T&G Global’s New Zealand marketing team has ‘smashed’ the competition, taking out the PMA Australia-New Zealand 2018 Marketer of the Year Award for its Lotatoes™ potato brand campaign at the Hort Connections conference in Brisbane last month. The awards are the premier celebration for marketing excellence in the Australasian fresh produce and floral industries. Potatoes…
Last week came the news, widely reported, that humans love foods that combine carbohydrates and fat. My first reaction was that this seemed to come from the ‘no s—, Sherlock’ school of research. To be fair, this was a slightly new twist on it; brain research has shown our rewards centre lights up at this…
There was a whole lot of ‘Spud love’ shared at the annual May Market Day this year. An event hosted by Foodwriters New Zealand that allows various New Zealand food producers to showcase their latest and greatest offerings to a roomful of writers, communicators and influential personalities in the NZ food space. Fifth generation Grower…
These days we are bombarded with so much information about what and how we should (and shouldn’t) eat. It comes from everywhere: mainstream media; social media; friends; family; strangers. There’s so much information; so much advice, that healthy eating has, it seems to me, acquired a veneer of difficulty. It can feel that if…
The Potatoes New Zealand Inc. (PNZ) Annual General Meeting (AGM) is being held at the Fitzgerald Room, Plant and Food Research, Canterbury Agriculture and Science Centre, Gerald Street, Lincoln 7608 on Wednesday 8th August 2018 at 12:30 p.m. Any Potatoes NZ Inc. member (grower or trade) wishing to have a matter considered at the AGM…
We are pleased to announce that the 2018 Potatoes New Zealand Incorporated Annual General Meeting will be held on 8th August at Plant and Food Research, Lincoln. For full details, please see our event listing.
An engaged group of students from Manukau Institute of Technology (MIT) are now fully equipped with deep-frying skills after recently completing the interactive Chip Group training session. On Tuesday 17 April the Chip Group Training and Education Manager – Kate Underwood, held our sixth training workshop at the Otara campus, as part of the Level…
Chris Claridge, Chief Executive Levy Referendum Update It was great to see so many growers at the consultation meetings across New Zealand. Attendance reached 44% of the levy vote with feedback being received and shared. It appears the industry is in good shape which is heartening although some regions have struggled with adverse weather conditions….
A meeting of the New Zealand Seed Potato Certification Authority (NZSPCA) was held in Ashburton on 11 April. Andy Innes stood down as Chair and Authority Member prior to the meeting. The Authority and Potatoes New Zealand Inc. (PNZ) wish to thank Andy for his long service to both seed potato certification and the wider industry. …
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