Nutrition

New Zealand produces enough food for 50 million people. Pretty impressive for a country of 4.7 million. But with 9 billion mouths to feed by 2050, the world needs to produce more nutrition – 30% more. 

These days probiotics have become somewhat of a buzz word. From boosting immunity to improving digestion, probiotics have been touted as the “superhero” of the gut bacteria underworld. And yet, there’s a lot we still don’t know about probiotics because the research is just heating up.

Dr Brendon Gill is a Senior Research Scientist in the Nutrition Lab at our Waitoa site and recently received the Emerging Scientist Award at Waikato’s Kudos Science Awards.

Our secret is out…. the rumours are true…. we’ve made our most delicious ice cream yet.

 At the International Cheese Awards in the UK recently, Fonterra cheeses and a butter scooped up 12 gold, silver and bronze medals, plus Kapiti Creamy Havati  took out the trophy for best New Zealand cheese.

People have always wanted to stay healthy but how we approach our health today is markedly different from a few years ago. Not so long ago, health and wellness meant a lack of disease and illness. 

Well for Ice Cream Innovation Manager, Esraa El Shall, it’s a normal day’s work.  

“If we continue to find better, more innovative ways to improve our products, we’re proving our commitment to doing what’s right by our consumers.”

Mindy is Head of Nutrition at Fonterra. She holds a BSc (Hons) Nutrition and Dietetics from King's College, London.