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NZJBA NEWSLETTER - FLUID - LATEST ISSUE
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Issue No 4, 16 November 2009 |
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 2009 Conference Success all round
The annual gathering for members of the New Zealand juice and beverage community was held in Rotorua early in October. It proved to be very worthwhile for those who attended with arguably the best lineup of speakers we have had at conference, each delivering provocative and useful information during their time on stage.
Numbers attending were up ever so slightly on last year, a good result given that times are tough for a number of companies. However we are eager to see attendance grow and to include some who have never made the effort to come along. Talkfests such as the NZJBA conference are valuable as a means of two-way dialogue where members get to hear different perspectives from speakers as well as to contribute their thoughts into the mix. Everyone learns from this exchange and the NZJBA will be all the stronger and therefore more effective for this broader and more representative input.
Mark you diaries now: Conference 2010 will again be held at the Novotel in Rotorua.
Dates: Thursday 30 September Saturday 2 October.
More information later.
 In the meantime visit www.nzjba.org.nz/awardsgallery.asp
for a great pictorial record of A Splash of Orange 2009.
 2009 New Zealand Juice and Beverage Awards
The winners have been chosen and the gongs handed out at a special dinner held during the 2009 Conference. A full list of the results can be found on the website, at www.nzjba.org.nz/awards.asp
Special thanks to Sally Ostick from Belletech and Carmen Chapman from Salkat New Zealand Limited and Paula Merrick from RD2 International who organised the awards, in association with Massey University and Kay McGrath.
Extensive coverage of the awards has appeared in Supermarket News Magazine, Food and Beverage Magazine, Catering Plus, Soft drinks International and has also been mentioned in Real Magazine - to date.
Energy Shots
All member companies will have received the draft of a Voluntary Code of Practice being devised and considered by producers of Energy shots on both sides of the Tasman. If this is ratified it will be incorporated into both the NZJBA and ABC Codes of Practice as soon as possible. This measure is designed to formalise a responsible and consumer friendly approach to the manufacture and marketing of high dose caffeine energy shots the subject of considerable consumer and Government concern in recent months.
ICC product testing - the latest
The results from the latest round of product testing from the ICC are in. A summary of the results can be found at www.nzjba.org.nz/members/index.asp. Things are looking pretty good with only 6 Category A infringements (NB: Category A Infringements require immediate remedial action)
 Food labelling review
The Council of Australian Governments (COAG) and the Australia and New Zealand Food Regulation Ministerial Council (Ministerial Council) have agreed to undertake a comprehensive Review of food labelling law and policy which will consider options to reduce the regulatory burden in food labelling without compromising public health and safety. A copy of the Review Terms of Reference are now on www.nzjba.org.nz.
Submissions are due on 20 November.
Send them to FoodLabellingReview@health.gov.auor via post to:
Food Labelling Review
Secretariat Department of Health and Ageing
MDP 150
GPO Box 9848
Canberra ACT 2601
Australia
Latest additions to the website:
Important information for members has recently been added to the NZJBA website
This includes:
 A letter from the President of the Packaging Council, David Carter, recommending a course of action for a packaging product stewardship scheme managed by the Packaging Council
 A report to Food Standards Australia and New Zealand from Australian Beverages Council Limited on Reduction & Incidence of Benzene Formation in Water Based, Non Alcoholic Beverages
AFGC Report on Sustainability
Updated NZJBA Food Safety Programme (with links to the ABWI model code)
In addition there is information concerning Insurance, upcoming events and the latest monthly edition of Juice Market , a report on movement and developments in international juice supply.
NZJBA Research 2009
Thanks to all those members who returned the questionnaires on the activities and perceptions on the NZJBA. A report on feedback was delivered to the Conference and is now available on the website.
The bottles of wine for the most prompt response will be sent to the winner in the next week.
 Good News Story Kiwifruitz
Kiwifruit Processing Company Limited is pleased to advise of our recent success at the Westpac Tauranga Business Awards last week.
Kiwifruitz was awarded as the winner in the Manufacturing and Distribution category. These business awards use independent judges and a process of objective scoring to benchmark against international best practice and recognise businesses who meet world class standards of being.
The Judges provided Kiwifruitz with the following feedback:
This company has some of the best processes and systems we have seen, dealing with what many in the industry see as waste. They are constantly looking at ways of getting 100% usage of the source product. Kiwifruitz has a strong planning processes in place from demand prediction, marketing and production. KPI measurement is a live process during production and both management and team had a very good feel for the efficiency of any production run at any time. They have a good governance structure which sets them apart from some other companies.
This award is validation of a focused effort by the business to develop sound structures and robust business processes. A business such as Kiwifruitz is unable to succeed without its suppliers, employees, customers and local business community and so we would like to acknowledge and express appreciation for your contribution to our success.
We look forward to our business relationship continuing to develop as Kiwifruitz enters the next stage of its future growth and development.
Next meeting of the NZJBA Executive Tuesday, 8 December 2009. | |
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