team are focused on delivering fast and accurate results with competitive turnaround times, including next day test results for Listeria, Salmonella, Cronobacter, Bacillus cereus, Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Coliforms and Enterobacteriaceae.

We also offer next day confirmations for Listeria, Salmonella and Cronobacter, and are New Zealand’s first laboratory to offer an accredited FT-NIR testing service for fat, protein, ash, and moisture.

Talk to our team of experts today. asurequality.com

Food Tech Solutions – A Focus to Food Safety!

Food Tech Solutions is a niche supplier of quality testing solutions to the New Zealand food and dairy industry. Our long history of working closely with leading milk processors has helped position New Zealand as a global leader in the dairy industry, Since 1998 we have fulfilled demands within the food industry for a superb range of products contributing to Food Safety and quality programmes monitoring manufacturing cleanliness, ensuring New Zealand produces only quality products with a maximum shelf-life, whilst minimising recalls!

Our Product Range Includes: •

Air Monitoring – Bacterial air monitoring instrumentation – TRIO.BAS™

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Product Sterility Testing (EPIC) – UHT, ESL (soft dairy, personal care) – Charm

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ATP Detection Systems – Superior science for advanced hygiene control – Charm

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Texture Analysis - Food profiling and packaging testing – Stable Micro Systems

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Enzymatic Test kits and enzymes - wine, beverage, food and research – Megazyme

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Instruments - Automation – Rapid wine component analysis - Awareness Technology Inc.

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Allergens – Wide range of ELISA and rapid tests for testing food and environments.

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Pasteurisation Confirmation – Milk (cow, goat, sheep), soft cheeses – Charm

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Rapid Antibiotic Residue Testing - Raw milk and other food matrices – Charm

We work to actively support our clients, delivering solutions, ongoing relevant training, provision of rapid essential technical support, loan instruments, educational seminars, focus groups, and regular instrument demonstrations.

Please Contact: Jo Kelly-Tuckey, General Manager for inquiries.

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Callaghan Innovation

Cuddon Freeze Dry Session Sponsor Under the brand Cuddon Freeze Dry, Cuddon Limited have been designing and manufacturing freeze dryers for over 56 years, with over 400 Cuddon freeze dryers operating in some 20 countries today. We work directly with our clients to deliver a freeze dry solution that fits their specific needs. We then support those dryers for life.

We have a range of ‘standard freeze dryers’ from an FD18 through to an FD1500, with all design work and manufacturing conducted in-house at our Blenheim facility under ISO 9001.2015.

The Cuddon Freeze Dry offering is a turnkey solution whereby the freeze dryer is manufactured to specification, shipped, installed and commissioned by Cuddon personnel, with training included – for a single price. So you can be assured of highly skilled and experienced individuals setting your freeze dryer to work.

Cuddon Freeze Dryers are commercial conductive batch style freeze dryers that are well proven throughout the world, drying multiple products across a range of industries.

Drying results, including quality of the dried product and time of the drying cycle, are largely product dependent. The most important driver is your desired end product – what properties are important to you?

This then dictates how the product is prepared, dried and processed post drying.

We can work with you to link up with experts to optimise your product.

Come and talk to us today about your freeze drying needs.

Callaghan Innovation activates innovation and helps businesses grow faster for a better New Zealand. We partner with ambitious businesses of all sizes, providing a range of innovation and research and development (R&D) services to suit each stage of growth. Our team, including more than 200 of New Zealand’s leading scientists and engineers, empowers innovators by connecting people, opportunities and networks, and providing tailored technical solutions, skills and capability development programmes, and grants co-funding. We also enhance the operation of New Zealand’s innovation ecosystem, working closely with government partners, Crown Research Institutes, and other organisations that help increase business investment in R&D and innovation.

Callaghan Innovation operates across New Zealand from four locations, and a regional partner network in a further 14 locations. Our specialist teams are dedicated to supporting businesses with sector-specific challenges, such as in AgriFood.

Our AgriFood experts work right across the ecosystem from the pre and post-production phases of food and beverage, to food safety and security in global markets. Our specialist expertise spans the entire value chain of innovative food and beverage development, including analytical services, fermentation process engineering, lipids, natural products chemistry, by-product value adding, and data and automation.

Our extensive range of innovation funding options and innovation skills programmes enable AgriFood businesses to accelerate entry to market and launch innovative food and health products faster. We help AgriFood businesses maximise their R&D spend, and provide tools to reduce manufacturing costs, capture commercial opportunities ahead of the competition, and de-risk process development and manufacturing operations by working with proven experts.

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Foodtech Packtech Orange means, ‘Go!’

NZMS Scientific Take control of your testing NZMS Scientific has been helping the food and beverage industry set up onsite testing solutions for manufacturing plants since 1982. Our testing range covers pathogen detection, allergen detection, hygiene monitoring and product quality control.

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Includes global brands BioControl, Dimanco, and Medical Wire

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Offers detection of foodborne pathogens, spoilage organisms, and environmental hygiene monitoring

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Romer Labs test kits for analysis of food allergens

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AgraStrip kits for the simple detection of allergens

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CDR Foodlab for conducting a variety of chemical tests (FFA, PV, AV, etc.) on foods

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Page and Pedersen LactiCheck Milk Analyser provides rapid, realtime profile of milk compositions

Beverage Industry Testing

Those three simple words announced early April were cause for celebration as the events industry was finally given the go-ahead and confirmation that New Zealand’s largest food, packaging and logistics trade show, Foodtech Packtech is go!

Show organisers, XPO Exhibitions couldn’t be more excited and ready to welcome thousands of visiting industry professionals to the Auckland Showgrounds 20-22 September 2022, where they will present a showcase of the newest technology, products, solutions and knowhow the industry needs all under one roof.

There’s no denying that the past two years have presented challenging times for the industry. With significant supply chain interruptions, increased production costs and production scheduling challenges, now, more than ever before, the industry needs a one-stop shop to discover the latest products, services and innovative production and logistics solutions on offer.

Trade shows continue to be a vital sourcing and networking platform demonstrating, as it has done for over 30 years, that there is no compromise for the power of being face-to-face with your customers, colleagues and industry peers. It’s the only trade event that delivers up to 5,000 qualified decision makers across just three days, ready to spend on the best production solutions.

Whilst demand for exhibition space has been high we do welcome new bookings and have a range of options available to suit all budgets.

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Veriflow, allows for the detection of spoilage organisms in beer and wine

For any exhibiting enquiries please contact Exhibition Manager Deb Haimes.

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CDR BeerLab and WineLab offers rapid, on-site answers for a range of chemical parameters in brews

Visitors can register to attend for free at www.foodtechpacktech.co.nz or www.mhlexpo.co.nz

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Bio-Strategy offer multiple solutions for the NZ food and dairy industry R-Biopharm: Extensive range of test kits for allergens (gluten and nuts), mycotoxins, vitamins, enzymatics, microbiology, hygiene monitoring, hormones, anabolics, antibiotic residues, GMO and animal species identification. HPLC, ELISA and Rapid Test methods, many AOAC approved, for in-house production control and final product testing.

C. Gerhardt: Analysis systems for food and animal feed, raw materials and plant matter. Automated and semiautomated equipment for Nitrogen (Protein), Hydrolysis (Fat) and Fibre analysis/testing.

Hamilton Robotics: foodInspect™ NIMBUS® for 3M™ Molecular Detection System. A powerful, personalised automation solution for quality pipetting. A single protocol for all pathogens means you can perform up to 96 tests of multiple types in one run.

Ohaus: Scales and balances for the food industry (check-weighing, percentage-weighing, counting, price-counting etc.) and benchtop/ handheld pH meters and moisture analysers.

Ohaus: A comprehensive range of high-performance balances and scales for the food industry. As well as high-quality small equipment options to assist with materials assessment, manufacturing/quality/ regulatory monitoring i.e., benchtop/handheld pH meters, moisture analysers, shakers, etc.

Molecular Devices: Absorbance microplate readers to streamline your beer, wine and food safety analyses using industry-standard approved methods. Including: Gluten level testing, yeast metabolism, colour and bitterness (IBU's); L-Malic acid and phenolic compounds; and Endotoxin testing and melamine detection in GLP/ GMP environments Miele Professional: Under-bench and stand-alone laboratory washers/disinfectors with a large range of accessories for both wide neck and narrow neck glassware. Available in passive drying or active HEPA filtered drying models.

Priorclave: Wide range of autoclaves for all your sterilisation needs.

Hamilton Company: Sensors for process analytics in the food and beverage industries. Their optical DO and pH process sensors offer lower operating costs, tighter process control; seamless calibration, troubleshooting and connectivity; quick recovery from SIP, CIP or autoclaving.

Esco: Ovens and incubators from 32L to 240L as well as a wide range of Laminar Airflow Cabinets in either horizontal or vertical airflow formats providing ULPA filtered clean air.

Lab-Plas: Sterile TWIRL’EM Sampling Bags are used extensively throughout New Zealand, which include the Biodegradable Twirl’em Ecolo Bags, which provide an excellent economical green alternative to using other bags or rigid containers that won’t break down in landfill.

For more information, please contact Bio-Strategy. www.bio-strategy.com

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Mediray Photo Booth Sponsor At Mediray, we’ve partnered with industry-leading manufacturers such as bioMérieux and Hanna Instruments to help you better meet your needs and improve food safety and quality.

Our portfolio includes a range of instruments for media and sample preparation, pathogens, quality indicators, identification, environmental testing and analytical testing.

The volume of analytical testing for food safety and quality is growing steadily and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future. With the tool kits provided by our partners, we’re uniquely positioned to help you test more product at faster rates to deal with this growth.

To be ahead of the game and learn more about our complete food safety and quality solutions visit www.mediray.co.nz.

Plant and Food Research At Plant and Food Research, we believe science can create a better future. We use world-leading science to help our industry partners grow, fish, harvest and share food. We have around 1,000 people working across Aotearoa New Zealand and the world, helping deliver healthy foods from the most sustainable systems.

Everyone eats, so everyone’s an “expert” on food. We take that one step further: what we’re doing is world-changing, for anyone interested in producing or eating great tasting, environmentally sustainable and nutritious foods that have safe and secure supply chains. We call them Positive Foods™ – good for people and good for the planet.

We're giving people options for healthier lifestyles and wellbeing. And we're creating foods with great sustainability credentials and a lighter production footprint. We want consumers to understand what's good about their food, and increase their desire for better, tastier foods based on smart science. Positive Foods™ that they will enjoy eating while knowing they are produced in a way that is environmentally sustainable.

Consumers are discerning and purchase foods that taste great and reflect their values. Retailers stock foods that consumers purchase and producers respond to these demands. At Plant and Food Research we are exploring the motivations driving today’s consumers and stakeholders and developing insights into the choices of the future urban consumer.

We are committed to co-innovating with iwi, with cultural understanding and a long-term view to building brighter futures. Our research is supporting Aotearoa’s economic, health and sustainability goals.

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The John Morris Group Pty Ltd

Eurofins Food and Water Testing NZ

“John Morris Group has a proud heritage spanning 70 years and we specialise in the supply, installation and servicing of precision instruments and consumables covering diverse industry sectors.

Coffee Cart Sponsor

Supporting the food industry, our scope of instrumentation includes compositional analysis (fat and moisture and protein analysers, milk testing, fibre analysis, digestion and extraction, SPE), physical property analysis (viscometers, texture analysis, density meters, milling/ grinding/cutting) optical analysers (microscopes, colour measurement, spectrophotometers, Raman spectroscopy, refractometers), separation science (rotary evaporators, temp control) and an extensive range of general lab instruments and supplies.

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Trained Service Engineers

Our main distinguishing feature from all other instrument distributors in New Zealand relies on our additional capabilities to add value to a purchase in a manner our customers understand and appreciate.”

Eurofins Food and Water Testing NZ offers an unmatched scope of independent analytical testing and support services to customers across the dairy, meat, seafood, food processing and petfood sectors.

Our laboratories are located throughout New Zealand, offering easy access to all our services.

Through our international network, we draw on a portfolio of over 200,000 analytical methods for characterising the safety, identity, purity, composition, authenticity, and origin of food and agricultural products.

Our testing services are supported by world-leading scientific expertise and include: Microbiology, food nutrition, general chemistry, pesticide residues, potable and process water, and environmental contaminants.

The Eurofins network of companies in New Zealand has evolved out of local laboratory acquisitions into what it is today; a national collaboration of scientific expertise and innovation, driven by a team with a deep commitment to contributing to a safer and healthier world.

While our roots are local, our expertise is global. When you partner with us, you are partnering with an international laboratory network of 900 facilities in 54 countries. www.eurofins.co.nz

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OneLab

Ngaio Diagnostics

Onelab offers a range of products for food manufacturers, from the laboratory through to process optimisation and finished product testing.

Onelab’s market position is to support the NZ market with high quality products that are imperative to your success.

Ngaio Diagnostics offers market leading microbiology, hygiene, allergen, food and drink testing solutions plus general laboratory products at competitive prices. Our wide range of products, from market leading suppliers, allows us to offer complete solutions to meet each customer's demand.

Key products:

Our range includes (but not limited to)

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R-Biopharm – Allergens, mycotoxins, microbiological contaminants, constituents, GMO’s, vitamins

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Hygiena ATP systems - the most used ATP brand in the world

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Hygiena MicroSnap - delivers 6-8 hour quantitative results

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Buchi - Kjeldahl, NIR, Evaporation, Freeze Dryers, Fat Extraction

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CertaBlue - offers real-time micro and sterility testing

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Mettler Toledo - Balances, Electrochemistry, Spectrophotometers, Titrators, Density, Refractometers, Pipettors

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MicroFast - offers a range of sheet media

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Hygiena BAX - a leading molecular systems

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Gerber Instruments - Dairy Testing Equipment

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Allergen kits - for all requirements

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Integra – Media Preparators, plate pourers, dispensing pumps, vacuum aspirators

Ngaio also assists with specialised systems for constituent, mycotoxin, dairy, industrial contaminant, pesticide, toxin and drug analysis.

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OMNI International – Homogenisers and Bead Mills

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SSI Bio and Technoplas - Plastic laboratory consumables

Ngaio prides itself on being able to supply top class service, alongside industry leading solutions to each and every customer.

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BRAND - Volumetric Glass, Digital Burettes, Bottle Top Dispensers

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IKA – Mixing, Shaking, Stirring, Viscometers

Contact Ngaio with any enquiries, or for technical assistance that you require.

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Grant Instruments – Water Baths, Bench Top Equipment

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Labconco – Class II and Laminar Flow Hoods, Dry Block Evaporators, Vacuum Concentrators

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INTERSCIENCE – Blenders, Diluters, Pourers, Colony Counters, Dispensing Pumps

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Milestone - Sample prep for Metal analysis, Mercury, Fat Extraction, Fragrances and Flavours

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SEAL Analytical – Discrete and Segmented Flow Analysers, Robotic Sample Prep Automation, Food and Beverage Analysers

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Hettich – Centrifuges and Incubators

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Cole Palmer - including Masterflex pumps and tubing

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Service – Onelab Service all brands we sell - Nationwide!

Onelab believe Results Matter; contact us for your Laboratory requirements.

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PerkinElmer – FTIR, LC, GC, ICP,

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Binder – Climate chamber, oven, incubators

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Novasina – Water activity meter

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Elementar – protein (N), carbon, IRMS and TOC

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Interscience – Stomacher, automatic plate reader

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Elga – Laboratory and process water systems

DKSH delivers scientific products, services and advice, enabling our customers to solve the challenges associated with sample analysis, research and quality control. We make the complex simple, safe and more efficient. DKSH Scientific Instrumentation – All Your Lab Needs!

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Hielscher – Ultrasonic homogenisers

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Spectro – XRF

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Grabner – Flammables testing

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Mantech – Automated titration and BOD analysers

DKSH have a network of sales, customer care, service and applications specialists across New Zealand to ensure complete customer satisfaction.

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Industrial Physics – package and packaging integrity testing

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Nest – Laboratory plasticware and consumables

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Environmental Express – lab consumables

Our products for the food, beverage, dairy, science and technology industries include:

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Mun – Range of PPE including gloves and masks

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Bettersize – Particle size and stability

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Specialty sponsors

Specialty Sponsors Amcor: Lanyards Sponsor

Food Tech Solutions: Student Essay Sponsor Sponsorship = Top NZIFST Essays for 2022!

A very big well done to all NZIFST University student essay entries from all of us at Food Tech Solutions. We are immensely proud to have a long-standing relationship with the NZIFST and to support this worthy essay competition award.

We wish you all every success and enjoyment immersed in your favourite food subjects in your remaining university food technology studies and in your future working food career.

The New Zealand Food Industry is such an important contributor to our economy. We need young people like you to be involved over the coming years. Your degree is the first step and this will open the door to numerous career opportunities going forward.

Amcor is the world’s largest consumer-packaging company, supplying a broad range of rigid and flexible packaging products to the food, beverage, healthcare, home, personal care, industrial and tobacco packaging industries. We work with leading companies around the world to protect their products and the people who rely on them, to differentiate brands, and improve value chains through a range of packaging solutions. We are committed to making all our packaging to be recyclable or reusable by 2025.

With more than 160 years of experience, Amcor uses its innovative and collaborative way of thinking to create safe, strong and secure local packaging solutions for our customers to help meet end-consumer needs. We are placing sustainability alongside uncompromising product quality and safety as central to everything we do. In New Zealand this includes both local research and development and technology transfer from our extensive global expertise.

New materials, technologies, and behaviours are all needed to make our world more sustainable. We are working with industry, government and our local communities to create a purposeful place for plastics in the circular economy. We are creating a new world of packaging for a better tomorrow.

We hope this helps towards your future studies in Food Technology and we look forward to watching your careers flourish in this field of study and being of future service if required.

Huge congratulations again, and all the best for your future studies!!

Massey University School of Food and Advanced Technology: 3-Minute-Pitch Sponsor Massey University has been a major feature of the Food Technology scene since the 1960’s and Dairy Technology since the 1920’s. Massey now teaches Food Technology in Palmerston North and Albany and in Singapore and China.

Postgraduate activity is now growing fastest with ~150 PhD and ~75 Masters students most years. This sets the context for Massey School of Food and Advanced Technology sponsoring the 3-Minute-Pitch competition at NZIFST. Many research projects involve industry partners, often under longstanding relationships. Three companies, including Synlait, base their R&D centres within the School.

Massey’s FoodPilot is a founder member of the NZ Food Innovation Network and Massey is a cornerstone member of FoodHQ. AgResearch, Plant and Food Research and Fonterra R&D all have their food processing staff in Palmerston North co-located with Massey and the Riddet Institute.

This all builds a highly networked applied culture for developers and students alike.

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Department of Food Science Te Tari Pūtaiao Kai University of Otago Department of Food Science: – Student Poster Sponsor Food Science at Otago + innovative and scientific thought for food = quality, career-ready graduates + world-leading research and consultation initiatives.

Food Waste Innovation welcomes commercial research proposals and partnerships. Gain access to research resources, student enthusiasm and creativity, innovative thinking and new ideas. We can help your organisation to tackle a wide range of food waste challenges. Since 2013, we have provided the most authoritative voice on research relating to waste in New Zealand, providing consultancy services on

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waste-related issues to councils, businesses and industry organisations.

Capitalise on opportunities to utilise your currently wasted resources through the development of new products. We have the expertise and facilities required to carry out your R&D needs from idea generation through to the development of prototypes and the assessment of their shelf-life and acceptance in the marketplace.

The Product Development Research Centre offers a comprehensive contract research and consulting service to food companies and associated industries. FoodSouth Otago, as part of the NZ Food Innovation Network, facilitates a pilot scale food grade product development facility, to trial and develop processes and products, using conventional and novel processing technologies. We work with companies of all sizes, from small enterprises to large multinational companies, providing tailored services through our expertise in product development, food chemistry, microbiology, flavour science and sensory science. The extensive experience of our consultants and our unique access to the expertise and equipment within the Department of Food Science and wider University enables us to provide a wide range of services at the highest standard.