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Renewable energy should be selling point, says peanut butter boss
Date: 19 May 2016New Zealand manufacturers should be skiting to the world about making their food and groceries with renewable energy, says Pic’s Peanut Butter CEO Pic Picot in the latest FGC Leaders Series video. “A lot of countries are making their electricity by burning fossil fuel, and I think it’s a market advantage that we’ve got in New Zealand that we don’t recognise enough.” Pic Picot founded the Nelson-based company after selling a few jars of homemade ... more
Food and grocery industry ‘faces talent challenge’
Date: 13 May 2016The food and grocery sector has to do a better job of attracting, developing and retaining good-quality talent, says an industry training and development leader. “As an industry we’ve got to start focusing more on how we attract really good-quality talent and promote ourselves as an industry a lot better than what we’re doing to get that talent coming through,” says Kelly Smith of Bizadvisor, in the latest FGC Leaders Series videos released today. ... more
Health and safety: taking care of your most important asset
Date: 6 May 2016If companies really believe people are their most important asset then they will take health and safety really seriously, says the Chair of the NZ Food & Grocery Council-led Health & Safety Working Group, Gerry Lynch. “If you care about people then you realise you have to get involved and you have to play a part and do whatever you can to ensure they don’t come to harm because it’s not acceptable that people are going home injured.” Mr Lynch was ... more
Food companies’ job to help consumers understand choices
Date: 26 Apr 2016The food industry is built on trust and it’s up to companies to make sure their consumers understand what they are buying, says the New Zealand Country Manager for Nestlé, Veronique Cremades. In the third video of the Food & Grocery Council (FGC) Leaders Series, Mrs Cremades says consumers buy brands on trust so it’s very important for companies to create a constructive and informative dialogue with consumers. “That’s why we at Nestlé are ... more
My Food Bag special delivery: Nadia’s new baby boy
Date: 13 Apr 2016The My Food Bag team is delighted to offer its congratulations to our fabulous Nadia Lim and husband Carlos Bagrie on the arrival of their baby boy on Tuesday 12 April at 2:55pm. Bodhi Bagrie weighs in at a healthy 4.175 kg (9lb 3oz). We are absolutely thrilled for the couple who are both such an integral and important part of the My Food Bag family. It’s their first child and Nadia and Carlos are taking some time off from their respective roles at My Food Bag, the company ... more
NZ Food & Grocery Council elects first female chair
Date: 12 Apr 2016The New Zealand Food & Grocery Council has its first female Chair with the election today of Veronique Cremades-Mathis. Mrs Cremades-Mathis is Country Manager of Nestlé NZ. She replaces Pierre van Heerden, of Sanitarium, who steps down after completing his three-year term. Mrs Cremades-Mathis has more than 25 years’ experience in the food and beverage industry, being responsible for corporate and product development functions in Europe, key Nestlé accounts ... more
Tool frontman heads down under to Pinot Noir NZ 2017
Date: 18 Feb 2016Lead singer and lyricist for alternative metal and art-rock acts Tool, Puscifer and A Perfect Circle, and winemaker, America’s Maynard James Keenan (MJK) is heading to Pinot Noir NZ 2017. Perhaps best known as a Grammy award-winning vocalist, Keenan is the man behind Caduceus Cellars and Merkin Vineyards in Northern Arizona, where he now lives. Keenan says for him this visit to New Zealand, the first in a wine capacity, is as much about education as sharing his own journey. ... more
Mentoring programme launched for rising young chefs
Date: 12 Feb 2016They could very well be New Zealand’s next generation of Matt Lamberts, Michael Merediths and Nic Watts. And now they have the opportunity to capitalise on the skills and experience of some of the country’s most successful restaurant chefs in a bid to advance their careers. Young gun chefs from around New Zealand will soon be vying for one of five positions as part of Ōra King Salmon’s new Next Generation mentoring programme launched yesterday (11 ... more
Wendyl Nissen resorts to Dirty Politics
Date: 17 Sep 2014Wendyl 1; truth, democracy and journalistic integrity 0. Healthy food campaigner Wendyl Nissen claims to be the victim of a smear campaign funded by the food industry. A self-professed lay-person, Nissen has written her weekly column, "Wendyl Wants to Know", every Saturday for the past few years. She evaluates packaged food products for healthiness and suitability for children by reading the ingredient listings. Nissen is a newspaper columnist, ... more
