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
Innovative product using seaweed waste and greenshell mussels to be developed for anti-inflammatory effects
The Greenshell™ mussel (GSM) Perna canaliculus is an iconic New Zealand seafood product that is highly valued by consumers in New Zealand and overseas for its unique flavour and visual appeal, and increasingly for its anti-inflammatory properties. Funded by the...
New project explores options for commercialising hemp-derived high-value food products
MIHI (Movers in Hemp Innovation) is a collaboration of Māori and non-Māori entities seeking to grow the hemp industry in New Zealand. The MIHI business cluster has received a $100,000 Māori Food & Beverage Development Grant from the High-Value Nutrition (HVN)...
In praise of the mussel and foods from the shoreline…and the Cawthron Institute – a powerhouse of New Zealand science and innovation
By Richard Mithen, High-Value Nutrition National Science Challenge Chief Scientist One of the great privileges of my job as Chief Scientist of HVN is having the opportunity to visit the many centres of science excellence in New Zealand. It was a particular pleasure to...
Webinar: Top IP tips for functional foods
Recently the Riddet Institute hosted a quick-fire, lunch'n learn 30 minute HVN Science of Food webinar - the first of a series exploring IP trends and insights in the functional food space. Watch the webinar here. The first webinar covered an introduction to IP – why...
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.
