Driven by dreams of being the next Mark Zuckerberg or Larry Page, Kiwi technology exporters can get obsessed with chasing the ‘new new thing’ that everyone wants. Like reef fish, chasing that great ‘blue ocean’ opportunity that will leapfrog your competitors, build a huge company that brings fame and fortune…
Weirdos and nobodies: finding your niche Read More »
When you come up with a new recipe, patent protection is seldom the next step in your thought process. But it probably should be. As with any invention, a recipe that passes the legal tests for patentability can be given patent protection. Patents can be applied to ‘recipes’ across many industries, from food manufacturing and animal nutrition through to non-edible compositions, medicaments, and chemical and biotechnological technologies…
Patents can be key ingredients in any recipe for success Read More »
Global natural health and beauty products company Comvita has acquired the Te Awamutu based apiary Waikato Honey Products to strengthen its supply of Manuka (Leptospernum) honey…
Comvita acquires Waikato Honey products business Read More »
Medical researcher Professor Shaun Holt has announced what is believed to be the world’s largest programme of research on the medical uses of honey.
Speaking at a meeting in the Beehive yesterday, Professor Holt said that honey had huge potential to treat many medical conditions…
Huge Programme of Research on Medical Uses of NZ honey launched Read More »
The International Alliance of Dietary/Food Supplement Associations (IADSA) has released a Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) guide for supplements makers globally. The guide covers quality management, premises and equipment, personnel and training, product and process development, manufacture, storage, transport and distribution…
Global GMP Guide published Read More »
The number of investment deals by NZ angel investors rose in the first half of 2011 but the amount invested subsided from the previous year’s record level, according to the Young Company Finance Index…
Deals up, dollars down as angels broaden portfolios Read More »
Label and Litho, NZ Natural Products’ leading label specialist, has purchased a new HP ws6000 digital printing press! “Big deal, so what?” you might say. Well, the great news about this machine is that it is the fastest, best quality, roll-feed digital label printing press in New Zealand – and it has the lowest running cost! It also has the benefit of not just printing labels; it can print small runs of shelf boxes too. Check out the special offer to NPNZ members now…!
Advanced printing technology now available for NZ natural products companies Read More »
In surveying a growing ‘Asian New Zealand’ population and New Zealand’s future in Asia, this article looks at the challenges New Zealand may face in the long term in its relationship with Asia, both at home and abroad and considers three themes…
ASIA demography, diaspora and diplomacy Read More »
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recently published its long-awaited draft guidance on New Dietary Ingredient (NDI) notifications, and is currently inviting comment on its content. A ‘new dietary ingredient, under the federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act (FDCA) is defined as a dietary ingredient not marketed in the US prior to October 15th 1994. A ‘dietary ingredient’ is defined as a vitamin, mineral, herb or other botanical, amino acid, dietary substance…
USA new FDA guidance for NDIs Read More »
New Zealand has a strong trade and economic relationship with Hong Kong, with both being proponents for open markets and multilateral trading systems. This year the New Zealand – Hong Kong Closer Economic Partnership Agreement entered into force, securing duty-free access for New Zealand goods into Hong Kong… download the full Hong Kong Economy Brief now…
Hong Kong Economy Brief 2011 Read More »
