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Fruit ripening breakthrough

NBR Staff | Friday November 23, 2012

British research team discovers a protein that ripens fruits early.

Kiwis prefer eating out more than entertaining at home

Victoria Young for Food Industry Week | Friday November 23, 2012 | 2 comments

New survey reveals a growing trend.

Pacific Edge plans US expansion

Robert McCambridge | Wednesday February 01, 2012

The healthcare technology company will set up shop in the US by the end of the year.

No smoke without share price loss, study says

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NZ's first social innovation centre to open

Kristina Koveshnikova | Friday October 08, 2010

This country’s first social innovation and social entrepreneurship research centre will officially open at Massey University next Thursday.

The New Zealand Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship Research Centre has been founded by socio-economist Professor Anne de Bruin of the School of Economics and Finance with an aim to contribute to social innovation through collaborative research.

Plant and Food Research rises from CRI merger

Nevil Gibson | Tuesday November 18, 2008

The new Crown research institute to be formed from the merger of HortResearch and Crop & Food Research will be known as Plant and Food Research.

The merger will go through on December 1, says Peter Landon-Lane, chief executive of HortResearch and chief executive-designate of the larger entity.

Mr Landon-Lane is a former Fonterra executive who has experience of mergers,  Both boards won approval for the merger from the then minister, Pete Hodgson, only last month. Other senior management appointments have yet to announced.