Dunedin-headquartered automation and robotics company Scott Technology has signed a US$35m ($53m) deal with a Canadian beef giant.
KPMG’s Matthew Lancaster on the impact the technology could have in food and fibre training and education, or on cutting food waste.
Food Standards Australia New Zealand is calling for comment on two applications to allow new processing aids from genetically modified sources.
Agri-tech developer WayBeyond has launched the FarmRoad app to make it faster to detect pests and pathogens in field crops.
Same-day delivery service Sherpa says it has secured major retail partnerships in New Zealand as it looks to scale up its volume and presence.
Food manufacturers have a major digital gap on the production floor, according to a new report from smart manufacturing platform iMonitor.
Burgers inspired by Artificial Intelligence, from chef Dale Bowie and AgResearch.
NIWA scientists have completed a first successful deep water test run in the Cook Strait of a six-metre-long autonomous vessel to help them count fish.
The precision growing technology business was last night named the supreme winner at the awards.
Listed food industry supplier MHM Automation has reported a net profit of $1.41m for the six months to December 2021, up 279% on the previous corresponding period.
Fonterra is selling down its 100% ownership of the Global Dairy Trade platform, bringing in the European Energy Exchange and the New Zealand Stock Exchange.
The Warehouse founder’s venture capital fund backs NZ ventures seeking global exposure.
New Zealand’s food producers and manufacturers need new technologies and business models to help shift to more sustainable and healthy products, says the OECD.
Five finalist have been selected in the Australia and NZ Produce Marketing Association’s second annual Tech Innovation Awards.
The event brings together more than 170 participants from high value food, fibre and technology industries across NZ.
The Ticker sits down with Finistere’s investment manager to find out what NZ opportunities he will be looking for.
Maker2U will launch its online farmers’ market sister-website in the UK later this year.
Forget supermarket shelves, futurist Melissa Clark-Reynolds says the front of the kitchen fridge will be the battleground for brands.
Ten ‘big ideas’ including sheep facial recognition software Genesmith have been named as finalists in the Food, Fibre and Agritech Supernode Challenge.
Delegates from around the country are converging on the Manawatu for the 2021 New Zealand Agrifood Week.
Around 8,000 unique investors took part in more than 9,000 transactions in 2020.
The vehicle has attracted a $14m commitment from New Zealand Growth Capital Partners.
Agtech firm WayBeyond is taking up the sustainability challenge for Earth Day 2021.
NZ food and beverage start-ups are invited to apply for Rabobank’s 2021 Pitch programme for FoodBytes!
A new plant-based ice cream is one of five business start-ups moving through to the final stage of Venture Taranaki’s business accelerator, the PowerUp Ideas Competition.
The fast-growing alternative protein market is on track to account for 11% of the global protein market by 2035.
The supermarket has introduced Order Storage Retrieval units to its Moorhouse store at Christchurch.
T&G Global is using eight new automated picking platforms this apple season to help improve productivity and safety.
Leading NZ food founders launch a new collective to grow the domestic food tech industry with an eye on long-term food stability.
Southland’s largest employer is automating its warehouse and using laser guided storage and retrieval systems.
Gil Meron, founder of Yarden Group in Israel, is taking up the role.
iMonitor says Covid-19 shined a spotlight on the importance of food safety.
Shop’nGo technology has been installed at all six of its sites in the city.
Wine Monster was founded by the team behind craft beer subscription service Beer Hug.
Countdown’s general manager of digital was named in an event at the Civic Theatre in Auckland.
Developing new high-value dairy and nutritional products and two global opportunities identified in the landmark report.
It was recognised in the 2020 Hong Kong Dining Awards.
Safe Food Pro has been awarded for its contribution to New Zealand’s food industry during the pandemic.
A digital food and beverage directory has won an award for the way it assisted the hospitality sector during the Covid-19 lockdown.
The Dunedin-based star helps winemakers automate the fermentation analysis process.
Waikato Milking Systems is helping farmers across New Zealand make the switch to sheep and goat milk.
New World Papakura is trialling Zoom Trolleys in-store, enabling customers to walk around the store hands-free.
