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NZIFST
New Professional Members
The Institute welcomes and congratulates the following members who have recently
become Professional Members
Ellen Bird
Ellen Bird graduated from Massey University with a BE(Hons) in Food Engineering in
2001.
She began her career in the food industry with Goodman Fielder, working at Meadowlea
Foods, before moving into the role of process development technologist with
GF’s snackfood division based at Bluebird. In early 2004 the travelling bug hit and
she went on her OE, spending several months backpacking around Europe before
settling into life in the UK as process technologist at Heinz Frozen & Chilled Foods in
Leamington Spa.
Returning to New Zealand in 2006, Ellen spent two years as senior product development
technolgist at Frucor before returning to Bluebird where she is currently NPD
manager for Snacks, managing portfolios for iconic kiwi favourites such as Bluebird
Originals, Copper Kettles, Grain Waves and Twisties.
Fiona Genders
Fire! Flood! Infestation! And getting drenched in molten chocolate! That’s all in a lifetime’s
production trialling work for food technologist Fiona Genders (nee Camblin).
Fiona has been a hands-on food technologist since graduating from Massey University
more than 20 years ago. Working in such diverse industries as confectionery, dairy,
meat, breakfast cereals, snack foods, and ice cream, she has been responsible for
developing a number of new delicious products, some still to be seen on supermarket
shelves. (Strawberry Yoghurt Ice Cream, anyone?) Half of Fiona’s working life has
been spent in the UK, where she could indulge in her love of travelling. Now back in
New Zealand and recently married to Gary, she can be found running the applications
lab at Hawkins Watts.
Maree Haddon
Maree currently provides services to various industries and companies in the area of
Integrated Management Systems, Food Safety Programmes, HACCP and Risk Management
Programmes.
She owns and manages a national Food Safety Auditing Company, Quality Auditing
Specialists Ltd (www.qasltd.co.nz), which performs third party audits on behalf of
MAF for both food and wine safety. Her company also offers second party audit services.
Maree is the National Contract Auditor for two international auditing companies
for Food Safety/HACCP, ISO 22000, WQA, BRC and ISO 9001.
Other specialities include assisting companies with the development, implementation
and ongoing compliance of managements systems to comply with ISO 9001, Q Base,
Food Safety Programmes and Risk Management Programmes. Additional services offered
are the development and delivery of in house training and tutoring of NZQA Unit
Standards for internal auditing, food safety and HACCP.
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