Big ideas need big support

Strategically located across the country and with complementary services, NZFIN Hubs are the centres of activity and delivery across our Network.

Big ideas need big support

Strategically located across the country and with complementary services, NZFIN Hubs are the centres of activity and delivery across our Network.

Our Hubs

The largest NZFIN Hub, FoodBowl has seven processing food-grade spaces for pilot scale R&D trials and commercial manufacturing.

Validate

Launch

scale

export

Capabilities

Retorting
Drying
Extrusion
Forming
Extraction
Concentration
Separation
UHT pasteurisation
High Pressure
Processing (HPP)

Wet & dry blending
Bottling
Packing
Labelling
Chilling
Freezing
Baking
Roasting
Ice cream making
Fermentation

Location

28 Verissimo Drive,
Mangere, Auckland 2022

The South Island’s largest Hub, FoodSouth has five food-grade processing spaces for product development and scale up.

develop

validate

launch

Export

Capabilities

Drying
Extrusion
Forming
Extraction
Concentration
Separation
UHT pasteurisation

Wet & dry blending
Bottling
Packing
Chilling
Freezing
Baking
Roasting

Location

Gate 3, South Drive,
Lincoln University,
Christchurch 7674

In partnership with the University of Otago, FoodOtago delivers new product development and analytical services at a benchtop scale.

Scope

Develop

Capabilities

Retorting
Drying
Pulsed Electric Field (PEF)
Extraction, Concentration Separation
UHT pasteurisation

Milling
Chilling & freezing
Baking & roasting
Ice cream making
Fermentation
Analytical capabilities

Location

70 Union Place West 
Dunedin 9016

Massey University’s FoodPilot enables research and development, as well as small scale manufacture.

Scope

Develop

Validate

Capabilities

Retorting
Canning
Drying
Extrusion & forming
Extraction Concentration
Separation
UHT pasteurisation

Wet & dry blending
BottlingPacking
Chilling & freezing
Baking & roasting
Chopping & mincing
Ice cream making
Fermentation

Location

College of Sciences, Massey University, Palmerston North 4474

FoodWaikato (owned by New Image Group) operates as an independent product development and spray drying facility.

launch

Scale

Export

Capabilities

Spray drying
Blending
Bulk packing

Location

10 Melody Lane, Hamilton East 
Hamilton 3216

Big ideas need big support

Big ideas need big support

Whether you are developing a product or your knowledge, our Hubs bring together the expertise, technologies, and infrastructure to give innovators the access.

Our Hubs

The largest NZFIN Hub, FoodBowl has seven processing food-grade spaces for pilot scale R&D trials and commercial manufacturing.

The South Island’s largest Hub, FoodSouth has five food-grade processing spaces for product development and scale up.

In partnership with the University of Otago, FoodOtago delivers new product development and analytical services at a benchtop scale.

Massey University’s FoodPilot enables research and development, as well as small scale manufacture.

FoodWaikato (owned by New Image Group) operates as an independent product development and spray drying facility.