The Magazine behind NZ’s Export Drive
New Zealand food and beverage manufacturers can now utilise the FoodBowl – a purpose-built, state-of-the-art plant designed for short-run, pilot scale processing of products for in-market testing. For exporters, it could be just what...
Hedging is a common way for export companies to iron out any fluctuations in the foreign currencies they trade in. Yoke Har Lee has more. Exporters thinking about beating the foreign exchange market...
July 1, 2012 marks the 15th anniversary of Hong Kong becoming a Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China. So how is the ‘One Country, Two Systems’ concept playing out in the...
Dissatisfied at the bottom of the food chain farming the land, Keith Palmer, CEO of Wakatu Incorporation, talks about his organisation’s rapid rise to become an international R&D marketing company. Wakatu is founded on...
The floods have gone, some distribution challenges still remain, and Thailand holds a great deal of promise for New Zealand’s food and beverage exporters. In recent months, Thailand’s plight in coping with the serious...
The road to export markets is fraught with potential legal potholes, from distribution contracts to IP protection, local rules and regulations to dispute resolution. Mary MacKinven went in search of some legal advice. In...
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AWARDS Despite operating in one of the most difficult economic climates in living memory, many New Zealand companies are performing exceptionally well in international markets. The 2012 New Zealand International Business Awards...
Phytomed Medicinal Herbs has invested long and hard to ensure its products meet all regulatory requirements in overseas markets. Now it’s payback time.When I visited Phytomed’s Avondale factory in early April, the place was...
For Kiwi firms looking to grow their business offshore there is no shortage of courses and experts to help them speed up the process.Diane Hurford, founder of Brolly Sheets, gets asked this question at...
Major disruptions caused by the Rena grounding and Port of Auckland strikes have resulted in challenging times for the shipping lines and for exporters. But somehow they’ve managed to cope.Peak export production seasons are...
