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High Value Nutrition Consumer Insights Zoom series – recordings now available
Recordings of the recent HVN Consumer Insights webinar series are now available: Chinese Consumer Attitudes to Gut health Chinese Consumer Attitudes to Metabolic Health Chinese Doctors Attitudes to Diet & Health Social Media in China ...
Watch Dr Olivier Gasser talk about the complexities of the immune system
In our latest video Dr Olivier Gasser, HVN Science Theme Leader for the Challenge's Immune Health Priority Research Programme, talks about how science excellence around food can modify the immune system. Dr Gasser's fascinating research investigates whether food...
HVN’s Dr Denise Conroy interviewed in this week’s NBR
In an article in this week's National Business Review, Dr Denise Conroy, Plant & Food senior scientist and HVN Consumer Insights lead discusses how her research with HVN has sought to understand how Chinese consumers with health concerns think about food, and...
Changes to the HVN Industry Advisory Panel
When we moved into Tranche 2 of the HVN Challenge Dr Kevin Marshall signalled his intent to step down as Chair of the Industry Advisory Panel after one year. That time has now come and so we bid a fond farewell to Kevin in this role. He has been with the Challenge...
New HVN Expression of Interest – He Rourou Whai Painga
The vitality and sustainability of the New Zealand food and beverage (F&B) sector is of critical importance to the New Zealand economy, especially in a post COVID-19 era, and to the health of the New Zealand population. The High-Value Nutrition National Science...
New video – watch HVN’s Chief Scientist, Professor Richard Mithen, talk about our Challenge
Watch our High-Value Nutrition Chief Scientist, Professor Richard Mithen, talk about the HVN Challenge and the collaboration between scientists and the New Zealand Food & Beverage industry to develop high-value foods for the benefit of consumers in New Zealand...
Invitation – High-Value Nutrition Consumer Insights webinar series
Plant & Food Research on behalf of the High-Value Nutrition National Science Challenge, would like to invite you to join us in a series of short virtual presentations to hear the latest consumer insights coming out of the HVN Challenge. Registration is required...
Congratulations to Dr Jeremy Hill – NZOM
Congratulations to Dr Jeremy Hill, who was made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit in this year's Queen's Birthday Honours list. Dr Hill is on the HVN Industry Advisory Panel and is the Chief Science and Technology Officer at Fonterra. Read more here....
HVN Science of Food Webinar Series – Food Regulation
The Riddet Institute-led High-Value Nutrition Science of Food programme this week hosted a free online seminar for SMEs wanting support in the food regulation space - Critical aspects of food regulation in high-value nutrition export success. Watch the webinar....
Listen to Ārepa’s Chief Executive Angus Brown on The AM show
Listen to Ārepa's Chief Executive Angus Brown on The AM show talking about a new anti-pollution smart drink. HVN is pleased to be working with our industry partner Ārepa on a project led by Dr Andrea Braakhuis from the University of Auckland, which recently...