High-Value Nutrition Ko Ngā Kai Whai Painga supports a range of events, conferences and workshops to grow the high-value foods eco-system. Stay in touch with what’s happening.
HVN Challenge Updates
HVN ‘Scanning the horizons’ free webinar series: patent insights, regulatory and market trends, 2022
Join HVN and the Riddet Institute for a series of free online seminars on the science of food and high-value market trends in food products.
New study to examine the effects of goat milk powder consumption on nutritional value and digestive comfort in older adults
A grant of $1,410,978 has been awarded by the High-Value Nutrition (HVN) Ko Ngā Kai Whai Painga National Science Challenge to the Riddet Institute at Massey University. Warren McNabb, Professor of Nutritional Sciences at the Riddet Institute, in conjunction with the...
New investigation into native honey
Plant & Food Research will be leading a national team of researchers looking at native honey composition and the characteristics that appeal most to consumers, thanks to new funding from the High-Value Nutrition National Science Challenge. The new two-year project...
Read Professor Richard Mithen’s latest fascinating article – Candy is dandy…
Candy is dandy… By HVN's Chief Scientist, Professor Richard Mithen I have been re-reading Henry Hobhouse’s classic book ‘Seeds of Change - Five plants that transformed mankind.[1] His chosen five plants - quinine, sugar, tea, cotton and potato - may initially seem...
HVN Events
Foodomics 2024
More than 180 delegates from science, the F&B industry and government came together to celebrate 10 years of the High-Value Nutrition National Science Challenge at Foodomics 2024.
Support Ecosystem for Aotearoa New Zealand F&B Businesses
HVN Industry Advisory Panel Chair, Craig Armstrong shares insights from the Foodomics 2024 panel on the ecosystem of support for New Zealand F&B Businesses.
Foodomics 2024 Poster Competition
Congratulations to Foodomics Poster Competition Winners Vitor Geniselli da Silva, Jarrah Dowrick and Simone Frame.
HVN at the Kai mō Aotearoa Food Science Meeting
There was a buzz in the meeting, which focused on the use of native species for food and health. A perspective from HVN’s Chief Scientist, Professor Richard Mithen.
Kai mō Aotearoa Food Science meeting: a Kaupapa Māori perspective
Reflections from Vicky Thorn, who spoke on the K7 Ahu Whenua Trust’s approach to Mātauranga Māori at the Kai mō Aotearoa Food Science meeting.
Kai mō Aotearoa Food Science satellite: full programme
The full programme for the satellite meeting (27–28 August 2023) is online now.
Foodomics 2024 registrations now open
19–21 March 2024. Registrations are open now – take advantage of early bird pricing.
Feeding Aotearoa: A National Science Challenges Panel
Join HVN at the New Zealand International Science Festival and hear about research to drive positive change in our food system.
Foodomics 2024: Save the date
Foodomics 2024 will be held on 19–21 March 2024 at the newly-opened Tākina Centre, Wellington.
Webinar Series. Scanning the Horizons: Patent Insights, Regulatory and Market Trends 2023
Do you work in food innovation? Our patent insights, regulatory and market trends webinars support high-value nutrition export success.
