NZIFST NIBBLES Issue No. 83 - 6 May 2008
NIBBLES CONTENTS:
- NZIFST Professional Development Survey - complete and win.
- NZIFST members save $$ on Conference Registration
- Massey University Food Awards 2008 – Enter now!
- NZIFST Annual Subscriptions now due
- Ecolab Eco Efficiency Award - applications close 23 May
- NOTICE of NZIFST Annual General Meeting
- Plan that overseas conference or course now! - applications close 9 May
- RSNZ Science and Technology Fairs
- Are you still having trouble getting into the NZIFST Member area?
- The Dairy Division still needs you!
EVENTS
BRANCH DIARY
EMPLOYMENT ** 9 new adverts this week
NZIFST Professional Development Survey
Have your say! AND have a chance to win $400 off one of the courses! Complete our survey now at http://www.nzifst.org.nz/professionaldvt.asp.
The NZIFST Council believes that we need to improve professional development benefits for members. Do you agree? If so, are we going in the right direction? We really need your feedback on the courses we have already identified and started development on; on some other professional development ideas which we have listed in the survey; and we need your own ideas.
We have already identified four short courses:
 Engineering for non-engineers
Nutrition for non-nutritionists
Improving your labelling expertise
Food labelling - clarifying those grey issues
And a potential certificate course in Labelling Legislation.
All these are explained in detail at http://www.nzifst.org.nz/professionaldvt.asp.
NZIFST Members - Complete this survey before 21 May and go into the draw to WIN one of two discounts of $400 off the course(s) of your choice!
For more information please contact rosemary@nzifst.org.nz
NZIFST Members save $$ on Conference Registration
24-26 June, Rotorua
 Registration form, full programme, details of keynote speakers, social programme, information and details of accommodation and registration are now posted on our website.
See www.nzifst.org.nz/events/annual-conf.asp or contact rosemary@nzifst.org.nz
Save on your registration fee - JOIN NZIFST now - http://www.nzifst.org.nz/join/
Massey University Food Awards 2008 – Enter now!
Entries are now open for the prestigious Massey University Food Awards 2008. This is a perfect opportunity to showcase new product innovation and to claim industry recognition for your product and company as well as the added publicity. Complete a simple entry form available at http://foodawards.massey.ac.nz. Entries close 6 June.
Reminder - NZIFST Annual Subscriptions now due
Your membership subscription invoice has been (snail) mailed to you. This is for the year 1 April 2008 to 31 March 2009. Remember to pay by due date (20 May) and enjoy a 10% discount! If you require an electronic copy of your invoice please email kelly@nzifst.org.nz
Applications invited for the Ecolab Eco Efficiency Award
Open to all businesses in the food industry, this award recognises businesses achieving environmental resource efficiencies along with waste reduction, by adhering to the NZ packaging Accord and the Zero waste journey. Businesses that work to improve resource and waste management efficiencies bring about benefits that enhance our Economic, Social, and Environmental responsibility.
Applications close 23 May and further information may be obtained from rosemary@nzifst.org.nz
Applications invited for the Ecolab Eco Efficiency Award
Open to all businesses in the food industry, this award recognises businesses achieving environmental resource efficiencies along with waste reduction, by adhering to the NZ packaging Accord and the Zero waste journey. Businesses that work to improve resource and waste management efficiencies bring about benefits that enhance our Economic, Social, and Environmental responsibility.
Applications close 23 May and further information may be obtained from rosemary@nzifst.org.nz
NOTICE of NZIFST Annual General Meeting: Tuesday 24 June, Energy Events Centre, Rotorua, 5pm
Plan that overseas conference or course now!
$10,000 Earle Travel Fellowship applications now invited
NZIFST Professional Members are invited to apply for the 2008 Earle Travel Fellowships in Technology. The Earle Travel Fellowships are for the support and encouragement of young food technologists and professional engineers so that their knowledge and skills can be increased by an overseas experience from which they will return with enhanced ability to improve technology in New Zealand. Applications close 9th May 2008.
For more information and application form go to http://www.nzifst.org.nz/NZIFST-honours/default.asp
RSNZ Science and Technology Fairs
To support our young scientists, technologist and engineers why not go along and view their projects at this year's science fairs?
For the Science Fair in your area, go to
http://www.realisethedream.org.nz/regional-events.php
Are you still having trouble getting into the NZIFST Member Only area?
This may be due to using Interent Explorer 7. We do have a fix for this - please email us on Rosemary@nzifst.org.nz
The Dairy Division still needs you!
Nominations are invited for the position for Dairy Division Chairperson and for committee positions. For further information or to submit a nomination please contact rosemary@nzifst.org.nz
EVENTS
Food Science Seminars - FUNCTIONAL FOODS: NEW MEAT PRODUCTS WITH PROVEN HEALTH BENEFITS
5th June 2008 (Thursday), 4-5pm
by Prof. Markus J. Seewald, Anhalt University of Applied Sciences, Germany
Clock Tower (Room ClockT018), The University of Auckland
IDF Dairy Science and Technology Week
May 12 - 16, 2008, Quebec, Canada
Programme now available at: www.fil-idf.inaf.ulaval.ca/programme-fil.htm
Early registration is available until 30 April 2008
Auditing Your Food Safety Programme Workshop
Tuesday 27th and Wednesday 28th May 2008, 42 Malvern Road, Mount Albert, Auckland.
Times: 9.00am – 5.30pm (day 1), 8.30am – 5.00pm (day 2)
 A two day Food Safety Programme internal auditing training workshop aimed at Food Safety Programme coordinators, Production Managers, Quality Assurance or Technical Managers, and Quality Assurance technicians. The workshop will provide you the skills to critically assess whether your food safety programme is up to date and effective, and will enable you to identify opportunities for improvement. Run by Shane Hopgood, Assured Food Safety Ltd.
http://www.nzifst.org.nz/events/default.asp
First IDF/INRA International Symposium on MINERALS AND DAIRY PRODUCTS
October 1-3, 2008 in Saint-Malo, France
https://www.inra.fr/mdp2008
ZED: Innovation & New Product Development Forum
5 June, Sky City Convention Centre, Auckland
At ZED, New Zealand’s award winning companies and entrepreneurs, including food & beverage industry leaders, will show you exactly how to create more profitable new products, services and business ventures; form idea through to market and everything in between.
Register at: www.ZEDForum.co.nz
See more events at http://www.nzifst.org.nz/events/default.asp
NZ Food News Daily
Click this link for a FREE subscription and get daily food industry news delivered to your desk top http://www.nzfooddaily.co.nz/my-account.aspx
BRANCH DIARY
Canterbury
TONIGHT - May Branch meeting, airline catering, Weds. 7th May, 6:00 pm, ESR, 27 Creyke Road, Ilam.
Saturday 7 June - tour of Synlait dairy operation, Dunsandel, with IPENZ. Bus will depart at 10 am.
http://www.nzifst.org.nz/branches/canterbury.asp
Bay of Plenty
Thursday 8th May - FoodBoP meeting, with Shane Lamont of NZ Natural ice cream, 5.30pm, Baycourt – Exhibition Room, Cnr Durham & Wharf Streets, Tauranga.
http://www.nzifst.org.nz/branches/bop.asp
Hawke's Bay/Poverty Bay
Weds. 21st May, 5.30 pm - visit to Alto Packaging, 1444 Railway Rd South, Hastings.
http://www.nzifst.org.nz/branches/hb.asp
JOB ADVERTS CURRENTLY POSTED AT NZIFST EMPLOYMENT
http://www.nzifst.org.nz/employment/default.asp (* = New this issue)
*NPD Projects Manager
Manage a dynamic NPD project portfolio. Lead, coach and motivate your team (Haines 6/6)
*Food/Flavour Technologist
Join one of Australia's biggest recent success stories with a unique range of beverage based products marketed and sold worldwide
*Quality Manager Fresh Food
Want to make your mark in a newly created role that reports directly through to Australia? Then read on…..
*Quality Managers
Champion site quality improvement. Career enhancing roles. Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch locations
*Specification Coordinator - Fresh Food
Are you ready to launch your career to the next level in one of NZ's largest companies?
*Industrial Engineer
Do you have experience in process and formulation projects within the food, dairy, pharmaceutical or similar industries? (TRS 25/4)
*Product Development Technologist
Your chance to join an established food manufacturing company (TRS 25/4)
*Production Manager
Senior Management Role. Special New Zealand Food Company. (Haines 25/4)
*Quality Assurance Technologist
Seeking Candidates from either Food or Nutraceutical industries (TRS 25/4)
Technical Sales Engineer
Food, Dairy & Wine Industry, Lower Central North Island (STR 22/4)
Senior NPD Technologist
Are you seeking a new role in a great environment? Auckland (Lion Nathan 11/04)
Food Technologist required
You will definitely have eaten, and enjoyed many of the products we manufacture (OFF 11/04)
Food Technologist
Western Suburbs. NPD role. Manage a small, growing department (Charlies 08/04)
Product Development Technologists, Hastings
Do you want to walk down a supermarket aisle and see products that you have had a hand in developing? CLOSES 20 APRIL (Watties 08/04)
Quality Assurance Technologist
Food & Beverage Industry (Exec Recruit 08/04)
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